(May 1993)

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3.50 USD
Pages
100
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six times a year
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode
070989340800 05
Editing
Nick Meglin (editor); John Ficarra (editor)

Mad Sports (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Colors
Jack Davis (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

How is the Administration Encouraging New Housing Designs? (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Al Jaffee
Pencils
Al Jaffee
Inks
Al Jaffee
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally on the inside back cover; now in the unusual position of being on the inside front cover.

Sports III (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Hokeywood (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Kathleen Turnon; Appalled Neuman; Tom Crude; Whoopi Goldbrick
Reprints

Jumbled Joke Flash (Table of Contents: 4)

Raking Whoopi Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Whoopi Goldbrick; Jumbled Joke Flash; Mr. Tallbit; Revere Ware; Mr. Leader
Reprints

The Color of Monotony (Table of Contents: 5)

Cruising for a New-Man Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Hart
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Past Eddie; Tom Crude
Reprints

Peggy Got Stewed and Married (Table of Contents: 6)

Turner Back the Hands of Time Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Hart
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Peggy Stewed
Reprints

Mad Charts (Table of Contents: 7)

Stat's All, Folks! Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

It's Really Scary to Think... (Table of Contents: 8)

We Thought the Good Fright Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Paul Coker
Inks
Paul Coker
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Stuff We Didn’t Get to See on TV for One Reason or Another (Table of Contents: 9)

To Air is Inhuman Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Sam Viviano
Inks
Sam Viviano
Letters
typeset

Characters
David Letterman; Bob Eubanks; Gary Coleman [as Emmanuel Lewis]; Arthur Fiedler; Vanna White; Pat Sajak; Bob Hope; Richard Dawson; Geraldo Rivera
Reprints

Little Known World Landmarks (Table of Contents: 10)

A Place in the Pun Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks
Al Jaffee (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 11)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Berg
Pencils
Dave Berg
Inks
Dave Berg
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Synopsis
A cynical look at television, first impressions, aging, habits, physical fitness, fashion, travel, seduction, gossip, the economy, permission, ethics, homework, and doctors.
Reprints

TV Spin-Offs Yet To Come (Table of Contents: 12)

Hack to the Future Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Other Dangers of Smoking (Table of Contents: 13)

Pains in the Ash Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Peter Porges
Pencils
Paul Peter Porges (signed)
Inks
Paul Peter Porges (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Antonio Prohías
Pencils
Antonio Prohías
Inks
Antonio Prohías
Letters
Antonio Prohías

Genre
humor; spy
Synopsis
Black Spy enlarges a fly to giant-size and it and he get swatted by White Spy.

Indexer Notes

Unclear what issue this is reprinted from.

Mad's Special Sports Spectacular! (Table of Contents: 15)

Alfred E. Neuman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Davis (signed) (painting)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed) (painting)
Colors
Jack Davis (signed) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Alfred E. Neuman
Reprints

Rockhead IV (Table of Contents: 16)

A Rolling Stallone Gathers Even More Gross Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Hart
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Rockhead; Atrium; Drecko; Appaling Greed; Blubber Lang; Bawly
Reprints

Zonk Me Out at the Ball Game (Table of Contents: 17)

Wide World of Snorts Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
Al Jaffee
Inks
Al Jaffee
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody of song Take Me Out to the Ball Game.
Reprints
Keywords
Baseball

Instructional Sports Videos We'd Like To See (Table of Contents: 18)

Tape Me Out to the Ballgame Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

A Mad Look at Skiing... (Table of Contents: 19)

Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Department name is spelled "Serg-in General Dept."

Drama on Page 40 (Table of Contents: 20)

A Hole in Fun Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Caldwell
Pencils
John Caldwell (signed)
Inks
John Caldwell (signed)

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally titled "Drama on Page 12" but the page number changed in the reprint.

The Mad People Watcher's Guide to a Typical Football Game (Table of Contents: 21)

Our Bleacher Presentation Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

A Mad Look at Baseball (Table of Contents: 22)

Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Reprints

The Mad Sports Fan Hate Book (Table of Contents: 23)

Jeering Them On Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lou Silverstone
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Sport Activities for the Hyperactive (Table of Contents: 24)

Humor in a Jockular Vein Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Peter Porges
Pencils
Paul Peter Porges
Inks
Paul Peter Porges
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes arm-wrestling chess, high-hurdle dog walking, touch-dance skydiving, figure-skate skindiving, drag-race golfing, pumping-iron hang gliding, cross-country beekeeping, and mixed-doubles skateboarding.

Major League Baseball Rule Changes for the 1990’s (Table of Contents: 25)

Law and Batting Order Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Shepherd (credited)
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally titled "Major League Baseball Rule Changes for the 1980’s."

[A Mad Look at Baseball] (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The other two pages of this sequence.

Mad's Record Book for Televised Sports-Vol. I (Table of Contents: 27)

Stat's Entertainment Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Drama on Page 56 (Table of Contents: 28)

A Perfect 10 Count Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Caldwell
Pencils
John Caldwell (signed)
Inks
John Caldwell (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally titled "Drama on Page 19."

The Unwatchables (Table of Contents: 29)

The Schlock Ness Monster Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Arnie Kogen
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Elliot Nice; Al Capon
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Spoof of the movie The Untouchables.

Sir Puffy’s Placemat (Table of Contents: 30)

On-Tray Vous Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Charlie Kadau; Joe Raiola
Pencils
Bob Clarke
Inks
Bob Clarke
Letters
typeset

Characters
Sir Puffy
Reprints

Amazing Stories: Plotlines for Steven Spielberg (Table of Contents: 31)

Show and Tale Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Barry Liebmann (credited as Barry Leibman)
Pencils
George Woodbridge
Inks
George Woodbridge
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Steven Spielberg
Synopsis
Parody of TV show Amazing Stories.
Reprints

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 32)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Berg
Pencils
Dave Berg (signed)
Inks
Dave Berg (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Synopsis
A cynical look at fathers, school spirit, evaluations, enlightenment, television, housekeeping, solutions,higher education, communication, knowledge, chauvinism, relativity, equipment, chores, and doctors.
Reprints

When American TV Programs Are Shown in Russia (Table of Contents: 33)

The Same Old Bolshevik Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Lou Silverstone
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Mark; Jonathan; Spock; Captain Kirk; Sulu; Uhura; Mr. T; Murdock; Hannibal; Face; Colonel Potter; Linus Van Pelt; Lucy Van Pelt; Charlie Brown
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Spoofs "Highway to Heaven," "Miami Vice," "Star Trek," "Wide World of Sports," "The A-Team," "M*A*S*H," "Peanuts," and "Cheers."

Rock Groups on the Way Up (Table of Contents: 34)

American Band Slam Dept. / photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Christopher Allen
Pencils
? (Photographs)
Inks
? (Photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Jack and the Crackpots; The Ram-bozos; Charlie and the Bonnie Princes; The Conquistadores; The What; The Ungrateful Living; Amazing Tails; Evolution Express
Reprints

Commemorative Christmas Ornaments (Table of Contents: 35)

Great Balls of Ire Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Prete (credited as J. Prete)
Pencils
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks
Al Jaffee (signed)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Mad Visits an Organ Transplant Hospital (Table of Contents: 36)

Dunkin' Donors Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lou Silverstone
Pencils
Bill Elder
Inks
Harvey Kurtzman
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Duck Edwing Looks At Superman (Table of Contents: 37)

Tales From the Clark Side Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Don Edwing
Pencils
Don Edwing
Inks
Don Edwing
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane
Reprints

Sneaky UPC Symbols (Table of Contents: 38)

Catching a Bad Code Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
Bob Clarke
Inks
Bob Clarke
Letters
Bob Clarke

Genre
humor
Characters
Joan Rivers; Molly Ringwald
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters are written in UPC style.

Legendary Pizza Events Through History (Table of Contents: 39)

Crust in Time Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Peter Porges (credited as Paul Pizza Porges)
Pencils
Paul Peter Porges (credited as Paul Pizza Porges)
Inks
Paul Peter Porges (credited as Paul Pizza Porges)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Pythagoras; Ponce DeLeon; William Tell; King Arthur; Sir Isaac Newton; George Armstrong Custer
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script
Antonio Prohías
Pencils
Antonio Prohías
Inks
Antonio Prohías
Letters
Antonio Prohías

Genre
humor; spy

Indexer Notes

Unclear from what issue this is reprinted.

Crock O’Dull Dummee (Table of Contents: 41)

Outback to the Video Store Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Letters
typeset

Characters
Paul Hogan [as Crock O’Dull Dummee]; Linda Kozlowski [as Zoo]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of the movie Crocodile Dundee.

Why Owning a VCR is Better Than Going to the Movies (Table of Contents: 42)

Renting and Raving Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman
Inks
Harvey Kurtzman
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Haunted by the Ghosts of Christmas Presents? (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Mad's No Credit Cards (Table of Contents: 44)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Raiola (credited); Charlie Kadau (credited); Billy Doherty (idea)
Pencils
Bob Clarke (credited)
Inks
Bob Clarke (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover and on back cover; fake credit cards to clip out and use.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mad Sports
  2. 1. How is the Administration Encouraging New Housing Designs?
    Mad Fold-In
  3. 2. Sports III
  4. 3. Hokeywood
  5. 4. Jumbled Joke Flash
    Raking Whoopi Dept.
  6. 5. The Color of Monotony
    Cruising for a New-Man Dept.
  7. 6. Peggy Got Stewed and Married
    Turner Back the Hands of Time Dept.
  8. 7. Mad Charts
    Stat's All, Folks! Dept.
  9. 8. It's Really Scary to Think...
    We Thought the Good Fright Dept.
  10. 9. Stuff We Didn’t Get to See on TV for One Reason or Another
    To Air is Inhuman Dept.
  11. 10. Little Known World Landmarks
    A Place in the Pun Dept.
  12. 11. The Lighter Side of...
    Berg's-Eye View Dept.
  13. 12. TV Spin-Offs Yet To Come
    Hack to the Future Dept.
  14. 13. Other Dangers of Smoking
    Pains in the Ash Dept.
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Joke and Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy
  16. 15. Mad's Special Sports Spectacular!
    Alfred E. Neuman
  17. 16. Rockhead IV
    A Rolling Stallone Gathers Even More Gross Dept.
  18. 17. Zonk Me Out at the Ball Game
    Wide World of Snorts Dept.
  19. 18. Instructional Sports Videos We'd Like To See
    Tape Me Out to the Ballgame Dept.
  20. 19. A Mad Look at Skiing...
    Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.]
  21. 20. Drama on Page 40
    A Hole in Fun Dept.
  22. 21. The Mad People Watcher's Guide to a Typical Football Game
    Our Bleacher Presentation Dept.
  23. 22. A Mad Look at Baseball
    Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.]
  24. 23. The Mad Sports Fan Hate Book
    Jeering Them On Dept.
  25. 24. Sport Activities for the Hyperactive
    Humor in a Jockular Vein Dept.
  26. 25. Major League Baseball Rule Changes for the 1990’s
    Law and Batting Order Dept.
  27. 26. [A Mad Look at Baseball]
  28. 27. Mad's Record Book for Televised Sports-Vol. I
    Stat's Entertainment Dept.
  29. 28. Drama on Page 56
    A Perfect 10 Count Dept.
  30. 29. The Unwatchables
    The Schlock Ness Monster Dept.
  31. 30. Sir Puffy’s Placemat
    On-Tray Vous Dept.
  32. 31. Amazing Stories: Plotlines for Steven Spielberg
    Show and Tale Dept.
  33. 32. The Lighter Side of...
    Berg's-Eye View Dept.
  34. 33. When American TV Programs Are Shown in Russia
    The Same Old Bolshevik Dept.
  35. 34. Rock Groups on the Way Up
    American Band Slam Dept.
  36. 35. Commemorative Christmas Ornaments
    Great Balls of Ire Dept.
  37. 36. Mad Visits an Organ Transplant Hospital
    Dunkin' Donors Dept.
  38. 37. Duck Edwing Looks At Superman
    Tales From the Clark Side Dept.
  39. 38. Sneaky UPC Symbols
    Catching a Bad Code Dept.
  40. 39. Legendary Pizza Events Through History
    Crust in Time Dept.
  41. 40. [no title indexed]
    Joke and Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy
  42. 41. Crock O’Dull Dummee
    Outback to the Video Store Dept.
  43. 42. Why Owning a VCR is Better Than Going to the Movies
    Renting and Raving Dept.
  44. 43. Haunted by the Ghosts of Christmas Presents?
  45. 44. Mad's No Credit Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson