MAD
#86
(April 1964)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except for February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications, Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein
- Color
- color (#1-23, 400-550); color cover with black & white interior (#24-399)
- Dimensions
- standard Golden Age US (#1-23); magazine size (#24 onward)
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
in 
These 15 Razor Blade Manufacturers Just Had a Close Shave
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Inks
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Wilkinson razor blade print ads; Domestic razor manufacturers breath a sigh of relief when the consumer learns that Wilkinson razors aren't all they claim to be.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Insecurity is a Pair of Loose Swim Trunks
Good Grief Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke
- Inks
- Bob Clarke
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Charlie Brown; Little Orphan Annie; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Kayo Kirby; Swee'Pea; Little Lulu; Sluggo; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Henry; Dondi; Junior Tracy; Chip Flagston; Trixie Flagston; Nancy; Jughaid Smith; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Pebbles Flintstone
- Synopsis
- Using famous comic strip characters, the author illustrates some of the pitfalls of childhood.
- Reprints
-
in Hopping Mad (New American Library, 1969 series) #Q6291 (October 1969)
-
The Small Businessman in the Amazon
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin
- Inks
- Don Martin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The son of a shrunken head shop proprietor tries to convince his father to carry a new line of products.
- Reprints
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
-
in News Photos You're Sure to See This Year
Pannin' the Flash Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando
- Inks
- Joe Orlando
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of news photos of cliched situations.
News Photos We'd Like to See This Year
Pannin' the Flash Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando
- Inks
- Joe Orlando
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of newspaper photos of the same cliche situations turned on their heads.
Mad Beasties
Word Game Preserve Dept. / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Coker Jr. ?
- Pencils
- Paul Coker, Jr.
- Inks
- Paul Coker, Jr.
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Pun illustrations of common words or phrases.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragones
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragones
- Inks
- Sergio Aragones
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Various cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
When This Trend Towards "Understanding" Gets Out of Hand
The Error of Good Feeling Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Wally Wood
- Inks
- Wally Wood
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of societal attempts to compensate for and explain away anti-social behavior in various professions.
New School Letters for Unheralded Achievements
Award to the Wise Guys Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Arnie Kogen
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke
- Inks
- Bob Clarke
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Awards created for dubious high school achievements.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohias
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohias
- Inks
- Antonio Prohias
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy buys a paper to read about how the Black Spy was injured.
The Lighter Side of Married Men
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Dave Berg
- Pencils
- Dave Berg
- Inks
- Dave Berg
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Satirical look at married life focusing on the husband's side.
- Reprints
- in Hopping Mad (New American Library, 1969 series) #Q6291 (October 1969)
- in Dave Berg's Mad Trash (Warner Books, 1977 series) (September 1977)
-
In the Acme Ritz Central Arms Waldorf Plaza Hotel
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin
- Inks
- Don Martin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man complains about the bugs in his hotel room.
- Reprints
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
-
If Magazine Ads Spoke the Language of the Magazines
Ad-Itorial Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard
- Inks
- Jack Rickard
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Targeting advertising to the genre of magazine the ad will appear in.
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohias
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohias
- Inks
- Antonio Prohias
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
- Synopsis
- The Gray Spy lures the other spies onto active railroad tracks.
The Evolution of a Popular Song
The Malady Lingers On Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge
- Inks
- George Woodbridge
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Presenting alleged historical ancestors to modern standard songs.
- Reprints
- in Hopping Mad (New American Library, 1969 series) #Q6291 (October 1969)
-
Another Visit to the Dentist
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin
- Inks
- Don Martin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man goes to a dentist, complaining about an elongated front tooth.
- Reprints
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
-
The Mad Plan for Fighting the War Against Junk Mail
Missive Retaliation Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke
- Inks
- Bob Clarke
- Letters
- typeset; Bob Clarke
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Snide replies to letters soliciting business.
- Reprints
- in Hopping Mad (New American Library, 1969 series) #Q6291 (October 1969)
-
Future Quickie Vacations
Fast Getaway Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard
- Inks
- Jack Rickard
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of short vacations.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #61 (Mai 1974)
-
Flawrence of Arabia
What Kind O'Toole Am I Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Peter O'Toole [as Flawrence]; Claude Rains [as Mr. Drydune]; Alec Guinness [as Prince Fizzle]; Omar Sharif [as Ali-Oven]; Anthony Quinn [as Auda Bul]; Elizabeth Taylor [as Cleopatra]; Marlon Brando [as Johnny Strabler]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Lawrence Of Arabia," a British soldier helps lead the Saudi revolution against British rule, even though he's an idiot.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #2 (Oktober 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
Alfred E. Neuman has a cameo on the last page.
[no title indexed]
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (signed)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Elizabeth Taylor, looking radiantly beautiful
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Elizabeth Taylor; Richard Burton
- Synopsis
- Richard Burton tries to escort Elizabeth Taylor away from a precarious situation.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Likely Strife Separates the Men from the Boys
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Inks
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Colors
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Lucky Strike cigarette print ads; An outdoors man triumphs over every obstacle except the lung cancer caused by his cigarette smoking.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
These 15 Razor Blade Manufacturers Just Had a Close Shave
-
2.
Why Kill Yourself
-
3.
Insecurity is a Pair of Loose Swim Trunks
Good Grief Dept. -
4.
The Small Businessman in the Amazon
Don Martin Dept. -
5.
News Photos You're Sure to See This Year
Pannin' the Flash Dept. -
6.
News Photos We'd Like to See This Year
Pannin' the Flash Dept. -
7.
Mad Beasties
Word Game Preserve Dept. -
8.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
9.
When This Trend Towards "Understanding" Gets Out of Hand
The Error of Good Feeling Dept. -
10.
New School Letters for Unheralded Achievements
Award to the Wise Guys Dept. -
11.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy -
12.
The Lighter Side of Married Men
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
13.
In the Acme Ritz Central Arms Waldorf Plaza Hotel
Don Martin Dept. -
14.
If Magazine Ads Spoke the Language of the Magazines
Ad-Itorial Dept. -
15.
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy -
16.
The Evolution of a Popular Song
The Malady Lingers On Dept. -
17.
Another Visit to the Dentist
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
The Mad Plan for Fighting the War Against Junk Mail
Missive Retaliation Dept. -
19.
Future Quickie Vacations
Fast Getaway Dept. -
20.
Flawrence of Arabia
What Kind O'Toole Am I Dept. -
21.
["Elizabeth Taylor, looking radiantly beautiful"]
Mad Fold-In -
22.
Likely Strife Separates the Men from the Boys
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