MAD
#98
(October 1965)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.30 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
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- A dolphin trains Alfred how to perform tricks while other dolphins watch.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (Williams Förlags AB, 1960 series) #3/1966 -
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #2 (Oktober 1967)
-
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page
- 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
Behind the Odd-ball Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- 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
Only For the Board-Minded Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- 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 Flapper
Defeating the Porpoise Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- 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
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragones
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragones
- Inks
- Sergio Aragones
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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 Black Spy fools the White Spy with a fake fire.
Fight Songs For the Common Man
Battle Hymns of the Public Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- 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
Fuddy-Duddy Buddy System Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- 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
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- 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
-
The Mad Academy Awards for Small Businessmen
Counter-Acting Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
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 acquires a trained gorilla to guard his complex.
The Mad United States Foreign Policy Primer
Johnson's Wacks Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- 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
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
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 into the middle of a cattle stampede.
Lord Jump
Two Years Before the Masochist Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- 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?
Mad Fold-in / illustration / 1 page
- 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
Mad's Great Moments in Advertising / photo story / 1 page
- 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.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. -
2.
Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts
Behind the Odd-ball Dept. -
3.
Surfing
Only For the Board-Minded Dept. -
4.
A Dreadful Day
Don Martin Dept. -
5.
Flapper
Defeating the Porpoise Dept. -
6.
Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept. -
7.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
8.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy -
9.
Fight Songs For the Common Man
Battle Hymns of the Public Dept. -
10.
Mad's Summer Camp for Adults
Fuddy-Duddy Buddy System Dept. -
11.
Early One Morning
Don Martin Dept. -
12.
The Mad Academy Awards for Small Businessmen
Counter-Acting Dept. -
13.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy -
14.
The Mad United States Foreign Policy Primer
Johnson's Wacks Dept. -
15.
The Lighter Side of Summer Evenings
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
16.
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy -
17.
Lord Jump
Two Years Before the Masochist Dept. -
18.
One Summer Afternoon
Don Martin Dept. -
19.
Who Are the Disaster Victims That Nobody Helps?
Mad Fold-in -
20.
The Day That "Ajax" Got That Housewife Out of the Kitchen a Little Too Fast
Mad's Great Moments in Advertising
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