Mad
#129
(September 1969)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1969-06-24
- 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)
-
Mad Widens the Generation Gap
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #20 (1969)
-
Don Martin Takes a Look at a Fairy Tale
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Colors
- Don Martin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Gruesome retelling of the story of Rapunzel.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #10 (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 Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #36 (April 2024)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Don Martin
- Inks
- Don Martin
- Letters
- typeset
Mad Origami Zoo of Cliche Creatures
Ecchology Dept. / photo story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Giuseppe Baggi (credited)
- Inks
- Giuseppe Baggi (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Origami figures folded out of paper with specific images printed on the paper for ironic effect.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
The Brother Hoods
Kissy-Kissy Bang-Bang Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Frank Gilletta; Krankie; Vengie; Enema; The Italian Anti-Defamation League [Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin; Yogi Berra; Al Martino; Vince Lombardi]
- Synopsis
- An American marries into a Sicilian family, travels to Sicily in order to join the Mafia, and finds that nobody there belongs to the Mafia.
Don Martin Takes Another Look at the Same Fairy Tale
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Rapunzel deals with two suitors.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #10 (1973)
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) [title changed, but this is NOT the story originally published under this title] 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)
-
The Mad Primer of Bigots, Extremists and Other Loose Ends
It Must Have Been Something They Hate Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited); Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- An examination of various political and social extremist movements, done as a children's reading primer.
- Reprints
The Mad Approach Toward Bridging the Generation Gap
Chide Psychology Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Earle Doud (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Outlining a right way and a wrong way to deal with teenage behavioral problems.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
One of the panels reprints Norman Mingo's cover for this issue.
The Anatomy of a Movie Ad Campaign
Screen-Ploy Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Ads for a film trace the film's release from pre-release teaser through various ancillary bookings to re-release under a different title.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #30 (Spring 1980)
-
The Lighter Side of Status Seeking
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Satire of upwardly mobile people.
- Reprints
- in Dave Berg's Mad Trash (Warner Books, 1977 series) (September 1977)
- in Dave Berg's Mad Trash (EC, 1981 series) (1981)
-
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)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy traps the Black Spy with a hot air balloon.
- Reprints
A Mad Look at Dogs
Mutt and Jest Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Various situations satirizing people and their dogs.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #10 (1973)
- in Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (Warner Books, 1982 series) #14 (September 1982)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès (Running Press Book Publishers, 2010 series) (2010)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #24 (April 2022)
-
Mad Gray Paper: The State of Our Cities
Putting Down Town Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Harry Reasoner [as Harry Reasonable]
- Synopsis
- A television news crew does a documentary on inner city housing conditions.
Don Martin Take a Last Look at the Same Fairy Tale
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Rapunzel gives the prince a shock.
- Reprints
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) [title changed, but this is NOT the story originally published under this title] 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)
-
Dr. Benjamin Spock Teenager Care
Bringing Up Fodder Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Advice guide on how to raise and cope with a teen.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #10 (1973)
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #61 (Mai 1974)
-
Jewella
Filly of Soul Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Diahann Carroll [as Jewella Baker]; Lloyd Nolan [as Dr. Chicklet]; Marc Copage [as Corney Baker]; Lurene Tuttle [as Nurse Slobby]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "Julia," a stunningly beautiful, successful nurse tries to raise her son on her own and search for a husband at the same time.
A Dove's Eye View of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Put Up Your "Dukes" Dept. / photo story / 1 page
- Script
- Max Brandel (credited)
- Pencils
- AP/Wide World (credited) (photograph)
- Inks
- AP/Wide World (credited) (photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The leaders of the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces are pictures, all with John Wayne's face replacing their own.
What Were the Investigations Into the "Pueblo Affair" Really Looking For?
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
- The military searches for a scapegoat for the capture of a U.S. intelligence craft by North Korea.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
The Ultra-White Toothpaste Commercial
A TV Ad We'd Like to See / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Colors
- Jack Rickard
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the Ultra-Brite toothpaste TV campaign, a blown kiss to a window washer leads to tragedy.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Mad Widens the Generation Gap
-
1.
Don Martin Takes a Look at a Fairy Tale
-
2.
Departments
-
3.
Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?
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4.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. -
5.
Mad Origami Zoo of Cliche Creatures
Ecchology Dept. -
6.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
7.
The Brother Hoods
Kissy-Kissy Bang-Bang Dept. -
8.
Don Martin Takes Another Look at the Same Fairy Tale
Don Martin Dept. -
9.
The Mad Primer of Bigots, Extremists and Other Loose Ends
It Must Have Been Something They Hate Dept. -
10.
The Mad Approach Toward Bridging the Generation Gap
Chide Psychology Dept. -
11.
The Anatomy of a Movie Ad Campaign
Screen-Ploy Dept. -
12.
The Lighter Side of Status Seeking
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
13.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
14.
A Mad Look at Dogs
Mutt and Jest Dept. -
15.
Mad Gray Paper: The State of Our Cities
Putting Down Town Dept. -
16.
Don Martin Take a Last Look at the Same Fairy Tale
Don Martin Dept. -
17.
Dr. Benjamin Spock Teenager Care
Bringing Up Fodder Dept. -
18.
Jewella
Filly of Soul Dept. -
19.
A Dove's Eye View of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Put Up Your "Dukes" Dept. -
20.
What Were the Investigations Into the "Pueblo Affair" Really Looking For?
Mad Fold-In -
21.
The Ultra-White Toothpaste Commercial
A TV Ad We'd Like to See
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- Katie
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Igor Dybzinski
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Mike Nielsen
- Karsten S.
- Terry Watkins
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