MAD Magazine #242 MAD Magazine (USA) Updated: March 27th, 2019 Country: USAEdition: 1st Edition - New YorkCompany: E.C. Publications, Inc.Published: October 1st, 1983Cover: Unmasks "The return of the Jedi" and "A-Team"Sale price: $1.25Pages: 52Format: Magazine Editorial Cover Artist: Richard Williams Cover Variations AustraliaGreat BritainGermanyGreeceSweden Featured characters Carrie Fisher (Actor) Table of ContentsCover: Mad Unmasks "The Return Of The Jedi" And "The A-Team"Artist: Richard WilliamsTable of Contents[No Title]Department: Random Samplings of Reader MailArtist: Paul Coker, Jr. Artist: Don Martin Artist: Norman Mingo Artist: Jack RickardRe-Hash Of The JetiDepartment: Mad Movie SatireWriter: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Mort DruckerWarning Labels We Desperately NeedDepartment: Mad Warning LabelsArtist: Bob Clarke Writer: Tom KochA Mad Guide Of Life's Annoying Little Uncertainties...Or...You're Never Really 100% Sure...Department: Topical SatireArtist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: John FicarraMad's Video Game Arcade Owner Of The YearDepartment: Mad InterviewWriter: Frank Jacobs Artist: Angelo TorresOne Fine Medieval Morning At HomeDepartment: Don MartinArtist, Writer: Don MartinA Short History Showing How Different Publications Slant The NewsDepartment: Political SatireArtist: George Woodbridge Writer: Paul LaikinThe Lighter Side Of...Department: The Lighter Side Of...Artist, Writer: Dave BergSpy VS. SpyDepartment: Spy VS SpyArtist, Writer: Antonio ProhiasMad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Peanuts Comic StripDepartment: Mad's Do-It-YourselfWriter: Frank Jacobs Artist: Jack RickardPoetic Tributes To People Who Wouldn't Ordinarily Get ThemDepartment: Mad PoetryWriter: Frank Jacobs Artist: Harry NorthOne Afternoon On A Remote Jungle IslandDepartment: Don MartinArtist, Writer: Don MartinAn Advertiser Would Have Us Believe...Department: Topical SatireArtist: Jack Davis Writer: Tom KochLose Weight (Mainly Because You Lose Your Appetite) With The Mad Gross-Out DietDepartment: Topical SatireArtist, Writer: Paul Peter PorgesThe *A* Team [The *Asinine* Team]Department: Mad TV SatireArtist: Mort Drucker Writer: Stan HartOne Fine Evening During Prime TimeDepartment: Don MartinArtist, Writer: Don MartinDrawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)Artist, Writer: Sergio AragonésBack Cover Inside: What Is Changing America's Drinking Habits ?Artist, Writer: Al JaffeeBack Cover: One-On-One Night In The LaboratoryWriter: Don Edwing Artist: Don Martin