Mad #254 [$1.60 Cover Price]
(April 1985)

EC, 1952 Series
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Price:
1.60 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly except February, May, August and November
Indicia Publisher:
E.C. Publications, Inc.
Barcode:
0709893323004
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)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.


Special Rock Issue (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire

Rock Video Produced By Pressure Groups (Table of Contents)

Rock Around the Bloc Department / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks:
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire
Characters:
Cindy Lauper; Sting; Michael Jackson; Boy George

Boys Just Wanna Be George (Table of Contents)

Nomenculture Department / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom Hachtman
Pencils:
Tom Hachtman
Inks:
Tom Hachtman
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire

Mad's Aptitude Test Number Seven Will You Make A Good Rock Star? (Table of Contents)

B-S.A.T. Department / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Red Topple And... Night Time Takes A Mad Look At Rock Video (Table of Contents)

P.M.-T.V. Department / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dick De Bartolo
Pencils:
Harry North
Inks:
Harry North
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire
Characters:
Red Topple

The Exploitation of a Rock Death (Table of Contents)

Grave Reviews Department / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Desmond Devlin
Pencils:
George Woodbridge
Inks:
George Woodbridge
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire

Where Your Rock Album Dollar Goes (Table of Contents)

Disc-Y Business Department / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Ficarra
Pencils:
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks:
Al Jaffee (signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire

One Day In A Police Department (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Department / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin
Inks:
Don Martin
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Honest Ads That Introduce New, Improved Products (Table of Contents)

Sons of Pitches Department / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Mad Don't Book Chapter I: What Not To Do At A Funeral (Table of Contents)

Blunder Enlightening Department / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau
Pencils:
Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks:
Paul Coker, Jr.
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

Useful and Practical Inflight Information We'd Like to See (Table of Contents)

Frying the Unfriendly Skies Department / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

One Fine Day At A Television Station (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Department / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Wanted Posters For the Real Criminals Who Threaten Our Lives (Table of Contents)

Justice Once Department / photo story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
? (photos)
Inks:
? (photos)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire

The Mysteries of the Morning (Table of Contents)

Dawn's Early Frights Department / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

One Fine Day In A Department Store (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Department / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Rip-Off-Tide (Table of Contents)

Schlock Around the Dock Department / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Lou Silverstone
Pencils:
Angelo Torres (signed)
Inks:
Angelo Torres (signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire

What Powerful Non-Nuclear Device is There No Defense Against? (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)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Irving Schild (photographer)
Inks:
Irving Schild (photographer)
Colors:
Irving Schild (photographer)

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. Rock Video Produced By Pressure Groups
    Rock Around the Bloc Department
  2. 2. Boys Just Wanna Be George
    Nomenculture Department
  3. 3. Mad's Aptitude Test Number Seven Will You Make A Good Rock Star?
    B-S.A.T. Department
  4. 4. Red Topple And... Night Time Takes A Mad Look At Rock Video
    P.M.-T.V. Department
  5. 5. The Exploitation of a Rock Death
    Grave Reviews Department
  6. 6. Where Your Rock Album Dollar Goes
    Disc-Y Business Department
  7. 7. One Day In A Police Department
    Don Martin Department
  8. 8. Honest Ads That Introduce New, Improved Products
    Sons of Pitches Department
  9. 9. The Mad Don't Book Chapter I: What Not To Do At A Funeral
    Blunder Enlightening Department
  10. 10. The Lighter Side Of...
    Berg's-Eye View Department
  11. 11. Useful and Practical Inflight Information We'd Like to See
    Frying the Unfriendly Skies Department
  12. 12. One Fine Day At A Television Station
    Don Martin Department
  13. 13. Wanted Posters For the Real Criminals Who Threaten Our Lives
    Justice Once Department
  14. 14. The Mysteries of the Morning
    Dawn's Early Frights Department
  15. 15. One Fine Day In A Department Store
    Don Martin Department
  16. 16. Rip-Off-Tide
    Schlock Around the Dock Department
  17. 17. What Powerful Non-Nuclear Device is There No Defense Against?
    Mad Fold-In
  18. 18. [no title indexed]
  19. 19. Drawn-Out Dramas
    Drawn-Out Dramas
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Derek Reinhard
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Terry Watkins
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Karl Wilcox
  • Donald Dale Milne