Mad
#206
(April 1979)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 709893323004
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); Jerry De Fuccio (associate editor); Nick Meglin (associate editor)
Issue Notes
John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
Letters Dept.
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers - Joe Jacobsen, John O'Leary, Mitchel Silpa, Rob Whitehouse, Stephen Dobanski, Jack Herbert Wilson, Pat Morgan Riordan, Mrs. Robert Brost, Lisa A. Barone, Bill & Sarita McCaw, Heidi Bender, Frank Russo, Alfred Carlos, Joe English, E. Nelson Bridwell (from DC Comics); Dino Salvadore, Andy Roth, Cathy Ehrhardt, Timothy O. Lane and Melissa Hart.
Heaving Can Wait
Soul Kitsch Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Joe Pendulum; Leo Farmwork; Moxie; Mr. Jordumb; Richard Nixon (cameo); Tommy Junket
- Synopsis
- A satire of the movie Heaven Can Wait.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #121 (Mai 1979) -
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
Don Martin Dept. Part I: Early One Morning Down in South America
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #53 (Winter 1985)
-
Who Killed the Country?
Robin’ Us Blind Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (EC, 1984 series) (March 1984)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
Second Opinions in Non-Medical Cases
Adding Consult to Injury Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #123 (Juli 1979)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
The Lighter Side of... Surprises
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #121 (Mai 1979)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #53 (Winter 1985)
-
Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Magical Day in Modern Baghdad
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #122 (Juni 1979)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #53 (Winter 1985)
-
Comparison Tests in Every Day Life
Pick Acts Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
-
in Mad (Classics/Williams, 1964 series) #101 (mei 1979) - in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #174 (Oktober 1983)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #53 (Winter 1985)
-
A Mad Look at Tarzan... Today
Jungle Rot Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #122 (Juni 1979)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #45 (Winter 1983)
-
TV Spin-Offs Yet to Come
Lack of “Pro” Creation Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch
- Pencils
- Harry North (credited as Harry North, Esq.)
- Inks
- Harry North (credited as Harry North, Esq.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Spin-offs are Squiggy; Stavros; Carlton; Welcome Back, Horshack; The Truly Odd Couple; Rooster; Wojohowicz; Jedediah Jones; Still More Osmonds Yet; Bosley and Prime Time Sermonette.
The Carterbury Tales
The People’s Chaucer Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jimmy Carter; Billy Carter; Ted Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; Walter Mondale
Everyday Scenes We'd Love to See
Wishful Winking Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #126 (Oktober 1979)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to Be Presented to Deserving Corporate Executives
Givin’ ‘Em a Ribbin’ Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (Classics/Williams, 1964 series) #101 (mei 1979)
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #136 (August 1980)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
Mad "Scratch 'N' Sniff" Strips
Out of Odor Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #124 (August 1979)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #53 (Winter 1985)
-
The Eyes of Lurid Mess
Ecch-Tachrome / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Lurid Mess; Inane Gazelle (death); Charlie Brown (cameo); Count von Count (cameo); Ronald; Microbe
- Synopsis
- Satire of the movie Eyes of Laura Mars.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #122 (Juni 1979)
-
Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Evening in an Ohio Bus Station
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Reprints
-
in Norsk Mad (Semic, 1981 series) #4/1981 ([november] 1981) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
What Great Star Are We All Eagerly Waiting to Applaud?
Mad Fold-In / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Indexer Notes
Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: Solar energy.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bartender... gi'me a double!
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #122 (Juni 1979)
- in Norsk Mad (Semic, 1981 series) #3/1981 ([oktober] 1981)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Indexer Notes
No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
[Table of Contents]
-
2.
Letters Dept.
Letters Dept. -
3.
Heaving Can Wait
Soul Kitsch Dept. -
4.
Don Martin Dept. Part I: Early One Morning Down in South America
Don Martin Dept. -
5.
Who Killed the Country?
Robin’ Us Blind Dept. -
6.
Second Opinions in Non-Medical Cases
Adding Consult to Injury Dept. -
7.
The Lighter Side of... Surprises
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
8.
Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Magical Day in Modern Baghdad
Don Martin Dept. -
9.
Comparison Tests in Every Day Life
Pick Acts Dept. -
10.
A Mad Look at Tarzan... Today
Jungle Rot Dept. -
11.
TV Spin-Offs Yet to Come
Lack of “Pro” Creation Dept. -
12.
The Carterbury Tales
The People’s Chaucer Dept. -
13.
Everyday Scenes We'd Love to See
Wishful Winking Dept. -
14.
This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to Be Presented to Deserving Corporate Executives
Givin’ ‘Em a Ribbin’ Dept. -
15.
Mad "Scratch 'N' Sniff" Strips
Out of Odor Dept. -
16.
The Eyes of Lurid Mess
Ecch-Tachrome -
17.
Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Evening in an Ohio Bus Station
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
What Great Star Are We All Eagerly Waiting to Applaud?
Mad Fold-In -
19.
["Bartender... gi'me a double!"]
-
20.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Max Capp
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Morbus Iff
- Jim Van Dore
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