Mad
#253
(March 1985)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 0709893323003
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); Nick Meglin (credited) (senior editor); John Ficarra (credited) (associate editor); Thomas Nozkowski (credited as Tom Nozkowski) (production)
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited) (idea)
- Pencils
- Richard Williams (credited) (signed as Richard Williams) (painting)
- Inks
- Richard Williams (credited) (signed as Richard Williams) (painting)
- Colors
- Richard Williams (credited) (signed as Richard Williams) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
Mad Multiplex
Deja Review Dept. / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Arnie Kogen (credited)
- Pencils
- Sam Viviano (credited); Harry North (credited); Angelo Torres (credited)
- Inks
- Sam Viviano (credited); Harry North (credited); Angelo Torres (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Gene Sissy; Roger Ebore
- Synopsis
- Gene Sissy and Roger Ebore review the movies Ghost-Dusters, Purple Acid Rain and the Karocky Kid.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (De Vrijbuiter, 1985 series) #171 ([1985]) -
in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #21 (October 2021) - in Mad Spoofs Movie Classics (Meredith Corporation, 2023 series) (2023)
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The Trend Toward Rottenness in the Comic Strips
Sour Greats Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Andy Capp; Arnold; Crock; The Wizard of ID; Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Little Orphan Annie; Family Circus; Cathy; Irving; Charlie Brown; Lucy Van Pelt; Beetle Bailey
Don Edwing Looks at Funerals
Bury Funny Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Don Edwing (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #104 (June 1995)
-
The Mad Chain Letter
Post Waste Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)
-
An Instant Guide to American Regional Types
Sectional Education Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dave Berg (credited)
- Pencils
- Dave Berg (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Dave Berg (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at roommates, the economy, panhandling, advice, birthdays, strange behavior, politics, breaking up, names, clothing, pets, the job, and wheels.
Mad's Lurid Romantic Textbooks
Hot Off the Press Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch (credited)
- Pencils
- Harry North (credited)
- Inks
- Harry North (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #75 (Summer 1991)
-
A Mad Look at Pets' Back Talk
Snapping Answers Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #75 (Summer 1991)
-
The Mad 1984 Quiz
Orwell That Ends Well Dept. / photo story / 2 pages
- Script
- Desmond Devlin (credited)
- Pencils
- Irving Schild (credited) (photographer)
- Inks
- Irving Schild (credited) (photographer)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
If You Walk Down a Dark Street
Opt-Tickles Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts!
RIP, Please! Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited, signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Bil Cosby; Billy Martin; Irving Queef
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #99 (Fall 1994)
-
Exciting New Uses for Miracle Velcro
Fasten Furious Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited); T. J. Glenn (idea)
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #75 (Summer 1991)
-
Supergall
Maid of Steal Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- White Spy; Black Spy
What New Labor Development Gave This Worker Much More Time to Spend with His Family?
Mad Fold-In / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Al Jaffee (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #75 (Summer 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited, signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your tomb is completed, oh, exhalted Pharaoh!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #25 (June 2022)
-
Indexer Notes
back cover
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages
- Genre
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
Mad Multiplex
Deja Review Dept. -
2.
The Trend Toward Rottenness in the Comic Strips
Sour Greats Dept. -
3.
Don Edwing Looks at Funerals
Bury Funny Dept. -
4.
The Mad Chain Letter
Post Waste Dept. -
5.
An Instant Guide to American Regional Types
Sectional Education Dept. -
6.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
7.
Mad's Lurid Romantic Textbooks
Hot Off the Press Dept. -
8.
A Mad Look at Pets' Back Talk
Snapping Answers Dept. -
9.
The Mad 1984 Quiz
Orwell That Ends Well Dept. -
10.
If You Walk Down a Dark Street
Opt-Tickles Dept. -
11.
Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts!
RIP, Please! Dept. -
12.
Exciting New Uses for Miracle Velcro
Fasten Furious Dept. -
13.
Supergall
Maid of Steal Dept. -
14.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
15.
What New Labor Development Gave This Worker Much More Time to Spend with His Family?
Mad Fold-In -
16.
["Your tomb is completed, oh, exhalted Pharaoh!"]
-
17.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.
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