Mad #98

(October 1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jerry DeFuccio ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

The letters page features letters with pictures from Mick Jagger (of The Rolling Stones), Gerry Marsden (of Gerry & the Pacemakers); Herman's Hermits, and Donna Douglas (Elly Mae Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies).

Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts (Table of Contents: 2)

Behind the Odd-ball Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arnie Kogen

Pencils

Bob Clarke

Inks

Bob Clarke

Letters

Bob Clarke; typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" cartoon panel; examples of ordinary people with unique talents or circumstances.

Surfing (Table of Contents: 3)

Only For the Board-Minded Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

George Woodbridge

Inks

George Woodbridge

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Satirical look at the sport of surfing.

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #38 [$2.00] (Spring 1982)

A Dreadful Day (Table of Contents: 4)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Don Martin

Pencils

Don Martin

Inks

Don Martin

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A woman tries to rescue her husband from a well.

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)

Flapper (Table of Contents: 5)

Defeating the Porpoise Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Brian Kelly [as Porter Ricks]; Luke Halpin [as Sandy Ricks]; Tommy Norden [as Bud Ricks]

Synopsis

In a parody of the TV series "Flipper," the story of a boring game warden, his two sons and the dolphin (or porpoise) who is smarter than all of them put together.

Reprints

• in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #2 (Oktober 1967)

Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions (Table of Contents: 6)

Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Al Jaffee

Inks

Al Jaffee

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A choice of sarcastic answers to typical oblivious questions is provided.

Reprints

• in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #14 (August 2020)

Drawn Out Dramas (Table of Contents: 7)

Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragones

Pencils

Sergio Aragones

Inks

Sergio Aragones

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 8)

Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Antonio Prohias

Pencils

Antonio Prohias

Inks

Antonio Prohias

Genre

humor

Characters

The Black Spy; The White Spy

Synopsis

The Black Spy fools the White Spy with a fake fire.

Fight Songs For the Common Man (Table of Contents: 9)

Battle Hymns of the Public Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

George Woodbridge

Inks

George Woodbridge

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

New lyrics are added to famous songs to reflect the trials and tribulations of common people.

Mad's Summer Camp for Adults (Table of Contents: 10)

Fuddy-Duddy Buddy System Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Siegel

Pencils

Paul Coker, Jr.

Inks

Paul Coker, Jr.

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A summer camp with activities designed specifically for adults.

Early One Morning (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Don Martin

Pencils

Don Martin

Inks

Don Martin

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man does his morning exercises.

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)

The Mad Academy Awards for Small Businessmen (Table of Contents: 12)

Counter-Acting Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Hart

Pencils

Jack Rickard

Inks

Jack Rickard

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Giving awards to small business operators who provide creative lack of service to their customers.

Reprints

• in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #37 (Mai 1972), #68 (Dezember 1974)
• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #42 (Spring 1983)

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 13)

Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Antonio Prohias

Pencils

Antonio Prohias

Inks

Antonio Prohias

Genre

humor

Characters

The Black Spy; The White Spy

Synopsis

The White Spy acquires a trained gorilla to guard his complex.

The Mad United States Foreign Policy Primer (Table of Contents: 14)

Johnson's Wacks Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Siegel (as Lawrence Harvey Siegel)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (as Robert James Clarke)

Inks

Bob Clarke (as Robert James Clarke)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Lyndon Johnson; Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis

Examination of U.S. foreign policy in the form of a children's primer.

The Lighter Side of Summer Evenings (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Satirical look at summer activities.

Reprints

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

Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 16)

Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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 into the middle of a cattle stampede.

Lord Jump (Table of Contents: 17)

Two Years Before the Masochist Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Siegel

Pencils

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Peter O'Toole [as Lord Jump]; Jack Hawkins [as Jack Hawknose]; Eli Wallach [as The General]; Daliah Lavi [as The Girl]

Synopsis

In a parody of the film "Lord Jim," a sailor branded for cowardice falls into a confrontation between island natives and a mad General and stays cowardly.

Indexer Notes

Popeye and Charlie Brown make cameos in the story.

One Summer Afternoon (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Don Martin

Pencils

Don Martin

Inks

Don Martin

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Three children play with balloons.

Who Are the Disaster Victims That Nobody Helps? (Table of Contents: 19)

Mad Fold-in / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Al Jaffee (signed)

Inks

Al Jaffee (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Al Jaffee points out one disaster area that remains a disaster area.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The Day That "Ajax" Got That Housewife Out of the Kitchen a Little Too Fast (Table of Contents: 20)

Mad's Great Moments in Advertising / photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irving Schild (photo)

Inks

Irving Schild (photo)

Colors

Irving Schild (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of Ajax Cleanser TV commercials; A canister of Ajax pulls a woman through a door at high speed.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.