Mad #325
(February 1994)

EC, 1952 Series
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Price
1.95 USD
Pages
52
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode
070992332304 02
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)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mad / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Desmond Devlin (idea)
Pencils
Sam Viviano
Inks
Sam Viviano
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Viviano ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know, Al — it sucks that all those people in Bosnia are being wiped out like frogs and beetles!

When the Beavis & Butt-head Phenomenon Spreads Into Politics (Table of Contents: 1)

Twin Geeks Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Desmond Devlin
Pencils
Sam Viviano
Inks
Sam Viviano
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Joseph Biden; Ted Kennedy; William Rehnquist; Ruth Ginsberg; Dan Quayle; Mario Cuomo; Ross Perot; Jack Kemp; William Bennett; Bob Dole; Dan Rather; Connie Chung; Boris Yeltsin
Reprints

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 2)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Russ Cooper (signed as C)
Pencils
Dave Manak (signed as M)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed as M)

Genre
satire-parody; spy; humor
Characters
Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis
The Black Spy booby traps a ledge and lures the White Spy into stepping on it.

Celebrity Self-Delusions (Table of Contents: 3)

Lifetime Deceivement Award Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lori Kolman
Pencils
Rick Tulka
Inks
Rick Tulka
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Dick Cavett; Michael Jordan; Macaulay Culkin; Luke Perry; Salman Rushdie; Howard Stern; Dan Quayle; Leona Helmsley; George Bush

A Mad Look at Basketball (Table of Contents: 4)

Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Reprints

The Conservative Talk Show Host of the Year (Table of Contents: 5)

Cutting Off a Limbaugh Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Hart; Chris Hart
Pencils
Paul Coker
Inks
Paul Coker
Letters
typeset

Characters
Ed Badly; Rush Windbaugh

The Brutal Baseball Boondoggle (Table of Contents: 6)

Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Sentence Length Product Names We’d Like to See (Table of Contents: 7)

Why the Long Phrase? Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Bob Clarke
Inks
Bob Clarke
Letters
typeset

Scenes As Played Out in Different Types of Movies (Table of Contents: 8)

Flushing the Genre Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Terry Copeland
Pencils
Tom Bunk
Inks
Tom Bunk
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Mad’s 7 Steps to Becoming a Hit TV Chef (Table of Contents: 9)

Cooks, Lines, and Zingers Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Caldwell
Pencils
John Caldwell
Inks
John Caldwell
Letters
John Caldwell ?

Genre
satire-parody

What If Superman Were Raised by Jewish Parents? (Table of Contents: 10)

Today You Are a Man of Steel Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jonathan Bresman
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Letters
?

Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Superman [Herman Feldstein]; Ma Feldstein [Doris]
Synopsis
Diary entries of Doris Feldstein of Brooklyn, who with her husband Hyman discovered the rocket ship bearing the infant Superman, whom they adopt and name Herman. Superman is discovered, undergoes circumcision, enters Hebrew school, and opens his radiology practice as Herman Feldstein, M.D.
Reprints
Keywords
Diary; doctor

John Callahan’s Misguided Tour of L.A. (Table of Contents: 11)

City of Angers Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Callahan
Pencils
John Callahan
Inks
John Callahan
Letters
?

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 12)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Berg
Pencils
Dave Berg
Inks
Dave Berg
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
The humorous aspects of repairs, gambling, babysitting, differences, big business, affection, the economy, success, the office, precautions, and doctors.

Snow White as Reviewed by Today’s Publications (Table of Contents: 13)

May the Dwarfs Be With You Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Jacobs
Pencils
Sam Viviano
Inks
Sam Viviano
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

Every Single New Year’s Eve… (Table of Contents: 14)

At the Joke of Midnight Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Desmond Devlin
Pencils
Tom Bunk (signed)
Inks
Tom Bunk (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Shocking “Tell-All” Books by TV-Sitcom Characters (Table of Contents: 15)

Original Cast Reporting Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Mort Drucker; Rick Tulka; Sam Viviano; Greg Theakston
Inks
Mort Drucker; Rick Tulka; Sam Viviano; Greg Theakston
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

8 Runner-Up Prizes That Nobody Claimed! (Table of Contents: 16)

Bringing Up Booby Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

The Stooge-itive (Table of Contents: 17)

Flee Circus Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Characters
Harrison Ford [as Dr. Richard Cornball]; Jeroem Krabbé [as Dr. Nicotine]; Tommy Lee Jones [as Hotrod]; Andreas Katsulas [as “Slots”]

The Long-suffering Lackey’s Lament (Table of Contents: 18)

Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Pencils
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Inks
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)

Genre
humor

Who on TV is Surpassing Rush Limbaugh for Intellectual Social Commentary? (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Finally, a Cure for the Common Coffin! (Table of Contents: 20)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Raiola (credited); Charlie Kadau (credited)
Pencils
James Warhola (credited)
Inks
James Warhola (credited)
Colors
James Warhola (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You know, Al — it sucks that all those people in Bosnia are being wiped out like frogs and beetles!"]
    Mad
  2. 1. When the Beavis & Butt-head Phenomenon Spreads Into Politics
    Twin Geeks Dept.
  3. 2. Spy vs. Spy
    Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy
  4. 3. Celebrity Self-Delusions
    Lifetime Deceivement Award Dept.
  5. 4. A Mad Look at Basketball
    Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.]
  6. 5. The Conservative Talk Show Host of the Year
    Cutting Off a Limbaugh Dept.
  7. 6. The Brutal Baseball Boondoggle
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  8. 7. Sentence Length Product Names We’d Like to See
    Why the Long Phrase? Dept.
  9. 8. Scenes As Played Out in Different Types of Movies
    Flushing the Genre Dept.
  10. 9. Mad’s 7 Steps to Becoming a Hit TV Chef
    Cooks, Lines, and Zingers Dept.
  11. 10. What If Superman Were Raised by Jewish Parents?
    Today You Are a Man of Steel Dept.
  12. 11. John Callahan’s Misguided Tour of L.A.
    City of Angers Dept.
  13. 12. The Lighter Side of...
    Berg's-Eye View Dept.
  14. 13. Snow White as Reviewed by Today’s Publications
    May the Dwarfs Be With You Dept.
  15. 14. Every Single New Year’s Eve…
    At the Joke of Midnight Dept.
  16. 15. Shocking “Tell-All” Books by TV-Sitcom Characters
    Original Cast Reporting Dept.
  17. 16. 8 Runner-Up Prizes That Nobody Claimed!
    Bringing Up Booby Dept.
  18. 17. The Stooge-itive
    Flee Circus Dept.
  19. 18. The Long-suffering Lackey’s Lament
    Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
  20. 19. Who on TV is Surpassing Rush Limbaugh for Intellectual Social Commentary?
    Mad Fold-In
  21. 20. Finally, a Cure for the Common Coffin!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • mcomics
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Thomas Johnson