Mad
#355
(March 1997)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 2.50 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (credited) (editor); John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Joe Orlando (credited) (consulting editor); Charlie Kadau (credited) (associate editor); Joe Raiola (credited) (associate editor); D. Shayne (credited as David Shayne) (assistant editor); Dick DeBartolo (credited) (creative consultant); Annie Gaines (credited) (managing editor); Leonard Brenner (credited) (graphics consultant); Thomas Nozkowski (credited) (production); Amy L. Vozeolas (credited) (editorial assistant); Jonathan Schneider(art director); Nadina S. Simon (assistant art director); Marla Weisenborn (production assistant)
Spit City
Hold the Mayor Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Barry Bostwick [as Rancid Winsome]; Michael J. Fox [as Moxie Fleeting]; Michael Boatman [as Clotter]; Carla Gugino [as Rashley Schafter]; Moe Syzslak (cameo)
If the IRS Had to Ask for Voluntary Contributions for EVERYTHING in the Federal Budget
Sticking Yourself with a Dumb-tax Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Mike Snider
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
How to Tell You’ve Bought the Wrong Satellite System
Dish is the Winner of Our Discontent Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
Even Still More Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums
Disc-Claimers Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Desmond Devlin
- Pencils
- Maple Communications Inc. (photos)
- Inks
- Maple Communications Inc. (photos)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A parody of what really should be written on CD warning labels.
Mad in the Year 2038
Future Schlock Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Desmond Devlin
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee; Mort Drucker; Dave Manak; Gerry Gersten; Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing); Dave Berg; Sergio Aragonés
- Inks
- Al Jaffee; Mort Drucker; Dave Manak; Gerry Gersten; Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing); Dave Berg; Sergio Aragonés
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
-
in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #19 (June 2021)
-
A Mad Look at Pregnancy
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
Mad’s Breaking News Coverage Checklist
Bulletin Bored Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The humorous aspects of image, ordering in, donations, justice, gambling, growing up, therapy, telemarketing, tobacco, prejudice, popularity, the office, programming, and doctors.
Mad Weighs the Pros & Cons
Two Snides to Every Story Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
When the Dilbert Cast Invades Other Comic Strips
Adams Ribbed Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Characters
- Dilbert; Dogbert; Bob the Dinosaur; Wally; Tina; Ratbert; Pointy-Haired Boss; Bil; Jeffy; Billy; The King; Sir Rodney; Wiley; Olive Oyl; Bluto; Popeye; Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Cathy; Hagar the Horrible; Lucky Eddie; Spider-Man
- Reprints
- in Mad about Comic Strips (EC, 2003 series) (2003)
-
When Physician-Assisted Suicide Becomes Specialized
Meeting the Grin Reaper Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
[Frankenstein’s Monster]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #22 (December 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
The identity of "M&e" is unclear (the "M" might be Dave Manak).
The Sinking Guy
Must Flee TV Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jonathan Silverman [as Yawnathan Idiot]; Joey Slotnick [as Slam]; Ming-Na Wen [as Intrudy]; Olivia d’Abo [as Mareek]; Shawn Michael Howard [as Wressle]; Jessica Hecht [as Visine]; Mark Moses [as Mutt]; Ernest Borgnine [as Moany]; Batman (cameo); Batgirl (cameo); Jennifer Aniston [as Rachel Green] (cameo); Courteney Cox [as Monica Geller]; Lisa Kudrow [as Phoebe Buffay] (cameo); Matt Leblanc [as Joey Tribbiani] (cameo); Matthew Perry [as Chandler Bing] (cameo); David Schwimmer [as Ross Geller] (cameo)
The Jerky Jurassic Junket
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
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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Proofreader Wanted
Mad -
1.
Spit City
Hold the Mayor Dept. -
2.
If the IRS Had to Ask for Voluntary Contributions for EVERYTHING in the Federal Budget
Sticking Yourself with a Dumb-tax Dept. -
3.
How to Tell You’ve Bought the Wrong Satellite System
Dish is the Winner of Our Discontent Dept. -
4.
Even Still More Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums
Disc-Claimers Dept. -
5.
Mad in the Year 2038
Future Schlock Dept. -
6.
A Mad Look at Pregnancy
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
7.
Mad’s Breaking News Coverage Checklist
Bulletin Bored Dept. -
8.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
9.
Mad Weighs the Pros & Cons
Two Snides to Every Story Dept. -
10.
When the Dilbert Cast Invades Other Comic Strips
Adams Ribbed Dept. -
11.
When Physician-Assisted Suicide Becomes Specialized
Meeting the Grin Reaper Dept. -
12.
[Frankenstein’s Monster]
Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy -
13.
The Sinking Guy
Must Flee TV Dept. -
14.
The Jerky Jurassic Junket
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
15.
Who Will Come Out on Top in This Year’s “March Madness”?
Mad Fold-In
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