MAD Magazine #97

Cover: You'll Get a Charge Out of This Issue of Mad

Artist, Colorist: Norman Mingo

Being Rich Is Better Than a Warm Puppy

Department: Blue Chips Off the Old Block

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee

A Frightful Incident

Department: Don Martin

Artist, Writer: Don Martin

Mad Goes to a Screening of Cheyenne Awful

Department: Indian Corn

Artist: Mort Drucker Writer: Larry Siegel

A Mad Look at Garbagemen

Department: Canned Laughter

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Spy Vs. Spy

Department: Joke & Dagger ; Spy Vs. Spy

Artist, Writer: Antonio Prohias

The Walt Cronkite Show

Writer: Frank Jacobs Artist: Jack Rickard

In the Desert

Department: Don Martin

Artist, Writer: Don Martin

Load & Crash

Department: One For the Road

Artist: George Woodbridge Writer: Tom Koch

What They Say and What It Really Means

Department: Double-Talk

Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Ronald Axe Writer: Sol Weinstein

Spy Vs. Spy

Department: Joke & Dagger ; Spy Vs. Spy

Artist, Writer: Antonio Prohias

Mad Interviews a "John Birch Society" Policeman

Department: Squads Right

Artist: Joe Orlando Writer: Ronald Axe Writer: Sol Weinstein

Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts

Department: Behind the Odd-ball

Artist: Bob Clarke Writer: Arnie Kogen

The Lighter Side of Employees

Department: Berg's Eye View

Artist, Writer: Dave Berg

Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy

Department: Joke & Dagger ; Spy Vs. Spy

Artist, Writer: Antonio Prohias

The Rooks

Department: Age Before Booty

Artist: Mort Drucker Writer: Stan Hart

In an Alley

Department: Don Martin

Artist, Writer: Don Martin

What Comes After Pop Art and Op Art

Department: Mad Fold-In

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee

The Day They Shot the "Ten-foot-tall Washing Machine" Ad in an 8-foot High Basement

Department: Mad's Great Moments in Advertising

Artist, Colorist: Irving Schild

Drawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés