Mad #310
(April 1992)

EC, 1952 Series
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Price
1.75 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly except February, May, August and November
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode
070989332300 04
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); Andrew J. Schwartzberg (credited) (editorial assistant)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mad / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tom Hachtman
Pencils
Tom Hachtman
Inks
Tom Hachtman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Mad Raps Up the Bible (Table of Contents: 1)

Frank on a Roll Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
George Woodbridge
Inks
George Woodbridge
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Adam; Eve; Noah; Moses; Jonah; David; Goliath
Reprints

The New Benchmarks, Records and Barriers that Mankind Is Rapidly Approaching Part III (Table of Contents: 2)

Coming Detractions Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Paul Coker
Inks
Paul Coker
Letters
typeset

Mad's Video Reviews (Table of Contents: 3)

Hart Burn Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Hart
Pencils
Sam Viviano
Inks
Sam Viviano
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

The Loopy Lavatory Lunacy (Table of Contents: 4)

Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Pencils
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Rejected Stamp Collections (Table of Contents: 5)

For Letter or Worse Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Andrew J. Schwartzberg
Pencils
Tom Bunk
Inks
Tom Bunk
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody

Love Corruption (Table of Contents: 6)

Pulling the Woolery Over Your Eyes Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Reprints

A Mad Commentary: Tattoos (Table of Contents: 7)

Taking It on the Skin Dept. / cartoon / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
Al Jaffee
Inks
Al Jaffee
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody

If It Weren’t for Entertainment Tonight (Table of Contents: 8)

The Hype of Absurdity Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Rick Tulka
Inks
Rick Tulka
Letters
typeset

If Blondie Entered the Real Work Place (Table of Contents: 9)

No Longer a Young Chic Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Hart
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Reprints

The Audacious Airport Accommodation (Table of Contents: 10)

Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Pencils
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Inks
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Why You Should… (Table of Contents: 11)

Fools and Regulations Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Peter Porges
Pencils
Paul Peter Porges
Inks
Paul Peter Porges
Letters
typeset

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 12)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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 builds a dummy of himself using a gasoline hose, then sets the gasoline on fire.

When More Celebrities Introduce Their Own Brands of Perfume (Table of Contents: 13)

Dullards and Scents Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Greg Theakston
Inks
Greg Theakston
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 14)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Berg
Pencils
Dave Berg
Inks
Dave Berg
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
The humorous aspects of communication, security, current events, wheels, growth, relationships, pick-ups, logic, video tapes, education, teenagers, reunions, fashions, loans, sex appeal, the office, personality traits, and doctors.

50/50 Reports on Sleaze Biographers (Table of Contents: 15)

Writing a Wrong Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Huge Downer; Babar Falters; Kitty Kallous; Diane Sawya; Albert Coleman

The Peculiar Polar Permutation (Table of Contents: 16)

Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Pencils
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Inks
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

A Mad Look at Recycling (Table of Contents: 17)

Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
Letters
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
satire-parody; humor

What Was Really the Victim in a Highly Assaulted Sexual Harassment Case? (Table of Contents: 18)

Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Jaffee
Pencils
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks
Al Jaffee (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Mad
  2. 1. Mad Raps Up the Bible
    Frank on a Roll Dept.
  3. 2. The New Benchmarks, Records and Barriers that Mankind Is Rapidly Approaching Part III
    Coming Detractions Dept.
  4. 3. Mad's Video Reviews
    Hart Burn Dept.
  5. 4. The Loopy Lavatory Lunacy
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  6. 5. Rejected Stamp Collections
    For Letter or Worse Dept.
  7. 6. Love Corruption
    Pulling the Woolery Over Your Eyes Dept.
  8. 7. A Mad Commentary: Tattoos
    Taking It on the Skin Dept.
  9. 8. If It Weren’t for Entertainment Tonight
    The Hype of Absurdity Dept.
  10. 9. If Blondie Entered the Real Work Place
    No Longer a Young Chic Dept.
  11. 10. The Audacious Airport Accommodation
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  12. 11. Why You Should…
    Fools and Regulations Dept.
  13. 12. Spy vs. Spy
    Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy
  14. 13. When More Celebrities Introduce Their Own Brands of Perfume
    Dullards and Scents Dept.
  15. 14. The Lighter Side of...
    Berg's-Eye View Dept.
  16. 15. 50/50 Reports on Sleaze Biographers
    Writing a Wrong Dept.
  17. 16. The Peculiar Polar Permutation
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  18. 17. A Mad Look at Recycling
    Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.]
  19. 18. What Was Really the Victim in a Highly Assaulted Sexual Harassment Case?
    Mad Fold-In
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  • mcomics
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Kirk House