MAD Magazine #297

Cover: Alfred. E. King

Cover Artist: Mort Drucker

Real ad Super Special Winter 1990

Advertisement 'The Aimless Mad Paperback'

Random Sampling of Reader Mail

Department: Letters and Tomatoes

America's Phoniest Home Videos Visits Fool House

Department: Out-Tapes

Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Mort Drucker

The Lyrical Latin Lalapalooza

Department: Tales From The Duck Side Part 1

Artist, Writer: Don Edwing

12 Sure Signs You've Reached Adulthood

Department: Growing Up All Over The Place

Writer: Thomas F. "Tom" Koch Artist: Rick Tulka

A Mad Guide To Devolution

Department: It`s A No Darwin Situation

Writer: Hy Bender

Spy Vs. Spy (Premises/Room Protected By Tricky, Clever Spy)

Department: Joke and Dagger

Artist, Writer: Antonio Prohias

Choke

Department: Smoke Gets In Their Lies

Artist: Tom Bunk Writer: Charlie Kadau Writer: Joe Raiola

A Mad Look At Boxing

Department: Serge-In General

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

What Corporate Initials Really Stand For

Department: Alphabet Poop

Artist: Al Jaffee Writer: Michael Goodwin

The Oil

Department: Frank On a Roll

Writer: Franklin "Frank" Jacobs Artist: John Pound

The Lighter Side Of...

Department: Berg's-Eve View

Artist, Writer: Dave Berg

When TV Sports Advertisers Decide To "Sponsor" More Than Just Kickoffs and Home Runs

Department: Endorse Of A Different Color

Artist: Jack Davis Writer: Mike Snider

The Torturous Trapeze Travesty

Department: Tales From The Duck Side Part 2

Artist, Writer: Don Edwing

Mad Visits A Modern Day Law School

Department: Sliding Down The Barrister

Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Louis D. "Lou" Silverstone

The Sadistic Sharpshooter's Stunt

Department: Tales From The Duck Side Part 3

Artist, Writer: Don Edwing

Fooling With Food

Department: When Eat Meets Jest

Artist, Writer: Paul Peter Porges

Hunt For Last October

Department: A Show Of Defection

Artist: Angelo Torres Writer: Stan Hart

Unofficial Yo-Yo Tricks Every Kid Knows

Department: String Fever

Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Dan Birtcher

Drawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Back Cover Inside: The Most Sickening Trend In Movies Today

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee

Back Cover: A Map We're Soon Likely To See

Writer: Don Edwing Artist: Bob Clarke