Mad
#69
(March 1962)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1961-12-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Inks
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Colors
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Alfred is the Joker in the deck.
- Reprints
in 
in 
Liberty Mutilate
photo story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Inks
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Liberty Mutual Insurance print ads.
- Reprints
-
in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #6 (1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Alfred's Poor Almanac
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Satirical anecdotes for every day in the month of January.
- Reprints
If Babies Could Take "Parent Pictures"
Spocking of Pictures Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Comparison of the pictures adults take of babies with the pictures babies take of adults.
- Reprints
- in Mad Follies (EC, 1963 series) #1 (1963)
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #62 (Juni 1974)
-
Mad Previews the Top News Stories of 1962
The Hearst Is Yet to Come Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin; Sammy Davis Jr.; Shirley MacLaine; Marilyn Monroe; Paul Anka; Fidel Castro
- Synopsis
- Satirical newspaper items of events yet to come.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #93 (January 1977)
-
The Lighter Side of the Dentist
Tooth-Tooth-Toothie, Good-bye Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Series of jokes with a dentist theme.
- Reprints
- in Boiling Mad (New American Library, 1966 series) #D3006 (October 1966)
-
The Painter
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- An artist paints a miniature portrait of a large woman.
- Reprints
- in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #7 (1964)
- in Boiling Mad (New American Library, 1966 series) #D3006 (October 1966)
-
Fight Songs For Schools That Can't Afford Major Sports
Siss-Boom-Blah Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Fight songs geared for so-called "non-revenue" NCAA sports.
- Reprints
- in Boiling Mad (New American Library, 1966 series) #D3006 (October 1966)
-
At the Movies
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- An usher tries to evacuate a theater after someone yells "fire".
- Reprints
- in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #7 (1964)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #30 (Spring 1980)
- in Mad Spoofs Movie Classics (Meredith Corporation, 2023 series) (2023)
-
Model Building Kits for Adults
Hobby Horse-ing Around Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Hobby kits geared to an adult audience.
Spy Vs. Spy
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 bomb the White Spy's tent.
- Reprints
- in Boiling Mad (New American Library, 1966 series) #D3006 (October 1966)
-
The Guest of Royalty
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- At a mansion, a guest rings for service.
Padded Magazine Stories
Pay as You Snow Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Padding magazine text stories to bump up the word count.
- Reprints
- in Mad Follies (EC, 1963 series) #1 (1963)
-
Spy Vs. Spy, Part 2
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 White Spy sets a trap for the Black Spy, but is foiled.
- Reprints
- in Mad Follies (EC, 1963 series) #1 (1963)
-
If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their "Capsule Descriptions"
Spittin' On The Image Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Walter Cronkite; Chet Huntley; David Brinkley
- Synopsis
- Television shows act literally like their descriptions.
- Reprints
- in Mad Follies (EC, 1963 series) #1 (1963)
- in Boiling Mad (New American Library, 1966 series) #D3006 (October 1966)
-
The Infernal Triangle
Throwing a Wench Into the Works Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Lois Carpenter
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- An ode to television sitcom wives.
- Reprints
- in Mad Follies (EC, 1963 series) #1 (1963)
- in Boiling Mad (New American Library, 1966 series) #D3006 (October 1966)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #34 (Spring 1981)
-
Some TV Ads We Never Got to See
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Four satirical versions of the television ad for Imperial Margarine.
The Stone-Age Trend on TV
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Dwayne Hickman [as Dobie Gillis]; Bob Denver [as Maynard G. Krebs]; Alley Oop; Richard Boone [as Paladin]; Jon Provost [as Timmy]
- Synopsis
- Adapting other television programs to the "Flintstones" formula.
Less Violent TV Shows
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Making typical television action scenes less grisly.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #69 (Januar 1975)
-
TV Dinners to Match the Shows
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Adapting frozen entrees to the program being viewed.
- Reprints
- in Boiling Mad (New American Library, 1966 series) #D3006 (October 1966)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #48 (Fall 1984)
-
When Culture Comes to Top-Rated TV Shows
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Robert Stack [as Eliot Ness]; Dick Clark
- Synopsis
- Injecting high-brow culture into "The Untouchables" and "American Bandstand".
The Hitchiker
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A hitcher tries everything to get a ride.
- Reprints
- in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #6 (1963)
- in Boiling Mad (New American Library, 1966 series) #D3006 (October 1966)
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
-
in The Saturday Evening Post
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of a Saturday Evening Post cover.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Liberty Mutilate
-
2.
Alfred's Poor Almanac
-
3.
If Babies Could Take "Parent Pictures"
Spocking of Pictures Dept. -
4.
Mad Previews the Top News Stories of 1962
The Hearst Is Yet to Come Dept. -
5.
The Lighter Side of the Dentist
Tooth-Tooth-Toothie, Good-bye Dept. -
6.
The Painter
Don Martin Dept. -
7.
Fight Songs For Schools That Can't Afford Major Sports
Siss-Boom-Blah Dept. -
8.
At the Movies
Don Martin Dept. -
9.
Model Building Kits for Adults
Hobby Horse-ing Around Dept. -
10.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
11.
The Guest of Royalty
Don Martin Dept. -
12.
Padded Magazine Stories
Pay as You Snow Dept. -
13.
Spy Vs. Spy, Part 2
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
14.
If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their "Capsule Descriptions"
Spittin' On The Image Dept. -
15.
The Infernal Triangle
Throwing a Wench Into the Works Dept. -
16.
Some TV Ads We Never Got to See
-
17.
The Stone-Age Trend on TV
-
18.
Less Violent TV Shows
-
19.
TV Dinners to Match the Shows
-
20.
When Culture Comes to Top-Rated TV Shows
-
21.
The Hitchiker
Don Martin Dept. -
22.
The Saturday Evening Post
This issue was modified by, among others
- mcomics
- Chris Boyko
- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Gregory Fischer
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