Mad #177

(September 1975)

The Frog Prince (Table of Contents)

More Fairy Tales Scenes We'd Like to See / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Edwing

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover and in color.

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

Letters Dept. (Table of Contents)

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

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typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Miles Rind, Ward Ellis, Jim Gonnerman, Wade Williams, Bret Rudnick, Toni Turcic, John Wiencko, Benita Tsang, Paul Dodson, Brian Allison, Chuck Gill, Linda Burrows, Charles Rosenay, Mehboob Hajce, Warren Shawn, John O'Neill, Larry Collard, Ms. Jimmie Hankey, Ms. S. Newman and Steve Sigler.

Why Kill Yourself? (Table of Contents)

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

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Indexer Notes

Mad subscription.

Another Double Fault (Table of Contents)

Mad / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Promo for "Mad's Don Martin Steps Further Out" and "Steaming Mad."

The Towering Sterno (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Dug Rivets; Dodger Summons; Fullip; Omolette

Synopsis:

A satire of the movie "The Towering Inferno."

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #28 (Fall 1979)

A Collection of Mad X-Rayvings (Table of Contents)

X-Posed Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Edwing

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Indexer Notes

12 single panel cartoons.

Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Sunday Morning in the Park (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Department / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Young Sports Illustrated (Table of Contents)

Minor Disaster Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Jock Bender; Roman Orgy; Kermit Blinkny; Bubby Clatnik; Commissioner Gazelle; Ken Noseblow

A Mad Look at Super Heroes (Table of Contents)

A Mad Look / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Letters:

Sergio Aragones

Content Information

Genre:

Satire; Superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Thor [Dr. Donald Blake]

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #28 (Fall 1979)
• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #36 (Fall 1981)

How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture? (Table of Contents)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

Inks:

George Woodbridge

Letters:

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The Lighter Side of... Summer Hazards (Table of Contents)

The Lighter Side / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dave Berg

Pencils:

Dave Berg

Inks:

Dave Berg

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Beautiful Evening Last May (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Department / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

It Ain't Fair When... (Table of Contents)

Sour Gripes Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lou Silverstone

Pencils:

Jack Rickard

Inks:

Jack Rickard

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Mad Devices Designed to Solve Our Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Problems (Table of Contents)

Where There's Smoke, There's Ire Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #28 (Fall 1979)

Footnotes* to Folklore (Table of Contents)

Shoe Biz Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Paul Peter Porges

Pencils:

Paul Coker, Jr.

Inks:

Paul Coker, Jr.

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spy vs Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Antonio Prohias

Pencils:

Antonio Prohias

Inks:

Antonio Prohias

Content Information

Genre:

Satire; Spy

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Cheeko and the Ham (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Hart

Pencils:

Angelo Torres

Inks:

Angelo Torres

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Sheeko; Egg Brawny; Fred Sanford (cameo); Lamont Sanford (cameo); Eloise

Synopsis:

A satire of the television show "Chico and the Man."

Don Martin Dept. Part III: The Great Zucchini (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Department / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

What Special Items Do Foreign Shoppers Find Easily Obtainable in the U.S.? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover and in color.

The Modern-Day Carpetbaggers (Table of Contents)

Mad Mini-Poster / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Indexer Notes

A Mad mini-poster on back cover.

Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents)

Drawn-Out Dramas / filler / 0 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Indexer Notes

No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.