Mad #236

(January 1983)

Departments (Table of Contents)

Contents Page / credits / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Synopsis:

Contents page featuring staff listings & what's featured in the magazine, listed by special Mad departments.

Random Samplings Of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

Satire

Synopsis:

Letters page with random samplings of reader mail.

Indexer Notes

From the "Letters" Dept.

Q.T. The Quasi-Terrestrial (Table of Contents)

Mad Movie Satire / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Script:

Stan Hart

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Q.T.; Yelliot; Various Q.T.'s; Unnamed Mama's Pizza delivery boy; Mite; Girth; Yoda (Cameo); Unnamed Teacher; Unnamed Students; Yelliot's Mom; Unnamed U.S. Army Soldiers

Synopsis:

A satire of the movie, "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial".

Indexer Notes

From the "Giving ET The Finger" Dept.

E.T. (Table of Contents)

Don Martin / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Don Martin

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Don Martin

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Don Martin

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Genre:

Gags

Characters:

E.T.; Elliot; Gertie

Synopsis:

E.T. makes his own version of a ghetto blaster.

Indexer Notes

From the "Don Martin Out-Take" Dept. Part I.

Chutzpah Is... (Table of Contents)

Topical Gags / filler / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Larry Siegel; Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Paul Coker

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Paul Coker

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Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

Gags featuring Mad's definition of what Chutzpah is.

Indexer Notes

From the "Gaul Busting" Dept.

Awful Annie (Table of Contents)

Mad Movie Satire / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Angelo Torres

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Angelo Torres

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Awful Annie; Rivka; Miss Harridan [Miss Harrigan]; Graza Farfel; Oliver Morebucks; Unnamed Oscar Presenter; Bonejab; President Roosevelt; Eleanor Roosevelt; Booster; Dilly; Unnamed Butler

Synopsis:

A satire of the movie, "Annie".

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• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #101

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From the "Orphan Ruining" Dept.

Annie (Table of Contents)

Don Martin / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Don Martin

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Don Martin

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Don Martin

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Genre:

Gags

Characters:

Little Orphan Annie; Daddy Warbucks

Synopsis:

Annie and Daddy Warbucks each have a hair surprise for one another.

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• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #101

Indexer Notes

From the "Don Martin Out-Take" Dept. Part II.

Mottos, Oaths, Inscriptions, Etc. Rewritten For Special Interest Groups (Table of Contents)

Political Satire / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Synopsis:

Interest Groups versions of famous things like The Surgeon General's Warning, The Statue Of Liberty Inscription; U.S. Postal Service Motto; The Lord's Prayer; The Declaration Of Independence; The U.S. Coin; Courtroom Oath and the Marine's Hymn.

Indexer Notes

From the "Plaques For Claques" Dept.

How Many Mistakes Can You Find In This Picture ? (Table of Contents)

How Many Mistakes... / filler / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Chris Hart

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

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George Woodbridge

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Genre:

Satire

Synopsis:

Another "How Many Mistakes" feature using a Discount Hi-Fi Store.

Indexer Notes

From the "Err Apparent" Dept.

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

The Lighter Side Of... / filler / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dave Berg

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Dave Berg

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Dave Berg

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Genre:

Gags

Characters:

Roger Kaputnik

Synopsis:

Dave Berg's Lighter Side of gag section focusing on the topics, Babysitting; Credibility; The Telephone; Politics; Snacks; Excuses; Bad Habits; Spray Cans; Computers; Sports; Advice; Bargains; Eating; Shopping & Cold Weather.

Indexer Notes

From the "Berg's Eye-View" Dept.

Spy VS. Spy (Table of Contents)

Spy VS. Spy / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Antonio Prohias

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Antonio Prohias

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Antonio Prohias

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Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

White Spy falls for Black Spy's shoulder epaulets trap.

Indexer Notes

From the "Joke And Dagger" Dept. Winner: Black Spy.

If You Think Things Are...Bad Well, They Could be...Worse In Fact They Could Be...Downright Horrible (Table of Contents)

Topical Satire / filler / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Harry North

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Harry North

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Genre:

Satire

Synopsis:

Various gags on situations that go from Bad to Worse to Downright Horrible.

Indexer Notes

From the "Triple-Sweat" Dept.

A Mad Guide To The Anatomy Of The Human Body Based On The Comics (Table of Contents)

Comic Strip Satire / filler / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Frank Jacobs; Sergio Aragones (Idea)

Pencils:

Jack Rickard

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Jack Rickard

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Popeye; Charlie Brown; Little Orphan Annie; Dagwood Bumstead; Andy Capp; Beetle Bailey; Sarge; Rodney (Wizard Of ID); King ID (Wizard Of ID); Superman; Lucy; Daddy Warbucks; Dick Tracy; Mickey Mouse; Incredible Hulk; Rex Morgan; Momma

Synopsis:

A guide of the human body part by part using famous comic strip characters body parts as examples.

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• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #101

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From the "Funnies' Bone" Dept.

Mad Presents Some Graphic Demonstrations Of...When Not To Use Famous "Pick-Up" Lines (Table of Contents)

Topical Satire / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chris Hart

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman (Cameo); Snow White (At a Masquerade Party)

Synopsis:

Gags based on the premise of When Not To Use Famous "Pick-Up" Lines in various illogical situations.

Indexer Notes

From the "Spoiled Meet" Dept.

Star Blecch II The Wreck Of Korn (Table of Contents)

Mad Movie Satire / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

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Mort Drucker

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Lt. Savvy; Checkoff; Korn (Villain); Admiral Gym Curt; Dr. Markus; E.T. (Cameo); Spook (Death); Spotty; Captain Terroryell; Uhura; Leonard McCoy [Bones McCoy]; Sulu; David Markus

Synopsis:

A satire of the movie, "Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan".

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• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #83
• in MAD Star Trek Spectacular (EC, 1994 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

From the "Profitable Enterprise" Dept.

Star Trek II (Table of Contents)

Don Martin / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Don Martin

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Don Martin

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Don Martin

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Genre:

Gags

Characters:

Spock; Admiral James T. Kirk [Captain Kirk; Jim Kirk]; Saavik

Synopsis:

Don Martin's wacky view of Vulcan anatomy.

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• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #83
• in MAD Star Trek Spectacular (EC, 1994 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

From the "Don Martin Out-Take" Dept. Part III.

What Is The Poor's Greatest Problem ? (Table of Contents)

Mad Fold-In / (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Al Jaffee

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Al Jaffee

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Al Jaffee

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire; Gags

Characters:

President Ronald Reagan

Synopsis:

Another famous Mad Fold-In from Al Jaffee.

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• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #61

Indexer Notes

Inside backcover. In color.

This Way...!! I Spotted Him !! (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Don Edwing [Duck Edwing]

Pencils:

Jack Davis

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Jack Davis

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

E.T.; Unnamed Police Officers

Synopsis:

E.T. Is pursued by cops.

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• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #61

Indexer Notes

Outside backcover. In color.

Drawn Out Dramas (Table of Contents)

Sergio Aragones / filler / 0 pages (report information)

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Script:

Sergio Aragones

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Sergio Aragones

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Sergio Aragones

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Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

Sergio Aragones' mini textless pantomime humor gags that appear in various margins and panels on most of the pages in the magazine.

Indexer Notes

No page count as gags appear in Various Places Around The Magazine.