Mad
#312
(July 1992)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.75 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- ?
- 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) (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #504 (August 2010)
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[no title indexed]
Mad / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Richard Williams (credited)
- Inks
- Richard Williams (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Buggy
The Warren Commission Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Warren Beatty [as Bugsy Siegel]; Joe Mantegna [as George Raft]; Annette Bening [as Virginia Hill]
The Pernicious Prison Plight
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
The Mad Fast Food Employees Hate Book
Serving Counterattack Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Conflicting Ads That Really Makes You Wonder
An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
Rules for Games the Way They're Really Played
Wise Guides Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #105 (July 1995)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #34 (December 2023)
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Prince of Tirades
Shrink Rapped Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Barbara Strident [as Dr. Low-esteem]; Nick Nutty [as Timid Bingo]; Kate Nelligan [as Liar Bingo]; Melinda Dillon [as Bananas Bingo]; Brad Sullivan [as Hurt-ya Bingo]; Loco Bingo; Blythe Danner [as Sullen Bingo]; Jeroen Krabbé [as Herbert Woodenstiff]; Jason Gould [as Heartburn Woodenstiff]
How to Be Politic’lly Correct
Frank on a Roll Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Single entry strips satirizing how people deal with lectures, teenagers, mood, modern athletes, image, divorce, rationalization, concern, cops, the economy, signs, the office, respect, and doctors.
The Misguided Menagerie Moneymaker
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
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 Black Spy conceals a hand grenade inside a bottle of champagne.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #104 (June 1995)
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The Jerky Jester’s Justification
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
Hook‘em
Ever, Ever Bland Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Charlie Brown; Doc Brown; Dennis the Menace; Marty McFly; Roger Rabbit; Bart Simpson; Sluggo; Superman [Clark Kent]; Swee'Pea; Robin Williams [as Peter Ham]; Bob Hoskins; Dustin Hoffman [as Captain Shnook]; Maggie Smith [as Granny Windy]; Julia Roberts [as Stinkerbell]; Caroline Goodall [as Moron]; Elliott; E.T.; The Rocketeer; Mary Poppins; Calvin; Urkel; Ariel; Cher; Winona Ryder; The Little Rascals [Alfalfa; others]; Kevin McCallister; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer
A Mad Look at Recycling
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Mad -
1.
Buggy
The Warren Commission Dept. -
2.
The Pernicious Prison Plight
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
3.
The Mad Fast Food Employees Hate Book
Serving Counterattack Dept. -
4.
Conflicting Ads That Really Makes You Wonder
An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept. -
5.
Rules for Games the Way They're Really Played
Wise Guides Dept. -
6.
Prince of Tirades
Shrink Rapped Dept. -
7.
The Couch Potato Olympics
Ready, Sit, Go! Dept. -
8.
How to Be Politic’lly Correct
Frank on a Roll Dept. -
9.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
10.
The Misguided Menagerie Moneymaker
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
11.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
12.
Is Anyone Fooled By…
As the Charade Passes By Dept. -
13.
Airbag Safety Devices for Everyday Living
Pillows of Society Dept. -
14.
The Jerky Jester’s Justification
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
15.
Hook‘em
Ever, Ever Bland Dept. -
16.
A Mad Look at Recycling
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
17.
What Can the U.S. Export Instantly Cripple the Japanese Auto Industry?
Mad Fold-In
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