Issue hightlights: Cover art by Norman Mingo (as James Montgomery Mingo). "A Mad Look at the Diseases of Our Sick Society," script and art by Max Brandel; Wire photos are labeled with the names of actual diseases for ironic effect. "Familiar Affair," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of the TV series "Family Affair"; a bachelor and his butler reluctantly take in the three sickeningly adorable children of his dead brother. "Outside a Novelty Shop," script and art by Don Martin; A man seeks a means of avenging a practical joke played on him. "Mad's 1968-'69 Football Low Lights," script by Al Jaffee, art by Jack Davis; National Football League plays are examined from the perspective of the triumphant participant and from the perspective of the participant defeated. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "Spy vs. Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at an Airport," script by Larry Siegel, art by Jack Rickard. "You're in Trouble...When They Smile," script by Stan Hart and Chris Hart, art by George Woodbridge; Examples of how you can sense that you're in an embarrassing or dangerous situation. "The Mad Plan to Beautify America," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Bob Clarke; Examples of how to reduce highway sign clutter by combining billboards and traffic signs. "The Lighter Side of American Tourists," script and art by Dave Berg; Examples of boorish behavior from American tourists abroad and from the foreign people entertaining those tourists. "The Typical Success Story," script by Larry Siegel, art by Mort Drucker; Comparison of films with the plot of a young man searching for personal fulfillment, one made in the forties and the other made in the sixties. "Which Modern Artist Is Most Successfully Communicating with His Audience?" Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. "The Beat Generation" back-story by Sergio Aragones. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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