Mad
#158
(April 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 (editor)
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #501 (October 2009)
-
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo)
- Letters
- typeset
A Moving Jungle Tale
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Jack Davis
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tarzan
- Synopsis
- Tarzan meets an African jungle god.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The New Comedians
Police Farce Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- George C. Scott [as Kilvicesky]; Stacy Keach [as Mayrick]; Jane Alexander [as Mrs. Mayrick]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "The New Centurions," a veteran beat officer schools a rookie officer on the dangers and intricacies of being an urban police officer.
Indexer Notes
Among the new police force recruits are comedians Henny Youngman, Mort Sahl, Bob Newhart, Milton Berle, Flip Wilson and Rodney Dangerfield. Among the memorial wall photos of officers slain in the line of duty is a picture of Officers Toody and Muldoon from the TV series "Car 54, Where Are You".
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
The Mad TV Viewers Hate Book
Screen Plagues Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of the aggravating aspects of owning a television set.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #23 (Winter 1977), #48 (Fall 1984)
-
Rewriting Your Way To a Ph.D.
Symbol English Dept. / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- How-to guide on submitting revised versions of the same topic to satisfy graduating grade levels in the educational system.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #22 (1977), #67 (Summer 1989)
-
Late One Night in a Waterfront Tavern
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two bar patron engage in a contest of strength.
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of Reading
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The silly and frustrating aspects of reading.
...But It's Still the Same Old Gas
Pump and Circumstance Dept. / photo story / 1 page
- Script
- Max Brandel
- Pencils
- ? (photo)
- Inks
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The White House gets a telling billboard atop it.
Why Does It Always Happen That...
Fate-a-Compli Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of bad luck that seem fated to happen.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #53 (September 1973) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #24 (1977)
-
Mad Interviews a Typical Liberal Family
Bleeding Heart Burn Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Profile of a politically progressive family who are progressive when it's convenient.
- 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 gets the Black Spy in trouble with their host at a society tea party.
- Reprints
Head Shop Supplies
Freak Enterprise Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A niche magazine aimed at hippies and stoners.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #23 (Winter 1977)
-
Patterns of Speech
Theme Scheme Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Max Brandel
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Various situations where the scene is summarized by a word balloon consisting of pictures rather than words.
One Evening at a Masquerade Party
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 in a bunny costume tries to pick up a woman in a horse costume.
- Reprints
When All of TV Must Grant Equal Time
The Other Side of the Corn Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- John Beradino [as Dr. Steven Hardy]; Robert Reed [as Mike Brady]; Florence Henderson [as Carol Brady]; Maureen McCormick [as Marsha Brady]; Arthur Hill [as Owen Marshall]; Martin Milner [as Pete Malloy]; Kent McCord [as Jim Reed]
- Synopsis
- Television series, such as soap operas, sitcoms, and dramas are forced to give equal time to advocacy groups.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #60 (April 1974)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #23 (Winter 1977)
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Whose Life Would Be Seriously Endangered If Pot Were Legalized?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Legalized marijuana would be a threat to this industry.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[Amputee]
Another Mad Mini-Poster / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Max Brandel
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Colors
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Uncle Sam
- Synopsis
- Uncle Sam tries to make a peace sign, but can't with his fingers amputated at the joint.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
A Moving Jungle Tale
-
2.
The New Comedians
Police Farce Dept. -
3.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
4.
The Mad TV Viewers Hate Book
Screen Plagues Dept. -
5.
Rewriting Your Way To a Ph.D.
Symbol English Dept. -
6.
Late One Night in a Waterfront Tavern
Don Martin Dept. -
7.
The Lighter Side of Reading
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
8.
...But It's Still the Same Old Gas
Pump and Circumstance Dept. -
9.
Why Does It Always Happen That...
Fate-a-Compli Dept. -
10.
Mad Interviews a Typical Liberal Family
Bleeding Heart Burn Dept. -
11.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
12.
Head Shop Supplies
Freak Enterprise Dept. -
13.
Patterns of Speech
Theme Scheme Dept. -
14.
One Evening at a Masquerade Party
Don Martin Dept. -
15.
When All of TV Must Grant Equal Time
The Other Side of the Corn Dept. -
16.
Whose Life Would Be Seriously Endangered If Pot Were Legalized?
Mad Fold-In -
17.
[Amputee]
Another Mad Mini-Poster
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