(1977)
EC,
1970 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 100
- 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)
Issue Notes
Includes 16 smaller pages with diplomas.
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A Moving Jungle Tale
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; jungle; satire-parody
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]
- Synopsis
- Tarzan meets an African jungle god.
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #158 (April 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Milking of the Planet That Went Ape
Monkey Big Business Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Arnie Kogen (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #157 (March 1973)
-
Graffiti Through History
Marking Time Dept. / cartoon / 3 pages
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Historical scenes are marred by malicious or satirical graffiti.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #163 (December 1973)
-
One Day in the North Woods
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two lumberjacks drop their trees in the wrong spots.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #160 (July 1973)
-
The Mad Car-Owners Hate Book
Car Sick Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of the aggravations of owning a car.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #154 (October 1972)
-
The Lighter Side of Spectators
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of the less admirable aspects of people who watch.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #159 (June 1973)
-
One Afternoon in Switzerland
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A tourist uses a pay telescope to view the Alps.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #161 (September 1973)
-
Rewriting Your Way to a Ph.D.
Symbol English Dept. / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- How-to guide on submitting revised versions of the same topic to satisfy graduating grade levels in the educational system.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #158 (April 1973)
-
[Waterfall Escape]
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
- White Spy; Black Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy attempts to avoid going over a waterfall but the White Spy has booby-trapped a nearby tree.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #157 (March 1973)
-
A Mad Look at Weddings
The Wed Menace Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of embarrassing or unusual incidents at wedding ceremonies.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #160 (July 1973)
-
Mad's Corporate Ecologist of the Year
Environmentally Disturbed Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Mad interviews the head of a corporation lauded for its pro-ecology efforts.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #160 (July 1973)
-
One Evening at a Masquerade Party
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man in a bunny costume tries to pick up a woman in a horse costume.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #158 (April 1973)
-
Planned Obsolescence in Everyday Products
A Worse Mousetrap Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of how everyday household products can be modified to break down sooner, forcing the consumer to buy more.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #159 (June 1973)
-
Spy Vs. Spy
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
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy thinks he's defused the Black Spy's booby trap.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #160 (July 1973)
-
Protest Songs for Life's Everyday Complaints
Refrain in the Neck Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The lyrics of sixties era protest songs are altered to more mundane subjects.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #161 (September 1973)
-
One Day on the Highway
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #157 (March 1973)
-
A High School Yearbook That Tells It Like It Really Is
Schoolduggery Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A yearbook from a less-than-stellar inner city high school that doesn't hide the warts.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #160 (July 1973)
-
Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow Knows
We Got Your Penumbra Dept. / cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of someone's shadow revealing things about them that isn't immediately obvious.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #159 (June 1973)
-
Distinctive Wedding Announcements
Ball-and-Chain Letters Dept. / text story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Wedding announcements geared to very specific demographics.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #160 (July 1973)
-
One Afternoon in the Northwest Territory
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two Native Americans sample some alcohol.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #162 (October 1973)
-
The Lighter Side of... Permissiveness
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dave Berg (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Dave Berg (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Dave Berg (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #157 (March 1973)
-
One Fine Day During the Civil War
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A cavalry officer is dishonorably cashiered out of the service.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #163 (December 1973)
-
Magazines For Neglected Sports
Games of Nil Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of niche magazines for cult games and sports.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #162 (October 1973)
-
When All Businesses Rely on Sales Promotion Gimmicks
Land of the Freebie Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Promotions and premiums for businesses usually not associated with such things.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #164 (January 1974)
-
Kung Fool
Chop Schtick Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- David Carradine [as Tame]; Keye Luke [as Master]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "Kung Fu," a fugitive Shaolin Monk roams the west demonstrating his physical superiority and his social naivete.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #164 (January 1974)
-
What Is the Worst Form of Capital Punishment?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- You don't have to be a criminal to suffer from Capital punishment.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #161 (September 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Keep America Beautiful
Another Mad Mini-Poster / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Mount Rushmore is covered in spray paint graffiti.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #160 (July 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
A Moving Jungle Tale
-
2.
Departments
-
3.
The Milking of the Planet That Went Ape
Monkey Big Business Dept. -
4.
Graffiti Through History
Marking Time Dept. -
5.
One Day in the North Woods
Don Martin Dept. -
6.
The Mad Car-Owners Hate Book
Car Sick Dept. -
7.
The Lighter Side of Spectators
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
8.
One Afternoon in Switzerland
Don Martin Dept. -
9.
Rewriting Your Way to a Ph.D.
Symbol English Dept. -
10.
[Waterfall Escape]
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
11.
A Mad Look at Weddings
The Wed Menace Dept. -
12.
[Diplomas and Certificates]
-
13.
Mad's Corporate Ecologist of the Year
Environmentally Disturbed Dept. -
14.
One Evening at a Masquerade Party
Don Martin Dept. -
15.
Planned Obsolescence in Everyday Products
A Worse Mousetrap Dept. -
16.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
17.
Protest Songs for Life's Everyday Complaints
Refrain in the Neck Dept. -
18.
One Day on the Highway
Don Martin Dept. -
19.
A High School Yearbook That Tells It Like It Really Is
Schoolduggery Dept. -
20.
Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow Knows
We Got Your Penumbra Dept. -
21.
Distinctive Wedding Announcements
Ball-and-Chain Letters Dept. -
22.
One Afternoon in the Northwest Territory
Don Martin Dept. -
23.
The Lighter Side of... Permissiveness
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
24.
One Fine Day During the Civil War
Don Martin Dept. -
25.
Magazines For Neglected Sports
Games of Nil Dept. -
26.
When All Businesses Rely on Sales Promotion Gimmicks
Land of the Freebie Dept. -
27.
Kung Fool
Chop Schtick Dept. -
28.
What Is the Worst Form of Capital Punishment?
Mad Fold-In -
29.
Keep America Beautiful
Another Mad Mini-Poster
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- Michael Hoskin
- Per Starbäck
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