Mad #178

(October 1975)

EC, 1952 Series

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Volume: 1
Price: 0.50 USD
Pages: 52
Indicia Frequency: monthly except February, May, August and November
On-sale Date: 1975
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.

Editing: Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); Jerry De Fuccio (credited) (associate editor); Nick Meglin (credited) (associate editor)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Jack Davis (signed) (painting)
Inks: Jack Davis (signed) (painting)
Colors: Jack Davis (signed) (painting)
Letters: ?

Genre: humor; satire-parody

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: typeset

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #35 (February 2024)

Indexer Notes

Drawings of horses based on "Draw This Figure" art school ad; subscription and paperback book ads.

"Family" Reunion Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script: Larry Siegel
Pencils: Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks: Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #81 (Januar 1976)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #31 (Summer 1980)

Acts to Grind Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Arnoldo Franchioni
Pencils: Arnoldo Franchioni
Inks: Arnoldo Franchioni

Genre: humor

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Don Martin
Pencils: Don Martin (signed)
Inks: Don Martin (signed)

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #29 (Winter 1979)

Currency Events Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Stan Hart
Pencils: Al Jaffee
Inks: Al Jaffee
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #29 (Winter 1979)

Rocking the Quote Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: A. Robin
Pencils: George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks: George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #80 ([Dezember 1975])
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #28 (Fall 1979), #50 (Spring 1985)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Antonio Prohías (signed)
Pencils: Antonio Prohías (signed)
Inks: Antonio Prohías (signed)

Genre

humor; spy

Synopsis

Black Spy uses a helicopter to pour cement on White Spy in the bath.

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #28 (Fall 1979)

The Game of the Name Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Jacobs
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: ?

Genre

humor

Reprints

in A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (EC, 1984 series) (March 1984)

Spin-Offspring Dept. / photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Stan Hart; E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils: ? (photos)
Inks: ? (photos)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Dave Berg
Pencils: Dave Berg (signed)
Inks: Dave Berg (signed)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #84 (April 1976)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #28 (Fall 1979)
in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #117 (augustus 1980)

Give Us a "Break" Dept. / photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Dick DeBartolo
Pencils: Irving Schild (photographer)
Inks: Irving Schild (photographer)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

Peek of Success Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Paul Peter Porges
Pencils: S. Kossin
Inks: S. Kossin
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor; satire-parody
Characters: Euell Gibbons; John Paul Getty; Henry Kissinger; Ralph Nader; Evel Knievel; Gloria Steinem; Fidel Castro; Colonel Harland Sanders

From Bad Times to Verse Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Jacobs (sourced)
Pencils: Paul Coker (sourced)
Inks: Paul Coker (sourced)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #31 (Summer 1980)

Loco-Motive Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script: Lou Silverstone
Pencils: Angelo Torres (signed)
Inks: Angelo Torres (signed)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #80 ([Dezember 1975])

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Don Martin
Pencils: Don Martin (signed)
Inks: Don Martin (signed)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #31 (Summer 1980)

Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script: Al Jaffee
Pencils: Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks: Al Jaffee (signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Mad Mini-Poster / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Irving Schild (photographer)
Inks: Irving Schild (photographer)
Colors: Irving Schild (photographer)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #31 (Summer 1980)

Indexer Notes

back cover

Drawn-Out Dramas / comic story / 0 pages (report information)

Script: Sergio Aragonés
Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
Inks: Sergio Aragonés

Genre: humor

Indexer Notes

No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.

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Table of Contents

0. Godfather II; Orient Express
1. ["Deface your walls with 8 Don Martin vital message posters..."]
2. [no title indexed]
3. Mad Artists' Response to an Article
4. The Odd Father Part, Too!
"Family" Reunion Dept.
5. The Mad Circus
Acts to Grind Dept.
6. One Day in South Dakota
Don Martin Dept.
7. The Mad Economics Primer
Currency Events Dept.
8. Zappers That History Forgot
Rocking the Quote Dept.
9. [no title indexed]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy
10. A Collection of Distinctive... Business and Social Cards... For the Mad World of Today
The Game of the Name Dept.
11. The "All in the Family Tree" —or— "The History of a Spin-Off Bonanza—Past, Present and Future"
Spin-Offspring Dept.
12. The Lighter Side of... Indoor and Outdoor Gardening
Berg's-Eye View Dept.
13. A TV Ad We'd Like to See: The Geritol Commercial
Give Us a "Break" Dept.
14. A Mad Look at Some Well-Kept Celebrities' Secrets
Peek of Success Dept.
15. Mad's Recession Mother Goose
From Bad Times to Verse Dept.
16. Muddle on the Orient Express
Loco-Motive Dept.
17. One Saturday Night at the North Pole
Don Martin Dept.
18. What Large Group Would Be Delighted to Have President Ford Join Their Ranks?
Mad Fold-In
19. Here's Looking at You, Kid!
Mad Mini-Poster
20. Drawn-Out Dramas
Drawn-Out Dramas

This issue was modified by, among others

Chris Boyko
Gregory Fischer
Katy Hayhurst
Michael Hoskin
Derek Reinhard
Karsten S.
Ramon Schenk

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Mad #178 (October 1975)

Godfather II; Orient Express (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Mad Artists' Response to an Article (Table of Contents: 3)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Odd Father Part, Too! (Table of Contents: 4)

"Family" Reunion Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

The Mad Circus (Table of Contents: 5)

Acts to Grind Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

One Day in South Dakota (Table of Contents: 6)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

The Mad Economics Primer (Table of Contents: 7)

Currency Events Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Zappers That History Forgot (Table of Contents: 8)

Rocking the Quote Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

A Collection of Distinctive... Business and Social Cards... For the Mad World of Today (Table of Contents: 10)

The Game of the Name Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

The "All in the Family Tree" —or— "The History of a Spin-Off Bonanza—Past, Present and Future" (Table of Contents: 11)

Spin-Offspring Dept. / photo story / 2 pages (report information)

The Lighter Side of... Indoor and Outdoor Gardening (Table of Contents: 12)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

A TV Ad We'd Like to See: The Geritol Commercial (Table of Contents: 13)

Give Us a "Break" Dept. / photo story / 1 page (report information)

A Mad Look at Some Well-Kept Celebrities' Secrets (Table of Contents: 14)

Peek of Success Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Mad's Recession Mother Goose (Table of Contents: 15)

From Bad Times to Verse Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Muddle on the Orient Express (Table of Contents: 16)

Loco-Motive Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

One Saturday Night at the North Pole (Table of Contents: 17)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

What Large Group Would Be Delighted to Have President Ford Join Their Ranks? (Table of Contents: 18)

Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Here's Looking at You, Kid! (Table of Contents: 19)

Mad Mini-Poster / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents: 20)

Drawn-Out Dramas / comic story / 0 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Mad #178

(October 1975)