(Summer 1991)
EC,
1970 Series
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 3.50 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- four times a year
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070989340800 12
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (editor); John Ficarra (editor)
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In What Area of High-Tech “Chip” Development Does the U.S.A. Still Hold a Commanding Lead?
Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #255 (June 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Bleak for the Future
Present Tense, Past Imperfect Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Marquee; Dr. Clown; McShy; Deranged
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #260 (January 1986)
-
Laundromat Bingo
Wash Bored Games Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #260 (January 1986)
-
The Mad Practical Driving Test
Crash Course Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #256 (July 1985)
-
Some Straight Talk About Selling Cigarettes to a Hostile Public
Smoke Gets in Your Lies Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #259 (December 1985)
-
A Mad Look at Some Not-So-Famous First Attempts
Initial Retraction Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jim McKay
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #258 (October 1985)
-
Mad's Celebrity Supermarket
Big-Name Brands Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Charles Bronson; Billy Graham; John Candy; Burt Reynolds; Mark Hamill; Bette Midler; Arnold Schwarzenegger; Bryant Gumbel; Eddie Murphy; E.T.; Indiana Jones; Al Pacino; Stevie Wonder
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #258 (October 1985)
-
Mad's Lurid Romantic Textbooks
Hot Off the Press Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #253 (March 1985)
-
Hospital Bulletin Board
Off the Wall Dept. / illustration / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Humorous bulletin board notices.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #247 (June 1984)
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at fear, health, dating, education, shopping, gifts, fourteen, parenting, grades, attraction, confrontation, marriage, doctors, and extremes.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #257 (September 1985)
-
Mike Hammy
Dick Schtick Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #255 (June 1985)
-
New National Parks for a Growing America
Department of the Inferior Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad 84 (EC, 1984 series) (1984)
-
A Mad Look At Pets' Back Talk
Snapping Answers Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #253 (March 1985)
-
Sometimes You're Much Better Off Not Knowing...
No Know Is Good Knows Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad 84 (EC, 1984 series) (1984)
-
Acronyms You Never Knew Existed
Capital Crimes Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad 84 (EC, 1984 series) (1984)
-
Attention Hackers!
activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #258 (October 1985) [Partial reprint of the cover art.]
-
Mad's Guide to Computer Language
Taking a Term for the Worse Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #258 (October 1985)
-
The Mad Computer Primer
Bits and P.C.'s Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #258 (October 1985)
-
The Mad Computer Program
Data All, Folks Dept. / text article / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #258 (October 1985)
-
If Computers Are So Brilliant...
Terminal Illness Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #258 (October 1985)
-
Practical Computer Programs for Normal Everyday Use
Dick Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker
- Inks
- Paul Coker
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #258 (October 1985)
-
[no title indexed]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Synopsis
- White Spy is fooled by a projector.
Indexer Notes
Unclear from what issue this is reprinted.
The Computer Company President of the Year
In the Chips Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Harry North
- Inks
- Harry North
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Rivaldo Jivera
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #258 (October 1985)
-
Exciting New Uses For Miracle 'Velcro'
Fasten Furious Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #253 (March 1985)
-
The Mad Sports Page
Jock the Presses Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #257 (September 1985)
-
What Is An Intellectual Snob?
Too Erudite is Inhuman Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad 84 (EC, 1984 series) (1984)
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at investments, modern technology, logic, pets, new cars, chemistry, crime, compliments, toys, dating, doctors, higher education, communication, and lower education.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #259 (December 1985)
-
An Instant Guide to American Regional Types
Sectional Education Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #253 (March 1985)
-
William Shakespeare... at the Post Office
Bard to Death Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad 84 (EC, 1984 series) (1984)
-
Decision and Disaster
Reverse Is Yet to Come Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad 84 (EC, 1984 series) (1984)
-
Mad's Really Perplexing Mysteries of Life
Whys Up Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike Snyder
- Pencils
- Harry North
- Inks
- Harry North
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #256 (July 1985)
-
If Advertisers Made Use Of Old Masters
Canvassing Business Dept. / photo story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- ? (photos)
- Inks
- ? (photos)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #256 (July 1985)
-
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself New Medical Breakthrough Newspaper Story
Pill in the Blanks Dept. / activity / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Fill in the blanks from numbered lists.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #252 (January 1985)
-
Commemorative Coins For Things That Might Otherwise Be Forgotten
Mint's Meat Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad 84 (EC, 1984 series) (1984)
-
Mate & Ali-Mony
Divorce Caught Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dennis Snee
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #257 (September 1985)
-
Junior Inquirer
Kiddie Litter Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad 84 (EC, 1984 series) (1984)
-
What New Labor Development Gave This Worker Much More Time to Spend with His Family?
Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #253 (March 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
[Desert Island]
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #255 (June 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
back cover
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Computer Virus Edition
-
1.
In What Area of High-Tech “Chip” Development Does the U.S.A. Still Hold a Commanding Lead?
Mad Fold-In -
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
Bleak for the Future
Present Tense, Past Imperfect Dept. -
4.
Laundromat Bingo
Wash Bored Games Dept. -
5.
The Mad Practical Driving Test
Crash Course Dept. -
6.
Some Straight Talk About Selling Cigarettes to a Hostile Public
Smoke Gets in Your Lies Dept. -
7.
A Mad Look at Some Not-So-Famous First Attempts
Initial Retraction Dept. -
8.
Mad's Celebrity Supermarket
Big-Name Brands Dept. -
9.
Mad's Lurid Romantic Textbooks
Hot Off the Press Dept. -
10.
Hospital Bulletin Board
Off the Wall Dept. -
11.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
12.
Mike Hammy
Dick Schtick Dept. -
13.
New National Parks for a Growing America
Department of the Inferior Dept. -
14.
A Mad Look At Pets' Back Talk
Snapping Answers Dept. -
15.
Sometimes You're Much Better Off Not Knowing...
No Know Is Good Knows Dept. -
16.
Acronyms You Never Knew Existed
Capital Crimes Dept. -
17.
Attention Hackers!
-
18.
Mad's Guide to Computer Language
Taking a Term for the Worse Dept. -
19.
The Mad Computer Primer
Bits and P.C.'s Dept. -
20.
The Mad Computer Program
Data All, Folks Dept. -
21.
If Computers Are So Brilliant...
Terminal Illness Dept. -
22.
Practical Computer Programs for Normal Everyday Use
Dick Dept. -
23.
[no title indexed]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
24.
The Computer Company President of the Year
In the Chips Dept. -
25.
Exciting New Uses For Miracle 'Velcro'
Fasten Furious Dept. -
26.
The Mad Sports Page
Jock the Presses Dept. -
27.
What Is An Intellectual Snob?
Too Erudite is Inhuman Dept. -
28.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
29.
An Instant Guide to American Regional Types
Sectional Education Dept. -
30.
William Shakespeare... at the Post Office
Bard to Death Dept. -
31.
Decision and Disaster
Reverse Is Yet to Come Dept. -
32.
Mad's Really Perplexing Mysteries of Life
Whys Up Dept. -
33.
If Advertisers Made Use Of Old Masters
Canvassing Business Dept. -
34.
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself New Medical Breakthrough Newspaper Story
Pill in the Blanks Dept. -
35.
Commemorative Coins For Things That Might Otherwise Be Forgotten
Mint's Meat Dept. -
36.
Mate & Ali-Mony
Divorce Caught Dept. -
37.
Junior Inquirer
Kiddie Litter Dept. -
38.
Subscribe to Mad!
-
39.
What New Labor Development Gave This Worker Much More Time to Spend with His Family?
Mad Fold-In -
40.
[Desert Island]
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- Chris Boyko
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