MAD Special [MAD Super Special] #28

(Fall 1979)

Hoo-Hah... Hysteria Repeats Itselt Again! (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Information about the reprint of Mad #7 included with this issue.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Nostalgic Mad #7 (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #4 (April - May 1953)

Robinson Crusoe! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Will Elder (signed)

Inks:

Will Elder (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Robinson Crusoe; Joe Friday

Synopsis:

Parody of the novel Robinson Crusoe.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #13 (July 1954)

Prince Violent (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Colors:

Marie Severin ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Prince Violent; Maid Alota; King Arthur

Synopsis:

Prince Violent pursues Maid Alota, hacking many a foe before meeting her.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #13 (July 1954)

Restaurant! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder

Inks:

Bill Elder

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mr. Sturdley; Mrs. Sturdley; Smurdley Sturdley; junior Sturdley; baby Sturdley

Synopsis:

The deprivations the Sturdleys suffer at a typical Sunday restaurant outing.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #16 (October 1954)

The Face Upon the Floor! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Davis (plot); H. Antoine D'Arcy (original poem)

Pencils:

Jack Davis; Basil Wolverton (final panel)

Inks:

Jack Davis; Basil Wolverton (final panel)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

the vagabond

Synopsis:

An illustration of D'Arcy poem.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #10 (April 1954)

Indexer Notes

This is the text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations. Notes that the original poem title is The Face Upon The Barroom Floor.

The Hound of the Basketballs! (Table of Contents)

Shermlock Shomes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder

Inks:

Bill Elder

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Arty Morty (cameo); Pru Basketball; Coolidge Basketball (corpse); the devil

Synopsis:

Shermlock captures the hound that has cursed the Basketball family.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #16 (October 1954)

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder

Inks:

Bill Elder

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit

Indexer Notes

Illustration is from the Sherlock Shomes story.

New Mad Packaging Designs For Some Old Familiar Products (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnoldo Franchioni

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Packaging designs for everyday products.

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• From ?

The Castaway (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Argonès

Pencils:

Sergio Argonès

Inks:

Sergio Argonès

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A castaway on a desert island makes a boat.

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Angel of Misery Hospital Orientation Guidebook & Official Souvenir Program (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Jack Rickard

Inks:

Jack Rickard

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A guidebook to the Angel of Misery Hospital.

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Mad's Modernized Rebuses (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Clark

Pencils:

Henry Clark

Inks:

Henry Clark

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Humorous Rebus puzzles

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Mad's More Realistic City Monuments (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Hart

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Humorous city monuments that fit each city.

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• From ?

The Towering Sterno (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Dug Rivets; Dodger Summons; Fullip; Omolette

Synopsis:

A satire of the movie “The Towering Inferno”.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #177 (September 1975)

Don Martin Escapes ...From Prison... Almost! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Humorous cartoons about prison escape attempts

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

The Lighter Side / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Berg

Pencils:

Dave Berg

Inks:

Dave Berg

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Humorous cartoons about graduating from school.

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• From ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Antonio Prohias

Pencils:

Antonio Prohias

Inks:

Antonio Prohias

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

White Spy; Black Spy

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• From ?

A Second Mad Collection of Extremely Thin Books (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnie Kogen

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Humorous book titles.

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Zappers that History Forgot (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alen Robin

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

Inks:

George Woodbridge

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Adolf Hitler; Herman Goering; Nero; Prince Edward; Abraham Lincoln; Winston Churchill; General MacArthur; Benjamin Franklin; John F. Kennedy; John Paul Jones

Synopsis:

Humorous retorts to famous quotations.

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In-Case-Of-Emergency Cards for Special People (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Humorous In-Case-of-Emergency cards for select people.

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Future “No-Frills Air Travel” Gimmicks (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick DeBartolo; Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Humorous ways that airlines can save money.

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U.S. Commemorative Stamps That We'll Never Get To See (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Ed McMahon; Snoopy; Spiro T. Agnew

Synopsis:

Comedic versions of special stamps.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #179 (December 1975)

One Saturday Morning in a Supermarket (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A lady at a supermarket.

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• From ?

The Mad “Good News-Bad News” Book (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

Inks:

George Woodbridge

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

The Good and Bad in some of life's situations.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #174 (April 1975)

Publishers Closeout Sale (Table of Contents)

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Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Ads for really boring books.

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Mad's CIA Agent of the Year (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lou Silverstone

Pencils:

Paul Coker Jr.

Inks:

Paul Coker Jr.

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Agent Wasp; Miss Byez

Synopsis:

Miss Byez interviews a CIA agent.

Reprints:

• From ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Antonio Prohias

Pencils:

Antonio Prohias

Inks:

Antonio Prohias

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

White Spy; Black Spy

Reprints:

• From ?

A Mad Look at Super Heroes (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Argonès

Pencils:

Sergio Argonès

Inks:

Sergio Argonès

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Superman; Plastic Man; Batman; Wonder Woman; Captain Marvel; Flash; Captain America; Spider-Man; Green Lantern; Thor

Synopsis:

Humorous situations involving superheroes.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #177 (September 1975)

The Lighter Side of... Indoor and Outdoor Gardening (Table of Contents)

The Lighter Side / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Berg

Pencils:

Dave Berg

Inks:

Dave Berg

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Humorous observations on indoor and outdoor gardens.

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Ripoff Cafe Accessories, Inc. Restaurant Supply Catalogue (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Humorous Restaurant items.

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• From ?

Has Anybody Really Seen... (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Sharp

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

Inks:

George Woodbridge

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Sluggo; Mandrake; Dagwood Bumstead; Jiggs; Popeye; Dennis the Menace; Clark Kent

Synopsis:

Examples of things seen in comics and comic strips that are never seen in real life.

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Mad Devices Designed to Solve Our Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Problems (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Humorous devices to help smokers and non-smokers be in the same room together.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #177 (September 1975)

Professor Bleent and the Floon Beetle Expedition (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Professor Bleent finds a Floon Beetle.

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• From ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Colors:

Al Jaffee

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• From ?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

Who Goes Up... Must Come Down! (Table of Contents)

Mad Mini-Poster / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• From ?

Indexer Notes

back cover