Mad
#162
(October 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
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #63 (Juli 1974)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Give Archie Bunker the needle
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
House ad for Mad Super Special #11.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1.33 pages
- Script
- Jerry De Fuccio ?
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard; ? (photo); ?
- Inks
- Jack Rickard; ? (photo); ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #142 (April 1971), #147 (December 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Letters from Carol Borstein, Jenny Jacobs, Shirley Jo Probert, Lisa Perillo, Gene Gladson, Mark Cardigan, Bill Fridl, Lynn Ware, Mikael Lancaster, Clif McQueen, Jon Deininger, Larry Tropepe, Kevin Carroll, Anne Shearing, Lyra Halprin, Eric Holmberg, Bill Mapes, Larry Metzger, and Mike Pryich. Among the letters are two commenting on previous covers of Mad; those covers are reprinted to illustrate the letters. Also includes paperback book ad.
Why Kill Yourself?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.) (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.) (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A despondent black man puts himself amid a Ku Klux Klan meeting because he missed the latest issue of Mad.
Indexer Notes
House ad for subscriptions.
The Heartburn Kid
Love, Honor and Away! Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Charles Grodin [as Benny]; Candace Bergen [as Koolie Corker]; Jeannie Berlin [as Lulu]; Eddie Albert [as Mr. Corker]; Audra Lindley [as Mrs. Corker]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "The Heartbreak Kid," a shallow man commits adultery on his honeymoon.
The Mad Motorist's Guide to American Wildlife
Bumper Stickers Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- How to identify the animals you just hit with your car.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #64 (August 1974)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #24 (1977)
- in Mad For Kicks (Warner Books, 1980 series) #31416 (June 1980)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #104 (June 1995)
-
One Morning at a Bus Depot
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 opens the wrong door at a bus terminal.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #24 (1977)
- in Mad For Kicks (Warner Books, 1980 series) #31416 (June 1980)
-
Fortune Cookies That Are Relevent
Chow Mein Liners Dept. / photo story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo; Don Epstein (credited as Donald K. Epstein)
- Pencils
- ? (photo)
- Inks
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Fortune cookie fortunes are updated to reflect contemporary issues.
- Reprints
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
You Know It's Really Summer When...
Hot Shots Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of incidents that tell you summer is here.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #64 (August 1974)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #23 (Winter 1977), #41 (Winter 1982), #82 (July 1992)
-
[no title indexed]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio ProhÃas
- Pencils
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio ProhÃas (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy booby traps his safe with a light fixture.
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of... Crime in the Streets
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of how ordinary people deal with crime.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #24 (1977), #47 (Summer 1984)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #23 (February 2022)
-
One Afternoon in the Northwest Territory
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two Native Americans sample some alcohol.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #22 (1977)
- in The Uncensored Mad (Warner Books, 1980 series) #55 (94-462) (October 1980) [Reformatted for different page size]
-
Magazines For Neglected Sports
Games of Nil Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of niche magazines for cult games and sports.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #22 (1977)
- in The Uncensored Mad (Warner Books, 1980 series) #55 (94-462) (October 1980) [Reformatted for different page size]
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #70 (Spring 1990)
-
Old Standards Rewritten for the Liberated Woman
Liberal in the Family Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs; ? [as Ms. M. Pesek] (plot)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Lyrics of famous songs are altered to reflect a feminist outlook.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #23 (Winter 1977)
-
Mad's Summer Camp Owner of the Year
Bunk Dealers Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sidney Goldstar; Howard Cosell
- Synopsis
- The shady owner of a kid's recreational camp is profiled.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #23 (Winter 1977)
- in The Uncensored Mad (Warner Books, 1980 series) #55 (94-462) (October 1980) [Reformatted for different page size]
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #41 (Winter 1982)
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #175 (November 1983)
-
One Evening at Home
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A woman clips her toenails while her husband watches.
- Reprints
A Mad City Street Scene We'd Like to See
Thoroughfare-Play Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A city street with building business signs that tell the entire truth.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #58 (Februar 1974)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #24 (1977), #82 (July 1992)
-
A Mad Suburban Street Scene We'd Like to See
Thoroughfare-Play Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A suburban street with building business signs that tell all of the truth.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #24 (1977), #82 (July 1992)
-
Bawde
Ms.-ical Comedy Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Bea Arthur [as Bawde]; Bill Macy [as Wallow]; Adrienne Barbeau [as Carol]; Conrad Bain [as Artery]; Esther Rolle [as Utah]; Martin Milner [as Pete Malloy]; Kent McCord [as Jim Reed]; Dean Martin [as the Sex Club host]; Jean Stapleton [as Edith Bunker]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "Maude," a modern Liberal family go out of their way to be shocking to their audience.
- Reprints
What Old Indian Trick Is Actually Avenging the White Man's Massacres?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Maybe introducing tobacco to Europeans was intentional.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #24 (1977), #82 (July 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
If it Were Up to the Nixon Gang...
Another Mad Mini-Poster / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Max Brandel ?
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Colors
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A grave marker sits on the White House lawn, eulogizing freedom of the press.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
["Give Archie Bunker the needle"]
-
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. -
4.
Why Kill Yourself?
-
5.
The Heartburn Kid
Love, Honor and Away! Dept. -
6.
The Mad Motorist's Guide to American Wildlife
Bumper Stickers Dept. -
7.
One Morning at a Bus Depot
Don Martin Dept. -
8.
Fortune Cookies That Are Relevent
Chow Mein Liners Dept. -
9.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
10.
You Know It's Really Summer When...
Hot Shots Dept. -
11.
[no title indexed]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
12.
The Lighter Side of... Crime in the Streets
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
13.
One Afternoon in the Northwest Territory
Don Martin Dept. -
14.
Magazines For Neglected Sports
Games of Nil Dept. -
15.
Old Standards Rewritten for the Liberated Woman
Liberal in the Family Dept. -
16.
Mad's Summer Camp Owner of the Year
Bunk Dealers Dept. -
17.
One Evening at Home
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
A Mad City Street Scene We'd Like to See
Thoroughfare-Play Dept. -
19.
A Mad Suburban Street Scene We'd Like to See
Thoroughfare-Play Dept. -
20.
Bawde
Ms.-ical Comedy Dept. -
21.
What Old Indian Trick Is Actually Avenging the White Man's Massacres?
Mad Fold-In -
22.
If it Were Up to the Nixon Gang...
Another Mad Mini-Poster
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