Mad
#263
(June 1986)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.35 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- published monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 0709893323006
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (editor); John Ficarra (editor); Charlie Kadau (editorial assistant); Joe Raiola (editorial assistant); Sara Fowler (editorial assistant)
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page
- Script
- John Rios (cover idea)
- Pencils
- Richard Williams (credited)
- Inks
- Richard Williams (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
Random Samplings of Readers Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / letters page / 1.3 pages
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers Eric Geller, Mike Jones, Dana Rodman, Ash-Lee Green, Larry T. Blain, Kurt Priebe, and Mike Berryessa.
The Fool of the Nile
Duo Unto Others Dept. / comic story / 2.7 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Roger Ebore; Gene Sissy
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #80 (March 1992)
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Young Sureschlock Homely
A Pair of Deducers Dept. / comic story / 3.3 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Roger Ebore; Gene Sissy
You'd Be Rich If You Had a Nickel...
Common Cents Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
-
One Day in the City
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Violent Mother Goose
Drawing Verse Blood Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
-
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías) (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías) (signed)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in MAD TV (EC, 1995 series) (1995)
-
A Mad Look at Rock Concerts
Sergio Aragonés Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #93 (May 1994)
-
Consumer Revenge Bill$
Due Unto Others Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #83 (September 1992)
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at breaking up, priorities, talent, technology, restrictions, self reliance, education, job interviews, responsibilities, kid brothers, reputations, fast cures, modern interpretations, and doctors.
One Day in the Suburbs
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
All-White Song
From Gags to Richie Dept. Side A / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed as GW)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed as GW)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Jello
From Gags to Richie Dept. Side B / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (signed)
- Inks
- Don Edwing (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #13 (June 2020)
-
Mad's I.R.S. Agent of the Year
Many Unhappy Returns Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
-
One Day in the Country
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Charlie Kadau
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Not-So-Obvious Warning Signs of Places to Avoid
Observa-Shuns Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges
- Pencils
- Paul Peter Porges (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Peter Porges (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #80 (March 1992)
-
Customized Academy Awards for Current Movie Trends
Oscar-Mired Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #80 (March 1992)
-
The Olden Girls
Humor in a Varicose Vein Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Arnie Kogen; Jay Kogen
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Appathy; Doze; Blanched; Myopia; Heather Locklear
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #83 (September 1992)
-
Dots
Speck-Tickles Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- M. Jacobs (credited as Mat Jacobs)
- Pencils
- M. Jacobs (credited as Mat Jacobs)
- Inks
- M. Jacobs (credited as Mat Jacobs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)
-
What Current Pop Cult Is Attracting Legions Of Followers?
Mad Fold-In / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover
The Day AT&T Went Too Far
Great Moments In Advertising / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Prete
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman; Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman; Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Ronald Reagan; Mikhail Gorbachev
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
- in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #8 (Winter 1999)
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Indexer Notes
Back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
[Table of Contents]
-
2.
Random Samplings of Readers Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. -
3.
The Fool of the Nile
Duo Unto Others Dept. -
4.
Young Sureschlock Homely
A Pair of Deducers Dept. -
5.
You'd Be Rich If You Had a Nickel...
Common Cents Dept. -
6.
One Day in the City
Don Martin Dept. -
7.
Violent Mother Goose
Drawing Verse Blood Dept. -
8.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE -
9.
A Mad Look at Rock Concerts
Sergio Aragonés Dept. -
10.
Consumer Revenge Bill$
Due Unto Others Dept. -
11.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
12.
One Day in the Suburbs
Don Martin Dept. -
13.
All-White Song
From Gags to Richie Dept. Side A -
14.
Jello
From Gags to Richie Dept. Side B -
15.
Mad's I.R.S. Agent of the Year
Many Unhappy Returns Dept. -
16.
One Day in the Country
Don Martin Dept. -
17.
Not-So-Obvious Warning Signs of Places to Avoid
Observa-Shuns Dept. -
18.
Customized Academy Awards for Current Movie Trends
Oscar-Mired Dept. -
19.
Ads We Never Got To See!
Dick DePartment -
20.
The Olden Girls
Humor in a Varicose Vein Dept. -
21.
Dots
Speck-Tickles Dept. -
22.
What Current Pop Cult Is Attracting Legions Of Followers?
Mad Fold-In -
23.
The Day AT&T Went Too Far
Great Moments In Advertising -
24.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Department
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- mcomics
- Chris Boyko
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Derek Reinhard
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