Mad #218

(October 1980)

Mad Super Special Winter 1980 (Table of Contents)

Mad Super Special / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

?

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?

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?

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?

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Mad Magazine Resents Throw Up the Academy (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Hart

Pencils:

Angelo Torres

Inks:

Angelo Torres

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Vito

Synopsis:

A satire of the move UP THE ACADEMY.

Being Not All There (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Mrs. Gravnick; Skipper; Gilligan; Trance; Luwheeze; Mr. Lemming (deceased); Heave Grand; Pink Panther; Dr. Allenbuzz; Freddie Silverman; Suzy Chapstick; Bane Grand (dies)

Synopsis:

A satire of the movie BEING THERE.

Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Day in the Life of a Tennis Pro (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Letters:

Don Martin

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

A Collection of Mad X-Rayvings (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Edwing

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

The Mad Nasty Book Volume Two (Table of Contents)

The Mad Nasty Book / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Harry North, Esq.

Inks:

Harry North, Esq.

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Ku Klux Klan; Mork; Jane Fonda; Dolly Parton; Cher; Mike Wallace; Pete Rose

The Lighter Side of... (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-parody

Synopsis:

The Lighter Side of... Making Ends Meet; Punishment; Intruders; Summer Romances; Ambition; Bullying; Gadgets; Success; Breaking Up; Studying; Moods; Married; Politics.

Sneaky Mad Tactics to Get People to Open "Junk Mail" (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dick DeBartolo

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?

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Genre:

satire-parody

A Mad Guide to Cheap Pastimes (Table of Contents)

A Mad Guide / comic story / 3 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-parody

Advertising Makes You Wonder... (Table of Contents)

Advertising Makes You Wonder... / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

[glass shattered by singing] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Antonio Prohias

Pencils:

Antonio Prohias

Inks:

Antonio Prohias

Letters:

Antonio Prohias

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody; spy

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

The Mad Dictionary of Cliche Parental Terms (Table of Contents)

The Mad Dictionary / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Barry Liebmann

Pencils:

Paul Coker

Inks:

Paul Coker

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Day in the Life of Some Salesmen (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-parody

Characters:

Fonebone

Indexer Notes

The are only 2 Don Martin Departments in this issue. This one is erroneously listed as Part III instead of Part II.

Who Knows What Evils Lurk in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow Knows (Table of Contents)

The Shadow Knows / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Letters:

Sergio Aragones

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #11 (1973), #50 (Spring 1985), #62 (Spring 1988)
• in Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès (Running Press Book Publishers, 2010 series) #[nn] (2010)

WKRAP in Cincinnati (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnie Kogen

Pencils:

Angelo Torres

Inks:

Angelo Torres

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Antsy; Arthur Curlson; Juniper; Dr. Johnny Frantic; Venus Fly Paper; Nerve; Mess; Bully; Sonny Bono

Synopsis:

A satire of the television show WKRP IN CINCINNATI.

What's the Most Exciting Thing on TV Today! (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-parody

Characters:

Buck Rogers; Twiki; Hulk; Ponch [Officer Francis Llewellyn Poncherello]; Charlie's Angels; John Bosley; J.R. Ewing

Indexer Notes

Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: Ads for designer jeans.

[Checks Cashed] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Edwing

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Mad [Norsk Mad] (Semic, 1981 series) #2/1981 ([september] 1981)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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-parody

Indexer Notes

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