Mad
#234
(October 1982)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except for February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 0709893323010
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
Mad Finishes Off M*A*S*H*
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Colors
- Mort Drucker
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alan Alda [as Hawkeye Pierce]; Loretta Swit [as Margaret Houlihan]; Mike Farrell [as B.J. Honeycutt]; Henry Morgan [as Sherman Potter]; Jamie Farr [as Max Klinger]; William Christopher [as Francis Mulcahy]; David Ogden Stiers [as Charles Winchester]; McLean Stephenson [as Henry Blake]; Wayne Rogers [as John McIntyre]; Alfred E. Neuman [as Radar O'Reilly]
M*U*S*H*
Th-Tha-That's Alda, Folks Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alan Alda [as Squawkeye]; Loretta Swit [as Luke-warm Lips Houlihan]; Mike Farrell [as P.J.]; Henry Morgan [as Sherman Potcheese]; Jamie Farr [as Klinker]; William Christopher [as Father]; David Ogden Stiers [as Charles Cumbersome Worcestershire]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "M*A*S*H*," life is portrayed on a past-its-prime television series about the Korean War.
- Reprints
-
in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007) - in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #12 (April 2020)
-
Marching Songs Now that the Armed Forces are Co-Ed
Battle Hymns for Hers Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs; Mary Joan Chini (plot)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard
- Inks
- Jack Rickard
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Famous military songs are rewritten to reflect modern times.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
One Freezing Day in a Cemetary
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A group of pallbearers have an accident.
- Reprints
Commemorative Stamps That Tell it Like it Really Is
Post Roasties Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Commemorative postage stamps that have political commentary on them.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Ironic situations inspired by people dealing with big brothers, cooking, injuries, crime, discipline, math, the other woman, economics, doctors, medical exams, dinner time, parents, dating, and justice.
One Broiling Day in the Desert
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man on a camel encounters a specific designated crossing.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #164 (Dezember 1982)
-
It's a Thankless Job...
A Futile State Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of jobs with a lot of stress and frustration, but little praise or satisfaction.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #165 (Januar 1983)
-
Mad's Theft and Vandal-Proof Products
A Hitch in Crime Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Products designed to foil theft and vandalism attempts.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #165 (Januar 1983)
-
How to Pick Up Girls
The Greats of Rap Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Arnie Kogen
- Pencils
- S. Kossin (credited as Sandy Kossin)
- Inks
- S. Kossin (credited as Sandy Kossin)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of fresh new pick-up lines for different situations.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio ProhÃas
- Pencils
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy foils the White Spy's helicopter attack.
A Mad Look at American Justice
Crime and No Punishment Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A satirical examination of the American Justice System from its beginnings to its current state.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #166 (Februar 1983)
-
The Mad Word Puzzle
Letters Entertain You Dept. / activity / 1 page
- Script
- John Ficarra
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Word find puzzle parody with a theme of "television today".
Mad Pasttimes for the Bedridden
Games Feeble Play Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Things you can do when you're stuck in bed.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #163 (November 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #62 (Spring 1988)
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A Special Edition of 20/30 Starring Barbara Waltzers
The Wizard of "R's" Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Barbara Waltzers; Charles Brawnson; Jane Fondle; Christopher Heave
- Synopsis
- A journalist interview three celebrities plugging their new films.
One Steaming Day in the Congo
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two cannibals get a lesson in manners.
What Modern Frowned-Upon Activity Is Keeping Our Youth Slim and Trim?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; advocacy
- Synopsis
- Video games do have constructive uses.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #164 (Dezember 1982)
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Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Mad Finishes Off M*A*S*H*
-
1.
M*U*S*H*
Th-Tha-That's Alda, Folks Dept. -
2.
Marching Songs Now that the Armed Forces are Co-Ed
Battle Hymns for Hers Dept. -
3.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
4.
One Freezing Day in a Cemetary
Don Martin Dept. -
5.
Commemorative Stamps That Tell it Like it Really Is
Post Roasties Dept. -
6.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
7.
One Broiling Day in the Desert
Don Martin Dept. -
8.
It's a Thankless Job...
A Futile State Dept. -
9.
Mad's Theft and Vandal-Proof Products
A Hitch in Crime Dept. -
10.
How to Pick Up Girls
The Greats of Rap Dept. -
11.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
12.
A Mad Look at American Justice
Crime and No Punishment Dept. -
13.
The Mad Word Puzzle
Letters Entertain You Dept. -
14.
Mad Pasttimes for the Bedridden
Games Feeble Play Dept. -
15.
A Special Edition of 20/30 Starring Barbara Waltzers
The Wizard of "R's" Dept. -
16.
One Steaming Day in the Congo
Don Martin Dept. -
17.
What Modern Frowned-Upon Activity Is Keeping Our Youth Slim and Trim?
Mad Fold-In -
18.
Watt...We Worry!
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