Mad
#311
(June 1992)
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 06
- 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:
-
in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #504 (August 2010)
-
The Adnauseum Family
Corn on Macabre Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Gonads Adnauseum; More-teasin’ Adnauseum; Grandmuck Adnauseum; Doomsday Adnauseum; Pigsly Adnauseum; Uncle Festive; Edward Scissorhands; Jason Voorhees; Freddy Krueger; Lunch; Cousin Zit; Abigail Grave-in
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #33 (October 2023)
-
The Horrendous Homeless Heartbreak
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)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
It Never Works But You Gotta Try…
Back to the Futile Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
A Mad Look at Gardening
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Mad’s Suggestions for Gulf War Memorials
All Jaffee Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Horrifying Political Cliches
Election Fright Returns Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
If You Never Hear Anyone Say…
Uttered Nonsense Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- M. Hudis (credited as Mark Hudis)
- Pencils
- John Pound
- Inks
- John Pound
- Letters
- typeset
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (signed as P)
- 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 sabotages his piano to explode when the Black Spy plays it.
Gnome Improvement
Nuts and Dolts Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- A. Marly (credited as A. J. Marly)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Twit Nailer; Chill Nailer; Mal; Drab Nailer; Lark Nailer; Dandy Nailer; Wilting; Boob Villa
Customer Satisfaction Surveys We’d Really Like to See
Putting on the Old Feedback Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- C. Pepper (credited as Cary Pepper)
- Pencils
- Tom Bunk (credited)
- Inks
- Tom Bunk (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
The Lighter Side of…
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Humorously annoying behavior regarding sound, curiosity, football, gifts, the future, money, communication, hotels, food, the economy, teaching, the office, toys, and doctors.
An Academy Award Scene We'd Like to See
Oscar-Mired Winner Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- J. Wessel (credited as Joy Wessel)
- Pencils
- James Warhola (credited)
- Inks
- James Warhola (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Billy Crystal; Arnold Schwarzenegger
Still More Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums
Disc-Claimers Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Desmond Devlin
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A parody of what really should be written on CD warning labels.
The Shocking Sundown Showdown
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)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
More Obituaries for Merchandising Characters
Crashing Symbols Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Obituaries for Celeb Mascots when they pass on.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #104 (June 1995)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
Mad -
1.
The Adnauseum Family
Corn on Macabre Dept. -
2.
The Horrendous Homeless Heartbreak
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
3.
It Never Works But You Gotta Try…
Back to the Futile Dept. -
4.
A Mad Look at Gardening
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
5.
Mad’s Suggestions for Gulf War Memorials
All Jaffee Dept. -
6.
Horrifying Political Cliches
Election Fright Returns Dept. -
7.
If You Never Hear Anyone Say…
Uttered Nonsense Dept. -
8.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
9.
Gnome Improvement
Nuts and Dolts Dept. -
10.
Customer Satisfaction Surveys We’d Really Like to See
Putting on the Old Feedback Dept. -
11.
The Lighter Side of…
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
12.
You’ve Been Looking for Waldo… Now Where’s…
Search-In General Dept. -
13.
An Academy Award Scene We'd Like to See
Oscar-Mired Winner Dept. -
14.
Still More Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums
Disc-Claimers Dept. -
15.
The Shocking Sundown Showdown
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
16.
More Obituaries for Merchandising Characters
Crashing Symbols Dept. -
17.
Not Playing (the Sequel)
Film-Flam Dept. -
18.
What Republican With an Outrageous Is Hoping to Steal His Party’s Nomination in ‘92?
Mad Fold-In
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