(July 1995)
EC,
1970 Series
- Price
- 4.95 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Eight times a year
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070989340800 07
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (editor); Leonard Brenner (art director); Charlie Kadau (associate editor); Joe Raiola (associate editor); Dick DeBartolo (creative consultant); John Ficarr; Tom Nozkowski (production director); Andrew J. Schwartz (assistant editor); Amy L. Vozcoles (editorial assistant); Marla Weisenborn (production assistant)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Richard Williams (painted)
- Inks
- Richard Williams (painted)
- Colors
- Richard Williams (painted)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- O. J. Simpson
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[no title indexed]
Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Subscribe!
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Letters and Tomatoes with Special Sauce Dept. / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Viviano (illustrations)
- Inks
- Sam Viviano (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
Rules for Games the Way They're Really Played
Wise Guides Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #312 (July 1992)
-
[no title indexed]
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 Black Spy tries to sabotage the White Spy's slot car track.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #106 (October 1966)
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Modern Day Clue Game Cards
Sleuth Decay Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- M. Lindl (credited as Mary Pat Lindl)
- Pencils
- Greg Theakston
- Inks
- Greg Theakston
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Hazelwood; President Bush; Charles Keating; Jose Canseco; The Three Stooges (as Japanese)
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #304 (July 1991)
-
Future "Famous Collector's Series"
Mint's Pie Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #209 (September 1979)
-
One Evening in a Bath Tub
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two parents remove the bath tub toy of their pride and joy.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #141 (March 1971)
-
Cabbage Patch Products For People Who Hate Cabbage Patch Products
Goodbye Dolly Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #259 (December 1985)
-
Warped Games
Missile Command - Berserk - Kaboom! Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Matthew Broderick [as Mavin]; Dabney Coleman [as McKidTricks]; Ally Sheedy [as Juniper]
- Synopsis
- Parody of the film "War Games"; a high school student hacks into a military computer and becomes a fugitive from government prosecution.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #244 (January 1984)
-
Missile Alert
Out to Launch Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The Air Force gets some new tech.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #233 (September 1982)
-
The Mad Guide to New Computer Games
ROM with a View Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Matthew T. Smith (credited)
- Pencils
- Rick Tulka
- Inks
- Rick Tulka
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #292 (January 1990)
-
Toys R U
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #285 (March 1989)
-
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Russ Cooper (signed as C)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed as C)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed as C)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The White Spy; The Black Spy
- Synopsis
- White Spy sees Black Spy practicing to hit him with a yo-yo. When the expected attack comes White Spy tries to cut the yo-yo string with scissors mid-air but the string is actually an electric cord and White Spy is electrocuted.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #309 (March 1992)
-
Three Cornered Pitney
Wild Game Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- How to build and play a brand new game.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #241 (September 1983)
-
Mad's O. J. Pog Schtickers
promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Viviano (illustrations)
- Inks
- Sam Viviano (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Information about the pog stickers provided with this issue.
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Excerpt Marks the Spot Dept. / text article / 5 pages
- Script
- Grant Geissman
- Pencils
- ? (photos)
- Inks
- ? (photos)
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- from Collectibly Mad (Kitchen Sink Press, 1995 series)
Mad's Politically Inspired Dolls
Mannequin Depressives Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #290 (October 1989)
-
The Lighter Side of Collecting
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of obsessive behavior demonstrated by collectors and hobbyists.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #173 (March 1975)
-
Making Baseball Card Collections Complete
From Topps to Bottom Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #296 (July 1990)
-
Laundromat Bingo
Wash Bored Games Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #260 (January 1986)
-
Video Games Based on Real Life
Blip Schtick Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #230 (April 1982)
-
Unofficial Yo-Yo Tricks Every Kid Knows
String Fever Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Ways in which children use their yo-yos to antagonize other people.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #297 (September 1990)
-
The Lighter Side of Hobbies
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Satirical look at what people collect and why.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #119 (June 1968)
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Some Real Scruples Questions We'd Like to Ask Some Real People
Card Shocks Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Charlie Kadau
- Pencils
- Neil Schneider (photos)
- Inks
- Neil Schneider (photos)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #290 (October 1989)
-
What's the Best Thing to Use to See Stars?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Used wrong, it can be a revelation.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #189 (March 1977)
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Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Toys R U
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Charlie Kadau; Joe Raiola
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photos)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photos)
- Colors
- Irving Schild (photos)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #285 (March 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
["Subscribe!"]
Mad Magazine -
2.
Departments
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Letters and Tomatoes with Special Sauce Dept. -
4.
Rules for Games the Way They're Really Played
Wise Guides Dept. -
5.
[no title indexed]
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
6.
Modern Day Clue Game Cards
Sleuth Decay Dept. -
7.
Future "Famous Collector's Series"
Mint's Pie Dept. -
8.
One Evening in a Bath Tub
Don Martin Dept. -
9.
Cabbage Patch Products For People Who Hate Cabbage Patch Products
Goodbye Dolly Dept. -
10.
Warped Games
Missile Command - Berserk - Kaboom! Dept. -
11.
Missile Alert
Out to Launch Dept. -
12.
The Mad Guide to New Computer Games
ROM with a View Dept. -
13.
Toys R U
-
14.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
15.
Three Cornered Pitney
Wild Game Dept. -
16.
Mad's O. J. Pog Schtickers
-
17.
[no title indexed]
Excerpt Marks the Spot Dept. -
18.
Mad's Politically Inspired Dolls
Mannequin Depressives Dept. -
19.
The Lighter Side of Collecting
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
20.
Making Baseball Card Collections Complete
From Topps to Bottom Dept. -
21.
Laundromat Bingo
Wash Bored Games Dept. -
22.
Video Games Based on Real Life
Blip Schtick Dept. -
23.
Unofficial Yo-Yo Tricks Every Kid Knows
String Fever Dept. -
24.
The Lighter Side of Hobbies
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
25.
Some Real Scruples Questions We'd Like to Ask Some Real People
Card Shocks Dept. -
26.
What's the Best Thing to Use to See Stars?
Mad Fold-In -
27.
Toys R U
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Richard Thomson
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