Mad
#359
[Cover #4]
(July 1997)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070992332304 07
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (credited) (editor); John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Joe Orlando (credited) (consulting editor); Charlie Kadau (credited) (associate editor); Joe Raiola (credited) (associate editor); D. Shayne (credited as David Shayne) (assistant editor); Amy L. Vozeolas (credited as Amy Mavrikis) (editorial assistant); 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
This issue is a variant of Mad (EC, 1952 series) #359 [Cover #1].
There exist further variants:
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman (as Batman); Batgirl
- Reprints
-
in Mad Presents Batman (EC, 2012 series) #1 (September 2012)
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Buttman & Rubbin'
Icing on the Cape Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- George Clooney [as Buttman; also as Brute Swain]; Chris O’Donnell [as Rubbin'; also as Dork]; Alicia Silverstone [as Buttgirl; also as Boobra]; Michael Gough [as Neuman]; Arnold Schwarzenegger [as Frostbite]; Uma Thurman [as Prunella; also as Poison I.V.]; John Glover [as Dr. Woodbrew]; Robert Swenson [as Banal]; David Letterman (cameo); Jack Kevorkian (cameo); Butt-head (cameo)
- Synopsis
- As Buttman fights Frostbite, boring botanist Prunella becomes Poison I.V. As Neuman sinks toward death his daughter Boobra arrives for a visit, then becomes Buttgirl. The three heroes team up to beat the villains, and Neuman recovers. But Buttman decides Rubbin' is stealing the limelight, and replaces him with Butt-head.
- Reprints
- in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
- in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)
- in Mad Presents Batman (EC, 2012 series) #1 (September 2012)
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- Keywords
- Movie
Indexer Notes
Parodies the 1997 movie Batman and Robin.
Was it the Miles?
An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept. / photo story / 1 page
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- AP/Wide World (photo)
- Inks
- AP/Wide World (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
A Day in the Life of a Single Career Girl in the Big City
Feminine Hijinx Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
in Svenska Mad (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1997 series) #1/1999 [322] (januari 1999)
-
Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Pet Ownership
The Schmucks Stop Here Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
Goosebumps Horror Stories That Would Really Scare Kids
Another Stine Mess Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #33 (October 2023)
-
A Mad Look at Freaking Out
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The humorous aspects of justice, exercise, government, relationship, employment, therapy, crime, philosophy, cooking, efficiency, technology, the office, religion, doctors, and gifts.
Altered Snakes
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)
- Genre
- humor
The Joe Eszterhas School for Sleazy, No-Talent Screenwriting Hacks!
Basest Instinct Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
[no title indexed]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #18 (April 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Michael Gallagher credited as the writer, but credit corrected in Mad #360.
Private Putz
The King of Appall Media Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Howeird Stern; Ben Stern; Ray Stern; Alison Stern; Robin Quivers; Mia Farrow; Don Imus; Fred Norris; Jackie Martling; Gary Dell’Abate; Stuttering John
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Buttman & Rubbin'
Icing on the Cape Dept. -
2.
The Graffiti in the Microsoft Bathroom
In-stall Humor Dept. -
3.
Behind the Scenes at MTV
Leave it to Beavis Dept. -
4.
Condom Buying for Dummies
The Trojan Course Dept. -
5.
Monroe &... the County Fair
Angster's Paradise Dept. -
6.
Was it the Miles?
An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept. -
7.
A Day in the Life of a Single Career Girl in the Big City
Feminine Hijinx Dept. -
8.
Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Pet Ownership
The Schmucks Stop Here Dept. -
9.
Goosebumps Horror Stories That Would Really Scare Kids
Another Stine Mess Dept. -
10.
A Mad Look at Freaking Out
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
11.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
12.
Altered Snakes
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
13.
The Joe Eszterhas School for Sleazy, No-Talent Screenwriting Hacks!
Basest Instinct Dept. -
14.
[no title indexed]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
15.
Private Putz
The King of Appall Media Dept. -
16.
Mad's Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds
Grieving Las Vegas Dept. -
17.
Where Do Experts Agree More Defense Dollars are Urgently Needed?
Mad Fold-In
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