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 Jaqgger (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.

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.

Drawn Out Dramas (Table of Contents: 7)

Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 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)

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.