Mad
#165
(March 1974)
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)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (idea)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Colors
- Don Martin ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Alfred drives a road course video game down a country highway past a hidden motorcycle officer.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #483 (November 2007)
-
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- Bill Gaines (credited as William Gaines)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Total paid circulation, avg for year: 2,651,677. No other publishing data listed.
Why Kill Yourself?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Coker
- Inks
- Paul Coker
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Subscription offer; a man straps himself to the bumper of a driver's education vehicle in hopes of being killed because he missed the latest issue of Mad.
8 "James Bomb" Bomb Movies
And the Bond Played On Dept. / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Short parodies of the James Bond features "Dr. No", "From Russia With Love", "Goldfinger", "Thunderball", "You Only Live Twice", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "Diamonds Are Forever", and "Live And Let Die" are provided.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #62 (Juni 1974) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #27 (1978)
- in Mad For Kicks (Warner Books, 1980 series) #31416 (June 1980)
-
in Norsk Mad (Semic, 1981 series) #3/1981 ([oktober] 1981) - in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #18 (April 2021)
-
The Mad Bowling Primer
Alley Be Praised Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A satirical look at the sport of bowling.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #25 (Fall 1978), #82 (July 1992)
-
A Mad Look at Tyrants
Out, Damned Despot Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A humorous look at tyrants.
The Lighter Side of Cold Weather
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Various humorous situations revolving around winter.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #27 (1978)
- in The Uncensored Mad (Warner Books, 1980 series) #55 (94-462) (October 1980) [Reformatted for different page size]
-
One Dark Night in a Laboratory
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A mad scientist tries to animate a fabricated human body, with unexpected results.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #25 (Fall 1978), #30 (Spring 1980)
-
Sure-Fire Ticket Deterrents for Frustrated Drivers
Windshield Weepers Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke
- Inks
- Bob Clarke
- Letters
- Bob Clarke
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of notes that can be left on windshields in order to forestall a ticket.
- Reprints
- in Mad For Kicks (Warner Books, 1980 series) #31416 (June 1980)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #97 (Late Spring 1994)
-
Mad Sequels to Famous Poems
Son of “Roses are Red” Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parodies of famous poems, including "Hiawatha", "Casey At The Bat", "The Raven", "Gunga Din", and "Chicago".
"I Want You" Posters Starring Today's Celebrities
Stretching a Point Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- How Army recruiting posters would change if Uncle Sam were replaced by various celebrities.
Mad Visits the "Realistic School of Medicine"
Hypocritical Oafs Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- An investigative reporter does a documentary on how modern medicine has caused medical school to evolve with the times.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #25 (Fall 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
The reporter is a parody of CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite.
[Biplane Buffoonery]
Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy tricks the Black Spy into crashing his biplane.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #25 (Fall 1978)
-
Unavoidable Exercises for the Urban Dweller
Hop, Skip and Squish Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The urban struggle for survival turned into a series of aerobic exercises.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #62 (Juni 1974)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #27 (1978)
- in A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (EC, 1984 series) (March 1984)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #82 (July 1992)
-
One Night in a Police Station
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A crime victim works with a police sketch artist on a composite of the perpetrator.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #42 (Spring 1983), #97 (Late Spring 1994)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)
-
The Dulltons
Never Trust a Show About the ‘30’s Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of the television show "The Waltons".
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #76 (August 1975)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #25 (Fall 1978)
-
What Is Believing in Honest Politicians Like?
Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Richard Nixon
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at the American political process.
[no title indexed]
Marginal Thinking Dept. / illustration / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Various humorous illustrations scribbled in the margins of various pages in the magazine.
Heads...You Lose!
illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo) (painting)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo) (painting)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed as Norman Mingo) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two drug abusers shoot up in an attic as the specter of death looms over them.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #23 (Winter 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Back Cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. -
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
Why Kill Yourself?
-
4.
8 "James Bomb" Bomb Movies
And the Bond Played On Dept. -
5.
The Mad Bowling Primer
Alley Be Praised Dept. -
6.
A Mad Look at Tyrants
Out, Damned Despot Dept. -
7.
The Lighter Side of Cold Weather
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
8.
One Dark Night in a Laboratory
Don Martin Dept. -
9.
Sure-Fire Ticket Deterrents for Frustrated Drivers
Windshield Weepers Dept. -
10.
Mad Sequels to Famous Poems
Son of “Roses are Red” Dept. -
11.
"I Want You" Posters Starring Today's Celebrities
Stretching a Point Dept. -
12.
Mad Visits the "Realistic School of Medicine"
Hypocritical Oafs Dept. -
13.
[Biplane Buffoonery]
Spy vs. Spy -
14.
Unavoidable Exercises for the Urban Dweller
Hop, Skip and Squish Dept. -
15.
One Night in a Police Station
Don Martin Dept. -
16.
The Dulltons
Never Trust a Show About the ‘30’s Dept. -
17.
What Is Believing in Honest Politicians Like?
Mad Fold-In -
18.
[no title indexed]
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
19.
Heads...You Lose!
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- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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