Mad #266
(October 1986)

EC, 1952 Series
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Price
1.35 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
published monthly except February, May, August and November
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode
0709893323010
Editing
Nick Meglin (editor); John Ficarra (editor); Charlie Kadau (editorial assistant); Joe Raiola (editorial assistant); Sara Fowler (editorial assistant)

Hot TV Issue (Table of Contents)

Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Nick Meglin (idea); John Ficarra (idea); Charlie Kadau (idea); Joe Raiola (idea); Sara Fowler (idea)
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Alfred E. Neuman; Bill Cosby; Tony Danza; Joan Rivers; Pat Sajak; Fred Flintstone; Cookie Monster; Johnny Carson

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Random Samplings of Readers Mail (Table of Contents: 2)

Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / letters page / 1.3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Drucker; Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Mort Drucker; Sergio Aragonés
Letters
typeset

Characters
Mark Rosenthal (photo); Larry Konner (photo); Omar Khalifa (photo of Spiros Focas); Mort Drucker

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers Tom Takach, Brian Barnett, Mark Rosenthal, Larry Konner, Jaime Copeland, Lou Pisani, D.L., Justin Smith, Julie McClure, Matt Cohen; Robert Erck, and Corey Jonathan Mifsud.

Boob's the Boss (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. Mom-A Mia Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dennis Snee
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Toenail Missilly; Angina Bowser; Moona Robinthecradle; Jogathan Bowser; Cementha Missilly
Reprints

One Thursday Morning on East 12th Street (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
M. Jacobs (credited as Mat Jacobs)
Pencils
Don Martin (signed)
Inks
Don Martin (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Mad's Cable TV Roulette (Table of Contents: 5)

Tuner Fishing Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
"Weird Al" Yankovic (photo); Martha Quinn (photo); Oral Roberts (photo); Dr. Ruth Westheimer (photo); Richard Simmons (photo); Bryant Gumbel (photo); David Lee Roth (photo); Ronald Reagan (photo)
Reprints

A Mad Look at Hands Across America (Table of Contents: 6)

Sergio Aragonés Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
humor; satire-parody

The Cosby Show Nasty File (Table of Contents: 7)

Scorn on the Cos Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Paul Coker
Inks
Paul Coker
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Dave Berg
Pencils
Dave Berg (signed)
Inks
Dave Berg (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Synopsis
A cynical look at breaking habits, economics, school spirit, divorce, crises, improvement, trust, cooking, cleanliness, girl watching, higher education, egos, and doctors.
Reprints

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 9)

Joke and Dagger Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
Pencils
Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías) (signed)
Inks
Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías) (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

We'll Make A Fortune (Table of Contents: 10)

DICK DePARTMENT / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
Pencils
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WE); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as hk)
Inks
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WE); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as hk)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Pat Somejerk; Vanilla Wipe
Reprints

Mad's Whatever Became of... ? (Table of Contents: 11)

Past Their Prime Time Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Bob Clarke
Inks
Bob Clarke
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Gabe Kotter; Gilligan; Maxwell Smart; Archie Bunker; Laverne Defazio; Col. Wilhelm Klink; Fred Sanford; Mother; Tattoo; Sue Anne Nivens

How PBS Really Differs From Commercial TV (Table of Contents: 12)

How Now High Brow Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Harry North
Inks
Harry North
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
J. R. Ewing; Merv Griffin; T. J. Hooker; Sergeant Cribb

TV Theme Songs (Table of Contents: 13)

The Malady Lingers On Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
Sam Viviano (signed)
Inks
Sam Viviano (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble; Ed McMahon; Johnny Carson; Doc Severinsen; Ralph Kramden; Ed Norton; "Hawkeye" Pierce; Klinger; B.J. Hunnicutt; Mary Tyler Moore; Lou Grant; Betty White; Captain Merrill Stubing
Synopsis
TV Theme Songs rewritten for M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Flintstones, and The Tonight Show.

TV Emmy Awards We'd Like to See (Table of Contents: 14)

Statues of Limitations Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Michael Montgomery
Inks
Michael Montgomery
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Groaning Pains (Table of Contents: 15)

Thicke To Our Stomachs Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Lou Silverstone; Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
Pencils
Angelo Torres (signed)
Inks
Angelo Torres (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Jokesson Deseaver; Ban Deseaver; Muggie Deseaver; Carob Deseaver; Syke Deseaver; Mr. Bumbray

Upcoming TV Cop "Teams" (Table of Contents: 16)

May the Force Be With Two Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Charlie Kadau
Pencils
Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Mad's Reader Opinion Poll Part I: Television (Table of Contents: 17)

And Survey We Go! Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Prete
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

One Thursday Morning On West 12th Street (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody

What Kind of Aid is the Administration Offering the American Farmer? (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Al Jaffee
Pencils
Al Jaffee
Inks
Al Jaffee
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

Drawn Out Dramas (Table of Contents: 20)

Marginal Thinking Department / illustration / 0 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Hot TV Issue
    Alfred E. Neuman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Random Samplings of Readers Mail
    Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
  4. 3. Boob's the Boss
    Mr. Mom-A Mia Dept.
  5. 4. One Thursday Morning on East 12th Street
    Don Martin Dept.
  6. 5. Mad's Cable TV Roulette
    Tuner Fishing Dept.
  7. 6. A Mad Look at Hands Across America
    Sergio Aragonés Dept.
  8. 7. The Cosby Show Nasty File
    Scorn on the Cos Dept.
  9. 8. The Lighter Side of...
    Berg's-Eye View Dept.
  10. 9. Spy vs. Spy
    Joke and Dagger Dept.
  11. 10. We'll Make A Fortune
    DICK DePARTMENT
  12. 11. Mad's Whatever Became of... ?
    Past Their Prime Time Dept.
  13. 12. How PBS Really Differs From Commercial TV
    How Now High Brow Dept.
  14. 13. TV Theme Songs
    The Malady Lingers On Dept.
  15. 14. TV Emmy Awards We'd Like to See
    Statues of Limitations Dept.
  16. 15. Groaning Pains
    Thicke To Our Stomachs Dept.
  17. 16. Upcoming TV Cop "Teams"
    May the Force Be With Two Dept.
  18. 17. Mad's Reader Opinion Poll Part I: Television
    And Survey We Go! Dept.
  19. 18. One Thursday Morning On West 12th Street
    Don Martin Dept.
  20. 19. What Kind of Aid is the Administration Offering the American Farmer?
    Mad Fold-In
  21. 20. Drawn Out Dramas
    Marginal Thinking Department
This issue was modified by, among others
  • mcomics
  • Weldon Adams
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Eric Gimlin
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Derek Reinhard