Mad
#374
(October 1998)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 2.50 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (credited) (editor); John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Joe Orlando (credited) (consulting editor); Charlie Kadau (credited) (senior editor); Joe Raiola (credited) (senior editor); D. Shayne (credited as David Shayne) (associate editor); Amy L. Vozeolas (credited as Amy Mavrikis) (assistant editor); Dick DeBartolo (credited) (creative consultant); Annie Gaines (credited) (managing editor); Leonard Brenner (credited) (graphics consultant); Thomas Nozkowski (credited) (production); Jonathan Schneider(art director); Nadina S. Simon (assistant art director); Marla Weisenborn (production assistant)
Issue Notes
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The Truedumb Show
Carrey, a Big Schtick Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jim Carrey [as Truedumb]; Laura Linney [as Immoral]; Ed Harris [as Chrissake]; Alan Hale [as the Skipper] (cameo); Bob Denver [as Gilligan] (cameo); Kenny McCormick (cameo); Eric Cartman (cameo); Kyle Broflovski (cameo); Stan Marsh (cameo); Bill Murray [as Phil Conners] (cameo)
When Suicide Cards Really Catch On
Prose and Condolences Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Sam Viviano
- Inks
- Sam Viviano
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Snoopy; Woodstock; Peppermint Patty; Lucy Van Pelt; Schroeder; Charlie Brown; Linus Van Pelt; Maxine; Cathy
Hanson Weird
VH-Dumb Dept.; Pop Off Video / photo story / 1 page
- Script
- Desmond Devlin
- Pencils
- ? (photographs)
- Inks
- ? (photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
Leo’s Talk Show Adventure or Why Stars Hate Going on Talk Shows
Chatological Humor Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
A Mad Look at Armageddon
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
Visual Instructions for the Way Things Really Work
What You See is What You Fret Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
[TNT Reverse Detonator]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Peter Kuper
- Inks
- Peter Kuper
- Genre
- humor; spy
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at justice, relativity, accountability, fitness, relationships, food, therapy, explanations, gifts, weddings, the office, parents, and doctors.
Adding Pay-Per-View Excitement to Other Sports
Let the Games Be Grim Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
VH-Dumb Dept.; Pop Off Video / photo story / 1 page
- Script
- Desmond Devlin
- Pencils
- ? (photographs)
- Inks
- ? (photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
The Ecch Files — Fight This Feature
Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; satire-parody
- Characters
- David Duchovny [as Facts Moldy]; Gillian Anderson [as Agent Skulky]; White Spy (cameo); Martin Landau [as Dr. Klutzweil]; The Lone Gumpmen; Mitch Pileggi [as Skinflint]; Black Spy (cameo); Kevin Costner [as Ray Kinsella] (cameo); Ray Liotta [as Shoeless Joe Jackson] (cameo); Bumblebee Man (cameo)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[X-Files Gothic]
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1.
The Truedumb Show
Carrey, a Big Schtick Dept. -
2.
Are You a Compulsive Gambler?
Playing in the Wager Leagues Dept. -
3.
Monroe &… the Big Game
Angster’s Paradise Dept. -
4.
When Suicide Cards Really Catch On
Prose and Condolences Dept. -
5.
Hanson Weird
VH-Dumb Dept.; Pop Off Video -
6.
Leo’s Talk Show Adventure or Why Stars Hate Going on Talk Shows
Chatological Humor Dept. -
7.
A Mad Look at Armageddon
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
8.
Dream Classified Ads
You Can Always Get What You Want Dept. -
9.
Visual Instructions for the Way Things Really Work
What You See is What You Fret Dept. -
10.
[TNT Reverse Detonator]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
11.
Fume-Off
A Dork in the Road Dept. -
12.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
13.
Adding Pay-Per-View Excitement to Other Sports
Let the Games Be Grim Dept. -
14.
Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
VH-Dumb Dept.; Pop Off Video -
15.
The Ecch Files — Fight This Feature
Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind Dept. -
16.
Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds
Grieving Las Vegas Dept. -
17.
What Seasonal Disaster Wreaks Havoc on American Families?
Mad Fold-In
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