Mad
#268
(January 1987)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.75 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- ?
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WEHK); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as WEHK)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WEHK); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as WEHK)
- Colors
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed as WEHK); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as WEHK)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ellen Ripley; Sigourney Weaver; Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Parody of film Alien.
- Reprints
in 
Subscribe to Mad and We'll Deck Your Halls with Books of Folly!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Creatures from a Hack Buffoon
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Ad for Mad Lobsters paperback by Paul Peter Porges.
[no title indexed]
letters page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Regis Philbin (photo); Dick DeBartolo (photo)
Looking for a Fuse Laughs?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Ad for Mad Special #59
Fearless Buller's Day Off
The Hooky Monster Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Ferris Bueller; Matthew Broderick; Jennifer Grey; Jeffrey Jones (actor); Pope John Paul II; Charlie Sheen; Rodney Dangerfield; Sally Kellerman; Ned Beatty; Sam Kinison
- Synopsis
- Parody of film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Last page is parody of film Back to School.
New Clothing Care Symbols That Tell It Like It Is
Zinger Around the Collar Dept. / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #80 (March 1992)
-
If Society's Unwritten Rules of Behavior Were Actually Written Down
Edict and Weep Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #80 (March 1992)
-
One Balmy November Morning
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Stanley Swiersz
- Pencils
- Don Martin
- Inks
- Don Martin
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hobo picks apples.
Typewri-Toons
Qwerty Piouty Dept. / text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Desmond Devlin
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
These pages are printed sideways. Gag panel characters are composed of typewriter symbols. The art is credited to "Smith Corona", which in 1987, was a company that produced typewriters.
A Mad Peek behind the Scenes at a Terrorist Training Camp
Booming Idiots Dept. / cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
Famous Stories as Told by Famous People
Like a Version Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mario Cuomo; Jesse Helms; Ronald Reagan; George Steinbrenner
- Synopsis
- Books with added photos on the covers, of celebrities who are relating the plots.
- Reprints
One Glorious December Morning
Don Martin Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Prisoners get released.
The Karocky Kid, Part II
Chop Schtick Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres
- Inks
- Angelo Torres
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Ralph Macchio (actor); Pat Morita; Three Stooges
- Synopsis
- Parody of film The Karate Kid, Part II
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
-
More Logical Farewells to Replace the Dreaded Have a Nice Day! Have a Nice Day! Have a Nice Day! Have a...
Much Adieu About Nothing Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
-
Spy vs Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #18 (April 2021)
- Credits based on those given in reprint in Mad (2018 series) #18.
-
The Far-Out Ride of Edwin Meese
Attorney of the Screw Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Edwin Meese
- Synopsis
- Parody of the poem The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
- Reprints
The Mad Richter Scale for Human Beings
Mirthquake Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
-
One Delightful January Morning
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Waiter saves a life.
Alienators
The Second Slime Around Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis
- Inks
- Jack Davis
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Ellen Ripley; Sigourney Weaver
- Synopsis
- Parody of film Aliens.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #81 (May 1992)
-
Santa Claus as Seen by…
…And to All a Good Sight Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Santa Claus
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #80 (March 1992)
-
What Do Experts Agree Makes Students Confused and Out of Touch with Reality?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions at Richard M. Nixon High
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #33 (October 2023)
-
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Subscribe to Mad and We'll Deck Your Halls with Books of Folly!
-
2.
[no title indexed]
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3.
Creatures from a Hack Buffoon
-
4.
[no title indexed]
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5.
Looking for a Fuse Laughs?
-
6.
Fearless Buller's Day Off
The Hooky Monster Dept. -
7.
New Clothing Care Symbols That Tell It Like It Is
Zinger Around the Collar Dept. -
8.
If Society's Unwritten Rules of Behavior Were Actually Written Down
Edict and Weep Dept. -
9.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg’s Eye View Dept. -
10.
One Balmy November Morning
Don Martin Dept. -
11.
Typewri-Toons
Qwerty Piouty Dept. -
12.
The Mad Guide to Various High School Types
Role Call Dept. -
13.
A Mad Peek behind the Scenes at a Terrorist Training Camp
Booming Idiots Dept. -
14.
Famous Stories as Told by Famous People
Like a Version Dept. -
15.
One Glorious December Morning
Don Martin Dept. -
16.
The Karocky Kid, Part II
Chop Schtick Dept. -
17.
More Logical Farewells to Replace the Dreaded Have a Nice Day! Have a Nice Day! Have a Nice Day! Have a...
Much Adieu About Nothing Dept. -
18.
Spy vs Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. -
19.
The Far-Out Ride of Edwin Meese
Attorney of the Screw Dept. -
20.
The Mad Richter Scale for Human Beings
Mirthquake Dept. -
21.
One Delightful January Morning
Don Martin Dept. -
22.
Alienators
The Second Slime Around Dept. -
23.
Santa Claus as Seen by…
…And to All a Good Sight Dept. -
24.
What Do Experts Agree Makes Students Confused and Out of Touch with Reality?
Mad Fold-In -
25.
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions at Richard M. Nixon High
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions -
26.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Drawn-Out Dramas
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