Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #37

(Winter 1981)

One Night in the Big City (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee (credited)

Pencils

Al Jaffee (credited, signed)

Inks

Al Jaffee (credited, signed)

Colors

Al Jaffee (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A woman finds a magic lamp on the street.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #192 (July 1977)

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Departments (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés

Inks

Sergio Aragonés

Letters

typeset

King Korn (Table of Contents: 3)

Kong-Phew Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Harry North (credited)

Inks

Harry North (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Jeff Bridges [as Hack Pressclot]; Charles Grodin [as Fraud Winsome]; Jessica Lange [as Wanda/Dawn]

Synopsis

In a parody of the film remake "King Kong," an oil exploration search team pair with a stowaway anthropologist and a rescued castaway and encounter a hundred foot tall ape.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #192 (July 1977)

One Night on Skull Island (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

King Kong

Synopsis

King Kong finds a new use for his native sacrifice.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #192 (July 1977)

A Mad Look at King Kong (Table of Contents: 5)

Kong-Two Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

King Kong

Synopsis

Series of cartoons satirizing the film "King Kong".

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #192 (July 1977)

Famous People's Telephone Answering Machine Messages (Table of Contents: 6)

Fone-Bonus Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #193 (September 1977)

Inventions We'd Like to See (Table of Contents: 7)

Necessity for that Mother Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Peter Porges (credited)

Pencils

Al Jaffee (credited)

Inks

Al Jaffee (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Examples of helpful inventions that don't yet exist.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #196 (January 1978)

You Don't Give a %#*&!*? What Other People Think When... (Table of Contents: 8)

Up Theirs! Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Marc Bilgrey (credited) (idea); Larry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Bob Jones (credited)

Inks

Bob Jones (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Examples of people who refuse to follow popular convention.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #191 (June 1977)

The Lighter Side of Winning (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Dave Berg (credited)

Pencils

Dave Berg (credited)

Inks

Dave Berg (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

People handling victory with humorous lack of grace.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #189 (March 1977)

Early One Morning in South America (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #195 (December 1977)

We'd Like to See the Day When... (Table of Contents: 11)

We Should Live So Long Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Lou Silverstone (credited)

Pencils

Jack Davis (credited)

Inks

Jack Davis (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Scenes of annoying people getting their just desserts.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #191 (June 1977)

A Mad Look at Sun 'n' Surf (Table of Contents: 12)

Beach Nuts Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Peter Porges (credited)

Pencils

Paul Peter Porges (credited)

Inks

Paul Peter Porges (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #194 (October 1977)

Mad Map of the U.S.A. (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

If Today's Sex Symbols Weren't in Show Biz (Table of Contents: 14)

A Star Is Shorn Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Lou Silverstone (credited)

Pencils

Harry North (credited)

Inks

Harry North (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Telly Savalas; Cher; Dean Martin; Alice Cooper; Paul Williams; Barbra Streisand; Henry Winkler; Ron Howard

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #194 (October 1977)

Zappy Endings We'd Like to See (Table of Contents: 15)

Revenge Is Mime Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Peter Porges (credited)

Pencils

Jack Davis (credited)

Inks

Jack Davis (credited)

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #195 (December 1977)

One Tuesday Morning on Main Street (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man reports a vandalized phone booth to the phone company.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #190 (April 1977)

Mad's "Religious Cult Leader" of the Year (Table of Contents: 17)

A Moon for the Misbegotten Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lou Silverstone (credited)

Pencils

George Woodbridge (credited)

Inks

George Woodbridge (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Mike Malice; Reverend Loony

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #194 (October 1977)

American Jokes They're Telling in Poland (Table of Contents: 18)

The Joke's on U.S. Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs (credited)

Pencils

Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)

Inks

Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A series of jokes satirizing stereotypical American life.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #189 (March 1977)

Hospital (Table of Contents: 19)

Mad’s “Realistic” Board Games Dept. / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hospital rules

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #196 (January 1978)

Indexer Notes

Board game.

Marathon Mess (Table of Contents: 20)

Thou Shalt Not Drill Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Hart (credited)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (credited, signed)

Inks

Mort Drucker (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Dustin Hoffman [as Boob]; Laurence Olivier [as Schmel]; Roy Scheider [as Doc]; William Devane [as the FBI Agent]

Synopsis

Parody of the film "Marathon Man"; a nebbish stumbles onto a Nazi war criminal in hiding.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #191 (June 1977)

One Day in Egypt (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

While excavating around a pyramid, archaeologists make a startling discovery.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #191 (June 1977)

Casey at the Talks (Table of Contents: 22)

How Much Is on First? Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs (credited)

Pencils

Jack Davis (credited)

Inks

Jack Davis (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Casey

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #193 (September 1977)

Indexer Notes

Updated version of Ernest Lawrence Thayer's famous poem "Casey at the Bat"

The Lighter Side of Mornings (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Dave Berg (credited)

Pencils

Dave Berg (credited)

Inks

Dave Berg (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The trials of getting up in the morning.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #192 (July 1977)

One Morning in a Courtroom (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

An attorney makes an overly aggressive summation.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #189 (March 1977)

Top Secret Minutes of Top Secret Meetings (Table of Contents: 25)

Exposed Nerds Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Koch (credited)

Pencils

Harry North (credited)

Inks

Harry North (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

Meeting minutes from organizations that don't want their actions made public.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #190 (April 1977)

When You're Poor...and...When You're Rich (Table of Contents: 26)

Status Quotes Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs (credited)

Pencils

Jack Davis (credited)

Inks

Jack Davis (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Examples of how your social status affects the way your behavior is labeled.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #190 (April 1977)

[Plane with Machine Guns] (Table of Contents: 27)

Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Antonio Prohías (signed)

Pencils

Antonio Prohías (signed)

Inks

Antonio Prohías (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; spy

Characters

White Spy; Black Spy

Synopsis

The White Spy booby traps his own airplane to catch the Black Spy.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #195 (December 1977)

Churlie's Angles (Table of Contents: 28)

Private-Eyefuls Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Lou Silverstone (credited)

Pencils

Angelo Torres (credited)

Inks

Angelo Torres (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Boresly; Saccharina; Killy; Jolly; Lynda Carter; Lindsay Wagner; Telly Savalas; Robert Blake; Angie Dickinson; Cindy Williams; Penny Marshall

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #193 (September 1977)

Indexer Notes

Parody of television series "Charlie's Angels"

One Wednesday Evening in a Restaurant Men's Room (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #193 (September 1977)

What's the One Thing Oil-rich Sheiks Have No Intention of Fueling in Their Own Lands? (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

Al Jaffee (credited)

Pencils

Al Jaffee (credited)

Inks

Al Jaffee (credited)

Colors

Al Jaffee (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

Answer: Liberty's Torch.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #195 (December 1977)

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

I Want, Too (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Pencils

Norman Mingo (signed as James Montgomery Mingo) (painting)

Inks

Norman Mingo (signed as James Montgomery Mingo) (painting)

Colors

Norman Mingo (signed as James Montgomery Mingo) (painting)

Letters

Norman Mingo

Genre

advocacy; humor

Synopsis

A woman, dressed as Uncle Sam, demands equal rights.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #182 (April 1976)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

A Mad Pictorial Map of the United States (Table of Contents: 32)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)

Colors

?

Letters

Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)