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Can't rule out Cracked though the likelihood is very low as I was never much of a fan. My memories are very clear on these two parodies but as I said, memory is very fragile and fallible (To digress, I have a frequent argument over the "But there were eye-witnesses to the crime" belief that this is the sine qua non of guilt - sorry for the digression). Don't get your knickers in a twist if you can't find them they may not exist (though they should). Thank you for your help so far. hip

But very funny none the less. I had forgotten just how brilliant Mad can be. hip

Is this the article? It's from issue #19 in 1955. This is similar in concept though my recollection clouded by the years is of a B&W illustration in the vein of MomCo above. I am a great skeptic of memory, I know it to be fallible and open to a great many variations depending on circumstances. hip

I have two very clear images of the parodies in my mind's eye (memories are very malleable things and I am very interested to find out how well I recall what seems as clear as if I read the magazine yesterday really are). The pharmacy parody has them selling spare airplane parts as well as everything else under creation. The labels on the outside has a drawing of a gentleman helping a woman remove her mink stole and the label is on the outside of the stole as it is lowered from her shoulders. I will try searching as well. Thanks for the help. hip

That would be great. I believe you are on the mark with the 60's, but as to year I can only guess that is somewhere in the middle, say 1964 - 1968, but that is really just a guess. Even after a half a century those two bits of societal forecasting have struck me as incredibly insightful; and I'm sure there was a lot more than just those two. Thanks in advance for your help and time. hip

I'm not a Mad Magazine collector but I do have a strong recollection of 2 very striking predictions from the Annals of Mad and am hoping someone can point me to the issues. The first is a parody of the Pharmacy morphing into the superstore; the second is a parody of buying on account of brand name with the parody of the brand labels being placed on "outside" of the clothing. I'm sure at the time these ideas were thought by the writers to be just too ridiculous to ever come true. Thanks in advance. hip