MAD Special [MAD Super Special] #18

(1975)

The Nostalgic Mad No. 4 (Table of Contents)

Mad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

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Genre:

Humor; Satire

Characters:

Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #7 (October-November 1953)

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Comic-book insert

Shermlock Shomes! (Table of Contents)

Crime Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Elder

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Genre:

Humor; Satire

Characters:

Dr. Whatsit; Shermlock Shomes

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #7 (October-November 1953)

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Spoof of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes;
comic book insert

Wild 1/2 (Table of Contents)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Wally Wood

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Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Marlon Branflakes

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #15 (September 1954) [Confirm: direction of reprint]

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Parody of the Marlon Brando movie "The Wild One";
comic book insert

Lone Stranger Rides Again! (Table of Contents)

Western Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Jack Davis

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Genre:

Humor; Western

Characters:

Lone Stranger; Pronto

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #8 (December 1953-January 1954)

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Take-off on Fran Striker's The Lone Ranger;
comic book insert

William M. Gaines (Alias Melvin) (Table of Contents)

The EC "Publisher of the Issue" / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

Humor; Biography

Characters:

William M. Gaines

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #5 (June - July 1953)

Starchie (Table of Contents)

Teen-Age Comics Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Elder

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Genre:

Humor; Satire

Characters:

Starchie; Bottleneck; Mr. Weathernot; Salonica;
Biddy; Wedgie Van Smelt

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #12 (June 1954)

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Parody of Archie; comic book insert

Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (Table of Contents)

Mad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #20 (February 1955) [Confirm: direction of reprint]

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Comic book insert

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents)

Mad / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils:

Bill Elder; Wally Wood; Jack Davis

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor; Satire

Characters:

Dr. Whatsit; Shermlock Shomes; Bottleneck; Starchie; Marlon Branflakes; Lone Stranger

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Reprints images on front cover (from 1950s issues)

Mad Final Episodes of Some Long-Running TV Shows (Table of Contents)

Wind-Up Ploys Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

Lou Silverstone

Pencils:

Angelo Torres

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Angelo Torres

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor; Satire

Characters:

Frank; Major Hoolihan; Klinger; Radar; Columbo;
Matt Dillon; Festus; Doc; Kwai Chang Caine; Archie
Bunker; Edith Bunker; Mike Stivic; Gloria Stivic;
George Jefferson

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Spoofs "M*A*S*H," "Columbo," "Gunsmoke," "Kung Fu"
and "All in the Family"

How Today's "Special Interest" Pressure Groups Would Rewrite the Constitution (Table of Contents)

The Whims of Change Dept. / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

William Garvin

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Typeset

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Humor

A Portfolio of Mad Good News-Bad News Photo Silhouettes (Table of Contents)

Pair-Shaped Dept. / filler / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

Arnoldo Franchioni

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Arnoldo Franchioni

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Marlon Brando; Beatles; Charlie Chaplin; Jerry Lewis

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Photos supplied by Wide World; U.P.I.

The Marvelous Mad De-Coding Machine (Table of Contents)

The Reel Meaning Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Stan Hart

Pencils:

Jack Rickard

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Jack Rickard

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

Spell It Like It Is (Table of Contents)

Alphabetterment Dept. / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Norman Miller

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

Shmoe (Table of Contents)

Hippie Hunting Ground Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

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Mort Drucker

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor; Satire

Characters:

Melistless Compost; Hank; Bull Compost; Shmoe;
Spiro Agnew (cameo)

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)

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Spoof of 1970 motion picture "Joe," starring Peter
Boyle

Recruiting Posters Through History (Table of Contents)

A Hitch in Time Dept. / filler / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Paul Peter Porges

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

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George Woodbridge

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146 (October 1971)

The Very First Musical Instrument (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Dept. Part 1 / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146 (October 1971)

What They Say ... and What It Really Means (Table of Contents)

Double-Talk Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

George Hart

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #137 (September 1970)

Answers to Children's Letters--From Santa (Table of Contents)

Escape Claus Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dick DeBartolo; Donald K. Epstein

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United Press International (Photograph)

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United Press International (Photograph)

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Typeset

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Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)

The Lighter Side of ... Love (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Dave Berg

Pencils:

Dave Berg

Inks:

Dave Berg

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #142 (April 1971)

Condolence Cards for Business and Professional Tragedies (Table of Contents)

Postal Mortems Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Paul Coker, Jr.

Inks:

Paul Coker, Jr.

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)

One Hot Summer Morning (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Dept. Part 2 / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)

A Mad Look at Pet Owners (Table of Contents)

Burden of Beasts Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Stan Hart

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)

Meet Sudhir Dar (Table of Contents)

New Delhi-catessen Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Sudhir Dar

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Sudhir Dar

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Sudhir Dar

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)

Mad's Reality Street (Table of Contents)

Opened Sesame Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor; Satire

Characters:

Dirty Bird; Curt; Ornery; Cake Monster; Scary

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146 (October 1971)

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Satire of television's "Sesame Street"

Modern Art (Table of Contents)

Hung Up Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Max Brandel

Pencils:

Irving Schild (Photograph)

Inks:

Irving Schild (Photograph)

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)

The Psychology of Snoring (Table of Contents)

Sleeper Play Dept. / filler / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Frank Jacobs

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?

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #141 (March 1971)

One Morning on Main Street (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Dept. Part 3 / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)

Excuses, Excuses! (Table of Contents)

Straddle Defense Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dick DeBartolo; Donald K. Epstein

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

Inks:

George Woodbridge

Letters:

Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #145 (September 1971)

A Collection of Mad X-Rayvings (Table of Contents)

Everything's Coming Up Sub Rosa Dept. / filler / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Don Edwing

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)

The Lighter Side of ... Living Space (Table of Contents)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dave Berg

Pencils:

Dave Berg

Inks:

Dave Berg

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)

Future Shock (Table of Contents)

Seer Sucker Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)

The Mad Orthodontia Primer (Table of Contents)

Chewing Glum Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Paul Coker, Jr.

Inks:

Paul Coker, Jr.

Letters:

Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #145 (September 1971)

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

Joke and Dagger Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Anthony Prohias

Pencils:

Anthony Prohias

Inks:

Anthony Prohias

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Genre:

Humor

The New Army (Table of Contents)

Gung Ho-Hum Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Letters:

Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)

Congressional Off-the-Record (Table of Contents)

Senate and House Organ Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Lou Silverstone

Pencils:

Irving Schild (Photographs)

Inks:

Irving Schild (Photographs)

Letters:

Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)

A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Recording Studio (Table of Contents)

Inside-Ouch Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Earle Doud

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Letters:

Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)

If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People (Table of Contents)

Adding a New Wrinkle Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

?

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Genre:

Humor; Satire

Characters:

Charlie Brown; Schroeder; Lucy Van Pelt; Pigpen;
Linus Van Pelt; Violet; Snoopy; Woodstock

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)

A Mad Look at Water Beds (Table of Contents)

Asleep on the Deep Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Paul Peter Porges

Pencils:

Paul Peter Porges

Inks:

Paul Peter Porges

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)

An Italian Robin Catching a Worm (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Dept. Part 4 / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

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Genre:

Humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)

The Trauma of '42 (Table of Contents)

Three to Get Ready Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

Stan Hart

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Humor; Satire

Characters:

Wormy; Mrs. Pushover

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)

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Satire of motion picture "Summer of '42"

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

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Typeset

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Genre:

Humor

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Inside Back Cover (full color)

The Four Horsemen of the Metropolis (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Jack Thurston

Inks:

Jack Thurston

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Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Drugs; Graft; Pollution; Slums

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146 (October 1971)

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Back Cover