Cover: Kelly Freas
Mad #57
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In "A Paid Testimonial," Al Jaffee delivers a sharp, satirical take on media manipulation, with Bob Clarke’s art bringing to life a world where TV ad agencies are clearing out their stock of fake props—each one a tiny monument to manufactured truth. Kelly Freas’s cover perfectly captures the era’s cynicism, a 25-cent peek into a culture obsessed with image over substance.
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In the wake of investigations of deceptive practices by television networks and their ad agencies, said agencies are divesting themselves of their deceptive props at close-out prices.
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