(April 1981)

EC, 1952 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.90 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
?
ISBN:
?
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Albert B. Feldstein; Nick Meglin (senior editor); John Ficarra (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.


Mad Salutes the Coffee Break (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman

[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:
? (photos)
Inks:
? (photos)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Jack Klugman (photo); Cast of Dukes of Hazzard [Sonny Shroyer (photo); John Schneider (photo); Denver Pyle (photo); Sorrell Booke (photo); Catherine Bach (photo); Ben Jones (photo); Tom Wopat (photo); James Best (photo)]

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Mark Eisenberg, Jack Klugman (from Quincy M.E.), Gary Heller, Ron Labbe, Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg on Dukes of Hazzard), George W. Lucas (from Star Wars), Daniel Millstone, Ken Renning, Sgt. Bennett S. Turk, Beaver Tompkins, Tony Burkett and Steve Teil.


Undressed to Kill (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Arnie Kogen
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
Kite Muller (dies); Dr. Robert Illiot; Putter Muller; Lust Blake; Brian DeTrauma; Mr. Ludwig; Dr. Leafy; Lt. Marina; Tony Perkins (cameo)
Synopsis:
A satire of the movie DRESSED TO KILL.

Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Morning in a Hotel Room (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

Now Playing... at the White House (Table of Contents)

Now Playing / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
? (photos)
Inks:
? (photos)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
President Ronald Reagan (photos from his various movies)

We'll Always Be Suckers For Clever Advertising... (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Jack Rickard
Inks:
Jack Rickard
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

Spy vs. Spy (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; Spy
Characters:
Black Spy; White Spy

The Lighter Side of... (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
Synopsis:
The Lighter Side of... Drugs; Social Calls; Childplay; Medicine; Inflation; On the Job; Dressing Up; Styles; Gifts; Activists; Shopping; The Car; Eating; Marriage.

What Television Says and What it Really Means (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Jack Davis
Inks:
Jack Davis
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
Johnny Carson; Mackenzie Phillips; Mork [Robin Williams]; Lewis Hardline; Mary Tyler Moore; Ed Asner

A Mad Look at Some... Not-So-Famous Last Words (Table of Contents)

A Mad Look at / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Paul Peter Porges
Pencils:
Harry North, Esq.
Inks:
Harry North, Esq.
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

Don Martin Dept. Part II: Late One Afternoon on an Interstate Highway (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

Why Didn't You Do Your Homework? (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Ficarra
Pencils:
Paul Coker
Inks:
Paul Coker
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Synopsis:
"A collection of 18 Mad excuses that teachers just might buy when they ask... Why didn't you do your homework?"

Rhyming Ads (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Bob Clarke
Inks:
Bob Clarke
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Synopsis:
Mad examples of rhyming ads.

A Mad Look at... Air Travel (Table of Contents)

A Mad Look at / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Sergio Aragones
Pencils:
Sergio Aragones
Inks:
Sergio Aragones
Letters:
Sergio Aragones

Content Information

Genre:
Satire

That's Real Incredible, People! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils:
Angelo Torres
Inks:
Angelo Torres
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Characters:
Byron Alien; John Barber; Sarah Parcel; Skip Stepinson; Fran Talkaton; John Davidumb; Cathy Lee Boresme
Synopsis:
A satire of the television shows REAL PEOPLE and THAT'S INCREDIBLE!

Don Martin Dept. Part III: Late One Night in a Bank (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

A Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions "Mother Goose" Fold-In (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: Scrambled eggs.


Mad's Story-Telling U.S. Postage Stamps (Table of Contents)

Mad's Story-Telling U.S. Postage Stamps / (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Clark
Pencils:
? [as U.S. Postal Service]
Inks:
? [as U.S. Postal Service]
Colors:
? [as U.S. Postal Service]
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Satire
Synopsis:
"Masters and Johnson state horny writers cook up wild books!"

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. [Table of Contents]
  2. 2. Letters Dept.
    Letters Dept.
  3. 3. Undressed to Kill
  4. 4. Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Morning in a Hotel Room
    Don Martin Department
  5. 5. Now Playing... at the White House
    Now Playing
  6. 6. We'll Always Be Suckers For Clever Advertising...
  7. 7. Spy vs. Spy
    Spy vs. Spy
  8. 8. The Lighter Side of...
    The Lighter Side of...
  9. 9. What Television Says and What it Really Means
  10. 10. A Mad Look at Some... Not-So-Famous Last Words
    A Mad Look at
  11. 11. Don Martin Dept. Part II: Late One Afternoon on an Interstate Highway
    Don Martin Department
  12. 12. Why Didn't You Do Your Homework?
  13. 13. Rhyming Ads
  14. 14. A Mad Look at... Air Travel
    A Mad Look at
  15. 15. That's Real Incredible, People!
  16. 16. Don Martin Dept. Part III: Late One Night in a Bank
    Don Martin Department
  17. 17. A Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions "Mother Goose" Fold-In
    Mad Fold-In
  18. 18. Mad's Story-Telling U.S. Postage Stamps
    Mad's Story-Telling U.S. Postage Stamps
  19. 19. Drawn-Out Dramas
    Drawn-Out Dramas
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