MAD Magazine #279 MAD Magazine (USA) Updated: April 4th, 2019 Country: USAEdition: 1st Edition - New YorkCompany: E.C. Publications, Inc.Published: June 1st, 1988Cover: Another lemon issue of MADSale price: $1.50Pages: 52Format: Magazine Editorial Cover Artist: James Warhola Additional Images Cover Variations AustraliaGreat BritainHungarySouth Africa Featured characters Nancy Reagan (Politician)Dixie Carter (Actor) Table of ContentsCover: Another Lemon Issue of MadArtist: James WarholaTable of ContentsArtist: The Usual Gang of IdiotsLetters and Tomatoes DepartmentDepartment: Letters and TomatoesArtist: Sergio AragonésFeeble AttractionDepartment: And They Call It Yuppie LoveArtist: Mort Drucker Writer: Stan HartThe Frantic Fog-Filled FollyDepartment: Tales From the Duck SideArtist, Writer: Don EdwingMad Looks At HandshakesDepartment: All JaffeeWriter: Frank Jacobs Artist, Writer: Al JaffeeNew Laws That Congress Should Pass Right Now! Right Now! Right Now!Department: Better Legislate Than NeverArtist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Tom KochThe Lighter Side Of...Department: Berg's-Eye ViewArtist, Writer: Dave BergThe Befuddling Balcony BlunderDepartment: Tales From the Duck SideArtist, Writer: Don EdwingMad Opens A Typical Magazine Sweepstakes PackageDepartment: The Envelope, Sleaze!Writer: Charlie Kadau Writer: Joe Raiola Artist: Bob ClarkeThat'll Be the Day!Department: The Odds Must Be CrazyArtist: Jack Davis Writer: Barry LiebmannA Mad Look At Disney ClassicsDepartment: Serge-In GeneralArtist, Writer: Sergio AragonésMad's Guide To Making It In the Business WorldDepartment: Hire EducationArtist: George Woodbridge Writer: Larry SiegelSpy vs. SpyDepartment: Joke and DaggerArtist, Writer: Antonio ProhiasPractical Uses For Well-Trained PorcupinesDepartment: A View To A QuillArtist, Writer: Paul Peter PorgesAll-Purpose Video Game Instructions KitDepartment: Joy-SchtickWriter: Frank Jacobs Artist: Harvey KurtzmanTell-Tale Comic Strip Balloons (The Sequel)Department: The Funny FormWriter: Don Edwing Artist: Bob ClarkeA Mad Look At Real-Life Government "Logic"Department: None Dare Call It ReasonArtist: Harry North Writer: Mike SniderReDesigning WomenDepartment: Catty-ShackWriter: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Angelo TorresThe Demonic Detector DisasterDepartment: Tales From the Duck SideArtist, Writer: Don EdwingDrawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)Artist, Writer: Sergio AragonésBack Cover Inside: What popular teenage turn on is a turn off for parents?Artist, Writer: Al JaffeeBack Cover: Bulgin' Belly BurnerWriter: Dick DeBartolo Photographer: Irving Schild