Mad #242

(October 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 / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Don Martin; Paul Coker; Jack Rickard; Norman Mingo; Marlette

Inks:

Don Martin; Paul Coker; Jack Rickard; Norman Mingo; Marlette

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman [As Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie; As an ape from The Planet Of The Apes]; President Ronald Reagan; Margaret Thatcher; Captain Klutz

Synopsis:

Letters page with random samplings of reader mail.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #157 (March 1973) [cover], #240 (July 1983) [cover]
• from Discover July 1983 cover
• from Mad's Don Martin Presents Captain Klutz II (1983 series) #nn (1983)

Indexer Notes

From the "Letters" Dept. A Mad subscription ad appears here as well as an ad for Don Martin Presents Captain Klutz II. A cartoon of Ronald Reagan becoming Margaret Thatcher from the June 15, 1983 San Diego Tribune appears as well.

Re-Hash Of The Jeti (Table of Contents)

Mad Movie Satire / comic story / 8 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:

Princess Laidup [Princess Leia Organa]; Ham Yoyo [Han Solo]; Chewbacco [Chewbacca]; Dart Zader [Darth Vader]; Landough [Lando Calrissian]; Cree-pio [C-3PO]; Lube Skystalker [Luke Skywalker]; Bar-Stool [R2-D2]; Yodel [Yoda]; Raid bug (Cameo); Kermit The Frog (Cameo); Fozzy Bear (Cameo); Ewoks; Miss Piggy (Cameo); Cookie Monster (Cameo); Stormtroopers; Chubby The Fatt [Jabba The Hutt] Rancor Monster; Jawas; Bib Fortuna; Salacious Crumb; Boba Fett; Big Bird (Cameo); Oldie Von Moldie [Obie Wan-Kenobi]; Tin Man (Cameo); E.T. (Cameo); Smokey The Bear (Cameo); Emperor Palpatine; Admiral Ackbar; Mon Mothma; General Madine; Dumbo (Cameo); Dopey (Cameo); Grumpy (Cameo); Doc (Cameo); Bashful (Cameo); Sleepy (Cameo); Sneezy (Cameo); Happy (Cameo); Tarzan (Cameo); Mickey Mouse (Cameo); Spock (Cameo)

Synopsis:

A satire of the movie, "Return Of The Jedi".

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

• in MAD Star Wars Spectacular (EC, 1996 series) #nn [1999] (1999) [[1996]; [1999]]
• in Mad About Star Wars (Random House, 2007 series) #[nn] ([October] 2007)

Indexer Notes

From the "The Farce Be With You" Dept.
Han Solo is satirized in this story as Ham Solo, Ham Yoho and Ham Yoyo.

Warning Labels We Desperately Need (Table of Contents)

Mad Warning Labels / filler / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

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Bob Clarke

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Synopsis:

Warning labels for basic everyday things.

Indexer Notes

From the "Whoopee ! Caution" Dept.

A Mad Guide Of Life's Annoying Little Uncertainties...Or...You're Never Really 100% Sure... (Table of Contents)

Topical Satire / filler / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Ficarra

Pencils:

Paul Coker

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Paul Coker

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Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

A series of gags on things we're just not certain of in life's everyday situations.

Indexer Notes

From the "Doubts All, Folks !" Dept.

Mad's Video Game Arcade Owner Of The Year (Table of Contents)

Mad Interview / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Angelo Torres

Inks:

Angelo Torres

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Clint Westwood [Clint Eastwood]; Philo Starbuck

Synopsis:

Clint Eastwood interviews Philo Starbuck of the Milky Way Arcade.

Indexer Notes

From the "Two Bit Operator" Dept.

One Fine Medieval Morning At Home (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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Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

Home-town boy gets decapitated.

Indexer Notes

From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part I.

A Short History Showing How Different Publications Slant The News (Table of Contents)

Political Satire / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Laikin

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

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George Woodbridge

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Ted Kennedy; Frank Sinatra; President Ronald Reagan; Carol Burnett

Synopsis:

A series of newspaper front pages with slanted views on events.

Indexer Notes

From the "Trying To Slip Bias" 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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Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Characters:

Roger Kaputnik

Synopsis:

Dave Berg's Lighter Side of gag section focusing on the topics, Clothes; Dentists; Records; Sex; Food; Love; Annoyances; Soap Operas; Block-Busting; Bragging; Dating; Greeting Cards; Graffiti; Money & Pets.

Indexer Notes

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

Spy VS. Spy (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Antonio Prohias

Pencils:

Antonio Prohias

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Antonio Prohias

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

White Spy falls for Black Spy's Two-In-One spring torpedo trap.

Indexer Notes

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

Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Peanuts Comic Strip (Table of Contents)

Mad's Do-It-Yourself / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Jack Rickard

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Jack Rickard

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Charlie Brown; Lucy

Synopsis:

Mad's do-it-yourself featuring a fill in the blanks Peanuts comic strip.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

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

Indexer Notes

From the "Strip Tease" Dept.

Poetic Tributes To People Who Wouldn't Ordinarily Get Them (Table of Contents)

Mad Poetry / filler / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Harry North

Inks:

Harry North

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Synopsis:

Poems dedicated to people in small time or seedy occupations like a mugger; a plumber; a garbage man; a parking attendant; a mover; a loan-shark; a postal clerk; an accountant and a forgotten government official.

Indexer Notes

From the "Knock Verse" Dept.

One Afternoon On A Remote Jungle Island (Table of Contents)

Don Martin / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

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Don Martin

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Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Characters:

Lord Pembrook

Synopsis:

Cannibal's version of a food fight.

Indexer Notes

From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part II.

An Advertiser Would Have Us Believe... (Table of Contents)

Topical Satire / filler / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Jack Davis

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Jack Davis

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Karl Malden; Robert Young

Synopsis:

Examples of what advertisers will say just to get someone to buy into their product.

Indexer Notes

From the "Ad Nausea" Dept.

Lose Weight (Mainly Because You Lose Your Appetite) With The Mad Gross-Out Diet (Table of Contents)

Topical Satire / filler / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Paul Peter Porges

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Paul Peter Porges

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Paul Peter Porges

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Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

A series of gags featuring disgusting things around you while eating.

Indexer Notes

From the "Queasy Does It" Dept.

The *A* Team [The *Asinine* Team] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Hart

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Mort Drucker

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Mort Drucker

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire

Characters:

Hannibull Swish [Col. John "Hannibal" Smith]; Charlie Brown (Cameo); B.M. [Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus; Lt. Templeton "(Face)man" Peck; Amy Amanda Allen; Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock; Walter Matthau

Synopsis:

A satire of the TV series, "The A-Team".

Indexer Notes

From the ""T" And *A*" Dept.

One Fine Evening During Prime Time (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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Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Synopsis:

A coach potato doesn't have to watch TV to get his prime time dose of violence.

Indexer Notes

From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part III.

What Is Changing America's Drinking Habits ? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

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Al Jaffee

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Al Jaffee

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Content Information

Genre:

Satire; Gags

Synopsis:

Another famous Mad Fold-In from Al Jaffee.

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• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #68

Indexer Notes

Inside backcover.In color. Fold-In answer: "Contaminated Water".

One-On-One Night In The Laboratory (Table of Contents)

Don Martin / (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Edwing [Duck Edwing]

Pencils:

Don Martin

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Don Martin

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Gags

Characters:

Frankenstein's Monster; Dr. Frankenstein; Igor

Synopsis:

Igor & Dr. Frankenstein come up with an unique way of putting the brain in the monster.

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 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. From the "Marginal Thinking" Dept.