Mad #315
(December 1992)

EC, 1952 Series
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Price
1.75 USD
Pages
52
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode
070989332300 12
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:

Alfred E. Neuman for President (Table of Contents)

Mad / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Alfred E. Neuman; George H.W. Bush; Barbara Bush

Lethal Wreckin’ 3 (Table of Contents: 1)

Sequel Opportunity Destroyers Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Letters
typeset

Characters
Danny Glover [as Detective Martyr]; Mel Gibson [as Detective Buggs]; Joe Pesci [as Leo Gutz]; Rene Russo [as Detective Looney Cold]

Indexer Notes

Parody of the movie “Lethal Weapon 3”.

The Flexible Fellow’s Folderol (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Are You Making a Fashion Statement or Something Else Entirely? (Table of Contents: 3)

Clothes Call Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Caldwell
Pencils
John Caldwell
Inks
John Caldwell
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Sure Bets in Sports (Table of Contents: 4)

The Odd Must Be Crazy Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; sports

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 5)

Joke and Dagger Dept.; 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 mistakes a canon for a telescope.

Mad’s Do-It-Yourself Political Speech to Grab Voter Attention (Table of Contents: 6)

Rhetoric-Ecch Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Paul Coker
Inks
Paul Coker
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

The Lighter Side of… (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Dave Berg
Pencils
Dave Berg
Inks
Dave Berg
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Roger Kaputnik
Synopsis
A cynical look at awareness, vending machines, real estate, reality, reasoning, athletes, finances, discovery, job interviews, work habits, status, the office, housework, and doctors.

The Portentous Pencil-Peddler’s Prophecy (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Mad Salutes Columbus (Table of Contents: 9)

New World Ordure Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
Tom Bunk
Inks
Tom Bunk
Letters
typeset

When/Why Should We Believe…? (Table of Contents: 10)

Hypocritic Oafs Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Sam Viviano
Inks
Sam Viviano
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody

Dance Steps We All Know (Table of Contents: 11)

Feeting Frenzy Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Darren Johnson
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

The Baffling Biker’s Bugaboo (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Synopsis
The police arrest a biker for “peddling crack” around town.

American Radiators (Table of Contents: 13)

Brute Farce Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo; Andrew J. Schwartzberg
Pencils
Al Jaffee
Inks
Al Jaffee
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Biceps; Chest; Neck; Buttocks; Calves; Triceps; Abs; Lats; Thighs; Pecs; Mite Ailingly; Hairy Sanka; Wally Whiplash; Betty Brutal; Carl Concussion; Mrs. Concussion (Carl’s mom); Burst
Reprints

History’s Great Come-On Lines (Table of Contents: 14)

The Prattle of the Sexes Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
D. Jacobs (credited as Don Jacobs)
Pencils
George Woodbridge
Inks
George Woodbridge
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Henry VIII; Anne Boleyn; Oedipus; Adam; Eve; Marco Polo; Charles Darwin; Christopher Columbus; Amelia Earhart; Fred Noonan; Noah; Sigmund Freud; Paul Revere; Marie Curie; Clarence Thomas

A Mad Look at Columbus (Table of Contents: 15)

Serge-In General Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
satire-parody; humor

CNN Sitcoms Based on News Stories They’ve Covered (Table of Contents: 16)

Who, What, Where, When, and Ha Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Donald Trump; Boris Yeltsin; Mikhail Gorbachev; Clarence Thomas; Anita Hill; Bernie; Peter; John; Margaret Ray; Dr. Jack Kevorkian; Dr. Cecil Jacobson; Charlie Keating; Ted Kennedy; Shlomo; Fatima

Fads That Never Quite Caught On! (Table of Contents: 17)

Flop Culture Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

Unelectable (Table of Contents: 18)

Frank on a Roll Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
Rick Tulka
Inks
Rick Tulka
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; humor

What’s the Most Effective Way to Deal with Repeat Offenders? (Table of Contents: 19)

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

If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 90’s: Saturday Morning at Doc Fletchers (Table of Contents: 20)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Bramble (concept)
Pencils
Richard Williams (painting)
Inks
Richard Williams (painting)
Colors
Richard Williams (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Alfred E. Neuman for President
    Mad
  2. 1. Lethal Wreckin’ 3
    Sequel Opportunity Destroyers Dept.
  3. 2. The Flexible Fellow’s Folderol
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  4. 3. Are You Making a Fashion Statement or Something Else Entirely?
    Clothes Call Dept.
  5. 4. Sure Bets in Sports
    The Odd Must Be Crazy Dept.
  6. 5. Spy vs. Spy
    Joke and Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy
  7. 6. Mad’s Do-It-Yourself Political Speech to Grab Voter Attention
    Rhetoric-Ecch Dept.
  8. 7. The Lighter Side of…
    Berg's-Eye View Dept.
  9. 8. The Portentous Pencil-Peddler’s Prophecy
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  10. 9. Mad Salutes Columbus
    New World Ordure Dept.
  11. 10. When/Why Should We Believe…?
    Hypocritic Oafs Dept.
  12. 11. Dance Steps We All Know
    Feeting Frenzy Dept.
  13. 12. The Baffling Biker’s Bugaboo
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  14. 13. American Radiators
    Brute Farce Dept.
  15. 14. History’s Great Come-On Lines
    The Prattle of the Sexes Dept.
  16. 15. A Mad Look at Columbus
    Serge-In General Dept.
  17. 16. CNN Sitcoms Based on News Stories They’ve Covered
    Who, What, Where, When, and Ha Dept.
  18. 17. Fads That Never Quite Caught On!
    Flop Culture Dept.
  19. 18. Unelectable
    Frank on a Roll Dept.
  20. 19. What’s the Most Effective Way to Deal with Repeat Offenders?
    Mad Fold-In
  21. 20. If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 90’s: Saturday Morning at Doc Fletchers
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