Mad #397

(September 2000)

EC, 1952 Series

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Pages: 52
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
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Mad (EC, 1952 series) #397 [Direct Sales]

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Roberto Parada
Inks: Roberto Parada
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

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Crowe’s Feat Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Arnie Kogen
Pencils: Angelo Torres
Inks: Angelo Torres
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor; satire-parody
Characters: Russell Crowe [as Laximus]; Joaquin Phoenix [as Commode]; Adolf Hitler (cameo); Augustus; Petronius; Djimon Hounsou [as Tuba]

Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Anthony Barbieri
Pencils: Bill Wray
Inks: Bill Wray
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

Dumb & Dahmer Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: John Caldwell
Pencils: John Caldwell
Inks: John Caldwell
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody

The Schmucks Stop Here Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Desmond Devlin
Pencils: Kevin Pope
Inks: Kevin Pope
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

The Bucks Flop Here Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Darren Johnson
Pencils: Scott Bricher
Inks: Scott Bricher
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody

Guided Missive Attacks Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Mike Snider
Pencils: Jack Syracuse
Inks: Jack Syracuse
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody
Characters: Britney Spears

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Peter Kuper
Pencils: Peter Kuper
Inks: Peter Kuper

Genre: satire-parody; humor; spy
Characters: Black Spy; White Spy

An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Dick DeBartolo
Pencils: Paul Coker
Inks: Paul Coker
Letters: typeset

Genre: satire-parody; science fiction; humor

Airing Their Dirty Quandary Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Mike Snider
Pencils: Rick Tulka
Inks: Rick Tulka
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

The Armed Farces Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Mike Snider; Andrew J. Schwartzberg
Pencils: George Woodbridge
Inks: George Woodbridge
Letters: typeset

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

Script: Sergio Aragonés
Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
Inks: Sergio Aragonés

Genre: satire-parody; humor

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Dave Berg
Pencils: Dave Berg
Inks: Dave Berg
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor
Characters: Roger Kaputnik
Synopsis: A cynical look at justice, reasoning, logic, timing, family planning, relationships, activists, lectures, therapy, corporate thinking, the office, problem solving, and doctors.

Peers Today, Gone Tomorrow Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Genre: satire-parody

Grieving Las Vegas Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Mike Snider
Pencils: James Warhola
Inks: James Warhola
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor
Characters: Taco Bell Chihuahua

Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script: Al Jaffee
Pencils: Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks: Al Jaffee (signed)
Colors: Al Jaffee
Letters: typeset

Genre: advocacy; humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Michael Gallagher
Pencils: Tom Bunk
Inks: Tom Bunk
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #13 (June 2020)

Indexer Notes

Back cover

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Series Information

Table of Contents

0. [Yo Quiero Caca]
1. Gatorator
Crowe’s Feat Dept.
2. Monroe and… the High Seas Part Two
Angster's Paradise Dept.
3. Legitimate Gripes of Your Average Serial Killer
Dumb & Dahmer Dept.
4. Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Hospitals
The Schmucks Stop Here Dept.
5. Alternate Designs for the New $20 Bill
The Bucks Flop Here Dept.
6. Letters to Britney Spears
Guided Missive Attacks Dept.
7. [no title indexed]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy
8. A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Modern Health Spa
An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept.
9. Modern Celebrity Couple Dilemmas
Airing Their Dirty Quandary Dept.
10. Mad’s Modern Military Course Catalog
The Armed Farces Dept.
11. A Mad Look at Swimming Pools
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.]
12. The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept.
13. Selecting the Right High School Clique for You
Peers Today, Gone Tomorrow Dept.
14. Mad’s Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds
Grieving Las Vegas Dept.
15. What Change to the Landscape Do Environmentalists Fear the Most?
Mad Fold-In
16. The Rock Concert

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Mad #397

(September 2000)

Issue Notes

[Yo Quiero Caca] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Gatorator (Table of Contents: 1)

Crowe’s Feat Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Monroe and… the High Seas Part Two (Table of Contents: 2)

Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Legitimate Gripes of Your Average Serial Killer (Table of Contents: 3)

Dumb & Dahmer Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Hospitals (Table of Contents: 4)

The Schmucks Stop Here Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Alternate Designs for the New $20 Bill (Table of Contents: 5)

The Bucks Flop Here Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Letters to Britney Spears (Table of Contents: 6)

Guided Missive Attacks Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Modern Health Spa (Table of Contents: 8)

An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Modern Celebrity Couple Dilemmas (Table of Contents: 9)

Airing Their Dirty Quandary Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Mad’s Modern Military Course Catalog (Table of Contents: 10)

The Armed Farces Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

A Mad Look at Swimming Pools (Table of Contents: 11)

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

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 12)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Selecting the Right High School Clique for You (Table of Contents: 13)

Peers Today, Gone Tomorrow Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Mad’s Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds (Table of Contents: 14)

Grieving Las Vegas Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

What Change to the Landscape Do Environmentalists Fear the Most? (Table of Contents: 15)

Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Rock Concert (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Mad #397 (September 2000)

Issue Notes

[Yo Quiero Caca] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Gatorator (Table of Contents: 1)

Crowe’s Feat Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Monroe and… the High Seas Part Two (Table of Contents: 2)

Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Legitimate Gripes of Your Average Serial Killer (Table of Contents: 3)

Dumb & Dahmer Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Hospitals (Table of Contents: 4)

The Schmucks Stop Here Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Alternate Designs for the New $20 Bill (Table of Contents: 5)

The Bucks Flop Here Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Letters to Britney Spears (Table of Contents: 6)

Guided Missive Attacks Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Modern Health Spa (Table of Contents: 8)

An Embarrassment of Richard’s Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Modern Celebrity Couple Dilemmas (Table of Contents: 9)

Airing Their Dirty Quandary Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Mad’s Modern Military Course Catalog (Table of Contents: 10)

The Armed Farces Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

A Mad Look at Swimming Pools (Table of Contents: 11)

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

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 12)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Selecting the Right High School Clique for You (Table of Contents: 13)

Peers Today, Gone Tomorrow Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Mad’s Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds (Table of Contents: 14)

Grieving Las Vegas Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

What Change to the Landscape Do Environmentalists Fear the Most? (Table of Contents: 15)

Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Rock Concert (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Mad #397

(September 2000)