Mad
#228
(January 1982)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.90 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 0709893323001
- Printer
- Printed in U. S. A.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); Nick Meglin (credited) (senior editor); John Ficarra (credited) (associate editorin u.); Leonard Brenner (credited) (art director); Thomas Nozkowski (production)
Raiders of a Lost Art
Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Jack Rickard (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Indiana Jones; Alfred E. Neuman
- Reprints
-
in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #490 (June 2008)
-
Letters Dept.
Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page
- Characters
- Wendy Gaines (baby photo); Wendy Gaines-Bucci (wedding photo); Robert Bucci (wedding photo)
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers Brian Alber, Michael Tavares, Brian Scott, Mary Whiting, Allan Tait, Mike Chaldu, Barry Dutter, Big Rog Kaz, Wendy Gaines-Bucci (Bill Gaines’ daughter), Doug Penning, Peter Taylor, Bruce Arnold, Ian Igus, Randy Cassel, Andy Cimino, Blair Powers, Eric Hymorvitz and Dave Witt.
"Starchie Bonker's Place" or A Christmas Carol O'Conner
A Turn of the Scrooge Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Arnie Kogen (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Starchie Bonker; Morey; Harried; Vernica; Mrs. Campy; Ghost of Ratings Past [Norman Leer]; Ghost of Laughs Past [Edict Bonker]; Meathead (flashback); Gloria (flashback); Steppie; Ghost of Bigotry Past [George Jefferson]; Ghost of Ratings Future [A.B. Neelsen]
- Synopsis
- A satire of the television show Archie Bunker’s Place and the novel A Christmas Carol.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #55 (Summer 1986)
-
Don Martin Looks at Tarzan's "Jane"
A Little Bo Peak Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; jungle; satire-parody
- Characters
- Tarzan; Jane
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #154 (Februar 1982)
-
The Nice New Unconventional National Enquirer
Strike Up the Bland Dept. / photo story / 1 page
- Script
- Dennis Snee (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (photos)
- Inks
- ? (photos)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Burt Reynolds (photo); Clint Eastwood (photo); Johnny Carson (photo); Farrah Fawcett (photo); President Ronald Reagan (photo); Nancy Reagan (photo); Elvis Presley (photo)
- Synopsis
- Mock-up of a National Enquirer cover.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The Lighter Side of... Helping; Assertiveness; Diets; Values; The Telephone; Interviews; Pets; Nursery Rhymes; Greed; Weddings; Going Out; Shopping; Tragedies; and Exams.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #55 (Summer 1986)
-
The 1981 Night Before Christmas or A Final Visit From St. Nicholas
Midnight Mess Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Harry North (credited)
- Inks
- Harry North (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Ralph Nader; Santa Claus
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #55 (Summer 1986)
-
Family Snapshots They Never Put in the Family Album
Nixed Pix Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #158 (Juni 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #54 (Spring 1985)
-
Outlandish
High Moon Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; science fiction
- Characters
- Marshall; Monotone; Shlephard; Dr. Laziness
- Synopsis
- A satire of the movie Outland.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #154 (Februar 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #54 (Spring 1985)
-
Give Thanks
Another Turkey Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- John Ficarra (credited)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- "Some Mad suggestions for things to give thanks for on thanksgiving."
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #154 (Februar 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #55 (Summer 1986)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès (Running Press Book Publishers, 2010 series) (2010)
-
The National Parent Test
Panned Parenthood Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #155 (März 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #54 (Spring 1985)
-
A Mad Look at Discrimination
Kill of Rights Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #155 (März 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #56 (Fall 1986)
-
Your Mad Horoscope
Zodiacs Murder Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Script
- John Ficarra (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman (illustration)
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #56 (Fall 1986)
-
Where Your Christmas Dollar Goes
Yule Be Sorry Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike Snider (credited as Michael J. Snider)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #55 (Summer 1986)
-
Raiders of a Lost Art
The Empire Strikes It Rich Again Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited); Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Inbanana Jones; Marryin; Bollix; Professor Mucus Crony; Toad; Salaam; Nazis
- Synopsis
- A satire of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #153 (Januar 1982)
-
in Norsk Mad (Semic, 1981 series) #1/1982 ([januar] 1982) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #54 (Spring 1985)
- in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
- in Mad Spoofs Movie Classics (Meredith Corporation, 2023 series) (2023)
-
What's the Difference Between an Idiot - and Someone Who Folds "Fold Ins"?
Mad Fold-In / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Colors
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #54 (Spring 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside flip cover and in color. Answer is: There is none.
[Pencils for Sale]
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (credited)
- Inks
- Don Martin (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Don Martin
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #154 (Februar 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #54 (Spring 1985)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)
-
Indexer Notes
On the back cover.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Indexer Notes
No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Raiders of a Lost Art
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
[Table of Contents]
-
2.
Letters Dept.
Letters Dept. -
3.
"Starchie Bonker's Place" or A Christmas Carol O'Conner
A Turn of the Scrooge Dept. -
4.
Don Martin Looks at Tarzan's "Jane"
A Little Bo Peak Dept. -
5.
The Nice New Unconventional National Enquirer
Strike Up the Bland Dept. -
6.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
7.
The 1981 Night Before Christmas or A Final Visit From St. Nicholas
Midnight Mess Dept. -
8.
Family Snapshots They Never Put in the Family Album
Nixed Pix Dept. -
9.
Outlandish
High Moon Dept. -
10.
Give Thanks
Another Turkey Dept. -
11.
The National Parent Test
Panned Parenthood Dept. -
12.
A Mad Look at Discrimination
Kill of Rights Dept. -
13.
Your Mad Horoscope
Zodiacs Murder Dept. -
14.
Where Your Christmas Dollar Goes
Yule Be Sorry Dept. -
15.
Raiders of a Lost Art
The Empire Strikes It Rich Again Dept. -
16.
What's the Difference Between an Idiot - and Someone Who Folds "Fold Ins"?
Mad Fold-In -
17.
[Pencils for Sale]
-
18.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.
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- Jim Van Dore
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