| Issue | #242 |
| Published | October 1983 |
| Cover Price | 1.00 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | Al Feldstein [As Albert B. Feldstein]; John Ficarra (Associate Editor); Nick Meglin (Senior Editor) |
| Notes | With the exception of the covers, entire magazine is in black & white. |
| Characters | Luke Skywalker; Han Solo; Princess Leia Organa; Mr. T [As Darth Vader]; Alfred E. Neuman [As Wicket W. Warrick] |
| Genre | Satire |
| Pencils | Richard Williams |
| Inks | Richard Williams |
| Notes | With the exception of the covers, entire magazine is in black & white. |
| Synopsis | Contents page featuring staff listings & what's featured in the magazine, listed by special Mad departments. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Characters | Alfred E. Neuman [As Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie; As an ape from The Planet Of The Apes]; President Ronald Reagan; Margaret Thatcher; Captain Klutz |
| Synopsis | Letters page with random samplings of reader mail. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Pencils | Don Martin; Paul Coker; Jack Rickard; Norman Mingo; Marlette |
| Inks | Don Martin; Paul Coker; Jack Rickard; Norman Mingo; Marlette |
| Notes | From the "Letters" Dept. A Mad subscription ad appears here as well as an ad for Don Martin Presents Captain Klutz II. A cartoon of Ronald Reagan becoming Margaret Thatcher from the June 15, 1983 San Diego Tribune appears as well. |
| Reprinted | from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #240 (July 1983) [cover]; from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #157 (March 1973) [cover]; from Discover July 1983 cover; from Mad's Don Martin Presents Captain Klutz II (1983 series) #nn (1983) |
| Characters | Princess Laidup [Princess Leia Organa]; Ham Yoyo [Han Solo]; Chewbacco [Chewbacca]; Dart Zader [Darth Vader]; Landough [Lando Calrissian]; Cree-pio [C-3PO]; Lube Skystalker [Luke Skywalker]; Bar-Stool [R2-D2]; Yodel [Yoda]; Raid bug (Cameo); Kermit The Frog (Cameo); Fozzy Bear (Cameo); Ewoks; Miss Piggy (Cameo); Cookie Monster (Cameo); Stormtroopers; Chubby The Fatt [Jabba The Hutt] Rancor Monster; Jawas; Bib Fortuna; Salacious Crumb; Boba Fett; Big Bird (Cameo); Oldie Von Moldie [Obie Wan-Kenobi]; Tin Man (Cameo); E.T. (Cameo); Smokey The Bear (Cameo); Emperor Palpatine; Admiral Ackbar; Mon Mothma; General Madine; Dumbo (Cameo); Dopey (Cameo); Grumpy (Cameo); Doc (Cameo); Bashful (Cameo); Sleepy (Cameo); Sneezy (Cameo); Happy (Cameo); Tarzan (Cameo); Mickey Mouse (Cameo); Spock (Cameo) |
| Synopsis | A satire of the movie, "Return Of The Jedi". |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Dick De Bartolo [Dick DeBartolo] |
| Pencils | Mort Drucker |
| Inks | Mort Drucker |
| Notes | From the "The Farce Be With You" Dept. Han Solo is satirized in this story as Ham Solo, Ham Yoho and Ham Yoyo. |
| Reprinted | in MAD Star Wars Spectacular (EC, 1996 series) #nn [1996]; in MAD Star Wars Spectacular (EC, 1996 series) #nn [1999] |
| Synopsis | Warning labels for basic everyday things. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Tom Koch |
| Pencils | Bob Clarke |
| Inks | Bob Clarke |
| Notes | From the "Whoopee ! Caution" Dept. |
| Synopsis | A series of gags on things we're just not certain of in life's everyday situations. |
| Genre | Gags |
| Script | John Ficarra |
| Pencils | Paul Coker |
| Inks | Paul Coker |
| Notes | From the "Doubts All, Folks !" Dept. |
| Characters | Clint Westwood [Clint Eastwood]; Philo Starbuck |
| Synopsis | Clint Eastwood interviews Philo Starbuck of the Milky Way Arcade. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Frank Jacobs |
| Pencils | Angelo Torres |
| Inks | Angelo Torres |
| Notes | From the "Two Bit Operator" Dept. |
| Synopsis | Home-town boy gets decapitated. |
| Genre | Gags |
| Script | Don Martin |
| Pencils | Don Martin |
| Inks | Don Martin |
| Notes | From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part I. |
| Characters | Ted Kennedy; Frank Sinatra; President Ronald Reagan; Carol Burnett |
| Synopsis | A series of newspaper front pages with slanted views on events. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Paul Laikin |
| Pencils | George Woodbridge |
| Inks | George Woodbridge |
| Notes | From the "Trying To Slip Bias" Dept. |
| Characters | Roger Kaputnik |
| Synopsis | Dave Berg's Lighter Side of gag section focusing on the topics, Clothes; Dentists; Records; Sex; Food; Love; Annoyances; Soap Operas; Block-Busting; Bragging; Dating; Greeting Cards; Graffiti; Money & Pets. |
| Genre | Gags |
| Script | Dave Berg |
| Pencils | Dave Berg |
| Inks | Dave Berg |
| Notes | From the "Berg's Eye-View" Dept. |
| Characters | Black Spy; White Spy |
| Synopsis | White Spy falls for Black Spy's Two-In-One spring torpedo trap. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Antonio Prohias |
| Pencils | Antonio Prohias |
| Inks | Antonio Prohias |
| Notes | From the "Joke And Dagger" Dept. Winner: Black Spy. |
| Characters | Charlie Brown; Lucy |
| Synopsis | Mad's do-it-yourself featuring a fill in the blanks Peanuts comic strip. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Frank Jacobs |
| Pencils | Jack Rickard |
| Inks | Jack Rickard |
| Notes | From the "Strip Tease" Dept. |
| Reprinted | in Mad Special (1970 series) #101 January 1995 |
| Synopsis | Poems dedicated to people in small time or seedy occupations like a mugger; a plumber; a garbage man; a parking attendant; a mover; a loan-shark; a postal clerk; an accountant and a forgotten government official. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Frank Jacobs |
| Pencils | Harry North |
| Inks | Harry North |
| Notes | From the "Knock Verse" Dept. |
| Characters | Lord Pembrook |
| Synopsis | Cannibal's version of a food fight. |
| Genre | Gags |
| Script | Don Martin |
| Pencils | Don Martin |
| Inks | Don Martin |
| Notes | From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part II. |
| Characters | Karl Malden; Robert Young |
| Synopsis | Examples of what advertisers will say just to get someone to buy into their product. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Tom Koch |
| Pencils | Jack Davis |
| Inks | Jack Davis |
| Notes | From the "Ad Nausea" Dept. |
| Synopsis | A series of gags featuring disgusting things around you while eating. |
| Genre | Gags |
| Script | Paul Peter Porges |
| Pencils | Paul Peter Porges |
| Inks | Paul Peter Porges |
| Notes | From the "Queasy Does It" Dept. |
| Characters | Hannibull Swish [Col. John "Hannibal" Smith]; Charlie Brown (Cameo); B.M. [Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus; Lt. Templeton "(Face)man" Peck; Amy Amanda Allen; Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock; Walter Matthau |
| Synopsis | A satire of the TV series, "The A-Team". |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Stan Hart |
| Pencils | Mort Drucker |
| Inks | Mort Drucker |
| Notes | From the ""T" And *A*" Dept. |
| Synopsis | A coach potato doesn't have to watch TV to get his prime time dose of violence. |
| Genre | Gags |
| Script | Don Martin |
| Pencils | Don Martin |
| Inks | Don Martin |
| Notes | From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part III. |
| Synopsis | Another famous Mad Fold-In from Al Jaffee. |
| Genre | Satire; Gags |
| Script | Al Jaffee |
| Pencils | Al Jaffee |
| Inks | Al Jaffee |
| Notes | Inside backcover.In color. Fold-In answer: "Contaminated Water". |
| Reprinted | in Mad Special (1970 series) #68 Fall 1989 |
| Characters | Frankenstein's Monster; Dr. Frankenstein; Igor |
| Synopsis | Igor & Dr. Frankenstein come up with an unique way of putting the brain in the monster. |
| Genre | Gags |
| Script | Don Edwing [Duck Edwing] |
| Pencils | Don Martin |
| Inks | Don Martin |
| Notes | Outside backcover. In color. |
| Synopsis | Sergio Aragones' mini textless gags that appear in various margins and panels on most of the pages in the magazine. |
| Genre | Gags |
| Script | Sergio Aragones |
| Pencils | Sergio Aragones |
| Inks | Sergio Aragones |
| Notes | No page count as gags appear in Various Places Around The Magazine. From the "Marginal Thinking" Dept. |