Mad
#125
(March 1969)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1968-12-31
- 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 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #503 (May 2010)
-
Warning! One Man's Magazine May Be Another Man's Poison
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Colors
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #17 (1969)
-
Snow Job
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Jack Rickard
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A woman waits for the right moment in order to maximize the sympathy factor of her plea.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Among the reader letters is an illustrated cartoon missive from Peanuts artist Charles Schulz.
Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- A vampire has his subscription copy of Mad delivered directly to his coffin.
201 Minutes of a Space Idiocy
Slab-Schtick Comedy Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Kier Dullea [as Bowtie]; Gary Lockwood [as Poop]; William Sylvester [as Dr. Haywire]; Leonard Rossiter [as Dr. Smyles]
- Synopsis
- Parody of the film "2001: A Space Odessey"; two astronauts are sent to investigate a monolith found on the moon.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #8 (1972), #30 (Spring 1980), #99 (Fall 1994)
- in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Mort Drucker draws one of the apes dancing around the monolith with Fred Flintstone's face.
Don Martin on the Golf Course
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Golfers experience odd occurrences on the links.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #8 (1972), #38 (Spring 1982)
-
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
A Portfolio of Mad Portraits
Deface Is Familiar Dept. / photo story / 3 pages
- Script
- Max Brandel (credited)
- Pencils
- Max Brandel (credited); ? (photo)
- Inks
- Max Brandel (credited); ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- John Lindsey; Liberace; Hugh Hefner; Ronald Reagan; Charles DeGaulle; Gamel Abdul Nasser; Eugene McCarthy; Pablo Picasso; Timothy Leary; J. Edgar Hoover; Twiggy; Richard Nixon
- Synopsis
- Faces of celebrities are superimposed onto the bodies of other people or animals for ironic effect.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Pencils
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy leads the Black Spy into a chasm.
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of Teenage Dances
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Satirical look at dances as popular teenage social gatherings.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Pencils
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy strafes what he thinks is a stranded Black Spy.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #8 (1972) which is reprinted
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #97 (Late Spring 1994)
-
Tiny Tim's Wallet
Odd-Ball in the Back Pocket Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Earle Doud (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examining the contents of the wallet of entertainer Tiny Tim.
A Mad Look at Sex Education in the Schools
Who's Minding the Stork Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Speculation of the possible effects of sex education being taught in elementary school.
- 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 Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #91 (November 1976)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #67 (Summer 1989)
-
Mad's Book Publisher of the Year
Garbage Disposal Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Mad interviews a shady book publisher.
- Reprints
The Mad Ice Hockey Primer
Sport 'n' Blood Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examination of the sport of ice hockey, presented in the form of a child's reading primer.
- 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 (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #92 (December 1976)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #38 (Spring 1982), #97 (Late Spring 1994)
-
Me and My Big Mouth 2
Tongue-In-Check Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- People say things they're later sorry for saying.
- Reprints
The Mad Poetry Round Robin
Shifting into Re-Verse Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of famous poems rewritten in the styles of different famous poets.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #9 (1972)
- in A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (EC, 1984 series) (March 1984)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #97 (Late Spring 1994)
- in Mad XL (EC, 2000 series) #10 (July 2001)
- in Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (Running Press Book Publishers, 2015 series) (2015)
-
You Know You've Really Made It When...
Status-Sphere Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Ridgeway (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of signs that you now lead a successful life.
- 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 Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #97 (Late Spring 1994)
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If Comic Characters Were Psychoanalyzed
Pen and "Shrink" Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- Bob Clarke; typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Charlie Brown; Snoopy; Dagwood Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Mr. Dithers; Donald Duck; Beetle Bailey; Sgt. Snorkel; Mary Worth
- Synopsis
- Comic strip characters show that psychoanalytic advice isn't always the solution to one's problems.
- 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
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #99 (Juli 1977)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #36 (Fall 1981), #101 (January 1995)
- in Mad about Comic Strips (EC, 2003 series) (2003)
- in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #503 (May 2010)
- in Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (Running Press Book Publishers, 2015 series) (2015)
-
In the Hall of Fame
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man in an art gallery gets a surprise.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #7 (1972)
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
-
in What Is the One Thing Protest Marches Have Greatly Improved
Mad Fold-In / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- One industry is actually benefiting from protest marches.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Cemetery Fillers Cigarettes
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (credited) (photo)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (credited) (photo)
- Colors
- Irving Schild (credited) (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Adolph Hitler endorses a brand of cigarettes.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Warning! One Man's Magazine May Be Another Man's Poison
-
1.
Snow Job
-
2.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. -
3.
Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?
-
4.
201 Minutes of a Space Idiocy
Slab-Schtick Comedy Dept. -
5.
Don Martin on the Golf Course
Don Martin Dept. -
6.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
7.
A Portfolio of Mad Portraits
Deface Is Familiar Dept. -
8.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
9.
The Lighter Side of Teenage Dances
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
10.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
11.
Tiny Tim's Wallet
Odd-Ball in the Back Pocket Dept. -
12.
A Mad Look at Sex Education in the Schools
Who's Minding the Stork Dept. -
13.
Mad's Book Publisher of the Year
Garbage Disposal Dept. -
14.
The Mad Ice Hockey Primer
Sport 'n' Blood Dept. -
15.
Me and My Big Mouth 2
Tongue-In-Check Dept. -
16.
The Mad Poetry Round Robin
Shifting into Re-Verse Dept. -
17.
You Know You've Really Made It When...
Status-Sphere Dept. -
18.
If Comic Characters Were Psychoanalyzed
Pen and "Shrink" Dept. -
19.
In the Hall of Fame
Don Martin Dept. -
20.
What Is the One Thing Protest Marches Have Greatly Improved
Mad Fold-In -
21.
Cemetery Fillers Cigarettes
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Igor Dybzinski
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Kirk House
- Karsten S.
- Jim Stangas
- Terry Watkins
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