Mad
#298
(October 1990)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.75 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070989332300 10
- 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); Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo) (creative consultant); Sara Fowler (credited as Sara F. Friedman) (associate editor)
[no title indexed]
Mad / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Richard Williams (credited)
- Inks
- Richard Williams (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Gizmo (mogwai)
Grimlins Ptu! The New Botch
The Pest Is Yet to Come Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Zach Galligan [as Bilgy Setzer]; Phoebe Cates [as Katey]; John Glover [as Donald Chump]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Gremlins 2: The New Batch," a cuddly little beast multiplies into pets from Hell and rampages through a Manhattan skyscraper.
Drama on Page 9
Corn Loser Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Caldwell
- Pencils
- John Caldwell (signed)
- Inks
- John Caldwell (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
The Obnoxious Sports Fan’s Supply Catalogue
Boor and Order Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at leisure time, team spirit, cars, finances, sportsmanship, gifts, movies, learning, truth, historical events, thinking positive, the office, disposable living, and doctors.
Robocrap 2
Metal Detective Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Indexer Notes
Spoof of the movie Robocop 2.
Duck Edwing Really Axe Up!
Bewitched, Bothered and Beheaded Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (credited) (signed as Duck Edwing)
- Inks
- Don Edwing (signed as Duck Edwing)
- Letters
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Genre
- humor
Really Appropriate Brand Name Sound Effects
Decibill of Goods Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
-
in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #23 (February 2022)
-
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 Black Spy is perplexed to find the White Spy imprisoned in a cell. The White Spy's cells is actually a cunningly-disguised canon.
Teen-Rage Moolah Nitwit Turtles!
Cowa-Bunglers! Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
- Characters
- Leonardough; Donateldough; Michaelangeldough; Raphedough; Splutter; Gapewell O'Wow; Dreader; Dally; Vincent [the Beast] (cameo); Ed Norton (cameo); the Phantom of the Opera (cameo); Jason (cameo)
- Synopsis
- TV news reporter Gapewell takes on organized crime, which send hoods to attack her. The Nitwit Turtles save her and take her to safety with the wise rat Splutter. The Turtles bring peace to the streets of New York, but sewer dwellers still have complaints.
- Reprints
- in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
- in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #34 (December 2023)
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- Keywords
- Movie; mutant; mutation; New York City; Ninja; rat; sewer; turtle
Indexer Notes
Parody of the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Drama on Page 37
A Heavy Cough to Bear Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Caldwell
- Pencils
- John Caldwell (signed)
- Inks
- John Caldwell (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #102 (March 1995) [retitled]
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Stipud!
Bang the Dumb Slowly Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès (Running Press Book Publishers, 2010 series) (2010)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #17 (February 2021)
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Endangered Species of the Music World
The Vanish Inquisition Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- John S. Marshall
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker; Paul Peter Porges; Sam Viviano; Sergio Aragonés; Al Jaffee; John Caldwell; Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing); Dave Berg (credited as David Berg); Paul Coker
- Inks
- Mort Drucker; Paul Peter Porges; Sam Viviano; Sergio Aragonés; Al Jaffee; John Caldwell; Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing); Dave Berg (credited as David Berg); Paul Coker
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Villains Awaiting Batman’s Return to TV
Fiends Like Old Times Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero
- Reprints
- in Mad Batman Spectacular (EC, 1997 series) (July 1997)
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Mad Curses!!!
Hex-Rated Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joy Chonoles
- Pencils
- Greg Theakston
- Inks
- Greg Theakston
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
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Mad -
1.
Grimlins Ptu! The New Botch
The Pest Is Yet to Come Dept. -
2.
Drama on Page 9
Corn Loser Dept. -
3.
Really Difficult is...
Hard Attack Dept. -
4.
The Obnoxious Sports Fan’s Supply Catalogue
Boor and Order Dept. -
5.
“Hey - Look Behind You!”
Blight Unseen Dept. -
6.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
7.
Robocrap 2
Metal Detective Dept. -
8.
Duck Edwing Really Axe Up!
Bewitched, Bothered and Beheaded Dept. -
9.
Really Appropriate Brand Name Sound Effects
Decibill of Goods Dept. -
10.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
11.
Teen-Rage Moolah Nitwit Turtles!
Cowa-Bunglers! Dept. -
12.
Drama on Page 37
A Heavy Cough to Bear Dept. -
13.
The Lambada in Everyday Life
The Scene of the Grind Dept. -
14.
Stipud!
Bang the Dumb Slowly Dept. -
15.
Endangered Species of the Music World
The Vanish Inquisition Dept. -
16.
Villains Awaiting Batman’s Return to TV
Fiends Like Old Times Dept. -
17.
Mad Curses!!!
Hex-Rated Dept. -
18.
What Have We Gotten Out of George Bush’s “Thousand Points of Light” So Far?
Mad Fold-In
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