(April 1980)

EC, 1952 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.75 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
?
ISBN:
?
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry DeFuccio (associate); Nick Meglin (associate)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S. (#1-23); Magazine size (#24 onward); saddle-stitched; glossy cover; full color (#1-23); Black & White (#24-?); full color again (#? - onward)

Issue Notes

John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Don't Buy This Issue! (Table of Contents)

Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman

The Mad Magazine Game (Table of Contents)

The Mad Magazine Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman

Indexer Notes

Ad for Parker Brothers The Mad Magazine Game.


[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Letters Dept. (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Scott Tobin, Walter Gologorsky, Randy Melton, Charlie Fuchs, Paul Watson, Grift Heath, Sawina Eller, Roberto Santiago, Jan Bosman, Bettina Fleisher, Mark Nicholson, Jeff Strasser, Natalie C. Atkins, Bernd F.W. Hofman; Lon West; Paul Smith, Quentin Springsted, David Mackey, David Toplitz, May Kosoi, Matt Schmitz, Kym Prahl and Jeffrey Joyce.


The Calamityville Horror (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire; Horror
Characters:
Gored Klutz; Mrs. Klutz; Father Dullany; Sister Helluva; Blamey Klutz; Nipper (dog)
Synopsis:
A satire of the movie THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.

Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Fine Day Downtown While Watching a Double Feature (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin
Inks:
Don Martin
Letters:
Don Martin

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

The Corncorde Airport '79 (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
Captain Baloney; Coach Marxist; Haggie
Synopsis:
A satire of the movie THE CONCORDE ... AIRPORT '79.

Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Fine Day Downtown While Passing a Construction Site (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin
Inks:
Don Martin
Letters:
Don Martin

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

"People" Magazines for Other Specialized Groups (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Larry Siegel
Pencils:
Jack Rickard
Inks:
Jack Rickard
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

The Lighter Side of... Celebrations (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Dave Berg
Pencils:
Dave Berg
Inks:
Dave Berg
Letters:
Dave Berg

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

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

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

Credits

Script:
Al Jaffee
Pencils:
Al Jaffee
Inks:
Al Jaffee
Letters:
Al Jaffee ?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

The Jogger, With Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Jack Davis
Inks:
Jack Davis
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

Indexer Notes

Poem is a satire of Edgar Allan Poe's THE RAVEN.


Mad's "Necromania Agent" of the Year (Table of Contents)

John Revoltya / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Lou Silverstone
Pencils:
Harry North, Esq.
Inks:
Harry North, Esq.
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
John Revoltya; Mr. Ghoul

Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Saturday Afternoon Downtown (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin
Inks:
Don Martin
Letters:
Don Martin

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

Still More Yellow Pages Through History [Early American Telephone Co. Classified Directory] (Table of Contents)

Yellow Pages Through History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Bob Clarke
Inks:
Bob Clarke
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

Indexer Notes

"This is part IV of a continuing series and, thank God, will probably be the last."


Mad Laws (Table of Contents)

Mad Laws / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Paul Coker
Inks:
Paul Coker
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

Mad's Academy Awards for Dating (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Hart
Pencils:
George Woodbridge
Inks:
George Woodbridge
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
Abigail Van Boredom; Howard Trent; Charlie Spandau; Audrey Grimaldi; Cindy Feemster; Al Hoving; Ms. Phyllis Getz; Rene Coleman; Jim Grunther; Freddy Sorenson; Helen Hardigan; Marcy Schoen; Milty Longo; Edna Hellion; Freddy Belasco; Mary Waltham; Fanny Pounders; Jack Kitch; Harry Bork; Jean Bean

Comic Strip Symbols to Match a Given Situation (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Clark
Pencils:
Bob Clarke
Inks:
Bob Clarke
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
B.C.; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Batman; Snoopy; Dagwood Bumstead; Herb Woodley; Dick Tracy; Al Capp; Rex Morgan, M.D.

The White, Shadowed (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Lou Silverstone
Pencils:
Angelo Torres
Inks:
Angelo Torres
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire; Sports
Characters:
Coach Kin Raves; Debbie Gorgeous; Jerkison; Gallstone; Gomanz; Coolaide; Miss Backgammon; Big Angie
Synopsis:
A satire of the television show THE WHITE SHADOW.

What Scary New Form of Fallout Has Technology Foisted On Us Lately? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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: Falling plane parts.


[The Soaker] (Table of Contents)

(backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dave Manak
Pencils:
Al Jaffee
Inks:
Al Jaffee
Colors:
Al Jaffee ?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Mad Magazine Game
    The Mad Magazine Game
  2. 2. [Table of Contents]
  3. 3. Letters Dept.
    Letters Dept.
  4. 4. The Calamityville Horror
  5. 5. Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Fine Day Downtown While Watching a Double Feature
    Don Martin Department
  6. 6. The Corncorde Airport '79
  7. 7. Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Fine Day Downtown While Passing a Construction Site
    Don Martin Department
  8. 8. "People" Magazines for Other Specialized Groups
  9. 9. The Lighter Side of... Celebrations
    The Lighter Side of...
  10. 10. This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Actors
    This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to
  11. 11. The Jogger, With Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe
  12. 12. Mad's "Necromania Agent" of the Year
    John Revoltya
  13. 13. Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Saturday Afternoon Downtown
    Don Martin Department
  14. 14. Still More Yellow Pages Through History [Early American Telephone Co. Classified Directory]
    Yellow Pages Through History
  15. 15. Mad Laws
    Mad Laws
  16. 16. Mad's Academy Awards for Dating
  17. 17. Comic Strip Symbols to Match a Given Situation
  18. 18. The White, Shadowed
  19. 19. What Scary New Form of Fallout Has Technology Foisted On Us Lately?
    Mad Fold-In
  20. 20. [The Soaker]
  21. 21. Drawn-Out Dramas
    Drawn-Out Dramas
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
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  • Gregory Fischer
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Terry Watkins
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Karl Wilcox
  • Donald Dale Milne