(1975)
EC,
1970 Series
- Volume
- [1]
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 136
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); John Putnam (credited) (art director); Leonard Brenner (credited) (production); Jerry De Fuccio (credited) (associate editor); Nick Meglin (credited) (associate editor); Bill Gaines (credited as William M. Gaines) (publisher)
Issue Notes
Includes 36-page comic book insert reprinting stories from 1953 and 1954 issues. Indicia title "MAD Super Special."
Mad Super Special
Mad / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Elder; Wally Wood; Jack Davis
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Marlon Branflakes; Lone Stranger; Bottleneck; Starchie
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The Nostalgic Mad No. 4
Mad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #7 (October-November 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
Comic-book insert.
Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin, possibly based on an erroneous attribution to her for this cover’s original 1953 colors.
Shermlock Shomes!
Crime Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; crime
- Characters
- Dr. Whatsit; Shermlock Shomes
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #7 (October-November 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
Spoof of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes; comic book insert
Wild 1/2
Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Marlon Branflakes
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #15 (September 1954) [Confirm: direction of reprint]
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of the Marlon Brando movie "The Wild One"; comic book insert
Lone Stranger Rides Again!
Western Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier; satire-parody
- Characters
- Lone Stranger; Pronto
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #8 (December 1953-January 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
Take-off on Fran Striker's The Lone Ranger; comic book insert
William M. Gaines (Alias Melvin)
The EC "Publisher of the Issue" / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; biography
- Characters
- William M. Gaines
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #5 (June-July 1953)
-
Starchie
Teen-Age Comics Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; teen
- Characters
- Starchie; Bottleneck; Mr. Weathernot; Salonica; Biddy; Wedgie Van Smelt
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #12 (June 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of Archie; comic book insert
Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad
Mad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #20 (February 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Comic book insert
[Table of Contents]
Mad / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Elder; Wally Wood; Jack Davis
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Dr. Whatsit; Shermlock Shomes; Bottleneck; Starchie; Marlon Branflakes; Lone Stranger
Indexer Notes
Reprints images on front cover (from 1950s issues)
Mad Final Episodes of Some Long-Running TV Shows
Wind-Up Ploys Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Major Frank Burns; Major Hoolihan; Cpl. Max Klinger; Radar O’Reilly; Columbo; Matt Dillon; Festus; Doc; Kwai Chang Caine; Archie Bunker; Edith Bunker; Mike Stivic; Gloria Stivic; George Jefferson
Indexer Notes
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
The Whims of Change Dept. / text article / 2 pages
- Script
- William Garvin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
A Portfolio of Mad Good News-Bad News Photo Silhouettes
Pair-Shaped Dept. / photo story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Marlon Brando; Beatles; Charlie Chaplin; Jerry Lewis
Indexer Notes
Photos supplied by Wide World; U.P.I.
Spell It Like It Is
Alphabetterment Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #86 ([June 1976])
-
Shmoe
Hippie Hunting Ground Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Melistless Compost; Hank; Bull Compost; Shmoe; Spiro Agnew (cameo)
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Joe," an upper class father murders the drug addict boyfriend of his daughter, then teams up with a borderline psychotic construction worker to search the city's counterculture hangouts for his missing daughter.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Spoof of 1970 motion picture "Joe," starring Peter Boyle
Recruiting Posters Through History
A Hitch in Time Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146 (October 1971)
-
The Very First Musical Instrument
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146 (October 1971)
-
What They Say ... and What It Really Means
Double-Talk Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #137 (September 1970)
-
Answers to Children's Letters--From Santa
Escape Claus Dept. / photo story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo; Don Epstein (credited as Donald K. Epstein)
- Pencils
- United Press International (Photograph)
- Inks
- United Press International (Photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #142 (April 1971), #148 (January 1972)
-
The Lighter Side of ... Love
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #142 (April 1971)
-
Condolence Cards for Business and Professional Tragedies
Postal Mortems Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)
-
One Hot Summer Morning
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)
-
A Mad Look at Pet Owners
Burden of Beasts Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)
-
Meet Sudhir Dar
New Delhi-catessen Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)
-
Mad's Reality Street
Opened Sesame Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Dirty Bird; Curt; Ornery; Cake Monster; Scary
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV show "Sesame Street," local residents and puppets try to teach simple lessons amid the decay and danger of an inner city slum neighborhood block.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146 (October 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Satire of television's "Sesame Street"
Modern Art
Hung Up Dept. / photo story / 1 page
- Script
- Max Brandel
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (Photograph)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (Photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)
-
The Psychology of Snoring
Sleeper Play Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #141 (March 1971)
-
One Morning on Main Street
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)
-
Excuses, Excuses!
Straddle Defense Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo; Don Epstein (credited as Donald K. Epstein)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge
- Inks
- George Woodbridge
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #145 (September 1971)
-
A Collection of Mad X-Rayvings
Everything's Coming Up Sub Rosa Dept. / cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)
-
The Lighter Side of ... Living Space
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)
-
Future Shock
Seer Sucker Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)
-
The Mad Orthodontia Primer
Chewing Glum Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #145 (September 1971)
-
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy thinks he's sabotaged The Black Spy's ability to retaliate.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)
-
The New Army
Gung Ho-Hum Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)
-
Congressional Off-the-Record
Senate and House Organ Dept. / photo story / 5 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (Photographs)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (Photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)
-
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Recording Studio
Inside-Ouch Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #37 (Mai 1972)
-
If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People
Adding a New Wrinkle Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Charlie Brown; Schroeder; Lucy Van Pelt; Pigpen; Linus Van Pelt; Violet; Snoopy; Woodstock
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)
-
A Mad Look at Water Beds
Asleep on the Deep Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)
-
An Italian Robin Catching a Worm
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)
-
The Trauma of '42
Three to Get Ready Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Wormy; Mrs. Pushover
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Satire of motion picture "Summer of '42"
What Is Fast Becoming the Only Place to See Rare Vanishing Animal Species?
Mad Fold-In / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Answer: On a woman's back.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #143 (June 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside Back Cover (full color)
The Four Horsemen of the Metropolis
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Drugs; Graft; Pollution; Slums
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146 (October 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Back Cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Mad Super Special
Mad -
1.
The Nostalgic Mad No. 4
Mad -
2.
Shermlock Shomes!
Crime Dept. -
3.
Wild 1/2
Hollywood Dept. -
4.
Lone Stranger Rides Again!
Western Dept. -
5.
William M. Gaines (Alias Melvin)
The EC "Publisher of the Issue" -
6.
Starchie
Teen-Age Comics Dept. -
7.
Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad
Mad -
8.
[Table of Contents]
Mad -
9.
Mad Final Episodes of Some Long-Running TV Shows
Wind-Up Ploys Dept. -
10.
How Today's "Special Interest" Pressure Groups Would Rewrite the Constitution
The Whims of Change Dept. -
11.
A Portfolio of Mad Good News-Bad News Photo Silhouettes
Pair-Shaped Dept. -
12.
The Marvelous Mad De-Coding Machine
The Reel Meaning Dept. -
13.
Spell It Like It Is
Alphabetterment Dept. -
14.
Shmoe
Hippie Hunting Ground Dept. -
15.
Recruiting Posters Through History
A Hitch in Time Dept. -
16.
The Very First Musical Instrument
Don Martin Dept. -
17.
What They Say ... and What It Really Means
Double-Talk Dept. -
18.
Answers to Children's Letters--From Santa
Escape Claus Dept. -
19.
The Lighter Side of ... Love
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
20.
Condolence Cards for Business and Professional Tragedies
Postal Mortems Dept. -
21.
One Hot Summer Morning
Don Martin Dept. -
22.
A Mad Look at Pet Owners
Burden of Beasts Dept. -
23.
Meet Sudhir Dar
New Delhi-catessen Dept. -
24.
Mad's Reality Street
Opened Sesame Dept. -
25.
Modern Art
Hung Up Dept. -
26.
The Psychology of Snoring
Sleeper Play Dept. -
27.
One Morning on Main Street
Don Martin Dept. -
28.
Excuses, Excuses!
Straddle Defense Dept. -
29.
A Collection of Mad X-Rayvings
Everything's Coming Up Sub Rosa Dept. -
30.
The Lighter Side of ... Living Space
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
31.
Future Shock
Seer Sucker Dept. -
32.
The Mad Orthodontia Primer
Chewing Glum Dept. -
33.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
34.
The New Army
Gung Ho-Hum Dept. -
35.
Congressional Off-the-Record
Senate and House Organ Dept. -
36.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Recording Studio
Inside-Ouch Dept. -
37.
If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People
Adding a New Wrinkle Dept. -
38.
A Mad Look at Water Beds
Asleep on the Deep Dept. -
39.
An Italian Robin Catching a Worm
Don Martin Dept. -
40.
The Trauma of '42
Three to Get Ready Dept. -
41.
What Is Fast Becoming the Only Place to See Rare Vanishing Animal Species?
Mad Fold-In -
42.
The Four Horsemen of the Metropolis
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