Spotted in MAD Magazine #28, July 1956, was this real ad for Silly Putty, illustrated by Will Elder doing his best Basil Wolverton!

MAD Fact:

The 1896 "Custer's Last Fight" by Cassilly Adams was used to sell a 9-issue subscription for $2 in the back of MAD Magazine #28, July 1956. www.madcoversite.com/mad028.html

Happy 420!

MAD Magazine #420 August 2002
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Cover Artist: Scott Bricher

Marriage...Before and After
(written by George Hart / Jack Rickard art)

MAD Magazine #168 July 1974
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Lightning Never Strikes in the Same Place Twice!
(Al Jaffee)

MAD Magazine #212 January 1980
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In an Italian Restaurant
(Don Martin)

MAD Magazine #126 — April 1969
www.madcoversite.com/mad126.html

Spy vs. Spy
(Antonio Prohias)

MAD Magazine #160 July 1973
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Mad Playgrounds That Prepare Kids for Adult Life
(Dave Berg)

MAD Magazine #50 October 1959
www.madcoversite.com/mad050.html

MAD's Idiot of the Issue - Al Jaffee
from MAD XL #9 - June 2001
www.madcoversite.com/madxl09-jaff...

oh, s#!t, you're right!

Bill and Alfred detail from Tom Richmond's latest for MAD Magazine #49, June 2026.
www.madcoversite.com/mad0049.html

MAD Magazine #422 — October 2002

Artist: Drew Friedman

www.madcoversite.com/mad422.html

Embroidery by Margaret Szep

back cover MAD Magazine #70, April 1962
www.madcoversite.com/mad070.html

More Trash #1, #2 and the complete seven-issue run of Follies also increased.
A little love was given to all those later MAD Specials (#101-#141) bumping up a buck.
See the updated price list here: www.madcoversite.com/price.html

Overstreet has finally released its Comic Book Price Guide for 2026 after significant distribution delays!
MAD #1 reached the $10,000 valuation in near mint. The rest of the comics have also increased, along with regular issues #28, #30, #60, #105 and #166.

In the Psychiatrist's Office
(Don Martin)

MAD Magazine #66 October 1961
www.madcoversite.com/mad066.html

#NationalPetsDay
Plant a tree.
Save a bladder.

MAD Magazine #184, July 1976
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Cover Artist: Bob Jones
Cover Writer: Sergio Aragones

MAD's Energy Crisis Mother Goose
Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

MAD Magazine #215 — June 1980
www.madcoversite.com/mad215.html

Happy #NationalSiblingsDay

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back cover - At the Movies
(written by Sergio Aragones / Paul Coker, Jr. art)

MAD Magazine #150 April 1972
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On deck: MAD Magazine #49, with a new Tom Richmond cover, will hit shops and subscribers soon!

www.madcoversite.com/mad130.html

Future "No-Frills Air Travel" Gimmicks
Written by Dick DeBartolo and Al Jaffee / Art by Al Jaffee

MAD Magazine #179 — December 1975
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back cover MAD Magazine #130, October 1969
starring Jack Palance!
www.madcoversite.com/mad130.html

One Afternoon in Switzerland
(Don Martin)

MAD Magazine #161 September 1973
www.madcoversite.com/mad161.html

The Shadow Knows
(Sergio Aragones)

MAD Magazine #131 December 1969
www.madcoversite.com/mad131.html

The Nightmare
Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

MAD Magazine #130 — October 1969
www.madcoversite.com/mad130.html

How Madison Avenue Could Sell America to the World
(written by Paul Laikin / Bob Clarke art)

MAD Magazine #65 September 1961
madcoversite.com/mad065.html