(1972)
EC,
1970 Series
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); Jerry De Fuccio (credited) (associate editor); Nick Meglin (credited) (associate editor); John Putnam (credited) (art director)
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Mad's Color Puzzle Page
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Satire of comic book activity pages; Find things beginning with the letter 'a', color the picture, find the number in the colored dots, and determine which two pictures are the same.
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #126 (April 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
201 Minutes of a Space Idiocy
Slab-Schtick Comedy Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Kier Dullea [as Bowtie]; Gary Lockwood [as Poop]; William Sylvester [as Dr. Haywire]; Leonard Rossiter [as Dr. Smyles]
- Synopsis
- Parody of the film "2001: A Space Odessey"; two astronauts are sent to investigate a monolith found on the moon.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #125 (March 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Mort Drucker draws one of the apes dancing around the monolith with Fred Flintstone's face.
Mad about Fashion Fads
Hem and Haw-Haw Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Ronnie Nathan (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Satirical essay in verse form about the fashion industry.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #123 (December 1968)
-
Mad's 'Practical' New Car Designed to Eliminate Owner Aggravation
Auto-Suggestion Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- David Gantz (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Another Sickening Collection of Mad Greeting Cards
Sad Tidings Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Earle Doud (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
The Conservative Dream
Right on! Dept. / photo story / 2 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Pencils
- Wide World (photographs)
- Inks
- Wide World (photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
What Politicians Say...
Forked Tongue Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
More Mad Namelies
Hah-Monicker Dept. / illustration / 3 pages
- Pencils
- Max Brandel (credited)
- Inks
- Max Brandel (credited)
- Letters
- Max Brandel (credited)
- Genre
- humor
If the President Were Chosen Like 'Miss America'
Electorate Circus Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Earle Doud (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Bert Parks [as Bert Smirk]; Dick Gregory [as Gregory Dick]; Otto Preminger [as Otto Promiser]; Woody Allen; Eugene McCarthy; Nelson Rockefeller; George Wallace; Hubert Humphrey; Richard Nixon; June Lockhart [as June Lockliver]; Ronald Reagan; Lyndon Johnson
- Synopsis
- The 1968 Presidential campaign is represented as a beauty pageant.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #127 (June 1969)
-
Don Martin on the Golf Course
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Golfers experience odd occurrences on the links.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #125 (March 1969)
-
- Keywords
- golf
Further Adventures of the Red Baron, or "Security Ist Ein Grounded Beaglehundt"
Herr of the Dog Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- The Red Baron; Snoopy [as the Famous World War One Flying Ace]
- Synopsis
- The recurring clashes of Snoopy and the Red Baron, told from the Red Baron's point of view and drawn to approximate Charles Schultz's comic strip style.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #127 (June 1969)
-
[Toy Boat Decoy]
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- Black Spy; White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy puts a toy boat on a string into a storm drain. The Black Spy investigates and follows the boat right into the White Spy's trap.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #126 (April 1969)
-
The Lighter Side of High School Football
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of the ridiculous side of high school football games and the people who attend them.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #123 (December 1968)
-
Casey at the Dice
Oy-Vegas Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the poem "Casey at the Bat," a famous craps player tries to beat a table on a hot streak.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #124 (January 1969)
-
A Mad Look at Bugs 'n Worms 'n Things
Down to Earth Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Various humorous examples of insects interacting with their environment.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #124 (January 1969)
-
MafiaCo Incorporated
Profit and Lawless Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Corporate stockholders report on the previous year's profits and losses for a crime organization.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #124 (January 1969)
-
Horrifying Cliches [Part 6]
Spooking From Pictures Dept. / cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- Phil Hahn (credited); Neal Barbera (credited); May Sakami (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Common phrases given horrific visualizations.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #122 (October 1968)
-
A Mad Look at Sex Education in the Schools
Who's Minding the Stork Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Speculation of the possible effects of sex education being taught in elementary school.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #125 (March 1969)
-
Mad's Book Publisher of the Year
Garbage Disposal Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Mad interviews a shady book publisher.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #125 (March 1969)
-
On the Set
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A film director tries to compensate for the height disparity of his two actors.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #123 (December 1968)
-
Mad's Follow-up Report on Progress
Patent-Panning Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of how technological progress hasn't necessarily made life better.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #124 (January 1969)
-
[S.O.S.]
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- Black Spy; White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy sends out an S.O.S. The White Spy responds, intending to bomb the Black Spy's raft, but the raft is a decoy for a vessel which shoots the White Spy's plane out of the sky.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #125 (March 1969)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #97 (Late Spring 1994)
-
One Day in Baghdad
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A rookie snake charmer gets the wrong end of a cobra.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #124 (January 1969)
-
You Know You've Really Made It When...
Status-Sphere Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Ridgeway (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of signs that you now lead a successful life.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #125 (March 1969)
-
The Typical "Success Story"
Double Standard of Living Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- John Garfield [as Joey]; Lee J. Cobb [as Pop]; Shirley Booth [as Shirley]; Dustin Hoffman [as Ricky]; David Niven [as Dad]; Mia Farrow [as the Hippie Chick]; Candace Bergen [as Samantha]
- Synopsis
- Comparison of films with the plot of a young man searching for personal fulfillment, one made in the forties and the other made in the sixties.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #126 (April 1969)
-
In What Battle Zone Are the Most Shocking Atrocities Being Committed?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Al Jaffee
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- There's a battle being waged that's more bloody and vicious than the one in Vietnam.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #123 (December 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
The 60-Second Disappointment
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (credited) (photo)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (credited) (photo)
- Colors
- Irving Schild (credited) (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Polaroid print ads; An instant photo isn't worth much if it doesn't develop properly.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #127 (June 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The TV Guise Fall Preview
-
1.
Mad's Color Puzzle Page
-
2.
Departments
-
3.
201 Minutes of a Space Idiocy
Slab-Schtick Comedy Dept. -
4.
Mad about Fashion Fads
Hem and Haw-Haw Dept. -
5.
Mad's 'Practical' New Car Designed to Eliminate Owner Aggravation
Auto-Suggestion Dept. -
6.
You and Your Big Mouth!
Tongue in Check Dept. -
7.
Another Sickening Collection of Mad Greeting Cards
Sad Tidings Dept. -
8.
The Conservative Dream
Right on! Dept. -
9.
What Politicians Say...
Forked Tongue Dept. -
10.
More Mad Namelies
Hah-Monicker Dept. -
11.
If the President Were Chosen Like 'Miss America'
Electorate Circus Dept. -
12.
Don Martin on the Golf Course
Don Martin Dept. -
13.
Further Adventures of the Red Baron, or "Security Ist Ein Grounded Beaglehundt"
Herr of the Dog Dept. -
14.
[Toy Boat Decoy]
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
15.
The Lighter Side of High School Football
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
16.
Casey at the Dice
Oy-Vegas Dept. -
17.
A Mad Look at Bugs 'n Worms 'n Things
Down to Earth Dept. -
18.
MafiaCo Incorporated
Profit and Lawless Dept. -
19.
Horrifying Cliches [Part 6]
Spooking From Pictures Dept. -
20.
A Mad Look at Sex Education in the Schools
Who's Minding the Stork Dept. -
21.
Mad's Book Publisher of the Year
Garbage Disposal Dept. -
22.
On the Set
Don Martin Dept. -
23.
Mad's Follow-up Report on Progress
Patent-Panning Dept. -
24.
[S.O.S.]
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
25.
One Day in Baghdad
Don Martin Dept. -
26.
You Know You've Really Made It When...
Status-Sphere Dept. -
27.
The Typical "Success Story"
Double Standard of Living Dept. -
28.
In What Battle Zone Are the Most Shocking Atrocities Being Committed?
Mad Fold-In -
29.
The 60-Second Disappointment
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