Mad
#156
(January 1973)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.40 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #501 (October 2009)
-
In This Issue: Fiddler Made a Goof!
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
Christmas Greedings
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Santa Claus; Satan
- Synopsis
- How commercialism is perverting the Christmas season.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #56 (Dezember 1973) - in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #26 (August 2022)
- in Mad Stocking Stuffer (Meredith Corporation, 2023 series) (December 2022)
- in Mad Stocking Stuffer (Meredith Corporation, 2024 series) (2024)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Haunted By the Ghost of Christmas Presents?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman [as Jacob Marley]; Ebenezer Scrooge
Antenna on the Roof
Fiddler Made a Goof Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Zero Mostel [as Mr. Buckchaser]; Estelle Parsons [as Mrs. Buckchaser]; Pamela Rogers [as Shiela Buckchaser]; Katharine Ross [as Nancy Buckchaser]; Woody Allen [as Harvey]; Topol [as Tevye]
- Synopsis
- The musical "Fiddler on the Roof" is updated to contemporary times and transplanted into American suburbia.
- Reprints
Realistic Mad Model Car Kits
Plashtick Dept. / photo story / 2 pages
- Script
- David Gantz
- Pencils
- David Gantz (photo)
- Inks
- David Gantz (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Model cars that realistically reflect modern cars and driving.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #19 (1976), #79 (February 1992)
-
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes in a Department Store at Christmastime
Inside-Ouch Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of the chaos and mass commercialism rampant in a modern department store.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #56 (Dezember 1973)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #21 (1976)
-
You Know You Really Have a Problem When ...
Plight Gags Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of signs that things might not be about to go your way.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #49 (1973)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #102 (March 1995)
-
Don Martin's Personal Experiences With New Power Tools For the Home Craftsman
There's No Tool Like an Old Tool Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of people mishandling power tools.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #49 (1973)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #21 (1976), #47 (Summer 1984)
- in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #548 (December 2017)
-
If Today's Celebrities Answered Virginia's Letter About Santa Claus
Ask a Stupid Question ... Dept. / text story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Various celebrities respond in writing to the question "Is Santa Claus real?"
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of Week-ends
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The antics of people celebrating the weekend.
- Reprints
Profitable Football News
Field Gold Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Joe Namath; Fran Tarkenton
- Synopsis
- A magazine that focuses on the monetary side of pro football.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Howard Cosell's face appears on a talking alarm clock found in the souvenir section of the magazine.
A Mad Look at Service Stations
Pump and Circumstance Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Silly situations associated with auto garages and gas stations.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #20 (1976), #42 (Spring 1983), #79 (February 1992)
-
The Mad Christmas Hate Book
Yule-O-Gee! Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of things that spoil the Christmas season for people.
- Reprints
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy disguises a vampire bat as a butterfly so it can infiltrate the White Spy's home.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #21 (1976)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #23 (February 2022)
-
Clodumbo
Knifin' Falk Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Peter Falk [as Lt. Clodumbo]; Robert Culp [as Dr. Robert Culpable]; Basil Rathbone [as Sherlock Holmes]; Nigel Bruce [as Dr. John Watson]; Sidney Toler [as Charlie Chan]; Sen Yung [as Jimmy Chan]; Mickey Spillane [as Mike Hammer]
- Synopsis
- Parody of the TV show "Columbo"; a police detective solves crimes by being a general pest and driving suspects into confessing out of self-defense.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #75 (Juli 1975)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #21 (1976), #42 (Spring 1983), #79 (February 1992)
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Visiting Day
Mother Load Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A mother has a surprise for her son, whom she is visiting in prison.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #49 (1973)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #19 (1976)
- in Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (Warner Books, 1982 series) #14 (September 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #45 (Winter 1983)
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What Special Gift Is Still in Short Supply This Year?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Christmas gives us everything we want, but not what we need.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Mad Salutes the Modern Christmas Spirit
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Colors
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A Christmas wreath is made of one and five dollar bills.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
In This Issue: Fiddler Made a Goof!
-
1.
Christmas Greedings
-
2.
Haunted By the Ghost of Christmas Presents?
-
3.
Antenna on the Roof
Fiddler Made a Goof Dept. -
4.
Realistic Mad Model Car Kits
Plashtick Dept. -
5.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
6.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes in a Department Store at Christmastime
Inside-Ouch Dept. -
7.
You Know You Really Have a Problem When ...
Plight Gags Dept. -
8.
Don Martin's Personal Experiences With New Power Tools For the Home Craftsman
There's No Tool Like an Old Tool Dept. -
9.
If Today's Celebrities Answered Virginia's Letter About Santa Claus
Ask a Stupid Question ... Dept. -
10.
The Lighter Side of Week-ends
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
11.
Profitable Football News
Field Gold Dept. -
12.
A Mad Look at Service Stations
Pump and Circumstance Dept. -
13.
The Mad Christmas Hate Book
Yule-O-Gee! Dept. -
14.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
15.
Clodumbo
Knifin' Falk Dept. -
16.
Visiting Day
Mother Load Dept. -
17.
What Special Gift Is Still in Short Supply This Year?
Mad Fold-In -
18.
Mad Salutes the Modern Christmas Spirit
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
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