Mad
#251
[$1.50 Cover Price]
(December 1984)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 0709893323012
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
Issue Notes
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Star Blecch III: The Search for Plot
A Trivial Pursuit Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Captain Kirk; Sulu; Dr. McCoy; Chekhov; Uhura; Mr. Spock; William Shatner; Leonard Nimoy; James Bond; Indiana Jones; R2-D2; Superman; Rocky; Darth Vader
- Synopsis
- Parody of the film Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (De Vrijbuiter, 1985 series) #171 ([1985]) -
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #83 (September 1992) - in Mad Star Trek Spectacular (EC, 1994 series) (Holiday 1994)
-
- Keywords
- Star Trek
The TV Prime-Time Graveyard
Dropped Dead Dept. / cartoon / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Tombstones with epitaphs for TV shows
Mad's Baseball Owner of the Year
Our National Blastime Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Joan Rivers; George Steinbrenner
- Synopsis
- Interview with baseball team owner
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #70 (Spring 1990)
-
A Mad Look at Airline Safety Instructions
Crashing Bore Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of...
Berg’s Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at lost items, school, self-confidence, accidents, music, one-up manship, television, dating, gambling, eating out, pets, making it, school lunchrooms, and telephones.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #74 (Spring 1991)
-
Ain't It Great!!
Positive Winking Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Brooke Shields; Billy Martin; George Steinbrenner
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #72 (Fall 1990)
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Don Martin Looks At Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Humor at Warped Speed Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Captain Kirk
- Reprints
- in Mad (De Vrijbuiter, 1985 series) #171 ([1985])
-
- Keywords
- Star Trek
Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts!
RIP, Please! Dept. / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Helen Gurley Brown
- Synopsis
- Parody of Ripley's Believe It or Not.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #72 (Fall 1990)
-
What It Will Be Like When Every Device "Talks"
From Bad to Voice Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #72 (Fall 1990)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #19 (June 2021)
-
Only in the Middle of the Night...
No Rest for the Leery Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #70 (Spring 1990)
-
The Criminals' Yellow Pages
"Where's the Thief?" Dept. / text article / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #89 (September 1993)
-
Web*Star
Wee Shall Overcome Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Emmanuel Lewis; Alex Karras; Mr. T
- Synopsis
- Parody of TV show Webster.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #69 (Winter 1989)
-
[no title indexed]
Spy vs Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #70 (Spring 1990)
-
What New Form of Addiction Threatens to Enslave Our Youth?
Mad Fold-In / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Mad Salutes the Jacksons
-
1.
Wear a Mad T-Shirt!
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2.
[no title indexed]
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3.
[no title indexed]
Post Waste Dept. -
4.
Star Blecch III: The Search for Plot
A Trivial Pursuit Dept. -
5.
Baby Talk Exposed
Nursery Whines Dept. -
6.
The TV Prime-Time Graveyard
Dropped Dead Dept. -
7.
Mad's Baseball Owner of the Year
Our National Blastime Dept. -
8.
A Mad Look at Airline Safety Instructions
Crashing Bore Dept. -
9.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg’s Eye View Dept. -
10.
Ain't It Great!!
Positive Winking Dept. -
11.
Don Martin Looks At Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Humor at Warped Speed Dept. -
12.
Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts!
RIP, Please! Dept. -
13.
What It Will Be Like When Every Device "Talks"
From Bad to Voice Dept. -
14.
Only in the Middle of the Night...
No Rest for the Leery Dept. -
15.
The Criminals' Yellow Pages
"Where's the Thief?" Dept. -
16.
Web*Star
Wee Shall Overcome Dept. -
17.
[no title indexed]
Spy vs Spy -
18.
What New Form of Addiction Threatens to Enslave Our Youth?
Mad Fold-In -
19.
Mad Refuses to Support the President
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20.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Drawn-Out Dramas
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