Mad
#239
(June 1983)
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
- 0709893323006
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Rickard (signed as JR)
- Inks
- Jack Rickard (signed as JR)
- Colors
- Jack Rickard (signed as JR)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Mickey Mouse
- Reprints
-
in Mad (Thorpe & Porter, 1959 series) #255 (July 1983)
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Simple & Simple
This Smothers the Brothers Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone; Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Gerald McRaney [as Schmuck Simple]; Jameson Parker [as A.K. Simple]; Mary Carver [as Mother Simon]; Tom Sellick [as Dum Magnum]; Dan Ackroyd; Steve Martin
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the TV series "Simon and Simon," two brothers try to solve crimes while bickering like brothers.
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #67 (Summer 1989)
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Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
One Prehistoric Morning While Inventing
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A caveman finds a different use for the newly invented wheel.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #173 (September 1983) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
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Places to Hide the M-X Missiles Where They Will Never be Found
Bombs Away Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Places devoid of people that can house missile silos.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #173 (September 1983)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
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A Mad Collection of Pages from Celebrities Calendars
Nuts With Dates Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Calendar pages with embarrassing notations on them.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
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The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The trials and ironies of sickness, jogging, marriage, school, eating, offers, sleep, personalities, bumper stickers, pets, logic, neighbors, employment, and television.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
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This is a Test
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Ficarra
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- A test bulletin from the Emergency Publishing System breaks into a Don Martin single page cartoon.
A Mad Look at Big-Time TV
Video-Sincrasies Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of things unique to television.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
-
Mad's "Defense Contractor" of the Year
Arms Robbery Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A multi-billionaire defense contractor is interviewed.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #174 (Oktober 1983)
- in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
-
Indexer Notes
The defense contractor is drawn to resemble the Daddy Warbucks character from the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie".
Long Distance Runs of the Future
Humor in a Jogular Vein Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Joan Rivers; Bill Cosby; David Letterman; George Carlin; Steve Martin; David Steinberg; David Brenner; Meatloaf; Elizabeth Taylor; Orson Welles; William Conrad; Shelley Winters; Jackie Gleason; Roberto Duran
- Synopsis
- Theme suggestions for future urban marathon events.
One Medieval Afternoon While Falconing
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A falcon trainer has an accident with his bird.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
-
More Parental Non-Sequiturs
Shift of Gab Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hoped for parental responses to various situations contrasted with how they actual respond.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #173 (September 1983)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
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Personalized License Plates for Fictional and Historical Characters
Bumper Crap Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Attila the Hun; Tarzan; Vincent Van Gogh; Nikolai Lenin; Marco Polo; Adam; Eve; Adolf Hitler; George Patton; Marquis De Sade; Gunga Din; Ludwig Van Beethoven; Moses
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
-
Little-Known and Rarely Diagnosed Mad Ailments Contracted at Supermarkets
Sick Humor Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Ailments specific to the supermarket shopping experience.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #171 (Juli 1983)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
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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)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy uses a double-barreled cannon to strike at the White Spy.
The Verdiccch
Whiskey with an Ambulance Chaser Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Paul Newman [as Hank Gallon]; Charlotte Rampling [as Laura Fischer]; Dustin Hoffman [as Dorothy Michaels]; Eddie Murphy [as Reggie Hammond]; Nick Nolte [as Jack Cates]; Dudley Moore [as Patrick Dalton]; Mary Tyler Moore [as Charlotte Dreyfus]; Clint Eastwood [as Philo Beddoe]; Mohandas Gandhi; Jack Warden [as Mickey Morrissey]; James Mason [as Ed Concannon]; Milo O'Shea [as the judge]; William M. Gaines
- Synopsis
- Parody of the film "The Verdict"; an alcoholic lawyer takes a malpractice case against a church-run hospital and finds his reason for being.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #172 (August 1983)
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One Scary Night While Chasing a Monster
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Frankenstein
- Synopsis
- Frankenstein's monster finds a festive way to foil a mob with torches.
Where Are Public Executions Sometimes Performed to Entertain an Audience?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; humor
- Synopsis
- A diatribe against a blood sport.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #70 (Spring 1990)
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Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
You Found Out
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Billy Doherty
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Colors
- Irving Schild (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Gravestones are painted to resemble the packages of a brand of cigarettes.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Simple & Simple
This Smothers the Brothers Dept. -
2.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
3.
One Prehistoric Morning While Inventing
Don Martin Dept. -
4.
Places to Hide the M-X Missiles Where They Will Never be Found
Bombs Away Dept. -
5.
A Mad Collection of Pages from Celebrities Calendars
Nuts With Dates Dept. -
6.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
7.
This is a Test
Don Martin Dept. -
8.
A Mad Look at Big-Time TV
Video-Sincrasies Dept. -
9.
Mad's "Defense Contractor" of the Year
Arms Robbery Dept. -
10.
Long Distance Runs of the Future
Humor in a Jogular Vein Dept. -
11.
One Medieval Afternoon While Falconing
Don Martin Dept. -
12.
More Parental Non-Sequiturs
Shift of Gab Dept. -
13.
Personalized License Plates for Fictional and Historical Characters
Bumper Crap Dept. -
14.
Little-Known and Rarely Diagnosed Mad Ailments Contracted at Supermarkets
Sick Humor Dept. -
15.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
16.
The Verdiccch
Whiskey with an Ambulance Chaser Dept. -
17.
One Scary Night While Chasing a Monster
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
Where Are Public Executions Sometimes Performed to Entertain an Audience?
Mad Fold-In -
19.
You Found Out
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