Mad
#256
(July 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
- 0709893323007
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor); Nick Meglin (editor); John Ficarra (editor); Charlie Kadau (editorial assistant); Joe Raiola (editorial assistant)
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (idea)
- Pencils
- Richard Williams (painting)
- Inks
- Richard Williams (painting)
- Colors
- Richard Williams (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
What Safe, Cheap Star Wars Technology Would We Like to Suggest to the Pentagon?
Mad Fold-In / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Al Jaffee (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
in Mad About Star Wars (Random House, 2007 series) ([October] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
inside front cover
Die-Nasty
Getting Too Big For Its Bitches Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
One Fine Sunday Afternoon in the Jungle
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- M. Jacobs (credited as Mat Jacobs)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
The Mad Wrestling Primer
Ringsnide Seat Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #80 (March 1992)
-
Raising Money with Other Forms of Legalized Gambling
For Better or Worse Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited, signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #74 (Spring 1991)
-
The Mad Emergency Barf-Inducing Technique the Potrzebie Maneuver
Heaving Can't Wait Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #14 (August 2020)
-
Porn in the U.S.A.
Blanking in the Dark Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #74 (Spring 1991)
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dave Berg (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Dave Berg (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Dave Berg (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at fighting, women, finances, weddings, jogging, crime, communication, television, company, health, relationships, and school.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #74 (Spring 1991)
-
One Fine Tuesday Morning Uptown
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- M. Jacobs (credited as Mat Jacobs)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
Join Mad's Trendy Book of the Month Club
Shelf Abuse Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
If Advertisers Made Use of Old Masters
Canvassing Business Dept. / photo story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (photos)
- Inks
- ? (photos)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #75 (Summer 1991)
-
The Mad Practical Driving Test
Crash Course Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #75 (Summer 1991)
-
Mad's Goetz Mask
A Face Only A Mugger Could... Dept. / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (idea); Harvey Kurtzman (credited) (idea)
- Pencils
- A. Tannenbaum (credited as A. Tannenbaum-Sygma) (photo)
- Inks
- A. Tannenbaum (credited as A. Tannenbaum-Sygma) (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #74 (Spring 1991)
-
Pastimes for Nerds
Tips for Zips Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Peter Porges (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Paul Peter Porges (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #74 (Spring 1991)
-
If the Miller Lite Beer Gang Ran This Country
Lager Heads Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- Sam Viviano (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Sam Viviano (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Mad's Really Perplexing Mysteries of Life
Whys Up Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike Snyder (credited)
- Pencils
- Harry North (credited)
- Inks
- Harry North (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #75 (Summer 1991)
-
One Fine Friday Evening Downtown
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
Beverly Hills Cop Out
Murphy's Flaw Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
The Trivial Pursuit Survival Kit (Cont.)
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
The Trivial Pursuit Survival Kit
activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
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
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
What Safe, Cheap Star Wars Technology Would We Like to Suggest to the Pentagon?
Mad Fold-In -
2.
Die-Nasty
Getting Too Big For Its Bitches Dept. -
3.
One Fine Sunday Afternoon in the Jungle
Don Martin Dept. -
4.
The Mad Wrestling Primer
Ringsnide Seat Dept. -
5.
Raising Money with Other Forms of Legalized Gambling
For Better or Worse Dept. -
6.
The Mad Emergency Barf-Inducing Technique the Potrzebie Maneuver
Heaving Can't Wait Dept. -
7.
Porn in the U.S.A.
Blanking in the Dark Dept. -
8.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
9.
One Fine Tuesday Morning Uptown
Don Martin Dept. -
10.
Join Mad's Trendy Book of the Month Club
Shelf Abuse Dept. -
11.
If Advertisers Made Use of Old Masters
Canvassing Business Dept. -
12.
The Mad Practical Driving Test
Crash Course Dept. -
13.
Mad's Goetz Mask
A Face Only A Mugger Could... Dept. -
14.
Pastimes for Nerds
Tips for Zips Dept. -
15.
If the Miller Lite Beer Gang Ran This Country
Lager Heads Dept. -
16.
Mad's Really Perplexing Mysteries of Life
Whys Up Dept. -
17.
One Fine Friday Evening Downtown
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
Beverly Hills Cop Out
Murphy's Flaw Dept. -
19.
The Trivial Pursuit Survival Kit (Cont.)
-
20.
The Trivial Pursuit Survival Kit
-
21.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.
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