Mad #272
(July 1987)

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.
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Editing
Nick Meglin (editor); John Ficarra (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Mad (Table of Contents)

Mad / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Richard Williams
Inks
Richard Williams
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
ALF; Alfred E. Neuman

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
ALF; Maxwell Smart

Letters and Tomatoes Dept. (Table of Contents: 2)

Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Best of the Millennium Reader's Poll (Table of Contents: 3)

Mad / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

ARFul (Table of Contents: 4)

Alien Life Farce Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Arf; Silly Shammer; Mate; Lame; Brian; Richard Dryface; Dr. McGoy; Spotty; Cliff Robinson; Chewbacca; Dr. Ruse; Simon McKay
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Spoof of sitcom "ALF."

A Mad Look at Fast Food (Table of Contents: 5)

Sergio Aragonés Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

Mad's Alibis For All Occasions (Table of Contents: 6)

A Serving of Spare Fibs Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Fine Day in North Calamari (Table of Contents: 7)

Don Martin Department / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Edwing
Pencils
Don Martin
Inks
Don Martin

Genre
humor

The Flim Flam Film Man (Table of Contents: 8)

Rental Institution Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Hart
Pencils
George Woodbridge
Inks
George Woodbridge
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 9)

Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
Pencils
Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
Inks
Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)

Genre
humor; spy
Characters
White Spy; Black Spy
Reprints

More Celebrity Silhouettes (Table of Contents: 10)

The Shadow Still Doesn't Know Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rurik Tyler
Pencils
Bob Clarke
Inks
Bob Clarke
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Sgt. Slaughter; Smokey the Bear; John McEnroe; Lucy Van Pelt; Cher; NBC Peacock; Larry Hagman; Bullwinkle; Pat Sajak; Vanna White; Barney Rubble; Betty Rubble; Sade; Olive Oyl; Gloria Steinem; Cathy; Orville Redenbacher; Joker; Whoopi Goldberg; Raggedy Ann; David Brenner; Opus; Rudy Huxtable; Snoopy
Reprints

Forget Smart (Table of Contents: 11)

A Bad Case of the Re-Runs Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo; Don Epstein (credited as Donald K. Epstein)
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Muxwall Smart; Agent 36-B; Chief
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Spoof of television series "Get Smart."

Bush (Table of Contents: 12)

Vice Verse Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
Gerry Gersten
Inks
Gerry Gersten
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
President George Bush
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Satirical poem "(with apologies to Joyce Kilmer)."

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Dave Berg
Pencils
Dave Berg
Inks
Dave Berg
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Vignettes include fashion, winning, marriage, logic, conversation, parties, parents, cars, baby sitters, finance, segregation, physical fitness, higher education, and doctors.

When American TV Programs Are Shown in Russia (Table of Contents: 14)

The Same Old Bolshevik Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Lou Silverstone
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Mark; Jonathan; Spock; Captain Kirk; Sulu; Uhura; Mr. T; Murdock; Hannibal; Face; Colonel Potter; Linus Van Pelt; Lucy Van Pelt; Charlie Brown
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Spoofs "Highway to Heaven," "Miami Vice," "Star Trek," "Wide World of Sports," "The A-Team," "M*A*S*H," "Peanuts," and "Cheers."

A Mad Guide to Show Biz Success (Table of Contents: 15)

Alfred E. Numerates Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
Inks
Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Rock Groups on the Way Up (Table of Contents: 16)

American Band Slam Dept. / photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Christopher Allen
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (Photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Jack and the Crackpots; The Ram-bozos; Charlie and the Bonnie Princes; The Conquistadores; The What; The Ungrateful Living; Amazing Tails; Evolution Express
Reprints

Sport Activities for the Hyperactive (Table of Contents: 17)

Humor in a Jockular Vein Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Peter Porges
Pencils
Paul Peter Porges
Inks
Paul Peter Porges
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes arm-wrestling chess, high-hurdle dog walking, touch-dance skydiving, figure-skate skindiving, drag-race golfing, pumping-iron hang gliding, cross-country beekeeping, and mixed-doubles skateboarding.

Why the U.S. Government Really Spends So Much (Table of Contents: 18)

Inappropriations Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Koch
Pencils
George Woodbridge
Inks
George Woodbridge
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Fine Day in the South Bronx (Table of Contents: 19)

Don Martin Department / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Edwing
Pencils
Don Martin
Inks
Don Martin
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Mad Visits an Organ Transplant Hospital (Table of Contents: 20)

Dunkin' Donors Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lou Silverstone
Pencils
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)
Inks
Harvey Kurtzman
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

It's a Crummy Job ... (Table of Contents: 21)

Taking a Too Weak Vocation Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Sech (credited as John Ellis Sech)
Pencils
Al Jaffee
Inks
Al Jaffee
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Who Conducted the Most Exhaustive Washington Probe Recently? (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks
Al Jaffee (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Inside Back Cover (full color).

WWWF Magazine (Table of Contents: 23)

A Mad Fake-Out Magazine Cover / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Printed upside-down ("flip-book") on the back cover.

Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents: 24)

Drawn-Out Dramas / comic story / 0 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
Letters
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
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. Mad
    Mad
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
    Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
  4. 3. Best of the Millennium Reader's Poll
    Mad
  5. 4. ARFul
    Alien Life Farce Dept.
  6. 5. A Mad Look at Fast Food
    Sergio Aragonés Dept.
  7. 6. Mad's Alibis For All Occasions
    A Serving of Spare Fibs Dept.
  8. 7. Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Fine Day in North Calamari
    Don Martin Department
  9. 8. The Flim Flam Film Man
    Rental Institution Dept.
  10. 9. Spy vs. Spy
    Spy vs. Spy
  11. 10. More Celebrity Silhouettes
    The Shadow Still Doesn't Know Dept.
  12. 11. Forget Smart
    A Bad Case of the Re-Runs Dept.
  13. 12. Bush
    Vice Verse Dept.
  14. 13. The Lighter Side of...
    Berg’s Eye View Dept.
  15. 14. When American TV Programs Are Shown in Russia
    The Same Old Bolshevik Dept.
  16. 15. A Mad Guide to Show Biz Success
    Alfred E. Numerates Dept.
  17. 16. Rock Groups on the Way Up
    American Band Slam Dept.
  18. 17. Sport Activities for the Hyperactive
    Humor in a Jockular Vein Dept.
  19. 18. Why the U.S. Government Really Spends So Much
    Inappropriations Dept.
  20. 19. Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Fine Day in the South Bronx
    Don Martin Department
  21. 20. Mad Visits an Organ Transplant Hospital
    Dunkin' Donors Dept.
  22. 21. It's a Crummy Job ...
    Taking a Too Weak Vocation Dept.
  23. 22. Who Conducted the Most Exhaustive Washington Probe Recently?
    Mad Fold-In
  24. 23. WWWF Magazine
    A Mad Fake-Out Magazine Cover
  25. 24. Drawn-Out Dramas
    Drawn-Out Dramas
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • mcomics
  • CTGarry
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tanya Schuehle
  • Jim Van Dore