Mad
#248
(July 1984)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except for February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 0709893323007
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Richard Williams (signed as Richard Williams)
- Inks
- Richard Williams (signed as Richard Williams)
- Colors
- Richard Williams (signed as Richard Williams)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
Scarred Face
Snort Subject Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Al Pacino [as Toadie]; Robert Loggia [as Rank Lopizz]; Michelle Pfeiffer [as Elvirus]; Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio [as Genie]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Scarface," a Cuban refugee rises through the Miami drug trade through violence and sarcasm.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #164 ([1984]) -
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992) - in Mad Spoofs Movie Classics (Meredith Corporation, 2023 series) (2023)
-
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
Early One Morning in an African Jungle
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tarzan
- Synopsis
- Tarzan and a female explorer are captured by a native tribe.
- Reprints
- in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #165 ([1984])
-
Mad's Political Believe It or Nuts
RIP...Please! Dept. / cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ronald Reagan; Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill; George H.W. Bush; Nancy Reagan
- Synopsis
- Parody of the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" panel; Collection of oddities about well-known political figures.
More Ads We Never Got to See
Ads Backwards Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Rejected product advertisements, discarded because of accidental humor in the product slogans.
Remington Steal
The Sleuth Hurts Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Pierce Brosnan [as Remington Steal]; Stephanie Zimbalist [as Lura]; Doris Roberts [as Mouldred]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "Remington Steele," a pair of male and female detectives try to solve a case, when they can keep their hands off of each other.
Late One Afternoon Outside of Orlando
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse
- Synopsis
- Two tourists at Disneyworld help Mickey Mouse out.
- Reprints
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself TV Guide Listings
Blank Accounts Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike Snider
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Generic template of a typical TV Guide page with an assortment of fill-ins for the empty spaces.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #71 (Summer 1990)
-
Modern Merit Badges
Scoutological Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Boy Scout merit badges, adjusted to reflect modern values and problems.
- Reprints
- in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #166 ([1984])
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #74 (Spring 1991)
-
Horrifying Cliches 11
Spooking from Pictures Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Grisly visualizations of common cliche phrases.
- Reprints
- in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #165 ([1984])
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #72 (Fall 1990)
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Humorous situations involving anxious mothers, superstitions, teenage phrases, the post office, income taxes, relatives, senior citizens, education, recipes, the movies, fighting, eating out, home remedies, and moving out.
- Reprints
- in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #164 ([1984])
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #71 (Summer 1990)
-
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 fakes the White Spy out with a dummy rocket.
Mad's Practical Joke Catalogue for Doctors
Trying Your Patients Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Items for doctors to prank their patients.
- Reprints
- in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #166 ([1984])
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #31 (June 2023)
-
Telephone Answering Machine Messages for Some Famous Literary Characters
To Beep...or Not To Beep Dept. / illustration / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- ? (photo)
- Inks
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Messages geared toward specific literary characters.
- Reprints
- in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #164 ([1984])
-
Other Uses for Pet Boa Constrictors
Snaking Do Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Outrageous alternative uses for snakes.
- Reprints
- in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #165 ([1984])
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #72 (Fall 1990)
-
Mentl
Funny Boy Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Arnie Kogen
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Barbra Streisand [as Mentl/Anschure]; Nehemiah Persoff [as Papa]; Mandy Patinkin [as Avadorable]; Amy Irving [as Hadassa]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Yentl," a Jewish woman fights for opportunity in male-dominated Jewish society by masquerading as a man.
- Reprints
- in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #164 ([1984])
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #70 (Spring 1990)
-
One Fine Evening on a Brooklyn Street
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two gangsters buy a third gangster a new pair of shoes.
What Has Replaced the Bald Eagle as America's Symbol All Over the World?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Ronald's reach is everywhere.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[Elephant Sneeze]
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Jack Davis
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- An elephant wading in a body of water gets a surprise.
- Reprints
- in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #167 ([1984])
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Scarred Face
Snort Subject Dept. -
2.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
3.
Early One Morning in an African Jungle
Don Martin Dept. -
4.
Mad's Political Believe It or Nuts
RIP...Please! Dept. -
5.
More Ads We Never Got to See
Ads Backwards Dept. -
6.
Remington Steal
The Sleuth Hurts Dept. -
7.
Late One Afternoon Outside of Orlando
Don Martin Dept. -
8.
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself TV Guide Listings
Blank Accounts Dept. -
9.
Modern Merit Badges
Scoutological Dept. -
10.
Horrifying Cliches 11
Spooking from Pictures Dept. -
11.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
12.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
13.
Mad's Practical Joke Catalogue for Doctors
Trying Your Patients Dept. -
14.
Telephone Answering Machine Messages for Some Famous Literary Characters
To Beep...or Not To Beep Dept. -
15.
Other Uses for Pet Boa Constrictors
Snaking Do Dept. -
16.
Mentl
Funny Boy Dept. -
17.
One Fine Evening on a Brooklyn Street
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
What Has Replaced the Bald Eagle as America's Symbol All Over the World?
Mad Fold-In -
19.
[Elephant Sneeze]
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