Mad #317
(March 1993)

EC, 1952 Series
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Price
1.75 USD
Pages
52
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monthly except February, May, August and November
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode
070989332300 03
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)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mad / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
James Warhola
Inks
James Warhola
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Alfred E. Neuman
Keywords
rollerblading

Smellgross Place (Table of Contents: 1)

Rentally Disturbed Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Letters
typeset

Characters
Andrew Shue [as Silly]; Thomas Calabro [as Midol]; Josie Bissett [as Vane]; Doug Savant [as Meat]; Amy Locane [as Randy]; Jennie Garth [as Belly]; Vanessa Williams [as Fonda]; Grant Show [as Jerk]; Dr. Ruth Westheimer (cameo)

The Villainous Vending Victimization (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 (credited as Duck Edwing)
Inks
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Keywords
coffee; vending machine

Deviant Editorial Responses to Widely Held Opinions (Table of Contents: 3)

Equal Slime Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Paul Coker
Inks
Paul Coker
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
April Mae Truant; Marcus Absent; Lustie Trasher; Random Shotz; Ward Crowder; Urban Blitemore; Blaze Kindler

A Mad Report on Rollerblading (Table of Contents: 4)

All Jaffee Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Al Jaffee
Pencils
Al Jaffee
Inks
Al Jaffee
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; humor

The Sanguinary Serengeti Screwup (Table of Contents: 5)

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

The Apartment You’re Considering May Have Belonged to a Serial Killer if… (Table of Contents: 6)

A Room With a View to a Kill Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dennis Snee
Pencils
James Warhola
Inks
James Warhola
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 7)

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 fake cow that explodes when the White Spy milks it.

Energizer Rabbit Commercials That Were Never Completed (Table of Contents: 8)

Assault on Battery Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Caldwell
Pencils
John Caldwell
Inks
John Caldwell
Letters
John Caldwell; typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Energizer Bunny; Nolan Ryan; Gallagher

When Country Western Goes Rap (Table of Contents: 9)

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

TV Bloopers We’d Really Like to See (Table of Contents: 10)

On the Err Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
satire-parody

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Dave Berg
Pencils
Dave Berg (signed)
Inks
Dave Berg (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A cynical look at engagements, movies, logic, status, selectivity, agreements, predictions, vacations, sports, strategy, awareness, the office, gifts, and doctors.

The Hidden Emotional Costs of Things (Table of Contents: 12)

On a Scale of One to Tension Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Birtcher
Pencils
Tom Bunk
Inks
Tom Bunk
Letters
typeset

The Eccentric Emergency Engagement (Table of Contents: 13)

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
Keywords
7-11; Slurpee

Entertainment Too Light Visits In Livid Color (Table of Contents: 14)

Wayan’s World Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
A. Marly (credited as A. J. Marly)
Pencils
Sam Viviano (credited)
Inks
Sam Viviano (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Mary Tart; John Tush; Keen ‘n Angry Weighins [as Amstoned; Homely the Clown]; Dammin’ Weighins; Pshaw Weighins; Kin Weighins; Le Nerd Maltin; Leggy Goodbuns; Jim Carrey [as Fire Marshall Bilk]

A Mad Look at Endangered Species (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
humor

A League to Bemoan (Table of Contents: 16)

The Boy Toys of Summer Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Hart
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Miss Money-Penny Marshall; Rosie O’Donnell [as Bore-us]; Geena Davis [as Dowdy “Dittie”]; Lori Petty [as Twit]

What Favorite of Both Kids and Parents is Guaranteed to Be Around Forever? (Table of Contents: 17)

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
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Beetle Bailey; Donald Duck; Big Bird; Miss Piggy; Kermit the Frog; Snoopy; Garfield; Charlie Brown

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 90's "First Drug Test" (Table of Contents: 18)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Bramble (credited)
Pencils
Richard Williams (credited) (painting)
Inks
Richard Williams (credited) (painting)
Colors
Richard Williams (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Mad
  2. 1. Smellgross Place
    Rentally Disturbed Dept.
  3. 2. The Villainous Vending Victimization
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  4. 3. Deviant Editorial Responses to Widely Held Opinions
    Equal Slime Dept.
  5. 4. A Mad Report on Rollerblading
    All Jaffee Dept.
  6. 5. The Sanguinary Serengeti Screwup
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  7. 6. The Apartment You’re Considering May Have Belonged to a Serial Killer if…
    A Room With a View to a Kill Dept.
  8. 7. Spy vs. Spy
    Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy
  9. 8. Energizer Rabbit Commercials That Were Never Completed
    Assault on Battery Dept.
  10. 9. When Country Western Goes Rap
    Frank on a Roll Dept.
  11. 10. TV Bloopers We’d Really Like to See
    On the Err Dept.
  12. 11. The Lighter Side of...
    Berg's-Eye View Dept.
  13. 12. The Hidden Emotional Costs of Things
    On a Scale of One to Tension Dept.
  14. 13. The Eccentric Emergency Engagement
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  15. 14. Entertainment Too Light Visits In Livid Color
    Wayan’s World Dept.
  16. 15. A Mad Look at Endangered Species
    Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.]
  17. 16. A League to Bemoan
    The Boy Toys of Summer Dept.
  18. 17. What Favorite of Both Kids and Parents is Guaranteed to Be Around Forever?
    Mad Fold-In
  19. 18. If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 90's "First Drug Test"
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