Mad
#166
(April 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 (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor)
The Call of the Mild
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A mugging victim gets assistance, but only by appealing to the self-interest of her neighbors.
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #52 (Fall 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Don Martin provides an illustration for the overwhelming response to the feature "Yecch!", with Martin, Lou Silverstone and the fecal monster bowing to the audience.
American Confetti
There's Gold in Oldies Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Ron Howard [as Steed]; Cindy Williams [as Borey]; Richard Dreyfus [as Squirt]; Paul LeMat [as Yawn]; Charles Martin Smith [as Terrier]; Candy Clark [as Dippy]; Mackenzie Phillips [as The Brat]; Wolfman Jack [as Werewolf Wally]; Jimmy Stewart; Ringo Starr
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "American Graffiti," teenagers in 1962 California spend their waning teen years cruising, finding love and acting stupidly.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Ironically, Mort Drucker also drew the movie poster for the actual film.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
The Historic Landmark
Site Saver Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man makes an impassioned plea to spare an old theater scheduled for demolition.
- Reprints
A Mad Look at Miss Liberty
Statue of Liberty Play Dept. / cartoon / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The Statue of Liberty is placed in incongruous situations as a means of social commentary.
Gambler Magazine
Patrons of the Odds Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A niche magazine aimed at chronic gamblers.
Don Martin Looks at Three Fairy Tales
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Three well-known legends get ironic, satirical endings.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #52 (Fall 1985)
-
The Lighter Side of Polarization
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- How people deal, or don't deal, with increasing social and political polarization.
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 sets a trap to catch the White Spy's escape attempt.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #23 (Winter 1977), #27 (1978)
- in Mad For Kicks (Warner Books, 1980 series) #31416 (June 1980)
- in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
-
If People Were Labeled Like Products
Mal-Contents Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- People and situations are labeled with their ingredients in order of percentage included.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #63 (Juli 1974) - 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)
-
Mad's Academy Awards for Best Performances in Every Day Situations
Ham and Cheers Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo; Don Epstein (credited as Donald K. Epstein)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Awards are given to people who come up with the best excuses in delicate situations.
- Reprints
- in Mad For Kicks (Warner Books, 1980 series) #31416 (June 1980)
-
Clean Ads for Dirty Movies
Porn Free Dept. / cartoon / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Linda Lovelace; Marlon Brando; Maria Schneider
- Synopsis
- X-Rated films are given movie posters that will appeal to a family audience.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #25 (Fall 1978), #46 (Spring 1984)
-
M*A*S*H*uga
Patrons of the Odds Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alan Alda [as Cockeye Piercer]; Wayne Rogers [as Crapper John]; McLean Stevenson [as Colonel Bleak]; Gary Burghoff [as Radio]; Loretta Swit [as Fat Lips]; Larry Linville [as Major Burned]; Carroll O'Connor (as Archie Bunker]; Mary Tyler Moore [as Mary Richards]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "M*A*S*H*," two joke-a-minute surgeons turn an army hospital unit upside down.
- Reprints
- in The Uncensored Mad (Warner Books, 1980 series) #55 (94-462) (October 1980) [Reformatted for different page size]
-
in Norsk Mad (Semic, 1981 series) #2/1981 ([september] 1981) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #48 (Fall 1984)
- in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
-
Mad's Cheap Revolutionary Way to Eat Out and Lose Weight
Dietripe Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Places to go so you'll lose your appetite and not eat so much.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #65 (September 1974)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #27 (1978)
- in The Uncensored Mad (Warner Books, 1980 series) #55 (94-462) (October 1980)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #45 (Winter 1983)
-
What Emerging Force Thinks It Is Cleverly Solving the Problem of Overpopulation?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Sexual preference is a huge factor in this issue.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #25 (Fall 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Our Floundering Fathers
"Scenes From Childhood" series / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Colors
- Jack Rickard (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Richard Nixon
- Synopsis
- Richard Nixon gives the George Washington anecdote a new twist.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
The Call of the Mild
-
2.
[no title indexed]
Letters Dept. -
3.
American Confetti
There's Gold in Oldies Dept. -
4.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
5.
The Historic Landmark
Site Saver Dept. -
6.
A Mad Look at Miss Liberty
Statue of Liberty Play Dept. -
7.
Gambler Magazine
Patrons of the Odds Dept. -
8.
Don Martin Looks at Three Fairy Tales
Don Martin Dept. -
9.
The Lighter Side of Polarization
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
10.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
11.
If People Were Labeled Like Products
Mal-Contents Dept. -
12.
Mad's Academy Awards for Best Performances in Every Day Situations
Ham and Cheers Dept. -
13.
Clean Ads for Dirty Movies
Porn Free Dept. -
14.
M*A*S*H*uga
Patrons of the Odds Dept. -
15.
Mad's Cheap Revolutionary Way to Eat Out and Lose Weight
Dietripe Dept. -
16.
What Emerging Force Thinks It Is Cleverly Solving the Problem of Overpopulation?
Mad Fold-In -
17.
Our Floundering Fathers
"Scenes From Childhood" series
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- mcomics
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Mike Nielsen
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