Mad
#85
[Canadian]
(March 1964)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.30 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Mad (EC, 1952 series) #85.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Abraham Lincoln
- Synopsis
- Alfred gets a surprise when he knocks someone's hat off with a snowball.
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Aviz Can't Afford Dirty Plugs
photo story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Inks
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Avis print ads; A car rental company reveals the cynical back story to its well known advertising slogan.
- Reprints
-
in Mad Follies (EC, 1963 series) #3 (1965)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Bill Gaines
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Filed October 23, 1962; Listed owners: EC Publications Inc, A.M. Sonnabend, Frank G. Binswanger, Michael Daroff; Publisher William M. Gaines, 850 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10022; Editor Albert Feldstein, same; Total Paid Circulation, avg 12 months: 55,070
Mannie Get Your Ghoul
Downbeast Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Vincent Price; Peter Lorre; Frankenstein's Monster; Dracula; The Wolf Man; The Creature From The Black Lagoon
- Synopsis
- A Broadway musical is written and staged starring old movie monsters.
Famous Protest Campaigns
And the Bans Played On Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Historical situations where organized protest demonstrations might have changed history.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Various cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
At a Matinee
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- At a movie theater, a man loudly complains about his blocked view.
- Reprints
Mad Beasties
Word Game Preserve Dept. / cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Pun illustrations of random words.
The Rescue
Claws and Effect Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Fire fighters rescue a cat from a tree.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #45 (Winter 1983), #104 (June 1995)
-
The Minute That TV Show is Over
The Other Side of the Corn Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Clayton "Bud" Collyer; Garry Moore; Durwood Kirby; Allen Funt; Buddy Ebsen [as Jed Clampett]; Irene Ryan [as Granny Clampett]
- Synopsis
- Unexpected events that happen after a television show has been broadcast.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy decoys the Black Spy over a cliff.
The Lighter Side of the College Crowd
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Life in college is satirized.
- Reprints
- in Good 'n' Mad (Warner Books, 1981 series) #94-365 (December 1981)
-
The Sunday Drive
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A shrewish woman criticizes her meek husband's driving.
- Reprints
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
-
in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974) - in Good 'n' Mad (Warner Books, 1981 series) #94-365 (December 1981)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)
-
What Could Happen When They Use Numbers for Everything
No. Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Numbers begin to replace words in ordinary conversation.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #64 (August 1974)
-
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy gathers the rocket parts the Black Spy "accidentally" drops.
- Reprints
- in Good 'n' Mad (Warner Books, 1981 series) #94-365 (December 1981)
-
Future Educational Comic Pamphlets
Funny Pitches Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; The Brow; Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Popeye; Olive Oyl; Bluto; Mary Worth
- Synopsis
- Using well-known comic strip characters in promotional pamphlets for various businesses and organizations.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #36 (Fall 1981)
- in Good 'n' Mad (Warner Books, 1981 series) #94-365 (December 1981)
-
A TV Ad We'd Like to See
Candid Camerawork Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Tide Detergent television ads; a housewife caught on camera praising the product isn't as spontaneous as we're led to believe.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #34 (Spring 1981)
-
The Mad Hospital Primer
A Ward to the Wise Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of what to expect if you have to spend time in the hospital.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #59 (März 1974)
- in Good 'n' Mad (Warner Books, 1981 series) #94-365 (December 1981)
-
The Real Story Behind the News
Stop the Pressures Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Normally barely noticed news stories are given expanded coverage for reasons other than the story's newsworthiness.
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
- Synopsis
- The Gray Spy tries to be a peace broker between the other two spies.
Strange Interlude With Hazey
Maid in the U.S.A. Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Shirley Booth [as Hazey]; Don DeFore [as George Baxter]; Whitney Blake [as Dorothy Baxter]; Bobby Buntrock [as Harold Baxter]
- Synopsis
- The television series "Hazel" is staged as if it were the play "Strange Interlude".
The Hunter
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A hunter tests a new moose call.
- Reprints
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
- in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #38 (Spring 1982)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)
-
This Capsule Made $47,895,252.38 So Far
photo story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Inks
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Colors
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of pharmaceutical company print ads; A pharmaceutical company gloats about the profits they've made from their potentially harmful product.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Aviz Can't Afford Dirty Plugs
-
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
Why Kill Yourself?
-
4.
Mannie Get Your Ghoul
Downbeast Dept. -
5.
Famous Protest Campaigns
And the Bans Played On Dept. -
6.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
7.
At a Matinee
Don Martin Dept. -
8.
Mad Beasties
Word Game Preserve Dept. -
9.
The Rescue
Claws and Effect Dept. -
10.
The Minute That TV Show is Over
The Other Side of the Corn Dept. -
11.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
12.
The Lighter Side of the College Crowd
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
13.
The Sunday Drive
Don Martin Dept. -
14.
What Could Happen When They Use Numbers for Everything
No. Dept. -
15.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
16.
Future Educational Comic Pamphlets
Funny Pitches Dept. -
17.
A TV Ad We'd Like to See
Candid Camerawork Dept. -
18.
The Mad Hospital Primer
A Ward to the Wise Dept. -
19.
The Real Story Behind the News
Stop the Pressures Dept. -
20.
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
21.
Strange Interlude With Hazey
Maid in the U.S.A. Dept. -
22.
The Hunter
Don Martin Dept. -
23.
This Capsule Made $47,895,252.38 So Far
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- mcomics
- Steve Coates
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