Mad
#261
(March 1986)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.35 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070989332300 03
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (credited) (editor); John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Charlie Kadau (credited) (editorial assistant); Joe Raiola (credited) (editorial assistant); Leonard Brenner (credited) (art director); Sara Fowler (credited) (editorial assistant)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WEHK); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as WEHK)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WEHK); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as WEHK)
- Colors
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WEHK); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as WEHK)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Don Johnson; Philip Michael Thomas
- Synopsis
- Parody of TV show Miami Vice.
Departments
table of contents / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
This table of contents lists the cover idea as being by Reynaldo Cruz. He was an accountant for Mad Magazine at the time, but his name was just used here as a gag by the Mad creative staff. He was not an actual contributor.
[no title indexed]
letters page / 0.25 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Only one letter this issue and it's to cancel a subscription for a school.
Miami Price
Fops and Robbers Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Don Johnson; Philip Michael Thomas; Minnie Mouse; Dopey; Snoopy
- Synopsis
- Parody of TV show Miami Vice.
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #93 (May 1994)
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One Tuesday Morning on Easter Island
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Archaeologists excavate Easter Island statues.
Mad's Do-It-Yourself "Indiana Jones" Sequel
Motion Picks Dept. / activity / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Indiana Jones
- Synopsis
- Flowchart to choose plot for movie.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)
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How Many of These Hard-to-Find Items Can You Come Up with in... Mad's Great American Scavenger Hunt
The Quest Is Yet to Come Dept. / activity / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Things to find in Sergio Aragones' drawing.
- Keywords
- Statue of Liberty
Some American Express Card Commercials We'd Like to See
Dick DePt. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres
- Inks
- Angelo Torres
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Karl Malden; Pope John Paul II; Garfield (cat)
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at pumping iron, clothes, driving, exams, obsession, spending, deductions, love, responsibility, television, self-effacement, golf, habits, and doctors.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
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One Wednesday Morning in Roxbury, Connecticut
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Woman watches TV.
And Now Here Are Some Quick, Snappy Mad Suggestions on How to Enjoy the Feeling of a Mid-Winter Beach Vacation While Staying at Home
Faking a Trip Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
Camouflage Tricks of City Animals
Where’s the Beast? Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Rurik Tyler
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman; Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman; Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
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Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
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New Uses for Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
Take a Powder Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #83 (September 1992)
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Specialized Cable TV Networks of the Future
Tuner Fishing Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Trapper John
- Keywords
- Ku Klux Klan; Nazi
Zonk Me Out at the Ball Game
Wide World of Snorts Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of song Take Me Out to the Ball Game.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #87 (May 1993)
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- Keywords
- Baseball
Mad's Human Equivalency Scale
No Soap, Ratio Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Burt Reynolds; Woody Allen; Mr. T; Erma Bombeck; Steve Martin; F. Lee Bailey; Mario Andretti; Emmanuel Lewis
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #83 (September 1992)
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Indexer Notes
Photos of celebrities mixed with drawings.
The Mad Guide to... Yuppies Yullies Yuffies
United Status of America Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #83 (September 1992)
-
One Thursday Morning in the Dungeon
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Prisoner escaping dungeon.
Murder She Hopes
Sleuth Decay Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres
- Inks
- Angelo Torres
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Angela Lansbury
- Synopsis
- Parody of TV show Murder She Wrote.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
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Mad's Personal Ads
Meet Market Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Charlie Kadau (credited); Joe Raiola (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
[Picnic Over Missile Site]
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (credited)
- Inks
- Don Martin (credited)
- Colors
- Don Martin
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Family on picnic.
- Keywords
- rocket
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
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1.
Why Subscribe to Mad?
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2.
Departments
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3.
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4.
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5.
Our Garbage... At Your Disposal!
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6.
Miami Price
Fops and Robbers Dept. -
7.
One Tuesday Morning on Easter Island
Don Martin Dept. -
8.
Mad's Do-It-Yourself "Indiana Jones" Sequel
Motion Picks Dept. -
9.
How Many of These Hard-to-Find Items Can You Come Up with in... Mad's Great American Scavenger Hunt
The Quest Is Yet to Come Dept. -
10.
Some American Express Card Commercials We'd Like to See
Dick DePt. -
11.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
12.
One Wednesday Morning in Roxbury, Connecticut
Don Martin Dept. -
13.
And Now Here Are Some Quick, Snappy Mad Suggestions on How to Enjoy the Feeling of a Mid-Winter Beach Vacation While Staying at Home
Faking a Trip Dept. -
14.
Camouflage Tricks of City Animals
Where’s the Beast? Dept. -
15.
Mad's 14 Rules of Good Behavior
Polite Switch Dept. -
16.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
17.
New Uses for Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
Take a Powder Dept. -
18.
Specialized Cable TV Networks of the Future
Tuner Fishing Dept. -
19.
Zonk Me Out at the Ball Game
Wide World of Snorts Dept. -
20.
Mad's Human Equivalency Scale
No Soap, Ratio Dept. -
21.
The Mad Guide to... Yuppies Yullies Yuffies
United Status of America Dept. -
22.
One Thursday Morning in the Dungeon
Don Martin Dept. -
23.
Murder She Hopes
Sleuth Decay Dept. -
24.
Mad's Personal Ads
Meet Market Dept. -
25.
[Picnic Over Missile Site]
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26.
The New, Improved Mad Pooper Scooper
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27.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.
This issue was modified by, among others
- mcomics
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- David Welsh
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