Mad As Usual!
#31593
(May 1990)
Warner Books,
1990 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 3.50 USD; 4.95 CAD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Warner Books Inc.
- Brand
-
W Warner Books
- ISBN
-
0-446-35860-6
- Barcode
- 070993003500 35860
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- color cover; black and white interior
- Dimensions
- 4.5" x 7"
- Paper Stock
- cardstock cover, newsprint interior
- Binding
- mass market paperback
- Publishing Format
- graphic novel
[Zorro Shows Off]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Zorro
- Synopsis
- Zorro carves a 'z' into a wall, to the irritation of the woman who has to clean up after him.
[Heavy Driver]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A very heavyset man can't understand why his car tilts to one side.
[Careful Movers]
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Movers are very careful about handling fragile items until they're inside the moving van - then they're crushed.
[Attractive Scuba Diver]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man rents scub equipment hoping to go diving with a beautiful woman he saw wearing scuba gear. However the woman is a model making a commercial.
[Woman Checking Scale]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A woman tries to lower her weight by stripping off her clothes while standing on a public weighing machine. The police arrest her for indecent exposure.
[Cheating on a Test]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A boy tries to look at other students' test answers but they won't let him. When he realizes he knows the answers all the other students start looking at his paper.
[Fake Whale Hunt]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Whalers attack a model of a whale being used by a movie crew to film Moby Dick.
[Pied Piper Marketing]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pied Piper
- Synopsis
- The Pied Piper is hired by a restaurant to guide children into their business.
[Judging an Accident]
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A diver has an accident and falls off the diving board; the judges still rate him.
[Guard Dog]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- After being mugged a man buys a dog to defend him - but now the muggers have dogs and his own dog is intimidated.
[Well-Dressed Elephant]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A portly man is upset when he sees an elephant wearing the same outfit as him.
[The Barber and the Ghost]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A barber uses a ghost to get his customers' hair to stand straight up.
[Recruiting Office]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- An army recruiting officer closes his shop when he sees an overweight man approaching.
[Jazz and Classical Club]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- One night a club plays jazz music, the next night classical.
[Boy Learns Karate]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- After his son is beaten up a father has him enroll in karate lessons. Soon there's a lineup of children and parents complaining about what a bully the child has become.
[Easily Distracted Boy on Beach]
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A boy is supposed to report to the lifeguard about a drowning person but is easily distracted by other sights on the beach.
[Ghost Late to Seance]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A medium is irritated by a ghost who is late for the seance.
[Sand in the Snorkel]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man goes snorkeling to check out two women lounging in the water. One of them dumps sand down his snorkel.
[Girl Likes Bodybuilding]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- When her daughter takes an interest in a picture of a bodybuilder a mother assumes she's smitten with the man. Actually, the daughter wants to become a bodybuilder.
[The Boy and the Bear Cub]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A boy and a bear cub see each other then run in opposite directions. The boy tells his family he saw a ferocious bear; the cub tells his family he saw a ferocious hunter.
[Nude Models]
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Naked models lie on the floor so a painter can use their likeness on the wall he's painting.
[Violin Student]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A boy playing violin sees a homeless man playing the same instrument. He asks his teacher if he can play the horn instead.
[Saluting with a Bomb]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; military
- Synopsis
- A soldier has to salute his superior officer while carrying a bomb, causing an explosion.
[Show-Offs on the Beach]
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two men try to impress women by showing off their physiques. The women are more interested in a man blowing bubbles.
[Drummer Son]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A father is irritated by his son practising on his drums until he realizes as a drummer he could become a famous musician.
[Sacrifice for the Volcano]
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- When a volcano begins to erupt the nearby villagers decide to sacrifice a woman to appease it. However, their women are all so beautiful they decide to sacrifice a pig instead.
[Pill-Popping Driving Instructor]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A student driving instructor takes drugs to prop himself up.
[Giant Ape Casting]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A giant ape lumbers through the city - so he can attend a casting session for monsters at a film studio.
Indexer Notes
Parodies Godzilla, King Kong and Rodan.
[Exercising Women See Ice Cream]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- After an ice cream truck passes an exercise studio the women go from fantasizing about being thin to fantasizing about ice cream.
[Showing Off to Muscular Woman]
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man tries to impress a woman on the beach by flexing his muscles; she has more muscles than he.
[Toddler with Flute]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A toddler uses his father's flute as a straw.
[Unmovable Table]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Movers can't fit a table through a doorway. The old lady who owns the table points out the table legs fold down.
[Tough Drill Instructor]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; military
- Synopsis
- A drill instructor is tough on his charges with the exception of one, who is clearly related to him.
[Borrowing Dad's Electric Razor]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A boy borrows his father's electric razor to shave the pet dog.
[From the Gutter to Carnegie Hall]
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A musician playing guitar on the street is discovered by a man who cleans him up and brings him to Carnegie Hall. After his audition, the musician winds up back on the street.
- Keywords
- Carnegie Hall
[Get a Haircut]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A father demands his son cut his long hair; the son complies and gets a mohawk.
[Inuit Hunter]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- An Inuit hunter goes to ridiculous lengths to bring home a few fish.
[Graffitti Ghost]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A ghost tries to scare three men. They paint graffitti on the ghost.
[Found Wallet]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man finds a wallet in the gutter. Seeing a second man looking for something in the gutter he presents the second man with the wallet. The second man was actually looking for his car keys.
[Surfers Avoiding Unattractive Girls]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; sports
- Synopsis
- Surfers head out to open water when they see unattractive girls approaching.
- Keywords
- surfing
[Photographer Misses Sea Monster]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A photographer is taking pictures of flowers when a sea monster surfaces behind him.
[Toy Piano]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Parents give a toy piano to their child hoping he'll become a concert pianist. The son wants to become a rock 'n roll keyboardist.
[Snake Attack]
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; jungle
- Synopsis
- In the jungle, a snake attacks a woman. Her husband takes a photograph of the attack before rescuing her.
[Barber with Giant Scissors]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A barber shop patron runs away in terror when the barber approaches holding giant scissors. The scissors were simply an advertising prop.
[The Dog That Won't Sit]
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A dog owner tells his pet to sit. The dog refuses but every other animal within earshot complies.
[Space Invaders]
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; military
- Synopsis
- The military prepares for an invasion by what turns out to be Space Invaders, directly from the video game.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
["To the usual gang of idiots!"]
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2.
[Zorro Shows Off]
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3.
[Heavy Driver]
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4.
[Careful Movers]
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5.
[Attractive Scuba Diver]
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6.
[Woman Checking Scale]
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7.
[Cheating on a Test]
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8.
[Fake Whale Hunt]
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9.
[Pied Piper Marketing]
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10.
[Judging an Accident]
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11.
[Guard Dog]
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12.
[Well-Dressed Elephant]
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13.
[Valet Car Thief]
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14.
[The Barber and the Ghost]
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15.
[Recruiting Office]
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16.
[Jazz and Classical Club]
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17.
[Boy Learns Karate]
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18.
[Easily Distracted Boy on Beach]
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19.
[Ghost Late to Seance]
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20.
[Sand in the Snorkel]
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21.
[Girl Likes Bodybuilding]
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22.
[The Boy and the Bear Cub]
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23.
[Nude Models]
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24.
[Violin Student]
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25.
[Saluting with a Bomb]
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26.
[Show-Offs on the Beach]
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27.
[Drummer Son]
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28.
[Sacrifice for the Volcano]
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29.
[Pill-Popping Driving Instructor]
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30.
[Giant Ape Casting]
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31.
[Exercising Women See Ice Cream]
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32.
[Seance Backfires]
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33.
[Showing Off to Muscular Woman]
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34.
[Toddler with Flute]
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35.
[Unmovable Table]
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36.
[Tough Drill Instructor]
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37.
[Borrowing Dad's Electric Razor]
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38.
[From the Gutter to Carnegie Hall]
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39.
[Get a Haircut]
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40.
[Inuit Hunter]
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41.
[Graffitti Ghost]
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42.
[Found Wallet]
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43.
[Surfers Avoiding Unattractive Girls]
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44.
[Photographer Misses Sea Monster]
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45.
[Toy Piano]
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46.
[Snake Attack]
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47.
[Barber with Giant Scissors]
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48.
[Buying Tap Shoes]
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49.
[The Dog That Won't Sit]
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50.
[Space Invaders]
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51.
[Man Watching the Game]
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52.
The End
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