Mad #383 [Cover #2]

EC, 1952 Series

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Pages: 52
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
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Editing: Nick Meglin (credited) (editor); John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Charlie Kadau (credited) (senior editor); Joe Raiola (credited) (senior editor); D. Shayne (credited as David Shayne) (associate editor); Amy L. Vozeolas (credited as Amy Mavrikis) (assistant editor); Dick DeBartolo (credited) (creative consultant); Annie Gaines (credited) (managing editor); Sam Viviano (credited) (art director); Nadina Simon (credited) (associate art director)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Mad (EC, 1952 series) #383. There exist further variants:

Mad (EC, 1952 series) #383 [Direct Sales]

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?

Reprints

in Mad About Star Wars (Random House, 2007 series) ([October] 2007)

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Cover gallery

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils: Sergio Aragonés; Bill Wray; Hermann Mejia; Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing); Peter Kuper; John Caldwell; James Warhola
Inks: Sergio Aragonés; Bill Wray; Hermann Mejia; Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing); Peter Kuper; John Caldwell; James Warhola
Letters: typeset

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ? (photos)
Inks: ? (photos)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

Are You Talkin' to Me — at $100 an Hour? Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Josh Gordon
Pencils: Angelo Torres
Inks: Angelo Torres
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody
Characters: Robert DeNiro [as Pill Zitti]; Billy Crystal [as Dr. Bent Sofa]; Chazz Palminteri [as Promo Spumoni]; Lisa Kudrow [as Lola Glockamorra]

Indexer Notes

Parody of the motion picture Analyze This.

Rules to Not Live By Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Drew Friedman
Pencils: Mike Snider
Inks: Mike Snider
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody

Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Anthony Barbieri
Pencils: Bill Wray
Inks: Bill Wray
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

Come to the Dork Side Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Charlie Kadau
Pencils: Amanda Conner
Inks: Amanda Conner
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody; science fiction

Reprints

in Mad About Star Wars (Random House, 2007 series) ([October] 2007)

1600 Wrestlemania Avenue Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Desmond Devlin
Pencils: Ray Alma
Inks: Ray Alma
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody

An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Dick DeBartolo
Pencils: Irving Schild (photo)
Inks: Irving Schild (photo)
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody; humor

Jedi.Q Dept. / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script: John Prete (credited as J. Prete)
Pencils: Hermann Mejia
Inks: Hermann Mejia
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody; science fiction

Characters

Qui-Gon Jinn; Obi-Wan Kenobi; C-3PO; R2-D2; Jar Jar Binks; Anakin Skywalker; Yoda; Han Solo; Chewbacca; Boba Fett; Luke Skywalker; Jabba the Hutt

Reprints

in Mad About Star Wars (Random House, 2007 series) ([October] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Activity is printed in black and white.
Side notes contain a photo of German Star Wars toilet paper.

Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Sergio Aragonés
Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
Inks: Sergio Aragonés

Genre: humor

The Doctor is In-Sane Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Stan Hart
Pencils: Bill Wray
Inks: Bill Wray
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody
Characters: Robin Williams [as Putz Adams]; Bob Gunton [as Dean Walnut]; Jack Kevorkian (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Parody of the motion picture Patch Adams.

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Dave Berg
Pencils: Dave Berg
Inks: Dave Berg
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody; humor
Synopsis: A cynical look at justice, reasoning, corporate thinking, force, dieting, communication, relationships, fashion, therapy, integrity, the office, school, and doctors.

Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Pencils: Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Inks: Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

Without a Swear in the World Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: John Caldwell
Pencils: John Caldwell
Inks: John Caldwell
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Michael Gallagher
Pencils: Peter Kuper
Inks: Peter Kuper

Genre: humor; spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy tries to ruin a ribbon-cutting ceremony where White Spy is the man of distinction. However, when Black Spy attempts to ram him with a car, White Spy activates a traffic barrier.

The Stills Are Alive Dept. / photo story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: David Levin (credited as David P. Levin) (photos)
Inks: David Levin (credited as David P. Levin) (photos)
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody; science fiction

The Loin King Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Joe Raiola; D. Shayne (credited as David Shayne)
Pencils: James Warhola
Inks: James Warhola
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody

Grieving Las Vegas Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Mike Snider
Pencils: Hermann Mejia
Inks: Hermann Mejia
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Characters

George Lucas

Reprints

in Mad XL (EC, 2000 series) #33 (June 2005)
in Mad About Star Wars (Random House, 2007 series) ([October] 2007)

Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script: Al Jaffee
Pencils: Al Jaffee
Inks: Al Jaffee
Colors: Al Jaffee
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody; science fiction; humor

Reprints

in Mad XL (EC, 2000 series) #33 (June 2005)
in Mad About Star Wars (Random House, 2007 series) ([October] 2007)

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Michael Gallagher
Pencils: Tom Bunk
Inks: Tom Bunk
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages (report information)

Script: Sergio Aragonés
Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
Inks: Sergio Aragonés

Genre: humor

Indexer Notes

Found in margins throughout the issue.

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
1. Coming Next Month!
2. [no title indexed]
3. On Sale Now!
4. [no title indexed]
Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
5. Satirize This
Are You Talkin' to Me — at $100 an Hour? Dept.
6. The Mad Book of Suicide Etiquette
Rules to Not Live By Dept.
7. Monroe and... the Funeral
Angster's Paradise Dept.
8. Countdown to... The Phantom Menace
Come to the Dork Side Dept.
9. The Jesse Venturification of U.S. Politics
1600 Wrestlemania Avenue Dept.
10. An Important Message from the Law Firm of Low, Rotten, Scumbag & Snake
An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept.
11. Mad's Star Wars Trivial Pursuit
Jedi.Q Dept.
12. A Mad Look at Plastic Surgery
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.]
13. Putz Adams
The Doctor is In-Sane Dept.
14. The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept.
15. Flirty Dancing
Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
16. The Mad Guide to Cleaning Up Your #*!%&*@# Vocabulary
Without a Swear in the World Dept.
17. Spy Vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy
18. The Phantom Menace - Scenes You Never Saw
The Stills Are Alive Dept.
19. The Omahog Steaks Meats by Mail Catalogue
The Loin King Dept.
20. Mad's Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds
Grieving Las Vegas Dept.
21. What Eagerly Anticipated Event is Finally Upon Us?
Mad Fold-In
22. The Morning Feeding
23. Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.

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Mad #383 [Cover #2]

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Coming Next Month! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

On Sale Now! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Satirize This (Table of Contents: 5)

Are You Talkin' to Me — at $100 an Hour? Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Mad Book of Suicide Etiquette (Table of Contents: 6)

Rules to Not Live By Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Monroe and... the Funeral (Table of Contents: 7)

Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Countdown to... The Phantom Menace (Table of Contents: 8)

Come to the Dork Side Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

The Jesse Venturification of U.S. Politics (Table of Contents: 9)

1600 Wrestlemania Avenue Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

An Important Message from the Law Firm of Low, Rotten, Scumbag & Snake (Table of Contents: 10)

An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

Mad's Star Wars Trivial Pursuit (Table of Contents: 11)

Jedi.Q Dept. / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

A Mad Look at Plastic Surgery (Table of Contents: 12)

Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Putz Adams (Table of Contents: 13)

The Doctor is In-Sane Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 14)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Flirty Dancing (Table of Contents: 15)

Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

The Mad Guide to Cleaning Up Your #*!%&*@# Vocabulary (Table of Contents: 16)

Without a Swear in the World Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 17)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

The Phantom Menace - Scenes You Never Saw (Table of Contents: 18)

The Stills Are Alive Dept. / photo story / 3 pages (report information)

The Omahog Steaks Meats by Mail Catalogue (Table of Contents: 19)

The Loin King Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Mad's Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds (Table of Contents: 20)

Grieving Las Vegas Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

What Eagerly Anticipated Event is Finally Upon Us? (Table of Contents: 21)

Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Morning Feeding (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Drawn Out Dramas (Table of Contents: 23)

Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Mad Guide to Cleaning Up Your #!%&@# Vocabulary (Table of Contents: 16)