Mad #210

(October 1979)

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Letters Dept. (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Curt Swan

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Superman; Alfred E. Neuman

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Bob Boyd, Jack C. Harris (from DC Comics), Kyong Pak, Adam Trese, John Aldridge, Robert Pannachio, Karen Carbone, Sean MacGregor, Mike Thibodeau, Beth Davis, Vin Caldwell, Hella Smit, Chris Martin, Maria Lane, Fred Erhardt, Tim Anderson, Brian McConnell and Paisley Seymour.

The Ring and I (Table of Contents)

Lord of the Rings / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire; Fantasy

Characters:

Frodo Baggins; Gandalf; Sam; Aragorn; Gimli; Legolas; Orcs; Merry; Gollum; Shelob

Synopsis:

A musical satire of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Songs used are "Those Were the Days", "Scarborough Fair", "I Write the Songs", "Both Sides Now", "You are the Sunshine of My Life", "At Seventeen", "Blowin' in the Wind", "The Sound of Silence", "Gentle on my Mind" and "The Age of Aquarius."

The Mad Nasty Book [Volume One] (Table of Contents)

The Mad Nasty Book / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Harry North, Esq.

Inks:

Harry North, Esq.

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Frank Sinatra; Debbie Boone; Ronald Reagan; Barbara Walters; Fidel Castro; Walter Mondale; Bill Walton; Charlie's Angels; Queen Elizabeth; Ilie Nastase; Idi Amin; John Travolta

Sixty Seconds (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

Lou Silverstone

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

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Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Dan Gather; Morley Safecall; Mike Malice; Clyde Catatonic; Claudia Catatonic; Warren T. Catatonic; Coach Winsocki; Dr. Welby Marcus

Synopsis:

A satire of the television show SIXTY MINUTES.

This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Professional Athletes (Table of Contents)

This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Letters:

Al Jaffee ?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Don Martin's Guide to Some Very Obscure Comics Sound Effects (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

Don Edwing

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire; Superhero

Characters:

Tarzan; Superman; Human Torch; Iron Man; Aquaman; Crock; Mary Worth; Hulk; Batman; Robin; Popeye; King of Id; Sandy; Little Orphan Annie; Wonder Woman; Clark Kent; Spider-Man; Hagar the Horrible; Porky Pig; Prince Valiant; Alley Oop; Snoopy; Thor; Silver Surfer; Andy Capp; The Katzenjammer Kids; Olive Oyl; The Phantom; Plastic Man

Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself "Dear John Letter" (Table of Contents)

Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Synopsis:

A fill in the blanks goodbye letter to your spouse or lover.

Reprints:

• in A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (EC, 1984 series) #[nn] (March 1984)
• in Mad Big Book, A [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (EC, 1984 series) #nn (March 1984)

The Lighter Side of... Cooling Off (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Dave Berg

Pencils:

Dave Berg

Inks:

Dave Berg

Letters:

Dave Berg ?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Antonio Prohias

Pencils:

Antonio Prohias

Inks:

Antonio Prohias

Letters:

Antonio Prohias

Content Information

Genre:

Satire; Spy

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Mad's Table of Little-Known and Very Useless Weights, Measures & Distances (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

John Ficarra

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

?

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Genre:

Satire

Why Do We Assume It Makes Sense? (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Paul Coker

Inks:

Paul Coker

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Wait Till You Get Home and Find That... (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Paul Peter Porges

Pencils:

Paul Peter Porges

Inks:

Paul Peter Porges

Letters:

Paul Peter Porges ?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

More "New-Improved" Products That Really Are New and Improved (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Letters:

Al Jaffee ?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Vague-$ (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils:

Angelo Torres

Inks:

Angelo Torres

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Tan Danner; Dr. VaVoom; Tony Curtis; Finzter

Synopsis:

A satire of the television show VEGAS.

What Type of Revolting Theater Fare Will Not Appear This Summer... Thank God! (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Colors:

Al Jaffee ?

Letters:

Al Jaffee ?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Indexer Notes

Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: A movie called Jaws III.

["Yes... Me Worry!"] (Table of Contents)

Alfred E. Neuman / (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Norman Mingo (painted; signed)

Inks:

Norman Mingo (painted; signed)

Colors:

Norman Mingo (painted; signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Indexer Notes

A Mad mini-poster.

Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Letters:

Sergio Aragones

Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Indexer Notes

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