MAD Magazine #50

Cover: Unfinished Business

Artist, Colorist: Frank Kelly Freas

The Most Important ¼ Inch In Smoking Today

Department: Parlimatch

Artist: Frank Kelly Freas

Departments

Department: Vital Features

Artist: The Usual Gang of Idiots

First Came MAD For Keeps...

Department: MAD Forever

If You Have Trouble Falling Asleep...

Department: The Bedside MAD

Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Department: Letters

The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships!

Department: Alfred E. Neuman

Artist: Norman Mingo

Why Fight Over The Only Copy of MAD On The Newsstand

Department: MAD Magazine

Spot That Plug!

Department: Dishonorable Mention

Artist: Wally Wood Writer: Seymour V. "Sy" Reit

How To Fight The Small Car Threat

Department: Fix Their Volkswagen

Writer: Al Jaffee Artist: Bob Clarke

NBC Plays CBS In The TV Baseball League

Department: Afoul Off The Screen

Artist: Mort Drucker Writer: Arnold H. "Arnie" Kogen

The MAD Time Capsule

Department: Let's We Forget

Artist: Wally Wood Writer: Seymour V. "Sy" Reit

The Nearsighted Man And The Telephone

Department: Don Martin

Artist, Writer: Don Martin

Where Song-Writers Get Their Inspiration

Department: No Muse Is Good Muse

Writer: Franklin "Frank" Jacobs Artist: George Woodbridge

Women In Whisky Ads

Department: Ladies of Distinction

Writer: Al Jaffee Artist: Bob Clarke

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Big Break

Department: Hollywood

Artist: Joseph "Joe" Orlando Writer: Gary Belkin

MAD Playgrounds That Prepare Kids For Adult Life

Department: Berg's Eye View

Artist, Writer: Dave Berg

Changing Meanings For Fun & Profit

Department: Out-Of-Context

Artist: George Woodbridge Writer: Lawrence H. "Larry" Siegel

What Our Teenagers Really Think About

Department: Don't Beat This Generation

Writer: Dave Berg Artist: Bob Clarke

TV Ads We'd Like To See

Department: Television

Artist: George Woodbridge

Blue Confessions

Department: Bleating Hearts

Artist: Wally Wood Writer: Paul I. Laikin

Practical Greeting Cards

Department: Maybe Happy Returns

Writer: Franklin "Frank" Jacobs Artist: George Woodbridge

On The Beach

Department: Don Martin

Artist, Writer: Don Martin

The Night Peter Gone Cracked

Department: Cops And Throbbers

Artist: Bob Clarke Writer: Lawrence H. "Larry" Siegel

The Big House Beacon

Department: Rock 'N Parole

Artist: Joseph "Joe" Orlando Writer: Lawrence H. "Larry" Siegel

The New Chair

Department: Don Martin

Artist, Writer: Don Martin

Marvin Talks About Secret Ingredients

Department: Marginal Marvin

Know The Real Joy of "mad" Living...

Department: MAD clothing

Artist: Lester Krauss

Nothing Stops It - Not Even Power Brakes

Department: Body By Fishey

Artist, Colorist: Frank Kelly Freas Writer: Al Jaffee