# Heads-up for Mad Magazine fans **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 8, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477 "2009-12-08T18:48:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/1 "2009-12-08T18:48:16Z")
“[The Completely Mad Don Martin: 1956-1988](http://www.daedalusbooks.com/Products/Detail.asp?ProductID=78417&Media=Book&SubCategoryID=&ReturnUrl=%2FProducts%2FSearch%2FHomeQuickSearchResult.asp%3FSearch%3Ddon%2Bmartin%26Media%3D%26image1.x%3D10%26image1.y%3D9)” is now on sale at Daedalus Books. Regularly priced at $150.00 it’s now on sale for $29.98! I don’t know how many they have left, but I got mine! ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/2 "2009-12-08T20:14:09Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > “[The Completely Mad Don Martin: 1956-1988](http://www.daedalusbooks.com/Products/Detail.asp?ProductID=78417&Media=Book&SubCategoryID=&ReturnUrl=%2FProducts%2FSearch%2FHomeQuickSearchResult.asp%3FSearch%3Ddon%2Bmartin%26Media%3D%26image1.x%3D10%26image1.y%3D9)” is now on sale at Daedalus Books. Regularly priced at $150.00 it’s now on sale for $29.98! > > I don’t know how many they have left, but I got mine! Holy cow, thanks for the heads up! I love Don Martin! I’ll be picking up my copy on Friday. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/3 "2009-12-08T21:29:22Z")
Wow, thanks! I’d seen it in the bookstore at full price but I don’t love Don Martin \*that \*much. But for $30, it’s a no-brainer. I just placed my order. Sproingk! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/4 "2009-12-09T03:09:13Z")
You’ve made my Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/5 "2009-12-09T03:45:45Z")
A family filled with “I never know what to get you”-type folks thank you. Or at least the one who gets the e-mail first does. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/6 "2009-12-09T04:49:44Z")
Another one ordered. Those of you thinking it over better get moving before they sell out. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/7 "2009-12-09T07:12:22Z")
Wow … just wow! Thanks – just ordered one too. Does anyone know if/how it’s remainder-marked? (If it sells out there, it’s also at [Barnes and Nobel](http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=MAD%27s+Greatest+Artists%3A+The+Completely+MAD+Don+Martin&box=MAD%27s%20Greatest%20Artists%3A%20The%20Completely%20MAD%20Don%20Martin&pos=-1) for $23.) ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/8 "2009-12-09T07:54:22Z")
Shtoink! ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/9 "2009-12-09T08:56:59Z")
Holy crap! 1200 pages of Don Martin! I got mine. Thanks for the heads-up. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/10 "2009-12-09T09:25:26Z")
Score! (For those who complain that the Holiday Season is never ending–remember that January 31st is National Gorilla Suit Day!) ---
**Author:** ![Archie\_Spelunker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Archie\_Spelunker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archie_Spelunker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/11 "2009-12-09T10:44:57Z")
Regular price $150? Cripes, for that much they’d better include a pair of hinged shoes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/12 "2009-12-09T13:25:16Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > (For those who complain that the Holiday Season is never ending–remember that January 31st is National Gorilla Suit Day!) Perfect for reenacting _Star-Spangled Banana_! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/13 "2009-12-09T15:00:24Z")
I’d like to see a new compendium of Al Jaffee’s stuff–especially the Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions stuff. My favorite line from those books was “It’s about time you scofflaws got what you deserved…ZZZZZAAAAAPPPP!!” ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/14 "2009-12-14T17:35:02Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Does anyone know if/how it’s remainder-marked? I just got mine and no, there are no remainder marks. It came factory sealed as if I’d just bought it in a bookstore. I’ll be busy for a while here. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/15 "2009-12-15T04:38:46Z")
Mine also arrived today. There was this huge box sitting on my doorstep when I got home. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/16 "2009-12-15T05:57:00Z")
w00t! Just ordered mine ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/17 "2009-12-15T13:52:35Z")
Mine arrived yesterday. It’s the same as the ones I saw in Barnes and Noble last year. ---
**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/18 "2009-12-15T14:08:25Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Mine also arrived today. There was this huge box sitting on my doorstep when I got home. With my order, I left instructions to leave the package between the storm door and interior door - a gap of about 4 inches. Is that too little room? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/19 "2009-12-15T14:37:19Z")
Should be okay. The dimensions on the box say it’s 4 x 12 x 14. ---
**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477/20 "2009-12-15T15:08:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Should be okay. The dimensions on the box say it’s 4 x 12 x 14. Thanks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-for-mad-magazine-fans/520477.md?page=2)