(October 1995)
EC,
1970 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- eight times a year
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070989340800 11
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (credited) (editor); John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Leonard Brenner (credited) (art director); Charlie Kadau (credited) (associate editor); Joe Raiola (credited) (associate editor); D. Shayne (credited as David Shayne) (assistant editor); Amy L. Vozeolas (credited) (editorial assistant); Jenette Kahn (credited) (president and editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (credited, signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (credited, signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (credited, signed) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #32 (April 1957)
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[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
Grossbusters II
The Second Slime Around Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #290 (October 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of the film Ghostbusters II.
A Mad Look at Female Bodybuilders
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Letters
- Sergio Aragonés
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #287 (June 1989)
-
Baseball at the Bat
Frank on a Roll Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- James Warhola (credited, signed)
- Inks
- James Warhola (credited, signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #291 (December 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer.
The Diabolical Dungeon Deception
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #288 (July 1989)
-
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- James Warhola (signed)
- Inks
- James Warhola (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ahoy! Colonel Nigel Fabbersham here with splendid news indeed!
The Princely "Swallowing a Live Eel" Trick
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
The Forceful "Bringing a Rope" to Life Trick
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
The Corpuscular "Blood from a Stone" Trick
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
The Great Bumbleoni's Unforgettable Memory Feat or... or... or... or... er... or...
The Great Bumbleoni / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
The Great Snappy Answers to Stupid Magic Questions
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
The Breath-Taking "Hung by the Neck" Trick
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
Gestures Hypnotically or Slay It with Flowers
The Great Bumbleoni / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
The Impossible "Camel Through the Eye of a Needle" Trick
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
The Great Snappy Answers to Stupid Magic Questions
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
Anonymous Groups That Didn’t Make It
They Just Didn’t Clique Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Chris Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #287 (June 1989)
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dave Berg (credited)
- Pencils
- Dave Berg (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Dave Berg (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at literacy, in-laws, television, rationalization, planning ahead, risks, going Dutch, investments, baby sitting, cars, washing machines, limitations, interviews, and doctors.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #280 (July 1988)
-
Big City Signs of the Times
The Handwriting Is Off the Wall Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #292 (January 1990)
-
The Blunder Years
Sixties-Something Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- Sam Viviano (credited)
- Inks
- Sam Viviano (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Kute-in; Wane; Baren; Pale; Whiny
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #291 (December 1989)
-
A Mad Look at Musical Instruments
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #292 (January 1990)
-
How Newspapers Write Misleading Headlines (To Jazz Up Otherwise Dull Stories)
Schlock the Presses Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Laikin (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #291 (December 1989)
-
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (signed as E)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed as C)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed as C)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #286 (April 1989)
-
Six Minutes Looks at Smoking
The Topic of Cancer Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mike Malice; Harry Unreasonable; Ed Badly; Morley Chafer; Meredith Vieairhead
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #292 (January 1990)
-
The Lusty Ledge Legend
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Inks
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #291 (December 1989)
-
Foolproof Ways to Suck-Up to Grandparents
Geriatricks Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #281 (September 1988)
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The humorous aspects of school, wishing, family units, the economy, listening, energy crisis, politics, stages, winning, success, special cases, finances, wisdom, and doctors.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #288 (July 1989)
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Apex Technical Schools for Other Occupations
Hire Education Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Chris Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #293 (March 1990)
-
Compu-Doc Self-Service Medical Terminal
A View to an Ill Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Coker (credited); F. Kemske (credited as Floyd Kemske)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #291 (December 1989)
-
Funny to Shrunk the Kids
Wee the People Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Rick Moranis [as Brain Socrazy]; Marcia Strassman [as Mrs. Socrazy]; Robert Oliveri [as Hick Socrazy]; Amy O’Neill [as Gamey Socrazy]; Jared Rushton [as Rom]; Thomas Wilson Brown [as Little Truss]; Dorky (family dog); Mad Hatter (cameo); Tinker Bell (cameo)
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #292 (January 1990)
-
The Feathered Feeding Frenzy
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing) (signed as Duck Edwing)
- Inks
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing) (signed as Duck Edwing)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #291 (December 1989)
-
Fleeting “Stars” of the Six O'Clock News
This Just In …and Out Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #291 (December 1989)
-
Murky Brown
Bergen’s Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Baba Waters; Huge Downer; Murky Brown; Smiles Silvernerd; Dorky; Grin; Alldim; Crank
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #289 (September 1989)
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Academy Awards for Movie Audience Members
Statues for Limitations Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Mike Snider (credited)
- Pencils
- Sam Viviano (credited)
- Inks
- Sam Viviano (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #287 (June 1989)
-
The Hideous Headman's Horseplay
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Inks
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Letters
- Don Edwing ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Zombrowski
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #287 (June 1989)
-
When Pressure Groups Really Take Over
Writing Wrong Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #293 (March 1990)
-
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (signed as E)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed as C)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed as C)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #286 (April 1989)
-
What Seems to Be the Only Way of Making Your Fortune Today?
Mad Fold-In / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (signed)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (signed)
- Colors
- Al Jaffee (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #277 (March 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
Mad Bookmarks
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Charlie Kadau (credited); Joe Raiola (credited)
- Pencils
- D. Wunderlin (credited as Dennis Wunderlin)
- Inks
- D. Wunderlin (credited as Dennis Wunderlin)
- Colors
- D. Wunderlin (credited as Dennis Wunderlin)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #287 (June 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
On back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Just Because You Missed the Last Issue... Why Kill Yourself?
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2.
Big Bad Mad
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3.
[no title indexed]
Letters and Tomatoes with Special Sauce Dept. -
4.
Grossbusters II
The Second Slime Around Dept. -
5.
A Mad Look at Female Bodybuilders
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
6.
Baseball at the Bat
Frank on a Roll Dept. -
7.
The Diabolical Dungeon Deception
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
8.
["Ahoy! Colonel Nigel Fabbersham here with splendid news indeed!"]
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9.
The Languid "Cutting and Restoring" Trick
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10.
The Princely "Swallowing a Live Eel" Trick
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11.
The Brazen Blade "Magnetic Knife" Trick
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12.
The Forceful "Bringing a Rope" to Life Trick
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13.
The Ever Baffling "Animated Objects" Trick
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14.
Snappy Answers to Stupid Magic Questions
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15.
The Histrionic "Pick a Card" Trick
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16.
The Cumulative "Brass Ring" Trick
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17.
The Edifying "Educated Rope" Trick
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18.
The Pernicious "Forced Card" Trick
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19.
The Corpuscular "Blood from a Stone" Trick
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20.
The Great Bumbleoni's Unforgettable Memory Feat or... or... or... or... er... or...
The Great Bumbleoni -
21.
The prevalent "Great Escape" Trick
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22.
The Startling "Buffalo Out of a Hat" Trick
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23.
The Great Snappy Answers to Stupid Magic Questions
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24.
The Swell "Chopped-Off Finger" Trick
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25.
The "Tantal-Eyes-Zing Magic Spot" Trick
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26.
The Breath-Taking "Hung by the Neck" Trick
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27.
The Mendacious Cube Trick
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28.
The Hilarious "Practical Joke" Trick
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29.
Gestures Hypnotically or Slay It with Flowers
The Great Bumbleoni -
30.
The Impossible "Camel Through the Eye of a Needle" Trick
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31.
The Great Snappy Answers to Stupid Magic Questions
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32.
The Incomparable "Traveling Watch" Trick
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33.
The Flagrant "Disappearing Bill" Trick
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34.
Anonymous Groups That Didn’t Make It
They Just Didn’t Clique Dept. -
35.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
36.
Big City Signs of the Times
The Handwriting Is Off the Wall Dept. -
37.
The Blunder Years
Sixties-Something Dept. -
38.
A Mad Look at Musical Instruments
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
39.
How Newspapers Write Misleading Headlines (To Jazz Up Otherwise Dull Stories)
Schlock the Presses Dept. -
40.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
41.
Six Minutes Looks at Smoking
The Topic of Cancer Dept. -
42.
The Lusty Ledge Legend
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
43.
Foolproof Ways to Suck-Up to Grandparents
Geriatricks Dept. -
44.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
45.
Apex Technical Schools for Other Occupations
Hire Education Dept. -
46.
Compu-Doc Self-Service Medical Terminal
A View to an Ill Dept. -
47.
Funny to Shrunk the Kids
Wee the People Dept. -
48.
The Feathered Feeding Frenzy
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
49.
Fleeting “Stars” of the Six O'Clock News
This Just In …and Out Dept. -
50.
Murky Brown
Bergen’s Eye View Dept. -
51.
Academy Awards for Movie Audience Members
Statues for Limitations Dept. -
52.
The Hideous Headman's Horseplay
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
53.
When Pressure Groups Really Take Over
Writing Wrong Dept. -
54.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
55.
What Seems to Be the Only Way of Making Your Fortune Today?
Mad Fold-In -
56.
Mad Bookmarks
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