Mad #245
(March 1984)

EC, 1952 Series
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Price
1.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly except for February, May, August and November
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode
0709893323003
Editing
Al Feldstein (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Richard Williams
Inks
Richard Williams
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Alfred E. Neuman

Staying Awake (Table of Contents: 1)

Low Travoltage Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Hart
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
John Travolta [as Tony]; Cynthia Rhodes [as Jerky]
Synopsis
In a parody of the film "Staying Alive," a Brooklyn youth struggles to make it in his chosen profession without the aid of brains or talent.
Reprints

Drawn Out Dramas (Table of Contents: 2)

Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.

One Lucky Morning on Friday the 13th (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man down on his luck finds some money laying on the street.
Reprints

What Parents Think...and What Kids Think... (Table of Contents: 4)

Generation Slap Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
Inks
Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Examples of situations from the perspective of an adult and a teen.
Reprints

Mad's Aptitude Test Number Three: Will You Make a Good Athlete? (Table of Contents: 5)

B-S.A.T. Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
George Woodbridge
Inks
George Woodbridge
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Form questions designed to test a person's aptitude to be a professional athlete.
Reprints

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Dave Berg
Pencils
Dave Berg
Inks
Dave Berg
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Cynical observations of human behavior concerning vintage wines, annoying pets, winning a bet, dinner guests, news broadcasts, being successful, being an only child, seeing a movie, problem eaters, job interviews, creating a mess, going to a psychiatrist, learning to tell time and arriving at a compromise.
Reprints

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 7)

Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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 sends a crate to the Black Spy's embassy.
Reprints

What Is a Hang-up? (Table of Contents: 8)

Shoot the Quirks Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Essay on human behavior quirks.
Reprints

Wishful Thinking (Table of Contents: 9)

Punishmental Images Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Peter Porges
Pencils
Paul Peter Porges
Inks
Paul Peter Porges
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Examples of people wishing for dire consequences for other people doing annoying things.
Reprints

One Insane Afternoon on Interstate 80 (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man pays at a toll booth with unusual currency.

Little Known Patents (Table of Contents: 11)

Rights to Wrongs Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
George Woodbridge
Inks
George Woodbridge
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Patents for inventions of dubious value.
Reprints

Mad's Helpful Hints on Breaking Up with a Girl (Table of Contents: 12)

Curing a Splitting Headache Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Siegel
Pencils
Jack Rickard
Inks
Jack Rickard
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Methods of ending a relationship so that you're not the villain.
Reprints

We Won't Miss Them...or Will We? (Table of Contents: 13)

Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Ire Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Peter Porges
Pencils
Paul Peter Porges
Inks
Paul Peter Porges
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Examples of how the replacement for a difficult situation isn't always an improvement.
Reprints

The 1984 M.G.M. Movie Theater Owners Supply Catalogue (Table of Contents: 14)

Marquee De Sade Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Bob Clarke
Inks
Bob Clarke
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Supplies for theaters guaranteed to make their patrons uncomfortable.

A Mad Look at Ants (Table of Contents: 15)

Ant-tics Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Johnson
Pencils
Bill Johnson
Inks
Bill Johnson
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Illustrated ant puns.
Reprints

One Ridiculous Evening in the Jungle (Table of Contents: 16)

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

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Tarzan; Jane Porter
Synopsis
Jane gets flashed by an elephant.

Not-So-New-Hart (Table of Contents: 17)

Inn-Sipid TV Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Arnie Kogen
Pencils
Angelo Torres (signed)
Inks
Angelo Torres (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Bob Newhart [as Duck Looton]; Mary Frann [as Joyanna]; Tom Posten [as Gorge]; Peter Scolari [as Quirk]; Julia Duffy [as Loosely]
Synopsis
In a parody of the TV series "Newhart," a terrifically low-key man owns a quaint bed and breakfast with a collection of quaint characters.
Reprints

What Dreaded Eruption Will Devastate Millions in 1984? (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Some things are eternal, like volcanoes and skin problems.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[The Invention of Graffiti] (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Edwing
Pencils
Don Martin (signed)
Inks
Don Martin (signed)
Colors
Don Martin
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Cave men discover there are other things that can go on a cave wall besides paintings.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Staying Awake
    Low Travoltage Dept.
  3. 2. Drawn Out Dramas
    Marginal Thinking Dept.
  4. 3. One Lucky Morning on Friday the 13th
    Don Martin Dept.
  5. 4. What Parents Think...and What Kids Think...
    Generation Slap Dept.
  6. 5. Mad's Aptitude Test Number Three: Will You Make a Good Athlete?
    B-S.A.T. Dept.
  7. 6. The Lighter Side of...
    Berg's Eye View Dept.
  8. 7. Spy Vs. Spy
    Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy
  9. 8. What Is a Hang-up?
    Shoot the Quirks Dept.
  10. 9. Wishful Thinking
    Punishmental Images Dept.
  11. 10. One Insane Afternoon on Interstate 80
    Don Martin Dept.
  12. 11. Little Known Patents
    Rights to Wrongs Dept.
  13. 12. Mad's Helpful Hints on Breaking Up with a Girl
    Curing a Splitting Headache Dept.
  14. 13. We Won't Miss Them...or Will We?
    Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Ire Dept.
  15. 14. The 1984 M.G.M. Movie Theater Owners Supply Catalogue
    Marquee De Sade Dept.
  16. 15. A Mad Look at Ants
    Ant-tics Dept.
  17. 16. One Ridiculous Evening in the Jungle
    Don Martin Dept.
  18. 17. Not-So-New-Hart
    Inn-Sipid TV Dept.
  19. 18. What Dreaded Eruption Will Devastate Millions in 1984?
    Mad Fold-In
  20. 19. [The Invention of Graffiti]
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