Mad
#133
(March 1970)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1969-12-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Jerry De Fuccio ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Among the letters is one from actor Clint Eastwood, complete with picture of him and "When Eagles Dare" director Brian Hutton reading a copy of Mad.
Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- Script
- Nick Meglin ?
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- An armored medieval postman is catapulted into a castle in order to deliver a subscription copy of Mad.
True Fat
Grit and Bear It Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- John Wayne [as Booster Claghorn]; Kim Darby [as Brattie Ross]; Glen Campbell [as LaBeefy]; Jeff Corey [as Tom Shamey]; Strother Martin [as The Colonel]
- Synopsis
- Parody of the film "True Grit"; a spoiled brat teams up with a drunken marshal and a dimwitted Texas Ranger to track down the man who murdered her father.
- Reprints
The Facts of Life (& Death)
Bitter Things for Bitter Living Through Chemistry Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples, in verse, of how our modern lifestyle is slowly killing us.
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #12 (1973), #104 (June 1995)
-
If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their Capsule Descriptions
Condensed Milking Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Earle Doud (credited)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dean Martin; George Hamilton; Pat Paulsen; Nancy Sinatra; Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane; Marlon Perkins; Jim Fowler; Walter Cronkite; David Susskind; Gore Vidal; Norman Mailer; Lawrence Welk; Kyle Rote
- Synopsis
- Television programs provide the literal content of their TV Guide summaries.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #12 (1973) which is reprinted
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #34 (Spring 1981)
- in The Medicine Mad (Warner Books, 1977 series) #86-350 (1977)
-
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
During a Summer Shower
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man avoids a tree during a lightning storm, but doesn't get the results he anticipated.
- Reprints
Mad's Do-It-Yourself Modern Movie Ads
Slime Pickings Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Generic movie posters with fill-in-the-blanks and words provided so the reader can make their own movie posters with critic quotes.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #12 (1973), #30 (Spring 1980), #40 (Fall 1982)
-
The Lighter Side of Family Gatherings
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Cynical look at family reunions and relations.
- Reprints
Dreams That Went Up in Smoke
Sleeping "Bag" Dept. / photo story / 1 page
- Script
- Max Brandel
- Pencils
- ? (photo)
- Inks
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Ronald Reagan
- Synopsis
- Ronald Reagan daydreams of his election to the Presidency.
What Is a Born Winner?
Every Clod Has a Silver Lining Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Analysis of what makes certain people luckier than others.
- Reprints
Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitudes and Behaviors
Stage of Mind Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of how perceptions of current issues change as a person ages are told.
- Reprints
Future Instant Predictions
Data Knows Best Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Television news programs' desire to predict the outcome of an event is extended to other television genres.
- Reprints
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio ProhÃas
- Pencils
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy lures the Black Spy into a trap.
A Mad Look at Antiques of the Future
Here Today, Dear Tomorrow Dept. / photo story / 3 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of common modern items that will be considered collectable antiques in the future.
- Reprints
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at the U. S. Congress
Inside-Ouch Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The antics behind the scenes at Congress is depicted.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #13 (1974), #42 (Spring 1983)
-
A Mad Look at Celebrities in Real-Life Situations
V.I. Peek Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Aristotle Onassis; Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis; John Lennon; Yoko Ono; Sammy Davis Jr.; Hugh Hefner; Frank Sinatra; Richard Nixon; Pat Nixon; Spiro Agnew
- Synopsis
- Celebrities are placed in ordinary circumstances and their reactions depicted.
- Reprints
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio ProhÃas
- Pencils
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy lures the White Spy into a trap with fake rocks.
- Reprints
Joe Namath's Wallet
Give Our Regards to Broadway Joe Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of the items found in Joe Namath's wallet.
- Reprints
One Day in the Mountains
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two mountain men sample the product of another mountain man's still.
- Reprints
Mad Green Paper: The State of Our Suburbs
The Wrong Side of the Tracts Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Suburban life is examined by a television news reporter.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #36 (April 1972) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #12 (1973)
-
What Is One Special Benefit Derived From Modern Rock Music By Some of Its Fans
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Loud rock music provides youth with an unexpected draft deferment.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
A Valentine to All Our Mad Readers
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Cynical ode to Mad readers, with Alfred E. Neuman as cupid.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #12 (1973)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #36 (April 2024)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Mad No Longer Contains Cyclamate or M.S.G.
-
1.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. -
2.
Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?
-
3.
True Fat
Grit and Bear It Dept. -
4.
The Facts of Life (& Death)
Bitter Things for Bitter Living Through Chemistry Dept. -
5.
If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their Capsule Descriptions
Condensed Milking Dept. -
6.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
7.
During a Summer Shower
Don Martin Dept. -
8.
Mad's Do-It-Yourself Modern Movie Ads
Slime Pickings Dept. -
9.
The Lighter Side of Family Gatherings
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
10.
Dreams That Went Up in Smoke
Sleeping "Bag" Dept. -
11.
What Is a Born Winner?
Every Clod Has a Silver Lining Dept. -
12.
Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitudes and Behaviors
Stage of Mind Dept. -
13.
Future Instant Predictions
Data Knows Best Dept. -
14.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
15.
A Mad Look at Antiques of the Future
Here Today, Dear Tomorrow Dept. -
16.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at the U. S. Congress
Inside-Ouch Dept. -
17.
A Mad Look at Celebrities in Real-Life Situations
V.I. Peek Dept. -
18.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
19.
Joe Namath's Wallet
Give Our Regards to Broadway Joe Dept. -
20.
One Day in the Mountains
Don Martin Dept. -
21.
Mad Green Paper: The State of Our Suburbs
The Wrong Side of the Tracts Dept. -
22.
What Is One Special Benefit Derived From Modern Rock Music By Some of Its Fans
Mad Fold-In -
23.
A Valentine to All Our Mad Readers
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- Katie
- Ed Bender
- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
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