Mad #253

(March 1985)

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.