Mad
#269
(March 1987)
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
- 0709893323003
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (editor); John Ficarra (editor); Charlie Kadau (editorial assistant); Joe Raiola (editorial assistant); Sara Fowler (editorial assistant)
Random Samplings of Readers Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / letters page / 1.3 pages
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers: Brandon Burke, Lee Friedman, David Gassaway, Alan Thornburg, Richard J. Vattuone, Sean Genell, Greg Kebe
Stand But Me
Loco-Emotion Picture Dept. (A Year To Dismember) / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #89 (September 1993)
-
Hidden Details in Art
Paint Misbehavin' Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)
-
Drama on Page 12
A Hole in Fun Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Caldwell
- Pencils
- John Caldwell (signed)
- Inks
- John Caldwell (signed)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #87 (May 1993)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #21 (October 2021)
-
Fundraisers That Never Made It!
Dick DePartment / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WE); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as hk)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WE); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as hk)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Mad Mini-Movies Featuring the Fickle Finger Of Fate
All Jaffee Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)
-
I Love Luny
A Bad Case of the Re-Runs Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Luny Esmoron Retardo; Sicky Retardo; Fret Hooboy Nurtz; Ether Nurtz
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #89 (September 1993)
-
Your Pet Has Reached Blissful Retirement When
It's Waning Cats and Dogs and... 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
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- A cynical look at obedience, addiction, exercise, inflation, sports fans, language, politics, appreciation, lotteries, timing, memory, priorities, communication, and doctors.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)
-
Around Noon on a Downtown Street Corner
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Stanley Swiersz
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
A Mad Look At Going to the Movies
Sergio Aragonés Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Instructional Sports Videos We'd Like To See
Tape Me Out to the Ballgame Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #87 (May 1993)
-
Late One Afternoon in the Dungeon
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
The Mess Commission Report on Pornography
Get Smut! Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Charlie Kadau; Joe Raiola
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge; Irving Schild (photographer)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge; Irving Schild (photographer)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Odes to Appliance, Gadgets and Other Modern Conveniences
A Word to Device Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs; Marilyn Atkins (idea)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #92 (March 1994)
-
How Do You Rate As a Yuppie?
Measuring Up-Scale Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / 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; spy
TV Spin-Offs Yet To Come
Hack to the Future Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #87 (May 1993)
-
Mad Charts
Stat's All, Folks! Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Raiola; Charles Kadau
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #87 (May 1993)
-
What Rampart Form Of Addiction Threatens the Foundation Of Our Society?
Mad Fold-In / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
Mad Celebrity Madballs
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- John Prete
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WE); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as hk)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WE); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as hk)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Hulk Hemorrhoid; Michael J. Zits; Mary Lou Retina; Mudonna; Veiny White
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #34 (December 2023)
-
Indexer Notes
back cover
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Indexer Notes
No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Head of the Year
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
[Table of Contents]
-
2.
Random Samplings of Readers Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. -
3.
Stand But Me
Loco-Emotion Picture Dept. (A Year To Dismember) -
4.
Hidden Details in Art
Paint Misbehavin' Dept. -
5.
Drama on Page 12
A Hole in Fun Dept. -
6.
Fundraisers That Never Made It!
Dick DePartment -
7.
Mad Mini-Movies Featuring the Fickle Finger Of Fate
All Jaffee Dept. -
8.
I Love Luny
A Bad Case of the Re-Runs Dept. -
9.
Your Pet Has Reached Blissful Retirement When
It's Waning Cats and Dogs and... Dept. -
10.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
11.
Around Noon on a Downtown Street Corner
Don Martin Dept. -
12.
A Mad Look At Going to the Movies
Sergio Aragonés Dept. -
13.
Instructional Sports Videos We'd Like To See
Tape Me Out to the Ballgame Dept. -
14.
Late One Afternoon in the Dungeon
Don Martin Dept. -
15.
The Mess Commission Report on Pornography
Get Smut! Dept. -
16.
Odes to Appliance, Gadgets and Other Modern Conveniences
A Word to Device Dept. -
17.
How Do You Rate As a Yuppie?
Measuring Up-Scale Dept. -
18.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
19.
TV Spin-Offs Yet To Come
Hack to the Future Dept. -
20.
Mad Charts
Stat's All, Folks! Dept. -
21.
What Rampart Form Of Addiction Threatens the Foundation Of Our Society?
Mad Fold-In -
22.
Mad Celebrity Madballs
-
23.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.
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