Mad
#277
(March 1988)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- published monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070989332300 03
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (editor); John Ficarra (editor); Charlie Kadau (associate editor); Joe Raiola (associate editor); Sara Fowler (associate editor)
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #502 (January 2010)
-
Random Samplings of Readers Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / letters page / 0.7 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers: John S. Duckering, Selanna Reiner, Paul Gallant, Marcia Wilderman, Doug Thompson, James Halon
Statement Of Ownership
statement of ownership / 0.3 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Total No. Copies Printed: Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 1,626,013. Actual number of copies of single issue published nearest to filling date: 1,691,876.
Roboslop
Assault and Battery Included Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
-
in MAD (Semic, 1976 series) #2/1988 (februari 1988) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #92 (March 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
Spoof of the movie Robocop.
Every Super Bowl Week You're Sure of Seeing...
Certain-T-Formations Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
The Colossal Courtroom Confrontation
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Inks
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Ahab; Moby Dick
Dual-Purpose Office Supplies For Working Mothers
Chore-Fire Solutions Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #92 (March 1994)
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at today, hockey, decisions, education, punishment, gift giving, weather forecasts, cars, divorce, finances, relativity, appointments, religious training, and doctors.
Stages in the Life of an Ad Campaign
Promotion Sickness Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Charlie Kadau; Marc I. Whinston (idea)
- Pencils
- Brian Buniak (signed)
- Inks
- Brian Buniak (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Sad
Frank On A Roll Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Michael Jackson
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Spoof of Michael Jackson's song Bad
The Ten All-Time Greatest Legendary Practical Jokes
Pranks For the Memories Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges
- Pencils
- Paul Peter Porges (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Peter Porges (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #102 (March 1995)
-
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #92 (March 1994)
-
Step Through the Looking Glass For Wonderland Revisited
Jabber-Wacky Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Junky Video Collections We're Sure to See
Cassetting New Lows Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #93 (May 1994)
-
A Mad Look at Optics
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #92 (March 1994)
-
Why Are We Always Impressed By...?
Awe-Full Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Barry Liebman
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
If "They" Had To Fill Out "Your" Questionnaires
Ask Kickers Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #92 (March 1994)
-
Mad's TV News Reporter of the Year
Network Correspondunce Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
One Special Day in the Dungeon
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
The Movie Sequel Graveyard
Better Dead Than Bled Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Mad's UPC Symbol Explained
The Scanish Inquisition Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
What Seems To Be the Only Way Of Making Your Fortune Today?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #107 (October 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
A TV Commercial We'd Like To See
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Billy Doherty
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres
- Inks
- Angelo Torres
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Richard M. Nixon; Ollie North; Ronald Reagan
Indexer Notes
back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Alfred E. Neuman Mad
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
[Table of Contents]
-
2.
Random Samplings of Readers Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. -
3.
Statement Of Ownership
-
4.
Roboslop
Assault and Battery Included Dept. -
5.
Every Super Bowl Week You're Sure of Seeing...
Certain-T-Formations Dept. -
6.
The Colossal Courtroom Confrontation
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
7.
Dual-Purpose Office Supplies For Working Mothers
Chore-Fire Solutions Dept. -
8.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
9.
Stages in the Life of an Ad Campaign
Promotion Sickness Dept. -
10.
Sad
Frank On A Roll Dept. -
11.
The Ten All-Time Greatest Legendary Practical Jokes
Pranks For the Memories Dept. -
12.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
13.
Step Through the Looking Glass For Wonderland Revisited
Jabber-Wacky Dept. -
14.
Junky Video Collections We're Sure to See
Cassetting New Lows Dept. -
15.
A Mad Look at Optics
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
16.
Why Are We Always Impressed By...?
Awe-Full Dept. -
17.
If "They" Had To Fill Out "Your" Questionnaires
Ask Kickers Dept. -
18.
Mad's TV News Reporter of the Year
Network Correspondunce Dept. -
19.
One Special Day in the Dungeon
Don Martin Dept. -
20.
The Movie Sequel Graveyard
Better Dead Than Bled Dept. -
21.
Mad's UPC Symbol Explained
The Scanish Inquisition Dept. -
22.
What Seems To Be the Only Way Of Making Your Fortune Today?
Mad Fold-In -
23.
A TV Commercial We'd Like To See
-
24.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Department
This issue was modified by, among others
- mcomics
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Derek Reinhard
All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are
copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.