Mad #155
(December 1972)

EC, 1952 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly except February, May, August and November
On-sale Date
1972-10-03
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 1972 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norman Mingo (signed)
Inks
Norman Mingo (signed)
Colors
Norman Mingo (signed)
Letters
typeset

[The Fairy Godmother] (Table of Contents: 1)

A Grim Fairy Tale / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Jaffee
Pencils
Paul Coker
Inks
Paul Coker
Colors
Paul Coker
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man on the brink of suicide is visited by his fairy godmother.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home? (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jerry De Fuccio ?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Among the letters is one from actor Clint Eastwood, as well as a photo of contributor Al Jaffee receiving a National Cartoonist Society award along with "Steve Canyon" artist Milton Caniff.

The Oddfather (Table of Contents: 4)

The Family That Preys Together Slays Together Dept. / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Siegel
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Marlon Brando [as Don Vino Minestrone]; James Caan [as Sinny Minestrone]; Robert Duvall [as Tim Haven]; Al Pacino [as Micrin Minestrone]; Talia Shire [as Canny Minestrone]; Richard Castellano [as Cadenza]; John Cazale [as Freako Minestrone]; Richard Conte [as Linguini]; Diane Keaton [as Fay Wasp]; Al Martino [as Ronnie Fonatra]; John Marley [as the Movie Producer]
Synopsis
In a parody of the film "The Godfather," a Mafia Don's son is reluctantly recruited into the family business due to an attempt on his father's life.
Reprints

Drawn Out Dramas (Table of Contents: 5)

Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.

One Tuesday Morning (Table of Contents: 6)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Martin
Pencils
Don Martin (signed)
Inks
Don Martin (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two witnesses attempt to get a man run over by a steamroller to the hospital as quickly as possible.
Reprints

A Parade of Mad Protesting Co-Signers (Table of Contents: 7)

Rabble-Scrabble Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Max Brandel
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
Angelo Torres; typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Abbie Hoffman; Rep. Shirley Chisholm; Redd Foxx [as Fred Sanford]; Demond Wilson [as Lamont Sanford]; Gen. Chang Kai-shek; Mao Tse-Tung; Daniel Ellsberg; Henry Kissinger; Bella Abzug; Hugh Hefner; Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis; Aristotle Onassis; Rev. Billy Graham; Spiro Agnew; Walter Cronkite; Gamel Abdel Nassar; Moshe Dayan; Alfred E. Neuman; Richard Nixon
Synopsis
Celebrities of one political leaning hold up signs next to the signs held by celebrities of the opposite political leaning to change that sign's meaning.
Reprints

A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Your Local Power & Light Company (Table of Contents: 8)

Inside-Ouch Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo; Don Epstein
Pencils
George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks
George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
The behind the scenes antics of the employees of a local utility are depicted.
Reprints

Mad's Simplified ABC Method of... Bulling Your Way Through Election Campaigns (Table of Contents: 9)

Speech-Easy Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Generic templates of political campaign positions with fill-in-the-blanks to tailor them to specific situations.
Reprints

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 10)

Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Antonio Prohías
Pencils
Antonio Prohías (signed)
Inks
Antonio Prohías (signed)

Genre
humor; spy
Characters
The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis
The White Spy sabotages the Black Spy's trap.

A Mad Look at... Hunting (Table of Contents: 11)

The Forest's Prime Evil Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Various hunter types and hunting situations are satirized.
Reprints

The Lighter Side of Commuting (Table of Contents: 12)

Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Berg
Pencils
Dave Berg
Inks
Dave Berg
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Examples of the more annoying aspects of commuting and of those who commute.
Reprints

Mail Order Gift Catalog (Table of Contents: 13)

Post Waste Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Bob Clarke
Inks
Bob Clarke
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
A holiday mail order gift catalog filled with useless junk gifts.
Reprints

One Day at the Photographers (Table of Contents: 14)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Martin
Pencils
Don Martin (signed)
Inks
Don Martin (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A photographer tries to produce a flattering picture of a homely woman.
Reprints

Howard at the Mike (Table of Contents: 15)

Sports-Blaster Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Howard Cosell; Frank Gifford; Don Meredith; Lily Tomlin [as Miss Tomlin of the Telephone Company]
Synopsis
An ode, patterned after Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat", to the importance of announcer Howard Cosell to the popularity of ABC's Monday Night Football.
Reprints

One Day at a Seance (Table of Contents: 16)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Martin
Pencils
Don Martin (signed)
Inks
Don Martin (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Four people pick the wrong place to hold a seance.
Reprints

The Mary Tailor-Made Show (Table of Contents: 17)

Moore of the Same Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Mary Tyler Moore [as Mary]; Ed Asner [as Mr. Grunt]; Gavin MacLeod [as Blurry]; Ted Knight [as Klod]; Valerie Harper [as Rodent]; Cloris Leachman [as Chillus]
Synopsis
Parody of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; a flighty divorcee tries to find career and romantic success amid the incompetent antics of a local TV newsroom.
Reprints

What Special Spirit Seems to Inspire Today's Nutty Fashions? (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Al Jaffee
Pencils
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks
Al Jaffee (signed)
Colors
Al Jaffee
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Synopsis
Example of a different type of holiday fashion.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Election Day 1972 (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Max Brandel
Pencils
Irving Schild (photo)
Inks
Irving Schild (photo)
Colors
Irving Schild (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Richard Nixon; Spiro Agnew; George McGovern; Tom Eagleton
Synopsis
The Statue Of Liberty sheds a tear over the choice for President in 1972.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [The Fairy Godmother]
    A Grim Fairy Tale
  3. 2. Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Letters Dept.
  5. 4. The Oddfather
    The Family That Preys Together Slays Together Dept.
  6. 5. Drawn Out Dramas
    Marginal Thinking Dept.
  7. 6. One Tuesday Morning
    Don Martin Dept.
  8. 7. A Parade of Mad Protesting Co-Signers
    Rabble-Scrabble Dept.
  9. 8. A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Your Local Power & Light Company
    Inside-Ouch Dept.
  10. 9. Mad's Simplified ABC Method of... Bulling Your Way Through Election Campaigns
    Speech-Easy Dept.
  11. 10. Spy Vs. Spy
    Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy
  12. 11. A Mad Look at... Hunting
    The Forest's Prime Evil Dept.
  13. 12. The Lighter Side of Commuting
    Berg's Eye View Dept.
  14. 13. Mail Order Gift Catalog
    Post Waste Dept.
  15. 14. One Day at the Photographers
    Don Martin Dept.
  16. 15. Howard at the Mike
    Sports-Blaster Dept.
  17. 16. One Day at a Seance
    Don Martin Dept.
  18. 17. The Mary Tailor-Made Show
    Moore of the Same Dept.
  19. 18. What Special Spirit Seems to Inspire Today's Nutty Fashions?
    Mad Fold-In
  20. 19. Election Day 1972
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jochen G.
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst