Mad Batman Spectacular

(July 1997)

Battyman (Table of Contents: 1)

The Dynamic Uno Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Hart

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Battyman [Bruce Swain]; Neuman; Icky; the Jerker [Yack Nattier]; Superman (cameo); Dick Tracy (cameo); Ed Koch (cameo); Charles Bronson (cameo); the Phantom of the Opera (cameo)

Synopsis

Fleeing from Battyman, criminal Yack Nattier falls into a vat of toxic waste and becomes the Jerker. The Jerker begins a citywide campaign of shooting, killing, and poisoning, laughing all the way. As the Jerker falls to his death during a fight, Battyman follows. That way they can both avoid the sequel.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #289 (September 1989)

Keywords

alter ego; Batmobile; butler; movie; secret identity; toxic waste

Indexer Notes

Satirizes the 1989 film "Batman."

Bat Boy and Rubin! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hero Worship Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters

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Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Bat Boy; Rubin; the Fleagle Gang; the Flurgle Gang

Synopsis

Bat Boy and Rubin eliminate the gangs in Cosmopolis, but the killer is still at large.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #8 (December 1953-January 1954)

Indexer Notes

A parody of Batman and Robin comics.

A Mad Look at Batman (Table of Contents: 3)

West-Ward Ho-Ho! Dept. / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés

Inks

Sergio Aragonés

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Synopsis

A satirical look at Batman.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #106 (October 1966)

Buttman Returns (Table of Contents: 4)

Bruce Wayne’s World Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Hart

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Buttman; Neuman; Scatwoman [Saltina]; the Penicillin; Commissioner Boredom; Stimpy (cameo); the Jerker (cameo); Dennis the Menace (cameo); Snoopy (cameo); Charlie Brown (cameo); Pinocchio (cameo)

Synopsis

As the Penicillin ingratiates himself with the people of Gotham City, Saltina discovers her boss's corruption; he pushes her out the window, but she's revived by cats. As Scatwoman she attacks men, including Buttman, even though though they're attracted to each other; as Saltina, she also forms a relationship with Buttman's alter ego. Scatwoman and the corrupt boss are electrocuted, the Penicillin drowns. Buttman feels empty and unfulfilled; the Jerker reveals that he wrote this terrible screenplay so that Buttman will die of embarrassment.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #314 (October 1992)

Keywords

Batmobile; cat

Indexer Notes

Parodies the 1992 movie Batman Returns.

Clooney as the Bat (Table of Contents: 5)

Frank on a Roll Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

Paul Coker

Inks

Paul Coker

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody; superhero

Characters

George Clooney; filmmakers

Synopsis

The Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer Batman movies fail to satisfy, so producers turn to George Clooney. He is confident that he'll be praised beyond all measure as the greatest Batman yet. But there is no joy in filmdom -- Clooney struck out like the rest.

Reprints

• in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
• in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)
• in Mad Presents Batman (EC, 2012 series) #1 (September 2012) [in color]

Keywords

Actor; baseball; movie; poem; poetry; thyme; verse

Indexer Notes

Story told in verse; parodies "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer.

Outtakes From the New Movie Batman & Robin (Table of Contents: 6)

Tales of the Duck Knight Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Don Edwing

Pencils

Don Edwing

Inks

Don Edwing

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Batsman: The Anemic Series (Table of Contents: 7)

The Dork Knight Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils

Sam Viviano

Inks

Sam Viviano

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Batsman; Ribbin'; Neuman; Commissioner Gorey; Detective Bullhorn; the Jerker; Cattywoman; the Pengrin; Mad Hatter; Mr. Freeze; Poison Ivy; the Scabcrow; Two-Face; Hobbes; Batman (photo of Adam West)

Synopsis

Someone is rubbing out both good and evil residents of Gothic City. Batsman and Ribbin' try to find the culprit but at last are rubbed out themselves with an eraser by Adam West, who's annoyed that even though he was the greatest TV Batsman, no one ever calls him to do the new movies and TV shows.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #322 (October 1993)

Keywords

Batmobile; television; TV; utility belt

Indexer Notes

Parodies television's 1992-1995 Batman: The Animated Series. Ribbin' is drawn to resemble Calvin from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip.

Bats-Man (Table of Contents: 8)

Aide-de-"Camp" Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Lou Silverstone

Pencils

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Adam West [as Bruce Swain and Bats-Man]; Burt Ward [as Gray Dickson and Sparrow]; Alan Napier [as Alfred]; Madge Blake [as Aunt Harriet]; Neil Hamilton [as Commissioner Gordon]; Stafford Repp [as Chief O'Hara]

Synopsis

Parody of the television show "Batman"; tired of his double identity ruining his love life, Sparrow attempts to murder Bats-Man.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #105 (September 1966)

Villains Awaiting Batman’s Return to TV (Table of Contents: 9)

Fiends Like Old Times Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau

Pencils

Rick Tulka

Inks

Rick Tulka

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #298 (October 1990)

Buttman Fershlugginer (Table of Contents: 10)

Getting Too Carreyed Away Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Val Kilmer [as Buttman [Brute Lame]]; Jim Carrey [as the Piddler]; Tommy Lee Jones [as Dual Puss]; Nicole Kidman [as Dr. Chaste Malden]; Chris O’Donnell [as Dork Gravestone]; Michael Gough [as Neuman]

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #337 (July 1995)

Batman & Robin Outtake #621: The Kiss (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

James Bennett

Pencils

Don Edwing

Inks

Don Edwing

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Batman; Poison Ivy; Bane

Synopsis

Poison Ivy warns Batman that one kiss and it will all be over. He feels compelled to kiss Bane.

Reprints

• in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
• in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)
• in Mad Presents Batman (EC, 2012 series) #1 (September 2012)

Indexer Notes

Back cover

Parody based on the 1997 movie Batman & Robin.