Mad #137

(September 1970)

Hawks And Dove (Table of Contents)

Hawks And Dove / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Characters:

Major Hawks (Introduction); Private Doves (Introduction)

Synopsis:

Private Doves uniquely puts a peace symbol on Major Hawks back with a beach umbrella.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #118

Indexer Notes

This is the first appearance of the "Hawks & Doves" strip by Al Jaffee. No Dept. listed but following strips are from the "Fowl Play" Dept. Inside front cover. In color.

Departments (Table of Contents)

Contents Page / credits / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Synopsis:

Contents page featuring staff listings & what's featured in the magazine, listed by special Mad departments.

Random Samplings Of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

Letters / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Davis; Paul Coker; Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Jack Davis; Paul Coker; Sergio Aragones

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Sergio Aragones; Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Two pages featuring three sections; First section is an ad for Mad subscriptions; Middle section is Letters page with random samplings of reader mail, And third section is an ad for Mad About Mad, by Sergio Aragones.

Indexer Notes

From the "Letters" Dept. Paul Coker's artwork appears in the subscription ad; Aragones' artwork appears in the Mad About Mad ad & Jack Davis' artwork appears in the letters section.

Boob And Carnal And Tad And Alas (Table of Contents)

Mad Movie Satire / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Hart

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Mr. Sweet; Bill Cosby (Cameo); Boob; Carnal; Tad; Alas

Synopsis:

A satire of the movie, "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice".

Indexer Notes

From the "Switch Hit" Dept.

Great Non-Violent Guns ! (Table of Contents)

Don Martin / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

Series of gags featuring non-violent guns.

Indexer Notes

From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part I.

A Mad Portfolio Of TV Scenes We'd Like To See (Table of Contents)

Celebrity Satire / photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lou Silverstone

Pencils:

Wide World, U.P.I. (Photos)

Inks:

Wide World, U.P.I. (Photos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Ed Sullivan; Johnny Carson; Eddie Albert; Jerry Lewis; Ed McMahon

Synopsis:

TV photo gags with truthful dialogue.

Indexer Notes

From the "Idiot-Box Rebellion" Dept.

The Lighter Side Of Summer Resorts (Table of Contents)

The Lighter Side Of... / filler / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Berg

Pencils:

Dave Berg

Inks:

Dave Berg

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Characters:

Roger Kaputnik

Synopsis:

Dave Berg's Lighter Side of gag section focusing on a singular topic, Summer Resorts.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #14

Indexer Notes

From the "Berg's Eye-View" Dept.

A Boy-Dog Named "Lassie" (Table of Contents)

Music Satire / filler / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Lassie; Raymond Massey; Roddy McDowall

Synopsis:

A parody of the song, "A Boy Named Sue", featuring Lassie.

Indexer Notes

From the "Male Bitch" Dept.

A Mad Peek Behind The Scenes Of Home Services (Table of Contents)

A Mad Peek Behind The Scenes / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Hart

Pencils:

Paul Coker

Inks:

Paul Coker

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Synopsis:

Gags taken place featuring home service people like plumbers, grocery delivery boys, Gas company, exterminators, etc.

Indexer Notes

From the "Inside-Ouch" Dept.

Sports Cars We'd Like To See (Table of Contents)

Topical Gags / filler / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Basil Wolverton

Pencils:

Basil Wolverton

Inks:

Basil Wolverton

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

A series of gags featuring whacky cars designed by the insane mind of Basil Wolverton.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #13

Indexer Notes

From the "Auto-Suggestion" Dept.

Spy VS. Spy (Table of Contents)

Spy VS. Spy / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Antonio Prohias

Pencils:

Antonio Prohias

Inks:

Antonio Prohias

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

White Spy falls for Black Spy's fake flower and hose trap.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #14

Indexer Notes

From the "Joke And Dagger" Dept. Part I. Winner: Black Spy.

If The World's Greatest Painters Drew The Comics (Table of Contents)

Topical Satire / filler / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Jack Rickard

Inks:

Jack Rickard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Prissy Percy; Harrie; Carrie; Those Girls; Cool Cats; Tillie

Synopsis:

Famous painters drawing comic strips in their unique style.

Reprints:

• in Mad Big Book, A [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (EC, 1984 series) #nn (March 1984)

Indexer Notes

From the ""Pop" goes the easel" Dept.

Spy VS. Spy (Table of Contents)

Spy VS. Spy / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Antonio Prohias

Pencils:

Antonio Prohias

Inks:

Antonio Prohias

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

Black Spy falls for White Spy's rubber club trap.

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• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #13

Indexer Notes

From the "Joke And Dagger" Dept Part II.Winner: White Spy.

21st Century Outdoors Magazine (Table of Contents)

Topical Satire / filler / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

Inks:

George Woodbridge

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Loreen Taylor; Steel Nurvs; Judy DeLizza; Joe Theismann; Carla Zammarioni

Synopsis:

A mock magazine focusing on outdoor life and man's involvement in destroying it.

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• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #13

Indexer Notes

From the "We Will Bury Us !" Dept.

What They Say... And What It Really Means (Table of Contents)

Topical Gags / filler / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Hart

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

Gags featuring people saying one thing but meaning another.

Indexer Notes

From the "Double-Talk" Dept.

While Hanging Around The Corner (Table of Contents)

Don Martin / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

A nose picker gives directions.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #14

Indexer Notes

From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part II.

Makeus Sickby M.D. (Table of Contents)

Mad TV Satire / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils:

Angelo Torres

Inks:

Angelo Torres

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Makeus Sickby; Richard Craven; Dr. Smiley; Brenda; Howard Cosell; Jackie Gleason

Synopsis:

A parody of the TV series, "Marcus Welby, M.D."

Indexer Notes

From the "Sterile Cuckoos" Dept.

What Silent Majority Will We Never Hear From ? (Table of Contents)

Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire; Gags

Synopsis:

Another famous Mad Fold-In from Al Jaffee.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #14

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. In color.

One Day In The Park (Table of Contents)

Don Martin / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

A kid tries to break a seller's balloons.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #15

Indexer Notes

On back cover. In color. From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part III.

Drawn Out Dramas (Table of Contents)

Sergio Aragones / filler / 0 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

Sergio Aragones' mini textless pantomime humor gags that appear in various margins and panels on most of the pages in the magazine.

Indexer Notes

No page count as gags appear in Various Places Around The Magazine.