Mad
#127
(June 1969)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1969-03-25
- 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:
-
in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #503 (May 2010)
-
In This Issue: "Odd Squad"
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Colors
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman (as Linc Hayes); Michael Cole [as Pete Cochran]; Peggy Lipton [as Julie Barnes]; Tige Andrews [as Capt. Adam Greer]
- Reprints
in 
One Day on the Prairie
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Don Martin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two settlers under attack from an Indian war party are saved, from the Indians at least.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- A man has his subscription copy of Mad delivered to his raft by a mermaid.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Jerry De Fuccio ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Among the letters is a picture of actors Robert Wagner and Malachi Throne reading an issue of Mad, taken on the set of the series "It Takes A Thief".
Signs of Status
Display as You Go Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Clothing or objects with messages imprinted on them denoting how affluent the owner is.
- Reprints
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
Further Adventures of the Red Baron, or "Security Ist Ein Grounded Beaglehundt"
Herr of the Dog Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- The Red Baron; Snoopy [as the Famous World War One Flying Ace]
- Synopsis
- The recurring clashes of Snoopy and the Red Baron, told from the Red Baron's point of view and drawn to approximate Charles Schultz's comic strip style.
- Reprints
Odd Squad
Teeny-Coppers Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Michael Cole [as Peek]; Clarence Williams III [as Leak]; Peggy Lipton [as Stoolie]; Tige Andrews [as Capt. Jeer]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "The Mod Squad," three runaways are recruited by the police as undercover operatives and sent on inherently silly missions.
- Reprints
The Hunters
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two hunters misuse a duck call and get a surprise.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #9 (1972)
- 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)
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Specific Income Tax Forms for Specific Professions
Taxation without Misrepresentation Dept. / text story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Standard IRS 1040 forms are filled out by people in specific professions, those professions being revealed by their specific deductions.
- Reprints
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 Black Spy fakes the White Spy into falling into his own trap.
If the President Were Chosen Like "Miss America"
Electorate Circus Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Earle Doud (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Bert Parks [as Bert Smirk]; Dick Gregory [as Gregory Dick]; Otto Preminger [as Otto Promiser]; Woody Allen; Eugene McCarthy; Nelson Rockefeller; George Wallace; Hubert Humphrey; Richard Nixon; June Lockhart [as June Lockliver]; Ronald Reagan; Lyndon Johnson
- Synopsis
- The 1968 Presidential campaign is represented as a beauty pageant.
- Reprints
In a Fancy Restaurant
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 restaurant carving station cuts more than just some ham.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #9 (1972)
- 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)
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A Mad Look at Realistic Dolls
Maniken-Depressing Dept. / photo story / 3 pages
- Script
- Harold Morrison (credited)
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (credited) (photographs)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (credited) (photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Children's dolls G.I. Joe and Barbie are given realistic back-stories.
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of the Generation Gap
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- The misunderstandings and miscommunication between generations is explored.
- Reprints
The Mad Plan for Combatting the Boredom of Baseball
A Pitch in Time Might Save Nine Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Earle Doud (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Exploring changes to the game of baseball to liven it up.
- Reprints
Horrifying Cliches 7
Spooking from Pictures Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- May Sakami (credited); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Cliche phrases are given horrifying visualizations.
- Reprints
Bullbit
God Save McQueen Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Steve McQueen [as Bullbit]; Robert Vaughn [as Walter Charmless]; Norman Fell [as Capt. Baker]; Jacqueline Bisset [as Cassie]; Carl Reindel [as Sgt. Standin]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Bullitt," after an attack on his partner by organized crime, a police detective conducts a one-man war on those responsible.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #12 (1973)
- in Steaming Mad (Warner Books, 1975 series) #75-734 (1975) which is reprinted
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #14 (August 2020)
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What Industry Contributes More to Air Pollution than Any Other?
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; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Commentary on how not all pollution is chemical.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
The 60-Second Disappointment
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (credited) (photograph)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (credited) (photograph)
- Colors
- Irving Schild (credited) (photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Polaroid print ads; An instant photo isn't worth much if it doesn't develop properly.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #8 (1972), #40 (Fall 1982)
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Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
In This Issue: "Odd Squad"
-
1.
One Day on the Prairie
-
2.
Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. -
4.
Signs of Status
Display as You Go Dept. -
5.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
6.
Further Adventures of the Red Baron, or "Security Ist Ein Grounded Beaglehundt"
Herr of the Dog Dept. -
7.
Odd Squad
Teeny-Coppers Dept. -
8.
The Hunters
Don Martin Dept. -
9.
Specific Income Tax Forms for Specific Professions
Taxation without Misrepresentation Dept. -
10.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
11.
If the President Were Chosen Like "Miss America"
Electorate Circus Dept. -
12.
In a Fancy Restaurant
Don Martin Dept. -
13.
A Mad Look at Realistic Dolls
Maniken-Depressing Dept. -
14.
The Lighter Side of the Generation Gap
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
15.
The Mad Plan for Combatting the Boredom of Baseball
A Pitch in Time Might Save Nine Dept. -
16.
Horrifying Cliches 7
Spooking from Pictures Dept. -
17.
Bullbit
God Save McQueen Dept. -
18.
What Industry Contributes More to Air Pollution than Any Other?
Mad Fold-In -
19.
The 60-Second Disappointment
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Igor Dybzinski
- Michael Hoskin
- Terry Watkins
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