Mad
#101
(March 1966)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.30 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1965-12-28 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- In class, Alfred hides a copy of Shakespeare's plays inside of his copy of Mad.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (Williams Förlags AB, 1960 series) #5/1966 -
in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #33 (October 2023)
-
Indexer Notes
Infinity cover.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- Bill Gaines (credited as William M. Gaines)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Filed Oct. 1, 1965; Listed owners: E.C. Publications; National Periodical Publications; J.S. Liebowitz; P.N. Sampliner; Irwin Donelfeld; S.U. Sampliner; Sonia Iger; Estate of Harry Donelfeld, all of 575 Lexington Avenue, New York City, NY, 10022; Publisher: William M. Gaines; Editor: Albert Feldstein; Total paid circulation, avg 12 months: 1,532,926.
The Mad Suburban Primer
Frightening Developments Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The drawbacks of living in the suburbs, presented as a child's primer.
- Reprints
- in The Ridiculously Expensive Mad (The World Publishing Company, 1969 series) (October 1969)
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #55 (November 1973)
-
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
When Teenagers Take Over TV Completely
Video a Go Go Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Paul McCartney; Jim McKay; Chet Huntley; David Brinkley, Curt Gowdy; Bill Flemming
- Synopsis
- If standard television show genres are recast and reworked to appeal to teens.
- Reprints
At the Elevators
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man tries to board an elevator.
- Reprints
Voyage to See What's On the Bottom
Sub-Standard Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Richard Basehart [as Adm. Nielsen]; David Hedison [as Capt. Crane]; Terry Becker [as Chief Sharkey]
- Synopsis
- Parody of the "Voyage To the Bottom of the Sea" TV series; two incompetent naval officers investigate the death of a crew member aboard a hamster-powered submarine.
Indexer Notes
On page 2, the Admiral has Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw on his television monitor.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy tries to put the Black Spy under video surveillance.
- Reprints
The Mad Treasury of Unknown Poetry
Verse of the People Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- David Janssen [as Dr. Richard Kimble]; Wilt Chamberlain
- Synopsis
- Modern trials and eccentricities expressed in poem form.
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of Shopping
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- The ironies and aggravations of shopping are portrayed.
One Day in the Pasture
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A cow is annoyed by an ant.
- Reprints
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
-
in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #45 (Winter 1983)
-
Badge & Billy
Law Enfarcement Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A niche magazine for people in law enforcement.
Mad's Puzzle Page
Lame-Brain Games Dept. / activity / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Various puzzles that can't logically be solved.
- Reprints
Intimidations and Antidotes
The Ploy's the Thing Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Strategies to counteract intimidating situations.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy booby-traps a shoe.
College Programs to Develop Masters of Mediocrity
Summa Cum Lazy Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Donald D. Shandler
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- College courses designed to churn out minimally-skilled graduates.
- Reprints
The Sinpiper
Dirty Birds Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Elizabeth Taylor [as Lurid Reynard]; Richard Burton [as Dr. Egbert Hooey]; Eva Marie Saint [as Clear Hooey]; Charles Bronson [as the angry beatnik sculptor]; Morgan Mason [as Denny Reynard]; Eddie Fisher
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "The Sandpiper," a married priest is attracted to a shallow single mother and has a clandestine affair with her where they talk endlessly about nothing.
- Reprints
Another Great Bank Robbery
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man robs the wrong kind of bank.
- Reprints
- in The Recycled Mad (Paperback Library, 1972 series) #32 (1966)
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
- in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)
-
How Do Bosses Plan To Celebrate Future Office Xmas Parties
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A prediction of future technological dominance.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
The Day the Wrong Giant Came Out of the Washer
Mad's Great Moments in Advertising / photo story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Parody of laundry soap television ads; Instead of the giant hand lunging from the washing machine holding a bottle of the laundry soap, the Jolly Green Giant's hand lunges from the washing machine holding a can of corn.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
The Mad Suburban Primer
Frightening Developments Dept. -
3.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
4.
When Teenagers Take Over TV Completely
Video a Go Go Dept. -
5.
At the Elevators
Don Martin Dept. -
6.
Voyage to See What's On the Bottom
Sub-Standard Dept. -
7.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
8.
The Mad Treasury of Unknown Poetry
Verse of the People Dept. -
9.
The Lighter Side of Shopping
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
10.
One Day in the Pasture
Don Martin Dept. -
11.
Badge & Billy
Law Enfarcement Dept. -
12.
Mad's Puzzle Page
Lame-Brain Games Dept. -
13.
Intimidations and Antidotes
The Ploy's the Thing Dept. -
14.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
15.
College Programs to Develop Masters of Mediocrity
Summa Cum Lazy Dept. -
16.
The Sinpiper
Dirty Birds Dept. -
17.
Another Great Bank Robbery
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
How Do Bosses Plan To Celebrate Future Office Xmas Parties
Mad Fold-In -
19.
The Day the Wrong Giant Came Out of the Washer
Mad's Great Moments in Advertising
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