Mad
#105
(September 1966)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.30 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1966-06-28 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Special Summer "Camp" Issue
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Adam West [as Batman]; Alfred E. Neuman [as Robin]
- Reprints
-
in Mad (Williams Förlags AB, 1960 series) #3/1967 -
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #6 (1968) -
in The Ridiculously Expensive Mad (The World Publishing Company, 1969 series) (October 1969) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #71 (Summer 1990)
- in Mad Presents Batman (EC, 2012 series) #1 (September 2012)
-
[no title indexed]
photo story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just another pretty face
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- The Rolling Stones [Mick Jagger; Keith Richard; Charlie Watts; Bill Wyman; Brian Jones]
- Synopsis
- Wire photo of a Rolling Stones press conference with a satirical word balloon added.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
West & East
Double Exposure Dept. / photo story / 3 pages
- Script
- Max Brandel
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Augusto Pinochet; Joe Louis; Fidel Castro; Nikita Kruschev; Stan Laurel; Oliver Hardy; Nikolai Lenin; Josef Stalin
- Synopsis
- Contrasting life in democracies and dictatorship through similarly laid out file photos of each society.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #5 (1968)
-
Bats-Man
Aide-de-"Camp" Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Adam West [as Bruce Swain and Bats-Man]; Burt Ward [as Gray Dickson and Sparrow]; Alan Napier [as Alfred]; Madge Blake [as Aunt Harriet]; Neil Hamilton [as Commissioner Gordon]; Stafford Repp [as Chief O'Hara]
- Synopsis
- Parody of the television show "Batman"; tired of his double identity ruining his love life, Sparrow attempts to murder Bats-Man.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #6 (1968)
- in The Ridiculously Expensive Mad (The World Publishing Company, 1969 series) (October 1969)
- in The Non-Violent Mad (Warner Books, 1972 series) #33 (86-110) (October 1975)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #34 (Spring 1981), #71 (Summer 1990)
- in Mad Batman Spectacular (EC, 1997 series) (July 1997)
- in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
- in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)
- in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
- in Mad Presents Batman (EC, 2012 series) #1 (September 2012)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #23 (February 2022)
-
One Day on the Bridge
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A good Samaritan tries to keep another man from committing suicide.
- Reprints
Future National Television Tests
Questionable Entertainment Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of national tests conducted via television taken too far.
- Reprints
- in The Non-Violent Mad (Warner Books, 1972 series) #33 (86-110) (October 1975)
-
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Humorous drawings placed in the margins of random pages.
The Lighter Side of Traveling
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Collection of cartoons with a travel theme.
- Reprints
- in The Non-Violent Mad (Warner Books, 1972 series) #33 (86-110) (October 1975)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #97 (Late Spring 1994)
-
Mad Licenses
Give 'em the Double-O Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jackie Gleason; Dean Rusk; Buddy Ebsen [as Jed Clampett]; Irene Ryan [as Granny Clampett]; Doris Day; Durwood Kirby; Hugh Hefner; Hubert Humphrey; Jerry Lewis; William M. Gaines
- Synopsis
- If other people had license to do specific activities just as James Bond has a license to kill.
Meanwhile at the Doctor's Office
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man goes to have a wart removed.
What Is a Party-Pooper?
Invitation to the Dunce Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Essay on people who are no fun.
Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts
Behind the Odd-ball Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Parody of the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" cartoon panel, with entries on Bert Parks, a unique politician, a local television celebrity, a man arrested for speeding and a unique phone.
If Other Publications Used Those Sensational Movie Mag Cover Gimicks
Jackie of all Trades Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jacqueline Kennedy; The Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Joe DeRita]
- Synopsis
- Specialty magazines use Jacqueline Kennedy on their cover in genre-specific situations to spur sales.
Horrifying Cliches
Spooking From Pictures Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Literal depictions of cliched phrases.
- Reprints
- in The Non-Violent Mad (Warner Books, 1972 series) #33 (86-110) (October 1975)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #45 (Winter 1983)
-
Meanwhile at the Sculptor's Studio
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A sculptor has trouble with a bust of his wife.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #6 (1968)
- 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)
-
Hullabadig Au Go Go
Slipped Discotheque Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- In a parody of teenage dance party programs, a Dick Clark-like host introduces acts that resemble The Who, The Supremes, and Bob Dylan.
- Reprints
- from Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #4 (1967)
-
Specialized Cook Books
Random Hash-House Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Cook books design to appeal to specific demographics.
A Mad Look at Shut-Ins
Canned Laughter Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Series of cartoons with a theme of people in prison.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #9 (1968)
- in The Non-Violent Mad (Warner Books, 1972 series) #33 (86-110) (October 1975)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #50 (Spring 1985)
-
The Spy That Came In for the Gold
Iron Curtain-Call Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Richard Burton [as Alec Lummox]; Cyril Cusack [as Control]; Claire Bloom [as Nana]; James Cagney; Edward G. Robinson; George Raft; William Bendix; Michael Hordern [as Rash]; Robert Culp; Bill Cosby; Sean Connery; James Coburn; Don Adams; David McCallum
- Synopsis
- Parody of the film "The Spy Who Came In from the Cold"; a British Intelligence Agent pretends to have a breakdown hoping to invite an attempt from opposing agents to turn him.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #1 (1967)
-
What Awesome Beast Threatens Unwary Campers Every Year
Mad Fold-In / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Campers are menaced by an unseen threat.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Special Summer "Camp" Issue
-
1.
["Just another pretty face"]
-
2.
West & East
Double Exposure Dept. -
3.
Bats-Man
Aide-de-"Camp" Dept. -
4.
One Day on the Bridge
Don Martin Dept. -
5.
Future National Television Tests
Questionable Entertainment Dept. -
6.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
7.
The Lighter Side of Traveling
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
8.
Mad Licenses
Give 'em the Double-O Dept. -
9.
Meanwhile at the Doctor's Office
Don Martin Dept. -
10.
What Is a Party-Pooper?
Invitation to the Dunce Dept. -
11.
Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts
Behind the Odd-ball Dept. -
12.
If Other Publications Used Those Sensational Movie Mag Cover Gimicks
Jackie of all Trades Dept. -
13.
Horrifying Cliches
Spooking From Pictures Dept. -
14.
Meanwhile at the Sculptor's Studio
Don Martin Dept. -
15.
Hullabadig Au Go Go
Slipped Discotheque Dept. -
16.
Specialized Cook Books
Random Hash-House Dept. -
17.
A Mad Look at Shut-Ins
Canned Laughter Dept. -
18.
The Spy That Came In for the Gold
Iron Curtain-Call Dept. -
19.
What Awesome Beast Threatens Unwary Campers Every Year
Mad Fold-In -
20.
[Stronger Than...]
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