Mad
#320
(July 1993)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.75 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070989332300 07
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (credited) (editor); John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Charlie Kadau (credited) (associate editor); Joe Raiola (credited) (associate editor); Andrew J. Schwartzberg (credited) (assistant editor); Leonard Brenner (credited) (art director); Dick DeBartolo (credited) (creative consultant); Thomas Nozkowski (credited as Tom Nozkowski) (production)
A Fold-In Cover of... Mad
Mad Fold-In / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Black Spy; White Spy
- Reprints
-
in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #491 (July 2008) - in The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics, 1977 series) #301 (February 2011) [cover reprint]
-
Indexer Notes
Answer is: Buy this issue schmuck.
Random Samplings of Readers Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / letters page / 1.67 pages
- Characters
- Rob Morrow (photo; actor in Northern Exposure); Gilbert Gottfried (photo); Sergio Aragonès (photo on set of Bob); Bob Newhart (photo)
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers David Bedell, Jim Espenak, Dale Schmitt, Y.P. Yeow, Sandra Hanson, Andrew Gandarillas and Gilbert Gottfried (comedian).
A Few Goofy Men
Rotten to the Corps Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo (credited)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Tom Cruise [as Lt. Caffeine]; Kevin Bacon [as Captain Boss]; Demi Moore [as Lt. Gaulway]; Kevin Pollak [as Lt. Whineburg]; Jack Nicholson [as Colonel Fessup]; J.T. Walsh [as Lt. Colonel Marksman]; Kiefer Sutherland [as Lt. Can-trick]; Wolfgang Bodison [as Corporal Lance Darwin]; James Marshall [as Dummy]; Carmine T. Sandiego (death)
- Synopsis
- A satire of the movie A Few Good Men.
The Odoriferous Olfactory Ordeal
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
Things-to-Do Lists of the New Clinton Administration
It’s a Chore Thing Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike Snider (credited)
- Pencils
- Rick Tulka (credited)
- Inks
- Rick Tulka (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; advocacy; satire-parody
- Characters
- Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton; Vice-President Al Gore; Tipper Gore; Chelsea Clinton
- Keywords
- political
Great Moments from the Home Shopping Club: Own Them All on Videocassette!
Buy Now, Play Later Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Charlie Kadau (credited); Joe Raiola (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Late Nite with Igor
Brainman Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- John Caldwell (credited)
- Pencils
- John Caldwell (credited)
- Inks
- John Caldwell (credited)
- Letters
- John Caldwell ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Igor
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at dentists, modern technology, leisure, the society, sports, authority, applications, driving, efficiency, life styles, construction, the office, home cooking, and doctors.
The Perturbed Puppeteer's Pronouncement
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
A Mad Look at the Real "Clinton Coalition"
A Faction-Packed Adventure Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike Snider (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; advocacy; satire-parody
- Characters
- President Bill Clinton; Hillary Rodham-Clinton; Vice-President Al Gore; Tipper Gore; Chelsea Clinton
- Keywords
- political
A Kid's Guide to Things That Go Bump in the Night
Fear’s Looking at You, Kid Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Peter Porges (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Chainsaw Murderer; Godzilla; Jason Voorhees; Dracula
Mad's Baseball Rotisserie League Draft Form
Batsman and Ribbin’ Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Andrew J. Schwartzberg (credited)
- Pencils
- Rick Tulka (credited)
- Inks
- Rick Tulka (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; sports
- Characters
- Oddjob [Brett Saberhagen]; The Flash... in the Pan [Kevin McReynolds]; Sham Bam [Mark McGwire]; Sticky [David Cone]; Sly Fox [Wade Boggs]; The Stilt [Wilt Chamberlain]; Lefty [Bobby Ojeda]; Lush [Lenny Dykstra]; Itchy [George Brett]; Herm Winningham; Xavier Hernandez; Kirby Puckett; Crusty [Mike Flannagan]; Papa [Charlie Hough]; Olden Golden [Nolan Ryan]; Hard Win [Danny Darwin]; Choke [Darryl Strawberry]; Quirky [Kirk McCaskill]; Crash Davis; Moonlight Graham; Roy Hobbs
A-Lad-Dim
Fault Disney Dept.; Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket at the Movies / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Pinocchio; Jiminy Cricket; A-Lad-Dim; Princess Jazzmime; Booboo; Superman (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Sultan; Genie
- Synopsis
- Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket review the Disney movie Aladdin.
Beauty and the Beef
Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket at the Movies / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Stan Hart (credited)
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Pinocchio; Jiminy Cricket; Belle; Gasman; Beef; Kevin Costner (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket review the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast.
The Hapless Hangman's Humiliation
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
Enjoy and Profit from World Cup Soccer
Field of Schemes Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; sports
A Mad Look at Bikers
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (credited)
- Letters
- Sergio Aragonés
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
[Spy vs. Spy Play Basketball]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (signed as E)
- Pencils
- Dave Manak (signed as M)
- Inks
- Dave Manak (signed as M)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; spy
- Characters
- Black Spy; White Spy
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #21 (October 2021)
-
Audition Tapes of Talk Show Hosts Who Never Made It
Aspiring Squad Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Dan Birtcher (credited)
- Pencils
- Sam Viviano (credited)
- Inks
- Sam Viviano (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Macaulay Culkin; Oliver Stone; Toshiki Kaifu; Mario Cuomo; Mikhail Gorbachev; Daryl Gates
Job Opportunities for Presidential Runner-Ups
Seeking Hire Office Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Andrew J. Schwartzberg (credited)
- Pencils
- Drew Friedman (credited)
- Inks
- Drew Friedman (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; advocacy; satire-parody
- Characters
- George Bush; Dan Quayle; Ross Perot
- Keywords
- political
What's Right with America!
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Mike Snider (credited)
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Indexer Notes
Inside backcover and in color. Map of the United States with comments about what's right with America.
On the Road with Bill and Hillary
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (credited)
- Colors
- Al Jaffee ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; advocacy; satire-parody
- Characters
- Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton
- Keywords
- political
Indexer Notes
On the back cover.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Indexer Notes
No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
A Fold-In Cover of... Mad
Mad Fold-In -
1.
[Table of Contents]
-
2.
Random Samplings of Readers Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. -
3.
A Few Goofy Men
Rotten to the Corps Dept. -
4.
The Odoriferous Olfactory Ordeal
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
5.
Things-to-Do Lists of the New Clinton Administration
It’s a Chore Thing Dept. -
6.
Great Moments from the Home Shopping Club: Own Them All on Videocassette!
Buy Now, Play Later Dept. -
7.
Late Nite with Igor
Brainman Dept. -
8.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
9.
The Perturbed Puppeteer's Pronouncement
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
10.
A Mad Look at the Real "Clinton Coalition"
A Faction-Packed Adventure Dept. -
11.
A Kid's Guide to Things That Go Bump in the Night
Fear’s Looking at You, Kid Dept. -
12.
Mad's Baseball Rotisserie League Draft Form
Batsman and Ribbin’ Dept. -
13.
A-Lad-Dim
Fault Disney Dept.; Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket at the Movies -
14.
Beauty and the Beef
Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket at the Movies -
15.
The Hapless Hangman's Humiliation
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
16.
Enjoy and Profit from World Cup Soccer
Field of Schemes Dept. -
17.
A Mad Look at Bikers
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
18.
[Spy vs. Spy Play Basketball]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
19.
Audition Tapes of Talk Show Hosts Who Never Made It
Aspiring Squad Dept. -
20.
Job Opportunities for Presidential Runner-Ups
Seeking Hire Office Dept. -
21.
What's Right with America!
-
22.
On the Road with Bill and Hillary
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23.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept.
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