Mad
#289
(September 1989)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070989332300 09
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (credited) (editor); John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Leonard Brenner (credited) (art director); Thomas Nozkowski (credited as Tom Nozkowski) (production); Charlie Kadau (credited) (associate editor); Joe Raiola (credited) (associate editor); Sara Fowler (credited) (associate editor); Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo) (creative consultant)
In This Issue We…
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Richard Williams (credited)
- Inks
- Richard Williams (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman [as Batman]
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #96 (Early Spring 1994) - in Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005)
- in Mad Presents Batman (EC, 2012 series) #1 (September 2012)
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Battyman
The Dynamic Uno Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Battyman [Bruce Swain]; Neuman; Icky; the Jerker [Yack Nattier]; Superman (cameo); Dick Tracy (cameo); Ed Koch (cameo); Charles Bronson (cameo); the Phantom of the Opera (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Fleeing from Battyman, criminal Yack Nattier falls into a vat of toxic waste and becomes the Jerker. The Jerker begins a citywide campaign of shooting, killing, and poisoning, laughing all the way. As the Jerker falls to his death during a fight, Battyman follows. That way they can both avoid the sequel.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #96 (Early Spring 1994)
- in Mad Batman Spectacular (EC, 1997 series) (July 1997)
- in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
- in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)
- in Mad Presents Batman (EC, 2012 series) #1 (September 2012)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #23 (February 2022)
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- Keywords
- alter ego; Batmobile; butler; movie; secret identity; toxic waste
Indexer Notes
Satirizes the 1989 film "Batman."
The Haunting Hunting Hullabaloo
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Inks
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #96 (Early Spring 1994)
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A Mad Guide to Social Behavior
Faux Pas for the Course Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Spy vs Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (signed as E)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed as C)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed as C)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; the White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy disguises his submarine as an island.
More New Laws That Congress Should Pass Right Now! Right Now! Right Now!
Better Legislate Than Never Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #96 (Early Spring 1994)
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When Rap Music Spreads Into Everyday Lives
Frank on a Roll Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
The Excruciating Escape Extravaganza
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #96 (Early Spring 1994)
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The humorous aggravations of excuses, offspring, videos, violation, relationships, business, partying, obedience, tests, computers, inquiries, success, employment, popularity, and doctors.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #99 (Fall 1994)
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Video Reviews
Hartburn Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Bruce Willis; Alan Rickman; Olympia Dukakis; Cher; Nicolas Cage; Michelle Pfeiffer; Dean Stockwell; Michael Caine; Steve Martin; Willem Dafoe; Mel Brooks; Kurt Russell; Mel Gibson; Charles Grodin; Robert De Niro; Michael Palin; Kevin Kline; Jamie Lee Curtis; John Cleese; Jean Marsh; Ron Howard; George Lucas
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #96 (Early Spring 1994)
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Selected Highlights from the BOTB Sports Cable Network
The Bore of the Crowd Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
Murky Brown
Bergen’s Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Baba Waters; Huge Downer; Murky Brown; Smiles Silvernerd; Dorky; Grin; Alldim; Crank
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #107 (October 1995)
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A Mad Look at Driver’s Ed
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
If Different Comedians Told The Same Joke
Gag Reflects Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Robin Williams; George Carlin; David Letterman; Rodney Dangerfield; Sam Kinison; Dana Carvey [as the Church Lady]; Yakov Smirnoff; Steven Wright
- Synopsis
- The old joke, "There’s a fly in my soup…", as it might be told by various comedians.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #102 (March 1995)
- in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #37 (June 2024)
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The Silly Solitary Scenario
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #99 (Fall 1994)
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Mad Charts
Speaking with a List Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau (credited as Charles Kadau)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
What’s the Latest in Exciting Summer Water Sports?
Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Genre
- humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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In This Issue We…
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1.
Battyman
The Dynamic Uno Dept. -
2.
The Haunting Hunting Hullabaloo
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
3.
A Mad Guide to Social Behavior
Faux Pas for the Course Dept. -
4.
The Rookstone Catalog
All Jaffee Dept. -
5.
Spy vs Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
6.
More New Laws That Congress Should Pass Right Now! Right Now! Right Now!
Better Legislate Than Never Dept. -
7.
When Rap Music Spreads Into Everyday Lives
Frank on a Roll Dept. -
8.
The Excruciating Escape Extravaganza
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
9.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
10.
Video Reviews
Hartburn Dept. -
11.
Selected Highlights from the BOTB Sports Cable Network
The Bore of the Crowd Dept. -
12.
Murky Brown
Bergen’s Eye View Dept. -
13.
A Mad Look at Driver’s Ed
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
14.
If Different Comedians Told The Same Joke
Gag Reflects Dept. -
15.
The Silly Solitary Scenario
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
16.
Mad Charts
Speaking with a List Dept. -
17.
What’s the Latest in Exciting Summer Water Sports?
Mad Fold-In -
18.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.
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- mcomics
- John DiBello
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
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