Mad #215

(June 1980)

EC, 1952 Series

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Price: 0.75 USD
Pages: 52
Indicia Frequency: monthly except February, May, August and December
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode: 0709893323006
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)

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

Pencils: Bob Jones (signed) (painting)
Inks: Bob Jones (signed) (painting)
Colors: Bob Jones (signed) (painting)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor; satire-parody
Characters: Alfred E. Neuman

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Mad Disco Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: various
Inks: various
Letters: typeset

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

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Steve Alberts, Richard J. Gaydos, John D. Patrick, Steven Garland, Erik Gentalen, Fred Capitani, Steve Irving, Michael Flores, Robert Holt, Susan Rae Tallmadge, C.C. Beck, Muna Shoat, Delwayne Becker, John Zapantis, Ricky Crowley and Mary Pritchard.

Hell, No… Don’t Go! Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script: Larry Siegel (credited)
Pencils: Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
Inks: Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor; satire-parody; war
Characters: Captain Benjamin Dullard; Colonel Klutz; Grief; Chaff; Dunce; Clown; Colonel Killbore
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Apocalypse Now.

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #134 (Juni 1980)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #58 (Spring 1987)
in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)

No Fueling Around Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Paul Peter Porges (credited)
Pencils: Harry North (credited as Harry North, Esq.)
Inks: Harry North (credited as Harry North, Esq.)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #142 (Februar 1981)

Programming Their Interests Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Lou Silverstone (credited)
Pencils: George Woodbridge (credited, signed)
Inks: George Woodbridge (credited, signed)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

What textbooks would look like if they used the TV guide format.

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #48 (Fall 1984)

Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Al Jaffee (credited)
Pencils: Al Jaffee (credited)
Inks: Al Jaffee (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #136 (August 1980)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #58 (Spring 1987)

Notice Operandi Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Tom Koch (credited)
Pencils: Bob Clarke (credited)
Inks: Bob Clarke (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #136 (August 1980)

Auto Neurotic Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Paul Peter Porges (credited)
Pencils: Paul Peter Porges (credited)
Inks: Paul Peter Porges (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #135 (Juli 1980)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #57 (Winter 1986)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Dave Berg (credited)
Pencils: Dave Berg (credited)
Inks: Dave Berg (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #134 (Juni 1980)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #48 (Fall 1984)

The Rhymes, They Are A-Changing Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Jacobs (credited)
Pencils: Paul Coker (credited)
Inks: Paul Coker (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

The energy crisis is satirized using the following nursery rhymes: Little Miss Muffet; Hickory, Dickory, Dock; The Car-Makers Say; Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater; As I Was Going to St. Ives; Freddie Siphons Gas Tanks; Jack Be Nimble; Little Boy Blue; Harry Has a Row of Pumps; and Exxon, Mobil, Gulf and Shell.

Reprints

in Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (Running Press Book Publishers, 2015 series) (2015)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Antonio Prohías (signed)
Pencils: Antonio Prohías (signed)
Inks: Antonio Prohías (signed)
Letters: Antonio Prohías

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy

Characters

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis

The White Spy uses toy boats to trick the Black Spy.

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #56 (Fall 1986), #58 (Spring 1987)

Induc-Tease Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Lou Silverstone (credited)
Pencils: Jack Davis (credited)
Inks: Jack Davis (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor; satire-parody
Characters: Harry Reasonable; General Douglas MacBoondock; Colonel Robert E. Ramrod; Dan Gather; Morely Safecall; Mike Malice; Senator Owen Z. Patronage
Synopsis: A satire of the draft using the Sixty Minutes television show format.

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Don Martin (signed)
Pencils: Don Martin (signed)
Inks: Don Martin (signed)
Letters: Don Martin

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #134 (Juni 1980)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #58 (Spring 1987)

Stiff ‘Em Stuff Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Dick DeBartolo (credited)
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

Cards to hand out when you don't leave a tip.

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #58 (Spring 1987)

Kiddie Litter Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script: Arnie Kogen (credited)
Pencils: Angelo Torres (credited)
Inks: Angelo Torres (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Phil Dumbmon; Arnut; Willies; Kammy Dumbmon; Mrs. Carrot; Leery [McLain Stevenspoon]; Fred Silvermoon

Synopsis

A satire of the television show Diff'rent Strokes.

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #48 (Fall 1984)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Don Martin (signed)
Pencils: Don Martin (signed)
Inks: Don Martin (signed)
Letters: Don Martin

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #134 (Juni 1980)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #58 (Spring 1987)

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

Script: Al Jaffee (credited)
Pencils: Al Jaffee (credited)
Inks: Al Jaffee (credited)
Colors: Al Jaffee (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody; humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover and in color. Answer is: The Susan B. Anthony Dollar.

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Don Martin (signed)
Pencils: Don Martin (signed)
Inks: Don Martin (signed)
Colors: Don Martin ?
Letters: Don Martin

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #135 (Juli 1980)
in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)

Indexer Notes

On the back cover.

Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages (report information)

Script: Sergio Aragonés
Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
Inks: Sergio Aragonés
Letters: Sergio Aragonés

Genre: satire-parody; humor

Indexer Notes

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

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman
1. Mad Disco Magazine
Mad Disco Magazine
2. Departments
3. [no title indexed]
Letters Dept.
4. A Crock o' Blip Now
Hell, No… Don’t Go! Dept.
5. Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Day on a Desert Island
Don Martin Dept.
6. A Mad Look at the Future with the Energy Crunch
No Fueling Around Dept.
7. Mad's "TV Guide" Textbook
Programming Their Interests Dept.
8. An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Jogging Incident
Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept.
9. Signs We'd Like to See
Notice Operandi Dept.
10. Things You Can Do to Remember Your Car By
Auto Neurotic Dept.
11. The Lighter Side of... the Idiot Box
Berg's-Eye View Dept.
12. Mad's Energy Crisis Mother Goose
The Rhymes, They Are A-Changing Dept.
13. Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy
14. Six Minutes on "The Return of the Draft"
Induc-Tease Dept.
15. Don Martin Dept. Part II: Another Day on a Desert Island
Don Martin Dept.
16. Mad "No Tip" Cards
Stiff ‘Em Stuff Dept.
17. Diff'rent Jokes
Kiddie Litter Dept.
18. Don Martin Dept. Part III: The Last Day on a Desert Island
Don Martin Dept.
19. What Species Would We All Like to See Become Extinct?
Mad Fold-In
20. [The Jumper]
21. Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.

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Mad #215 (June 1980)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Mad Disco Magazine (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mad Disco Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Departments (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Indexer Notes

A Crock o' Blip Now (Table of Contents: 4)

Hell, No… Don’t Go! Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Day on a Desert Island (Table of Contents: 5)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

A Mad Look at the Future with the Energy Crunch (Table of Contents: 6)

No Fueling Around Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Mad's "TV Guide" Textbook (Table of Contents: 7)

Programming Their Interests Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Jogging Incident (Table of Contents: 8)

Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Signs We'd Like to See (Table of Contents: 9)

Notice Operandi Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Things You Can Do to Remember Your Car By (Table of Contents: 10)

Auto Neurotic Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

The Lighter Side of... the Idiot Box (Table of Contents: 11)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Mad's Energy Crisis Mother Goose (Table of Contents: 12)

The Rhymes, They Are A-Changing Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 13)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Six Minutes on "The Return of the Draft" (Table of Contents: 14)

Induc-Tease Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Don Martin Dept. Part II: Another Day on a Desert Island (Table of Contents: 15)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Mad "No Tip" Cards (Table of Contents: 16)

Stiff ‘Em Stuff Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Diff'rent Jokes (Table of Contents: 17)

Kiddie Litter Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Don Martin Dept. Part III: The Last Day on a Desert Island (Table of Contents: 18)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

What Species Would We All Like to See Become Extinct? (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Indexer Notes

[The Jumper] (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents: 21)

Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Mad #215

(June 1980)