MAD Magazine #283

Cover: Alfred E. Neuman Fork

Cover Artist: James Warhola

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Table of Contents

Letters

Ad for Mad Wrist Watches

"Crock O'Dull" Dummee, Too

Department: Get Along Little Aussie

Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Mort Drucker

The Free-Style Firing Squad Fiasco

Department: Tales From The Duck Side Part 1

Artist, Writer: Don Edwing

Same Words... Different Circumstances!

Department: Just a Phrase We're Going Through

Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: John Prete

More Famous Stories Told By Famous People

Department: Like a Version

Artist: Bob Clarke Writer: Lou Silverstone

A Mad Peek (Comedy Club) Behind The Scenes

Department: Performing Laugh Rites

Writer: Sam Viviano Artist: Lou Silverstone

Spy vs. Spy (Flat Black Spy)

Department: Joke and Dagger

Artist, Writer: Antonio Prohias

Politically Inspired Olympic Events

Department: Gold Meddling

Artist: Bob Jones Writer: Mike Snider

What Is a Supernerd?

Department: A Bad Case of The Twerpies

Artist, Writer: Paul Peter Porges

The Lighter Side of...

Department: Berg's-Eye View

Artist, Writer: Dave Berg

The Pesky Pecker Puzzler

Department: Tales From The Duck Side Part 2

Artist, Writer: Don Edwing

The Saga Of AT & T

Department: Frank On a Roll

Artist: Jack Davis Writer: Frank Jacobs

A Mad Look At Fat

Department: Serge-In General

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Rewriting The Constitution For Political Extremists

Department: Preamble-Dextrous

Writer: Frank Jacobs Artist: Gerry Gersten

Advertising Claims That Somehow Didn't Thrill Us

Department: An Embarrassment Of Richard's

Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Bob Clarke

Twelve Reasons Why Being In Congress Is Worth The Price

Department: Men At Perk

Artist: George Woodbridge Writer: Tom Koch

Rambull III

Department: Afghanistan Hart

Artist: Angelo Torres Writer: Stan Hart

The Exquisite Execution Experiment

Department: Tales From The Duck Side Part 3

Artist, Writer: Don Edwing

The MAD Flower Garden

Department: The Florist's Prime Evil

Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Frank Jacobs

Other McDlt Type Ideas We'd Like To See From McDonald's

Department: Fast Food For Thought

Artist: Al Jaffee Writer: Mike Snider

Drawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Back Cover Inside: What advancement is being hailed as a breakthrough in air pollution control?

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee

Back Cover: The Modern "Catch of the Day"

Photographer: Maple Communications, Inc.