This is a vintage single issue of Mad Magazine, number 140, published in January 1971. The impactful cover features Alfred E. Neuman as a highly decorated general, saluting, with a peace sign on his helmet and numerous satirical medals, including one for "Beatles," all set against an American flag backdrop. The cover explicitly states "IN THIS ISSUE: PUT*ON," hinting at the various satirical articles within. The back cover features a dark humor advertisement for "Winsom" cigarettes, set in a graveyard, discussing good taste and the desire to "live a lot longer than this!" with a warning about "CANCER BLEND" tobacco. Inside, the table of contents offers a glimpse into the classic Mad humor, with departments and features such as "Audubon-Bons Department" ("A Mad Look At Birds"), "Berg's-Eye View Department" ("The Lighter Side Of Bad Habits"), "Don Martin Department" ("One Day On Location" and "One Day In The Life Of An Optician"), "Fat Chance Department," "Follow The Bouncing Christmas Ball Department" ("Mad Christmas Carols For The 1970 Holiday Season"), "Fowl Play Department" ("Chicken & Egg"), "Freckles and Her Friends Department" ("The Doris Daze Show" - A Mad TV Satire), "Great Scott! Department," "Jingle Belts Department," "Joke And Dagged Department," "Letters Department," "Marginal Thinking Department," "Off The Pigskin Department," and "Past Tensions Department." This issue is a fascinating time capsule of early 1970s satire, addressing themes from pop culture to social commentary, making it a compelling item for collectors of vintage Mad Magazine.
Condition: Loose detached cover. Used reader's copy with yellowed pages, creases, tiny edge tears, and expected age wear.
Condition: Loose detached cover. Used reader's copy with yellowed pages, creases, tiny edge tears, and expected age wear.
