Mad #76

(January 1963)

If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys (Table of Contents: 1)

They Drew What They Wanted Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Al Jaffee (models); Lester Krauss (photos)

Inks

Al Jaffee (models); Lester Krauss (photos)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Examples of plans for various toys and the actual to scale models of those same toys.

Reprints

• in Norsk Mad (Semic, 1981 series) #4/1981 ([november] 1981)

Alfred's Poor Almanac (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Cynical anecdotes for every date in the month of December.

In the Doctor's Office (Table of Contents: 3)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Don Martin

Pencils

Don Martin

Inks

Don Martin

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A doctor examines a man with a flower growing out of his head.

Reprints

• in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974)
which is reprinted
• in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974)

If the U.S. Government Bought Like the U.S. Public Buys (Table of Contents: 4)

Boosting the Economy-size Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Hart

Pencils

George Woodbridge

Inks

George Woodbridge

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Pentagon purchasing based on advertising, coupons and volume discounts.

Speaking From Pictures (Table of Contents: 5)

Freedom With Speech Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gerald Gardner

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

John Kennedy; Barry Goldwater; Richard Nixon; Lyndon Johnson; Harry Truman; Caroline Kennedy; Robert Kennedy

Synopsis

Satirical captions are added to news wire photos to humorous effect.

TV Pilot Films That Never Made It (Table of Contents: 6)

Footage in the Mouth Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Hart

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Dorothy Collins; Snooky Lanson; Hugh Hefner; Casey Stengel; Billie Sol Estes; Richard Burton; Burl Ives

Synopsis

Samples of TV pilot shows that were bad ideas.

A Mad Look at the U.S. Space Effort (Table of Contents: 7)

Capsule Humor Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragones

Pencils

Sergio Aragones

Inks

Sergio Aragones

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A collection of single panel cartoons lampooning the space program.

Reprints

• in Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (Warner Books, 1982 series) #14 (September 1982)
• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #62 (Spring 1988)
• in Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès (Running Press Book Publishers, 2010 series) (2010)

Seeing Isn't Always Believing (Table of Contents: 8)

Photo-play Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

How news photos can be used to distort the record of various events.

The Lighter Side of Winter (Table of Contents: 9)

Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Berg

Pencils

Dave Berg

Inks

Dave Berg

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Series of illustrated humorous anecdotes concerning winter and winter activities.

Reprints

• in Dave Berg's Mad Trash (Warner Books, 1977 series) (September 1977)

Modern Teenage Sports (Table of Contents: 10)

Sweet Bide of Youth Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Arnie Kogen

Pencils

George Woodbridge

Inks

George Woodbridge

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Examples of teenage behavior modified to become sporting events.

The Assassination (Table of Contents: 11)

Crowning Achievement Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Orlando

Inks

Joe Orlando

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A coronation goes horribly wrong.

Reprints

• in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #79 (November 1975)

When Advertising Takes Over Magazines Completely (Table of Contents: 12)

Ad Nauseum Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Examples of current magazines changed to have more product placement than editorial content.

Reprints

• in More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #7 (1964)

Mad's Modern Aids to Happier Living (Table of Contents: 13)

Mother, Is This Invention a Necessity Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Don Reilly

Pencils

Joe Orlando

Inks

Joe Orlando

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Dubious solutions to some of the irritations of modern life.

Reprints

• in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #71 (März 1975)

Mad's Movie Theater Owner of the Year (Table of Contents: 14)

B-O Plenty Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Siegel

Pencils

Jack Rickard

Inks

Jack Rickard

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Dorothy Kilgallen [as Dorothy Killfifth]; Irving Mulet

Synopsis

A successful movie theater owner is interviewed.

In a Sicilian Restaurant (Table of Contents: 15)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Don Martin

Pencils

Don Martin

Inks

Don Martin

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A diner reads a particularly scary issue of "Mafia Comics".

Reprints

• from Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #136 (August 1980)

Mad's Merry Christmas Happy New Year Alphabet Book (Table of Contents: 16)

Yule-O-Gee Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Satirical holiday-based items for every letter of the alphabet.

At the Barber Shop (Table of Contents: 17)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Don Martin

Pencils

Don Martin

Inks

Don Martin

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A barber gives a man with a huge pompadour a hair cut.

Reprints

• in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974)
which is reprinted
• in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974)

A Very Merry Christmas (Table of Contents: 18)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Coker, Jr.

Inks

Paul Coker, Jr.

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Santa prepares to go down the chimney of a bomb shelter, unaware that the paranoid owner is waiting for him with a shotgun.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[Guzzlemidt Rotgut] (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee ?

Pencils

Bob Clarke (illustration); Lester Krauss (photo)

Inks

Bob Clarke (illustration); Lester Krauss (photo)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of liquor magazine ads; Guzzlemidt Rotgut is guaranteed to give you delirium tremens faster than any other brand of liquor.

Reprints

• in More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #7 (1964)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.