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Haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Presents?
Department: Subscription Advertisement
Artist: George Woodbridge
Originally printed in: US MAD Magazine #116
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Coffee Bar
Department: An Embarrassment of Richard's
Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Shary Flenniken
How to Tell if You've Selected a Bad HMO
Department: We all have our Blue Cross to bear
Artist, Writer: John Caldwell
Mad's Parental Guide for Safe MTV Viewing
Department: Do the Rate Thing
Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Leslie Sternbergh Artist: Ray Burns
These Days We Consider Ourselves Lucky...
Department: Fortunate Tellers
Artist: Tom Bunk Writer: Butch D'Ambrosio
The "Makes About as Much Sense" Equivalency Chart (Part 2)
Department: A Bad Case of the Reruns
Artist: Rick Tulka Writer: Mike Snider
Ailments of Modern Technology
Department: Bump on a Logic
Artist: Monte Wolverton Writer: David Connor
Mad Interviews the Tobacco Executive of the Year
Department: Choke and Gaggers
Artist: Mort Drucker Writer: Stan Hart
Magic Tricks in Everyday Life
Department: Stop the Prestidigitations
Artist: Al Jaffee Writer: Darren Johnson
Back Cover Inside: What do Americans have to be truly thankful for this Thanksgiving?
Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee