Mad #228

Cover art by Jack Rickard. "Starchie Bonker's Place or A Christmas Carol O'Conner," script by Arnie Kogen, art by Mort Drucker; A satire of the television show Archie Bunkers Place and the novel A Christmas Carol. Mock-up of a National Enquirer cover. "The Lighter Side of...," script and art by Dave Berg; The Lighter Side of Helping; Assertiveness; Diets; Values; The Telephone; Interviews; Pets; Nursery Rhymes; Greed; Weddings; Going Out; Shopping; Tragedies; and Exams. "The 1981 Night Before Christmas or A Final Visit From St. Nicholas," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Harry North; featuring Santa Claus and Ralph Nader. "Family Snapshots They Never Put in the Family Album," script and art by Paul Peter Porges. "Outlandish," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Angelo Torres; A satire of the movie Outland. "Give Thanks," script by John Ficarra, art by Sergio Aragones; Some Mad suggestions for things to give thanks for on thanksgiving." "The National Parent Test," script by Stan Hart, art by Paul Coker. "A Mad Look at Discrimination," script by Larry Siegel, art by George Woodbridge. "Raiders of a Lost Art," script by Dick DeBartolo and Frank Jacobs, art by Jack Davis. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. Back cover strip by Don Martin. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.90.