(Fall 1991)
EC,
1970 Series
- Price
- 3.50 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- six times a year
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070989340800 13
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (editor); John Ficarra (editor)
Issue Notes
Indicia title: Mad-Fall 1991 Super Special.
[MAD Attic]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Alfred discovers more MAD trash in the attic.
- Reprints
-
from More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #2 (1959) [Image sized reduced, additional text added.]
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![Cover Thumbnail for Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #76](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/889/w200/889439.jpg?3644015811246835077)
One Day in the Jungle
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge
- Inks
- George Woodbridge
- Colors
- George Woodbridge
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- An African game warden isn't careful where he posts his signs.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #151 (June 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Dirty Larry
The Wrong Arm of the Law Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Arnie Kogen
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Clint Eastwood [as Det. Larry Killerman]; Tony Bennett [as The Mayor]; Harry Guardino [as Chief Bressler]; Rene Santoni [as Gonzo Zales]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Dirty Harry," a city government turns to a violent, borderline psychotic police detective to run down a terrorist holding the city for ransom.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #153 (September 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Mort Drucker sneaks Linus Van Pelt into the crowd on the school bus on page 7, panel 2.
A Mad Look at Snowmobiles
Slay Ride Dept. / cartoon / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Series of single panel cartoons depicting humorous problems resulting from use of snow mobiles.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #150 (April 1972)
-
Mad Postcards From Mad Vacationers
Post-Waste Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo; Don Epstein (credited as Donald K. Epstein)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Postcards from odd people on vacation.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #153 (September 1972)
-
Mad's Ecology Mother Goose
Our Goose Is Cooked Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs; M. S. Pinkham (plot)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker
- Inks
- Paul Coker
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Familiar nursery rhymes altered to reflect modern issues.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #154 (October 1972)
-
The Lighter Side of... Air Travel
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The humorous trials and tribulations of commercial flying.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #150 (April 1972)
-
[no title indexed]
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Letters
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Genre
- humor; spy
Indexer Notes
Unclear from what issue this is reprinted.
The Mad Car-Owners Hate Book
Car Sick Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of the aggravations of owning a car.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #154 (October 1972)
-
A Mad Look at... Hunting
The Forest's Prime Evil Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Various hunter types and hunting situations are satirized.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #155 (December 1972)
-
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here they are! Your very own Mad Mischief Stickers...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Followed by two mini-pages of single sided sticker sheets as an insert.
What Coaches Say...
Switch Pitch Dept. / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Things sports coaches say about their player in public, compared to what they say in private.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #145 (September 1971)
-
Mad's Simplified ABC Method of... Bulling Your Way Through Election Campaigns
Speech-Easy Dept. / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Generic templates of political campaign positions with fill-in-the-blanks to tailor them to specific situations.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #155 (December 1972)
-
[no title indexed]
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
Indexer Notes
Unclear from what issue this is reprinted.
Snappy Answers to Stupid TV Commercials
Ad Insult to Injury Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Alfred gives sarcastic responses to the tag lines of famous television commercials.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #153 (September 1972)
-
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Your Local Power & Light Company
Inside-Ouch Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo; Don Epstein (credited as Donald K. Epstein)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The behind the scenes antics of the employees of a local utility are depicted.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #155 (December 1972)
-
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Labor Dispute Newspaper Story
Picket Yourself Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Newspaper article template with fill-in choices to adjust the story to fit the incident being covered.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #153 (September 1972)
-
The Lighter Side of... Hang-Ups
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of modern obsessions, phobias and compulsions.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #154 (October 1972)
-
The Mary Tailor-Made Show
Moore of the Same Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Mary Tyler Moore [as Mary]; Ed Asner [as Mr. Grunt]; Gavin MacLeod [as Blurry]; Ted Knight [as Klod]; Valerie Harper [as Rodent]; Cloris Leachman [as Chillus]
- Synopsis
- Parody of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; a flighty divorcee tries to find career and romantic success amid the incompetent antics of a local TV newsroom.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #155 (December 1972)
-
Mail Order Gift Catalog
Post Waste Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A holiday mail order gift catalog filled with useless junk gifts.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #155 (December 1972)
-
What Sudden Assault Has Wiped Out More and More Americans Each Year?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Better stay healthy if you want to keep your wealth.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #153 (September 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[MAD Attic]
-
1.
One Day in the Jungle
-
2.
Mad Collector's Series No. 1
-
3.
Dirty Larry
The Wrong Arm of the Law Dept. -
4.
A Mad Look at Snowmobiles
Slay Ride Dept. -
5.
Mad Postcards From Mad Vacationers
Post-Waste Dept. -
6.
Mad's Ecology Mother Goose
Our Goose Is Cooked Dept. -
7.
The Lighter Side of... Air Travel
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
8.
[no title indexed]
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
9.
The Mad Car-Owners Hate Book
Car Sick Dept. -
10.
A Mad Look at... Hunting
The Forest's Prime Evil Dept. -
11.
["Here they are! Your very own Mad Mischief Stickers..."]
-
12.
What Coaches Say...
Switch Pitch Dept. -
13.
Mad's Simplified ABC Method of... Bulling Your Way Through Election Campaigns
Speech-Easy Dept. -
14.
[no title indexed]
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
15.
Snappy Answers to Stupid TV Commercials
Ad Insult to Injury Dept. -
16.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Your Local Power & Light Company
Inside-Ouch Dept. -
17.
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Labor Dispute Newspaper Story
Picket Yourself Dept. -
18.
The Lighter Side of... Hang-Ups
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
19.
The Mary Tailor-Made Show
Moore of the Same Dept. -
20.
Mail Order Gift Catalog
Post Waste Dept. -
21.
["Operators are standing by!"]
-
22.
What Sudden Assault Has Wiped Out More and More Americans Each Year?
Mad Fold-In -
23.
The Choke's On Us!
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- Chris Boyko
- Katy Hayhurst
- Dan Stevenson
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