Mad
#141
(March 1971)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1971-01-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor); Jerry De Fuccio (credited) (associate editor); Nick Meglin (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
In This Issue: We Bomb Catch-All-22
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Colors
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Reprints
Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Coker
- Inks
- Paul Coker
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- A soldier has his subscription copy of Mad delivered to his assigned base.
Catch-All-22
War Is Heller Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alan Arkin [as Capt. Schmoessarian]; Martin Balsam [as Col. Catheter]; Richard Benjamin [as Major Dandy]; Art Garfunkel [as Capt. Nutly]; Jack Gilford [as Doc]; Jon Voight [as Lt. Wheelerdealer]; Anthony Perkins [as Chaplain Tapdance]; Paula Prentiss [as Nurse Ducky]; Orson Welles [as Gen. Draidle]; Donald Sutherland [as Hawkeye Pierce]; Elliott Gould [as Trapper John McIntyre]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Catch-22," at an American air base in the Italian Theater during World War II, a pilot tries everything he can think of to get out of the Army Air Force while insanity occurs all around him.
- Reprints
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
On a Streetcorner Downtown
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A construction worker pays for his confrontational attitude.
- Reprints
Mad Clippings to Leave Lying Around
Printer's Devilment Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Alphonse Normandia
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Newspaper clippings that teens can use to bolster their arguments against their parents.
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #16 (1975) - in Mad Overboard (Warner Books, 1978 series) #86-615 (February 1978)
-
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio ProhÃas
- Pencils
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy sets a giant mouse trap for the Black Spy.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #17 (1975)
- in Swinging Mad (Warner Books, 1977 series) #86-352 (46) (October 1977)
-
Get It Out of Your System Land
Abusement Park Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Theme park that allows patrons to perform anti-social acts.
- Reprints
A Mad Look at Obedience Training
New Leash on Life Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- If canine obedience training techniques were applied to humans.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #35 (März 1972) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #16 (1975)
- in Mad Overboard (Warner Books, 1978 series) #86-615 (February 1978)
-
Marching Songs for Crusaders, Militants and Assorted, Sundry Non-Conformists
Parade Unrest Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Old standards with new lyrics satirizing rebels in society.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #17 (1975)
- in Swinging Mad (Warner Books, 1977 series) #86-352 (46) (October 1977)
-
[The Snowy Air Force Base]
Hawks and Doves / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Major Hawks; Private Doves
- Synopsis
- Private Doves manages to turn a base runway into a gigantic peace symbol.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Shopping Center
Inside-Ouch! Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examination of the behind the scenes antics of employees at a modern shopping center.
One Hot Day on the Desert
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A thirsty man in the desert gets a disappointment from a mirage.
- Reprints
A Mad Look at Tropical Fish
Tanks a Million Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Overview of the types of tropical fish available as pets and their care.
- Reprints
You Never Really Get Used to...
Queasy Does It Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of ordinary things in life that can make a person nervous.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #33 (Januar 1972)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #16 (1975), #45 (Winter 1983)
-
The Lighter Side of Clubs and Organizations
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Satire of clubs and the behavior of members.
One Evening in a Bath Tub
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two parents remove the bath tub toy of their pride and joy.
- Reprints
The Psychology of Snoring
Sleeper Play Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The word balloons of sleeping individuals are drawn to indicate the mood of the sleeping person.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #18 (1975)
- in Mad Overboard (Warner Books, 1978 series) #86-615 (February 1978)
- 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)
-
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio ProhÃas
- Pencils
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy tries to switch a booby-trapped satchel with The Black Spy's satchel.
How-Are-Ya, Five-0?
Aloha-ha-ha Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jack Lord [as Steve McGarrish]; James MacArthur [as Dummy Williams]; Cam Fong [as Gung-Ho]; Zulu [as Loco]; Leo G. Carroll [as Mr. Asmus]; Zsa Zsa Gabor [as Mrs. Asmus]; Buddy Hackett [as Rocky]; George C. Scott [as Benson O'Connor]; Richard Denning [as The Governor]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "Hawaii Five-0," a dense police detective and his squad of equally dense subordinates search Hawaii for a missing Hawaiian artifact.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #36 (April 1972)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #15 (1975), #34 (Spring 1981)
-
What Is Contributing Most to the Breakdown of Communication Between People?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- One can't communicate if one can't get a dial tone.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[Pinocchio]
Scenes We'd Like to See / comic story / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Colors
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Pinocchio; Geppetto; The Blue Fairy
- Synopsis
- Geppetto's discovery of Pinocchio's sudden animation leads to an unexpected result.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #16 (1975), #30 (Spring 1980)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #17 (February 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
In This Issue: We Bomb Catch-All-22
-
1.
Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?
-
2.
Catch-All-22
War Is Heller Dept. -
3.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
4.
On a Streetcorner Downtown
Don Martin Dept. -
5.
Mad Clippings to Leave Lying Around
Printer's Devilment Dept. -
6.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
7.
Get It Out of Your System Land
Abusement Park Dept. -
8.
A Mad Look at Obedience Training
New Leash on Life Dept. -
9.
Marching Songs for Crusaders, Militants and Assorted, Sundry Non-Conformists
Parade Unrest Dept. -
10.
[The Snowy Air Force Base]
Hawks and Doves -
11.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Shopping Center
Inside-Ouch! Dept. -
12.
One Hot Day on the Desert
Don Martin Dept. -
13.
A Mad Look at Tropical Fish
Tanks a Million Dept. -
14.
You Never Really Get Used to...
Queasy Does It Dept. -
15.
The Lighter Side of Clubs and Organizations
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
16.
One Evening in a Bath Tub
Don Martin Dept. -
17.
The Psychology of Snoring
Sleeper Play Dept. -
18.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
19.
How-Are-Ya, Five-0?
Aloha-ha-ha Dept. -
20.
What Is Contributing Most to the Breakdown of Communication Between People?
Mad Fold-In -
21.
[Pinocchio]
Scenes We'd Like to See
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- Katie
- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
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