Mad
#172
(January 1975)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Reprints
-
in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #190 (April 1977) which is reprinted - in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #28 (December 2022)
-
[no title indexed]
Another Mad Mini-Poster / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (signed as JR)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (signed as JR)
- Colors
- Jack Rickard (signed as JR)
- Letters
- Jack Rickard
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yes, Virginia
- Characters
- Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Santa writes a letter to the mythical "Virginia", telling her that inflation has forced him to suspend operations.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #27 (1978)
-
in Norsk Mad (Semic, 1981 series) #4/1981 ([november] 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Jerry De Fuccio ?
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Among the letters is one from actor Dennis Weaver, with picture, commenting on the "McCloud" parody, and Barbara Nell King, a staff editor at Cosmopolitan Magazine, submitting a "Horrifying Cliche" that Paul Coker illustrates.
The Great Gasbag
The Boring '20s Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Robert Redford [as Jay Gasbag]; Mia Farrow [as Dizzy Pewkanan]; Sam Waterston [as Nick Carrawayseed]; Bruce Dern [as Tomcat Pewkanan]; Lois Chiles [as Jordan Almond]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "The Great Gatsby," a boring socialite gets involved with a man with a dubious past and they proceed to be boring together.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
Alfred's Poor Almanac
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Satirical events and milestones for the dates between November 15 and January 1.
Don Martin's Natural History Movies, Short Subject #14: Insect Masters of Camouflage and Illusion
Don Martin Dept. / cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of camouflage tactics employed by insects.
- Reprints
- in The Eggs-Rated Mad (Warner Books, 1981 series) #90822 (November 1981)
-
If the World of Yesterday Faced the Conditions of Today
Hysteria Repeats Itself Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Historical events are altered, in newspaper clipping form, by applying modern environmental conditions to them.
- Reprints
- in A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (EC, 1984 series) (March 1984)
-
More Powerful Than a Locomotive...
From "Super" to Nuts Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Superman
- Synopsis
- Superman stops a train from running over a man, but fails to consider the physics.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #36 (Fall 1981)
- in Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (Warner Books, 1982 series) #14 (September 1982)
- in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
- in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès (Running Press Book Publishers, 2010 series) (2010)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #15 (October 2020)
-
Picture Road Signs We'd Like to See
The Symbol Truth Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Picture road signs are expanded to encompass other traffic hazards.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #25 (Fall 1978)
- in The Eggs-Rated Mad (Warner Books, 1981 series) #90822 (November 1981)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #50 (Spring 1985)
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A Downer Is...
Bummer Crop Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of events or occurrences that will depress you.
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of Staying Young
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Dealing with, or hiding from, getting older.
- Reprints
- in A Mad Carnival (Warner Books, 1982 series) #30-195 (February 1982)
-
Don Martin's Natural History Movies, Short Subject #27: The Goono Aboriginies
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- A film about a really big tribe of primitive humans.
Commemoratives to President Nixon
Let's Make It Perfectly Clear Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Richard Nixon
- Synopsis
- Ways to commemorate President Nixon that accurately reflect his effect on democracy.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #42 (Spring 1983)
-
Mad Solutions to Big City Doggie-Do Problems
Out, Damned Spot! Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Creative ways to clean up after your dog.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #27 (1978), #45 (Winter 1983)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #14 (August 2020), #24 (April 2022)
-
Bluff That Mugger!
Schtick 'em Up Dept. / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Things you can say to a mugger so he won't mug you.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #72 (April 1975) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #27 (1978)
- in A Mad Carnival (Warner Books, 1982 series) #30-195 (February 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #47 (Summer 1984)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #23 (February 2022)
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Picture Road Signs for Everyday Situations
Symbol Explanation Dept. / cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Using picture signs to convey one's feelings rather than articulating them.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #73 (Mai 1975)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #25 (Fall 1978)
- in A Mad Carnival (Warner Books, 1982 series) #30-195 (February 1982)
-
Don Martin's Natural History Movies, Short Subject #39: The Great Golden Eagle
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- A director has a problem with filming his nature documentary short subject.
The Six Million Dollars, Man
The Sum of the Parts Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Lee Majors [as Steel Awesome]; Richard Anderson [as Roscoe]; Bobby Riggs; Otto Preminger [as Werner Won Ton]; Martin Balsam [as Dr. Balsawood]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man," an astronaut injured in an accident is given bionic implants and must rescue the surgeon who implanted them from his Soviet abductors.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #27 (1978), #34 (Spring 1981)
-
What Simple Pasttime Is Fast Becoming a Luxury That Many Americans Can No Longer Afford?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
["Yes, Virginia"]
Another Mad Mini-Poster -
2.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. -
3.
The Great Gasbag
The Boring '20s Dept. -
4.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
5.
Alfred's Poor Almanac
-
6.
Don Martin's Natural History Movies, Short Subject #14: Insect Masters of Camouflage and Illusion
Don Martin Dept. -
7.
If the World of Yesterday Faced the Conditions of Today
Hysteria Repeats Itself Dept. -
8.
More Powerful Than a Locomotive...
From "Super" to Nuts Dept. -
9.
Picture Road Signs We'd Like to See
The Symbol Truth Dept. -
10.
A Downer Is...
Bummer Crop Dept. -
11.
The Lighter Side of Staying Young
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
12.
Don Martin's Natural History Movies, Short Subject #27: The Goono Aboriginies
Don Martin Dept. -
13.
Commemoratives to President Nixon
Let's Make It Perfectly Clear Dept. -
14.
Mad Solutions to Big City Doggie-Do Problems
Out, Damned Spot! Dept. -
15.
Bluff That Mugger!
Schtick 'em Up Dept. -
16.
Picture Road Signs for Everyday Situations
Symbol Explanation Dept. -
17.
Don Martin's Natural History Movies, Short Subject #39: The Great Golden Eagle
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
The Six Million Dollars, Man
The Sum of the Parts Dept. -
19.
What Simple Pasttime Is Fast Becoming a Luxury That Many Americans Can No Longer Afford?
Mad Fold-In -
20.
...So Why Not...Pardon Hitler?
Another Mad Mini-Poster
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