Mad #29

(February 2023)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Norman Mingo (signed) (painting)

Inks

Norman Mingo (signed) (painting)

Colors

Norman Mingo (signed) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from The Indigestible Mad (Warner Books, 1975 series) #24 (75-801) (March 1975)

The Mad Fast Food Employees Hate Book (Table of Contents: 2)

Serving Counterattack Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Birtcher [as Mike Birtchet] (credited)

Pencils

Al Jaffee (credited)

Inks

Al Jaffee (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

A Mad Look at Food Trucks (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Colors

Tom Luth (credited)

Genre

humor

Mad's Frozen Foods That Fake-Out Fresh (Table of Contents: 4)

Dish-Enchantment Dept. / photo story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Sy Reit (credited)

Pencils

Irving Schild (credited)

Inks

Irving Schild (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Failed frozen food concepts.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Antonio Prohías (signed)

Pencils

Antonio Prohías (signed)

Inks

Antonio Prohías (signed)

Colors

Carrie Strachan (credited)

Letters

Antonio Prohías (signed)

Genre

humor; spy

Characters

The Black Spy; The White Spy

Synopsis

The White Spy takes offense to the Black Spy marketing a pasta with the White Spy's name on it.

The 50 Worst Things About Food (Table of Contents: 6)

Where Eats Meets Jest Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Desmond Devlin (credited)

Pencils

Peter Kuper (credited); Josh Mecouch (credited); Justin Peterson (credited); Rich Powell (credited)

Inks

Peter Kuper (credited); Josh Mecouch (credited); Justin Peterson (credited); Rich Powell (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Reprinted from Mad (1952 series) #529 (issue not indexed at time of this entry).

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee (credited)

Pencils

Kelly Freas (signed)

Inks

Kelly Freas (signed)

Colors

Kelly Freas (signed)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Shining glass bottles...

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of milk print ads.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Ripoff Cafe Accessories, Inc. (Table of Contents: 8)

Ambiance Chasers Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Koch (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Sales catalog for a company that sells inordinately fancy and expensive restaurant supplies.

In a "Greasy Spoon" Diner (Table of Contents: 9)

Good to the Last Sock Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The cook provides an unappetizing condiment.

Perfect Bacon Bed (Table of Contents: 10)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Scott Bricher (credited)

Inks

Scott Bricher (credited)

Colors

Scott Bricher (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Reprinted from Mad (1952 series) #529 (not indexed at time of this entry).

Songs of Food (Table of Contents: 11)

Tuning Fork Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs (credited)

Pencils

Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)

Inks

Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

New lyrics written to famous tunes with the subject of food and eating.

How Many Mistakes can You Find in this Picture of a Fast Food Restaurant? (Table of Contents: 12)

Err Apparent Dept. / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Hart (credited)

Pencils

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Illustration of a typical fast food restaurant with some things that aren't typical.

Has Your Food Been Genetically Altered? (Table of Contents: 13)

I Can’t Believe I Mutated the Whole Thing Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Cheney (credited)

Pencils

Tom Cheney (credited)

Inks

Tom Cheney (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Mad's Restaurant Survival Kit (Table of Contents: 14)

All Jaffee Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee (credited)

Pencils

Al Jaffee (signed)

Inks

Al Jaffee (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Dining Etiquette Quiz (Table of Contents: 15)

Raised Pinky Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Basil Wolverton (credited)

Pencils

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Inks

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Quiz with bad examples of dining practices.

Indexer Notes

Wolverton script per info from Al Feldstein in the book Al Feldstein: The Mad Life and Fantastic Art of Al Feldstein.

Yell's Kitchen (Table of Contents: 16)

If Cooks Could Kill Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Tom Richmond (credited)

Inks

Tom Richmond (credited)

Colors

Tom Richmond (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Reprinted from Mad (1952 series) #470 (not indexed at time of this entry).

A Mad Look at Other Uses for Live Lobsters (Table of Contents: 17)

Claws and Effect Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Peter Porges (credited)

Pencils

Paul Peter Porges (credited)

Inks

Paul Peter Porges (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Examples of alternative uses for lobsters.

The FDA's Guide to the Best & Worst Choices in Fast Food (Table of Contents: 18)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jeff Kruse (credited)

Pencils

Irving Schild (credited)

Inks

Irving Schild (credited)

Colors

Irving Schild (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Reprinted from Mad (1952 series) #467 (not indexed at time of this entry).

Messy Chef Junior (Table of Contents: 19)

Battering Ramsay Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Tom Bunk (credited)

Inks

Tom Bunk (credited)

Colors

Tom Bunk (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Reprinted from Mad (1952) series #536 (not indexed at time of this entry).

Pizza Pie (Table of Contents: 20)

Pass Another Napkin Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Berg (signed)

Pencils

Dave Berg (signed)

Inks

Dave Berg (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

All the problems associated with pizzas, the new national dish.

Indulge Yourself... (Table of Contents: 21)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee (credited)

Pencils

Joe Orlando (signed)

Inks

Joe Orlando (signed)

Colors

Joe Orlando

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of Sanka Coffee print ad.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

A Mad Look at Burps Through History (Table of Contents: 22)

For Whom the Belch Tolls Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Peter Porges (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Adam; Eve; Sir Isaac Newton; Lucrezia Borgia; George Washington; King Henry VIII; Napoleon Bonaparte; Alexander Graham Bell

Synopsis

Famous historical events are altered by cases of gastric distress.

Chef Widget (Table of Contents: 23)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Irving Schild (credited)

Inks

Irving Schild (credited)

Colors

Irving Schild (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Reprinted from Mad (1952 series) #434 (not indexed at time of entry).

The Cretinous Cook’s Concoction (Table of Contents: 24)

Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)

Pencils

Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)

Inks

Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A chef cooks a soup entirely from “scratch”.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Chip Off the Ol' Cheese Block Dept. / text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Colors

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The editors would like to wish...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Announcement of the birth of Robin James Eversoll (Bill Gaines' great-grandson).

What Sweet Treat Have Some Celebrities Been Recently Promoting? (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Johnny Sampson (credited)

Pencils

Johnny Sampson (credited)

Inks

Johnny Sampson (credited)

Colors

Johnny Sampson (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Let's Kill Off Ridiculous Ad Campaigns (Table of Contents: 27)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irving Schild (credited as Irving "Krispy" Schild) (photo)

Inks

Irving Schild (credited as Irving "Krispy" Schild) (photo)

Colors

Irving Schild (credited as Irving "Krispy" Schild) (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of Kellogg's cereal print ads; A man eats corn flakes from the mouth of a Sousaphone for no reason other than to draw attention to the cereal.