Mad #208

(July 1979)

EC, 1952 Series

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Volume: 1
Price: 0.60 USD
Pages: 52
Indicia Frequency: monthly except February, May, August and November
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode: 0709893323007

Editing: Al Feldstein (editor); Jerry De Fuccio (associate); Nick Meglin (associate)

Issue Notes

John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Jack Rickard (signed as Rickard) (painting)
Inks: Jack Rickard (signed as Rickard) (painting)
Colors: Jack Rickard (signed as Rickard) (painting)
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #123 (Juli 1979)

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table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: typeset

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Scott Mekan, Hames Ware, Laurie Pevey, Brian Rupel, Gary E. Phillips, Leonard Rubin, James B. Ewbank, David Matthews, William Garvin, Frederick Rauscher, Jr., Jonathan & Helene Blackwell, Ed Nichols, Ted Kniering, John Gwin, Paula Boucher, Roger Gutieniz, Erik Rothenberg, Paul Williams, Karl Ramonas, Anthony Hall, Brad Calvert, Jim La Ruffa, and Anne Butman.

Super Marketing Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script: Larry Siegel
Pencils: Mort Drucker
Inks: Mort Drucker
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Superduperman [Cluck Kennt]; Jaw-Wel; Lurer; Paw Kennt; Maw Kennt; Berry Blight; Lotus Lain; Onus (villain); Lox Looter (villain); Evil (villain)

Synopsis

A satire of the movie Superman.

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #123 (Juli 1979)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #46 (Spring 1984)
in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)

A Woman’s Place Is in the Poem Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Tom Koch
Pencils: George Woodbridge
Inks: George Woodbridge
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Poems include "Cathy at the Bat", "Mother, Dear Mother, Come Home With Me Now", "Maude Revere's Fright", Little Girl's Blue", "The Shooting of Ann McGrew" and "Zelda Din."

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #53 (Winter 1985)

Shnook… Up in the Sky! Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Don Edwing
Pencils: Don Martin
Inks: Don Martin
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Superman; Hulk; Batman; Wonder Woman

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #125 (September 1979)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #36 (Fall 1981)
in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)
in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)

Givin’ ‘Em a Ribbin’ Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Al Jaffee
Pencils: Al Jaffee
Inks: Al Jaffee
Letters: Al Jaffee ?; typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #49 (Winter 1984)

Poll-Ish Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Larry Siegel
Pencils: Harry North (credited as Harry North, Esq.)
Inks: Harry North (credited as Harry North, Esq.)
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Alex Schlockman; Ralph Raider; Max Vontz; Mr. Fink; Mrs. Fink; Lucy Fink; Desi Fink

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #48 (Fall 1984)

Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Antonio Prohías
Pencils: Antonio Prohías
Inks: Antonio Prohías
Letters: Antonio Prohías

Genre

satire-parody; spy; humor

Characters

Black Spy; White Spy

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #49 (Winter 1984)

And Now for Something Completely Diffident Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Tom Koch
Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
Inks: Sergio Aragonés
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #49 (Winter 1984)

Foot-Nuts Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Paul Peter Porges
Pencils: Bob Jones
Inks: Bob Jones
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #127 (November 1979)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #49 (Winter 1984)
in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #25 (June 2022)

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

Script: Dave Berg
Pencils: Dave Berg
Inks: Dave Berg
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #125 (September 1979)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #49 (Winter 1984)
in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)

Fleece Circus Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Tom Koch
Pencils: Bob Clarke
Inks: Bob Clarke
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #140 (Dezember 1980)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #49 (Winter 1984)

When Push Comes to Shave Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Al Jaffee; John Wick (idea)
Pencils: Al Jaffee
Inks: Al Jaffee
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

A look at future razors.

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #125 (September 1979)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #49 (Winter 1984)
in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #14 (August 2020)

Upsetting the Scold Standard Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Barry Liebmann
Pencils: Paul Coker
Inks: Paul Coker
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #125 (September 1979)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #49 (Winter 1984)

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

Script: Don Martin
Pencils: Don Martin
Inks: Don Martin
Letters: Don Martin

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #56 (Fall 1986)

Waste of Space Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Dick DeBartolo
Pencils: Angelo Torres
Inks: Angelo Torres
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody; science fiction

Characters

Commander Adammit; Starbuff; Appalling; Athinner; Moxie; Barfy; Baldstar (villain); Cyclones (villains); Lucite (villain)

Synopsis

A satire of the television show Battlestar Galactica.

Reprints

in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #150 (Oktober 1981)
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #49 (Winter 1984)

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

Script: Al Jaffee
Pencils: Al Jaffee
Inks: Al Jaffee
Colors: Al Jaffee
Letters: Al Jaffee ?

Genre: humor

Indexer Notes

Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: Greed.

Superman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Don Edwing
Pencils: Don Martin
Inks: Don Martin
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Genre

satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Superman

Reprints

in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #36 (Fall 1981)
in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)

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

Script: Sergio Aragonés
Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
Inks: Sergio Aragonés
Letters: 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. [no title indexed]
1. [no title indexed]
2. [no title indexed]
Letters Dept.
3. Superduperman
Super Marketing Dept.
4. Re-Writing Classical Poetry to Give Women Equal Time
A Woman’s Place Is in the Poem Dept.
5. A Mad Look at Superman
Shnook… Up in the Sky! Dept.
6. This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Lawyers
Givin’ ‘Em a Ribbin’ Dept.
7. Mad Explores the TV Ratings System
Poll-Ish Dept.
8. [no title indexed]
Spy vs. Spy
9. What is Humility?
And Now for Something Completely Diffident Dept.
10. Candid Close-Ups of Some Legendary Feets
Foot-Nuts Dept.
11. The Lighter Side of... the "Me" Generation
Berg's-Eye View Dept.
12. Crafty Bunko Schemes, Inc. 1979-80 Repairmen's Parts & Supply Catalogue
Fleece Circus Dept.
13. The Space Age Razor Race
When Push Comes to Shave Dept.
14. If Children Treated Their Parents the Way Their Parents Treat Them
Upsetting the Scold Standard Dept.
15. One Night in the Miami Bus Terminal
Don Martin Dept.
16. Cattlecar Galaxica
Waste of Space Dept.
17. What Inspiring Lesson Does Professional Sports Teach Our Children?
Mad Fold-In
18. [Super Hernia]
Superman
19. [no title indexed]
Drawn-Out Dramas

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Mad #208 (July 1979)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Superduperman (Table of Contents: 3)

Super Marketing Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Re-Writing Classical Poetry to Give Women Equal Time (Table of Contents: 4)

A Woman’s Place Is in the Poem Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

A Mad Look at Superman (Table of Contents: 5)

Shnook… Up in the Sky! Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Lawyers (Table of Contents: 6)

Givin’ ‘Em a Ribbin’ Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Mad Explores the TV Ratings System (Table of Contents: 7)

Poll-Ish Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

What is Humility? (Table of Contents: 9)

And Now for Something Completely Diffident Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Candid Close-Ups of Some Legendary Feets (Table of Contents: 10)

Foot-Nuts Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

The Lighter Side of... the "Me" Generation (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Crafty Bunko Schemes, Inc. 1979-80 Repairmen's Parts & Supply Catalogue (Table of Contents: 12)

Fleece Circus Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

The Space Age Razor Race (Table of Contents: 13)

When Push Comes to Shave Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

If Children Treated Their Parents the Way Their Parents Treat Them (Table of Contents: 14)

Upsetting the Scold Standard Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

One Night in the Miami Bus Terminal (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Cattlecar Galaxica (Table of Contents: 16)

Waste of Space Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

What Inspiring Lesson Does Professional Sports Teach Our Children? (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Indexer Notes

[Super Hernia] (Table of Contents: 18)

Superman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Indexer Notes

Mad #208

(July 1979)