MAD Magazine #245 MAD Magazine (USA) Updated: March 27th, 2019 Country: USAEdition: 1st Edition - New YorkCompany: E.C. Publications, Inc.Published: March 1st, 1984Cover: And a Happy New Year from MADSale price: $1.25Pages: 52Format: Magazine Editorial Cover Artist: Richard Williams Cover Variations GreeceNorwayTurkeyAustralia Featured characters John Travolta (Actor) Table of ContentsCoverCover Artist: Richard WilliamsStaying AwakeDepartment: Low Travoltage Artist: Jack Davis Writer: Stan HartOne Lucky Morning on Friday the 13thDepartment: Don Martin Artist, Writer: Don MartinWhat Parents Think...and What Kids Think...Department: Generation Slap Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Tom KochMad's Aptitude Test Number Three: Will You Make a Good Athlete?Department: B.S.A.T. Writer: Frank Jacobs Artist: George WoodbridgeThe Lighter Side of ...Department: Berg's Eye View Artist, Writer: Dave BergSpy Vs. SpyDepartment: Joke & Dagger ; Spy Vs. SpyArtist, Writer: Antonio ProhiasWhat Is a Hang-up?Department: Shoot the Quirks Artist: Sergio Aragonés Writer: Tom KochWishful ThinkingDepartment: Punishmental Images Artist, Writer: Paul Peter PorgesOne Insane Afternoon on Interstate 80Department: Don Martin Artist, Writer: Don MartinLittle Known PatentsDepartment: Rights to Wrongs Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: George WoodbridgeMad's Helpful Hints on Breaking Up with a GirlDepartment: Curing a Splitting Headache Artist: Jack Rickard Writer: Larry SiegelWe Won't Miss Them...or Will We?Department: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Ire Artist, Writer: Paul Peter PorgesThe 1984 M.G.M. Movie Theater Owners Supply CatalogueDepartment: Marquee De Sade Artist: Bob Clarke Writer: Tom KochA Mad Look at AntsDepartment: Ant-tics Artist, Writer: Bill JohnsonOne Ridiculous Evening in the JungleDepartment: Don Martin Artist, Writer: Don MartinNot-So-New-HartDepartment: Inn-sipid TV Artist: Angelo Torres Writer: Arnie KogenDrawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)Artist, Writer: Sergio AragonésBack Cover Inside: What Dreaded Eruption Will Devastate Millions in 1984?Artist, Colorist, Writer: Al JaffeeBack Cover: The Invention of GraffitiWriter: Don Edwing Artist, Colorist: Don Martin