(March 1985)

EC, 1952 Series
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Price:
1.25 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly except February, May, August and November
Indicia Publisher:
E.C. Publications, Inc.
Barcode:
0709893323003
Editing:
Albert B. Feldstein (Editor); Nick Meglin (Senior Editor); John Ficarra (Associate Editor)
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)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Al Jaffee (idea)
Pencils:
Richard Williams (painting, signed)
Inks:
Richard Williams (painting, signed)
Colors:
Richard Williams (painting, signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman

Mad Multiplex (Table of Contents)

Deja Review Department / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Arnie Kogen
Pencils:
Sam Viviano; Harry North; Angelo Torres
Inks:
Sam Viviano; Harry North; Angelo Torres
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire
Characters:
Gene Sissy; Roger Ebore
Synopsis:
Gene Sissy and Roger Ebore review the movies Ghost-Dusters, Purple Acid Rain and the Karocky Kid.

The Trend Toward Rottenness in the Comic Strips (Table of Contents)

Sour Grapes Department / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Larry Siegel
Pencils:
Bob Clarke
Inks:
Bob Clarke
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire
Characters:
Andy Capp; Arnold; Crock; The Wizard of ID; Blondie; Dagwood; Annie; Family Circus; Cathy; Peanuts [Charlie Brown; Lucy]; Beetle Bailey

Don Edwing Looks At Funerals (Table of Contents)

Bury Funny Department / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Don Edwing
Pencils:
Don Edwing (signed)
Inks:
Don Edwing (signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Mad Chain Letter (Table of Contents)

Post Waste Department / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Jacobs
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
humor

An Instant Guide to American Regional Types (Table of Contents)

Sectional Education Department / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Paul Coker
Pencils:
Frank Jacobs
Inks:
Frank Jacobs
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

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

Berg's-Eye View Department / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dave Berg
Pencils:
Dave Berg (signed)
Inks:
Dave Berg (signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire

Mad's Lurid Romantic Textbooks (Table of Contents)

Hot Off the Press Department / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Harry North
Inks:
Harry North
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

A Mad Look At Pets' Back Talk (Table of Contents)

Back Talk / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Paul Peter Porges
Pencils:
Paul Peter Porges
Inks:
Paul Peter Porges
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Mad 1984 Quiz (Table of Contents)

Orwell That Ends Well Department / photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Desmond Devlin
Pencils:
Irving Schild (photographer)
Inks:
Irving Schild (photographer)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire

If You Walk Down A Dark Street (Table of Contents)

Opt-Tickles Department / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
George Woodbridge
Inks:
George Woodbridge
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts! (Table of Contents)

Rip, Please! Department / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire
Characters:
Bil Cosby; Billy Martin; Irving Queef

Exciting New Uses For Miracle Velcro (Table of Contents)

Fasten Furious Department / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Al Jaffee; T. J. Glenn (idea)
Pencils:
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks:
Al Jaffee (signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Supergall (Table of Contents)

Maid of Steal Department / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dick De Bartolo
Pencils:
Jack Davis (signed)
Inks:
Jack Davis (signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

Spy vs Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Antonio Prohías
Pencils:
Antonio Prohías (signed)
Inks:
Antonio Prohías (signed)

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
White Spy; Black Spy

What New Labor Development (Table of Contents)

Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Al Jaffee
Pencils:
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks:
Al Jaffee (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

inside back cover


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Don Edwing
Pencils:
George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks:
George Woodbridge (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

back cover


Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents)

Drawn-Out Dramas / comic story / 0 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils:
Sergio Aragonés
Inks:
Sergio Aragonés

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Mad Multiplex
    Deja Review Department
  2. 2. The Trend Toward Rottenness in the Comic Strips
    Sour Grapes Department
  3. 3. Don Edwing Looks At Funerals
    Bury Funny Department
  4. 4. The Mad Chain Letter
    Post Waste Department
  5. 5. An Instant Guide to American Regional Types
    Sectional Education Department
  6. 6. The Lighter Side Of...
    Berg's-Eye View Department
  7. 7. Mad's Lurid Romantic Textbooks
    Hot Off the Press Department
  8. 8. A Mad Look At Pets' Back Talk
    Back Talk
  9. 9. The Mad 1984 Quiz
    Orwell That Ends Well Department
  10. 10. If You Walk Down A Dark Street
    Opt-Tickles Department
  11. 11. Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts!
    Rip, Please! Department
  12. 12. Exciting New Uses For Miracle Velcro
    Fasten Furious Department
  13. 13. Supergall
    Maid of Steal Department
  14. 14. Spy vs. Spy
    Spy vs Spy
  15. 15. What New Labor Development
    Mad Fold-In
  16. 16. [no title indexed]
  17. 17. Drawn-Out Dramas
    Drawn-Out Dramas
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