Mad
#124
(January 1969)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1968-11-12
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited) (editor); Jerry De Fuccio (credited) (associate editor); Nick Meglin (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #503 (May 2010)
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In This Issue: Rosemia's Boo-Boo
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Mia Farrow [as Rosemia]; John Cassavetes [as Guy]; Sidney Blackmer [as Roman]; Ruth Gordon [as Minnie]
The Magic Spell
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A princess kisses a frog and gets an unexpected result.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Rosemia's Boo-Boo
Laying a Deviled Egg Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Mia Farrow [as Rosemia Goodhouse]; John Cassavetes [as Sy Goodhouse]; Elisha Cook [as the realtor]; Maurice Evans [as Hatch]; Victoria Vetri [as Teary]; Sidney Blackmer [as Roman]; Ruth Gordon [as Millie]; Ralph Bellamy [as the quack]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Rosemary's Baby," a young couple moves into an apartment building filled with sinister people. Soon the pregnant woman fears her baby may be Satan's child.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #7 (1972)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #16 (December 2020)
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Indexer Notes
Mort Drucker puts Frank Sinatra (Mia Farrow's husband at the time) and Lucy Van Pelt from the Peanuts comic strip into a crowd scene on page 4, and a caricature of Alfred Hitchcock on page 6.
One Day in Baghdad
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A rookie snake charmer gets the wrong end of a cobra.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #8 (1972)
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
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in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974) - in Steaming Mad (Warner Books, 1975 series) #75-734 (1975) which is reprinted
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Mad's Follow-up Report on Progress
Patent-Panning Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of how technological progress hasn't necessarily made life better.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #8 (1972)
- in Steaming Mad (Warner Books, 1975 series) #75-734 (1975) which is reprinted
-
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy sets a trap for the White Spy in a duck blind.
A Mad Look at Bugs 'n Worms 'n Things
Down to Earth Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Don Edwing
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Various humorous examples of insects interacting with their environment.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #8 (1972), #45 (Winter 1983)
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Casey at the Dice
Oy-Vegas Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the poem "Casey at the Bat," a famous craps player tries to beat a table on a hot streak.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #8 (1972)
- in Steaming Mad (Warner Books, 1975 series) #75-734 (1975) which is reprinted
- in A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (EC, 1984 series) (March 1984)
- in Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (Running Press Book Publishers, 2015 series) (2015)
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If Polls and Surveys Had Been Used Through History
Poll-Taxed Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Franklin D. Roosevelt; Abraham Lincoln; The Beatles [John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ringo Starr]; Harry Stimson
- Synopsis
- Examples of how history would have been altered if those involved had listened to pollsters.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #9 (1972)
- in Steaming Mad (Warner Books, 1975 series) #75-734 (1975) which is reprinted
-
What Is a Make-out Man?
For Whom the Belles Toed Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Essay on why women have a natural attraction to some men.
- Reprints
A Mad "Show-Biz" Success Story
A Wart-Winning Tale Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dean Norman
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A downtrodden man finds hope of success when he discovers a tadpole who can sing and dance.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #12 (1973)
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) [retitled] which is reprinted
- in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974)
- in Steaming Mad (Warner Books, 1975 series) #75-734 (1975) which is reprinted
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Songs of Crime, Violence, War, Hate, Bigotry, the Lunatic Fringe, and All-Around Ecchiness
Hate-to-the-Bar Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Lyrics satirizing various hate groups are set to the music of famous show tunes.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Charlie Brown, Violet and Snoopy appear as a biker gang, while George Wallace and Stokely Carmichael sing a song on racial hatred.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy sabotages the Black Spy's bombing attempt.
- Reprints
- in Steaming Mad (Warner Books, 1975 series) #75-734 (1975) which is reprinted
-
The Lighter Side of Physical Fitness
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Parody of people attempting to exercise.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #7 (1972)
- in Steaming Mad (Warner Books, 1975 series) #75-734 (1975) which is reprinted
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Mad's "Late Show" Cliche Movie Script of the Issue: The War Movie
Trite & True Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A movie script made up completely of war movie cliche scenes.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #11 (1973), #46 (Spring 1984)
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Christmas Is...
God Help Us, Everyone Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Series of cynical examples of how Christmas has been corrupted by commercialism and greed.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #9 (1972)
- in Steaming Mad (Warner Books, 1975 series) #75-734 (1975) which is reprinted
- in Mad Stocking Stuffer (Meredith Corporation, 2023 series) (December 2022)
- in Mad Stocking Stuffer (Meredith Corporation, 2024 series) (2024)
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MafiaCo Incorporated
Profit and Lawless Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Corporate stockholders report on the previous year's profits and losses for a crime organization.
- Reprints
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
What Gift Will Many Holiday Party Revelers Pick Up on the Drive Home?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- A warning against holiday drinking and driving.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
America's Going Drag
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Colors
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Canada Dry print ads; Four cross-dressing models pose with glasses of ginger ale.
- Reprints
Editing
Edits to this Issue
are being reviewed by GCD Editor Jochen G.
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Table of Contents
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0.
In This Issue: Rosemia's Boo-Boo
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1.
The Magic Spell
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2.
Haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Presents?
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3.
Rosemia's Boo-Boo
Laying a Deviled Egg Dept. -
4.
One Day in Baghdad
Don Martin Dept. -
5.
Mad's Follow-up Report on Progress
Patent-Panning Dept. -
6.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
7.
A Mad Look at Bugs 'n Worms 'n Things
Down to Earth Dept. -
8.
Casey at the Dice
Oy-Vegas Dept. -
9.
If Polls and Surveys Had Been Used Through History
Poll-Taxed Dept. -
10.
What Is a Make-out Man?
For Whom the Belles Toed Dept. -
11.
A Mad "Show-Biz" Success Story
A Wart-Winning Tale Dept. -
12.
Songs of Crime, Violence, War, Hate, Bigotry, the Lunatic Fringe, and All-Around Ecchiness
Hate-to-the-Bar Dept. -
13.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
14.
The Lighter Side of Physical Fitness
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
15.
Mad's "Late Show" Cliche Movie Script of the Issue: The War Movie
Trite & True Dept. -
16.
Christmas Is...
God Help Us, Everyone Dept. -
17.
MafiaCo Incorporated
Profit and Lawless Dept. -
18.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
19.
What Gift Will Many Holiday Party Revelers Pick Up on the Drive Home?
Mad Fold-In -
20.
America's Going Drag
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- Steve Coates
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- Igor Dybzinski
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- Claus Simonsen
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