The Pocket Mad
#75-530 (36)
(April 1974)
Warner Books,
1974 Series
- Price
- 0.95 USD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Warner Paperback Library
- Brand
-
W Warner Paperback Library
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor)
Issue Notes
Thirty-sixth of the Mad paperback reprints, as indicated by the number 36 on the cover.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (painting)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (painting)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (painting)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
Sombre
Apache of Blue Eyes Dept. / comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Paul Newman [as John Hussel]; Martin Balsam [as Hendez]; Richard Boone [as Crimes]; Peter Lazer [as Hilly Lee]; Fredric March [as Dr. Henry Flavor]; Diane Cilento [as Jessie]; Margaret Blye [as Honey Lee]; Barbara Rush [as Mrs. Flavor]
- Synopsis
- Parody of the film "Hombre"; a white man raised as a Native American assuming his father's place as a slumlord leads a motley crew of stagecoach robbery survivors back to civilization.
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #114 (October 1967)
-
A Portfolio of Mad Blooming-Idiosyncrasies
Flowery Language Dept. / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (credited)
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (credited)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Different terms illustrated by types of flowers.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #115 (December 1967)
-
When the Hertz-Avis Rivalry Really Gets Out of Hand
2 Against 1 Dept. / photo story / 8 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- UPI (credited) (photographs)
- Inks
- UPI (credited) (photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Ads for Hertz and Avis Car Rental companies devolve into name-calling.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #115 (December 1967)
-
Some Mad Auto Safety Features
Achilles Wheel Dept. / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Add-on devices for the auto designed to counteract driver's bad habits.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #113 (September 1967)
-
In Caveman Days
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two cavemen fight over a woman.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #113 (September 1967)
-
The Lighter Side of Young Marrieds
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A satirical look at couples just beginning married life.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #115 (December 1967)
-
The Shadow Knows
We Got Your Penumbra Dept. / cartoon / 7 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of a person's shadow acting out their inner feelings.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #114 (October 1967)
-
So How Come...?
Double-Standard Bearers Dept. / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- An ironic look at double-standards in society.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #114 (October 1967)
-
One Morning in the Jungle
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two South American explorers taste what they think is soup.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #113 (September 1967)
-
The Cats Are All Bats
Seuss Your Old Man Dept. / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Social criticism as if it were written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #114 (October 1967)
-
TV Coverage of an Off-Year Election
Poll-Bearers Dept. / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A network news department tries to make a non-Presidential election interesting.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #115 (December 1967)
-
A Psalm for a Sabbath Morning
Tee-Ology Dept. / text story / 7 pages
- Script
- William Garvin (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A psalm dedicated to Sunday golfers.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #114 (October 1967)
-
The Lighter Side of the Mating Game
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A satirical look at dating rituals.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #114 (October 1967)
-
In a Super Market
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man shopping in a grocery story keeps causing accidents.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #115 (December 1967)
-
If Famous Poets Had Written "Mother Goose"
From the Sub-Rhyme to the Ridiculous Dept. / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Nursery rhymes written in the style of William Shakespeare, Ogden Nash, Rudyard Kipling, Carl Sandberg and others.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #113 (September 1967)
-
On the "Tarzan" Set
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two actors on a sound stage take a smoke break.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #114 (October 1967)
-
Star Blecch
Waste of Space Dept. / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; science fiction
- Characters
- William Shatner [as Captain Kook]; Leonard Nimoy [as Mr. Spook]; DeForrest Kelley [as Dr. BeCoy]; Nichelle Nichols [as the phone operator]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "Star Trek," an intrepid but incompetent crew of space explorers tries to combat a plague ravaging a planetary population.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #115 (December 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
The leader of the planetary council is drawn in the style of Mad artist Don Martin. Charlie Brown makes a cameo flying a kite in deep space.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy tries to sink the Black Spy's battleship.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #114 (October 1967)
-
The Evolution of Dating
Labor of Love Dept. / comic story / 19 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; romance
- Synopsis
- Comparisons of dating rituals from three distinct eras.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #115 (December 1967)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
[Title Page and Credits]
-
2.
Sombre
Apache of Blue Eyes Dept. -
3.
A Portfolio of Mad Blooming-Idiosyncrasies
Flowery Language Dept. -
4.
When the Hertz-Avis Rivalry Really Gets Out of Hand
2 Against 1 Dept. -
5.
Some Mad Auto Safety Features
Achilles Wheel Dept. -
6.
In Caveman Days
Don Martin Dept. -
7.
The Lighter Side of Young Marrieds
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
8.
The Shadow Knows
We Got Your Penumbra Dept. -
9.
So How Come...?
Double-Standard Bearers Dept. -
10.
One Morning in the Jungle
Don Martin Dept. -
11.
The Cats Are All Bats
Seuss Your Old Man Dept. -
12.
TV Coverage of an Off-Year Election
Poll-Bearers Dept. -
13.
A Psalm for a Sabbath Morning
Tee-Ology Dept. -
14.
The Lighter Side of the Mating Game
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
15.
In a Super Market
Don Martin Dept. -
16.
If Famous Poets Had Written "Mother Goose"
From the Sub-Rhyme to the Ridiculous Dept. -
17.
On the "Tarzan" Set
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
Star Blecch
Waste of Space Dept. -
19.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
20.
The Evolution of Dating
Labor of Love Dept.
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- Michael Hoskin
- Alan Hutchinson
- Clint Maxwell
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