Mad
#209
(September 1979)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 0709893323009
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); Jerry De Fuccio (credited) (associate editor); Nick Meglin (credited) (associate editor); John Putnam (credited) (art director); Leonard Brenner (credited) (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
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
Letters Dept.
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers - Bill Wilkinson, Jeffery Murray, Ed Backus, Leslie Mortimore, Henry R. Kujawa, Vera Mae Pollexfen, Mrs. X, Kathy Sherman, Mike Spring, Robert Santiago, Arthur Bobrow, Chuck Eaddy, Michael O'Connell, Tasha Lofland, Erik J. Paulson, Bruce Pikula and Jamshed Ali.
Invasion of the Booty Snatchers
Pod-Boiler Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jeff; Mutt; Liz; Dr. Schmock
- Synopsis
- A satire of the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #127 (November 1979) -
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #53 (Winter 1985)
-
The Disco Man
“Noyes” Pollution Dept. / comic story / 4 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)
-
Guarantees We'd Like to See
Warrant-Tease Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A look at product guarantees we'd like to see in real life.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #127 (November 1979)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
The Lighter Side of... Inadequacy
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #127 (November 1979)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #53 (Winter 1985)
-
This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to Be Presented to Deserving Politicians
Givin’ ‘Em a Ribbin’ Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
Future "Famous Collector's Series"
Mint’s Pie Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #130 (Februar 1980)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #53 (Winter 1985), #105 (July 1995)
-
Mad's "Judge of the Year"
Reproaching the Bench Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Broadway Joe Nomyth; Judge Spurious Kickback; Miss Cleavage
- Synopsis
- Joe Nomyth interviews Mad's "Judge of the Year."
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
Mad Salutes One of Our Unsung Household Pets: The Turtle
What Nature Never Tortoise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #128 (Dezember 1979)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #45 (Winter 1983)
-
Other Household Security Alarm Systems
In Guard We Trust 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) #53 (Winter 1985)
-
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; spy; humor
- Characters
- Black Spy; White Spy
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
When "Truth-in-Advertising" Laws Apply to Classified Ads
Selling It Like It Is Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #51 (Summer 1985)
-
A Mad Assortment of... Exposed "Jocks"
Athletes Effette Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; sports
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #53 (Winter 1985)
-
Shmork & Windy
Sit-Com from Outer Space Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone; Dick DeBartolo (additional dialogue)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres
- Inks
- Angelo Torres
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Shmork; Windy; Big Bird (cameo); Windy's father; Windy's Grandma; Lenny; Squiggy; Mr. Spock (cameo); Cylon (cameo); Darth Vader (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A satire of the television show Mork & Mindy.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #127 (November 1979)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #48 (Fall 1984)
- in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
-
What Kind of "Tripping" Is Becoming a Big Turn-Off for Many Kids?
Mad Fold-In / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Indexer Notes
Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: School bussing.
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Rickard
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Jack Rickard (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- Jack Rickard ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's sure heavy, Voters... he's m' brother!
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jimmy Carter; Billy Carter
Indexer Notes
A Mad mini-poster. On the back cover.
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.
Departments
-
2.
Letters Dept.
Letters Dept. -
3.
Invasion of the Booty Snatchers
Pod-Boiler Dept. -
4.
The Disco Man
“Noyes” Pollution Dept. -
5.
Guarantees We'd Like to See
Warrant-Tease Dept. -
6.
The Lighter Side of... Inadequacy
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
7.
This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to Be Presented to Deserving Politicians
Givin’ ‘Em a Ribbin’ Dept. -
8.
Future "Famous Collector's Series"
Mint’s Pie Dept. -
9.
Mad's "Judge of the Year"
Reproaching the Bench Dept. -
10.
Mad Salutes One of Our Unsung Household Pets: The Turtle
What Nature Never Tortoise Dept. -
11.
Other Household Security Alarm Systems
In Guard We Trust Dept. -
12.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
13.
When "Truth-in-Advertising" Laws Apply to Classified Ads
Selling It Like It Is Dept. -
14.
A Mad Assortment of... Exposed "Jocks"
Athletes Effette Dept. -
15.
Shmork & Windy
Sit-Com from Outer Space Dept. -
16.
What Kind of "Tripping" Is Becoming a Big Turn-Off for Many Kids?
Mad Fold-In -
17.
["He's sure heavy, Voters... he's m' brother!"]
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18.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Morbus Iff
- Jim Van Dore
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