Mad
#235
(December 1982)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except for February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 0709893323012
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
Issue Notes
Issue printed and distributed upside down.
Rockhead III
A Rolling Stallone Gathers More Gross III Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Sylvester Stallone [as Rockhead]; Mister T [as Blubber Lang]; Talia Shire [as Atrium]; Burgess Meredith [as Nicky]; Burt Young [as Bawly]; Terry Bollea [as Hulk Hogan]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Rocky III," faced with a challenge from a ruthless opponent, a boxer must recapture the fighting spirit he lost in the flood of personal success.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #164 (Dezember 1982)
-
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
Hidden Charges in Typical Bills
Accounts Deceivable Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- An article which points out hidden charges for silly things in everyday invoices.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #167 (März 1983)
-
Dumb Kind of Hero
We're Running This Movie Satire — even Though the Movie Bombed Out and Quickly Disappeared — Because We Had a Pryor Commitment Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Richard Pryor [as Oddie Kooler]; Margot Kidder [as Bony]; Ray Sharkey [as Ninny de Strangelo]; Lynne Moody [as Zeesa]; Christopher Reeve [as Superman]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Some Kind Of Hero," a Vietnam vet, released from a P.O.W. camp after betraying the U.S., has a difficult time coping with civilian life.
A Desert Island Game Plan
Porpoise Delecti Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (signed)
- Inks
- Don Edwing (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A castaway befriends a porpoise.
- Keywords
- desert island; porpoise
T-shirts with Messages We'd Like to See
Putting "Hah" on Your Chest Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Novelty shirts with bluntly honest slogans printed on them.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #165 (Januar 1983)
-
in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #3 (October 2018) [Partial reprint.]
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- How people deal with school, blame, weddings, business, invitations, power, etiquette, modern education, the future, college, experiments, chores, making out, and punishment.
Help Wanted Ads We Never Get to See
Nothing Personnel Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Mike Snider
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Want ads for very specific skill sets.
Mad's Real Life Catch-22's
Boomerangles Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of situations where you lose no matter what happens.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #167 (März 1983)
-
If Elected, I Solemnly Promise...
Campains-in-the-Neck Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of boorish behavior that needs to be legislated against.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #164 (Dezember 1982)
-
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy tries to retaliate against the Black Spy for his trap.
The Yaks of Life
Prep Talk Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Charlotte Rae [as Mrs. Ferret]; Lisa Whelchel [as Blah]; Kim Fields [as Tootise]; Nancy McKeon [as Moe]; Mindy Cohn [as Nutalie]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "The Facts of Life," four characteristically diverse teen girls face life in a girl's academy under the guidance of their blunt but caring counselor.
Conehead the Barbituate
Another Sworded Tale Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Conehead the barbarian; Thursty Goon
- Synopsis
- Parody of the Conan the Barbarian novels and short stories; a none-too-bright swordsman seeks revenge against the sorcerer who killed his parents.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #163 (November 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #62 (Spring 1988)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)
-
What Would be a Vast Improvement on "The Right To Bear Arms"?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; advocacy
- Synopsis
- It's the "fleas and elephants" syndrome.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Mad Cuts the Baloney
illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Boris Vallejo (signed)
- Inks
- Boris Vallejo (signed)
- Colors
- Boris Vallejo
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A swordsman of ancient times slices a giant tube of bologna with his sword.
Indexer Notes
This is the actual front cover, even though the price and UPC symbol is on the back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
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1.
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2.
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Letters Dept. -
3.
Rockhead III
A Rolling Stallone Gathers More Gross III Dept. -
4.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
5.
Hidden Charges in Typical Bills
Accounts Deceivable Dept. -
6.
Dumb Kind of Hero
We're Running This Movie Satire — even Though the Movie Bombed Out and Quickly Disappeared — Because We Had a Pryor Commitment Dept. -
7.
A Desert Island Game Plan
Porpoise Delecti Dept. -
8.
T-shirts with Messages We'd Like to See
Putting "Hah" on Your Chest Dept. -
9.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
10.
Help Wanted Ads We Never Get to See
Nothing Personnel Dept. -
11.
Mad's Real Life Catch-22's
Boomerangles Dept. -
12.
If Elected, I Solemnly Promise...
Campains-in-the-Neck Dept. -
13.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
14.
The Yaks of Life
Prep Talk Dept. -
15.
Conehead the Barbituate
Another Sworded Tale Dept. -
16.
What Would be a Vast Improvement on "The Right To Bear Arms"?
Mad Fold-In -
17.
Mad Cuts the Baloney
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