(March 1984)
EC,
1984 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 4.95 USD
- Pages
- 164
- On-sale Date
- 1984 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
- ISBN
- ?
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Al Feldstein [as Albert B. Feldstein]
- Color
- color cover; black and white interior
- Dimensions
- magazine-size
- Binding
- squarebound; softcover
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Indicia simply states 'A Mad Big Book' which is also the case of several other Mad softcover collections of the time. 'Mad Zaps The Human Race' on cover only. Collection of reprints all written by Frank Jacobs. Released as part of the Mad Big Book Series.
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Thank Goodness
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Frank Jacobs
- Synopsis
- A brief foreword from writer Frank Jacobs thanking (in a way only a satirist can) the artists he's worked with that appear in the book.
If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Charlie Brown; Snoopy; Linus; Woodstock; Schroeder; Violet; Lucy; Pigpen
- Synopsis
- A comedic look at some comic strips featuring Peanuts characters at age 19, 35, 65.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)
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Indexer Notes
Parody of the Peanuts characters which maintains their real names.
Contains a few drug related references.
If the World of Yesterday Faced the Conditions of Today
text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- advocacy; satire-parody
- Characters
- Betsy Ross; Paul Revere; Duke Of Wellington; Benjamin Franklin; Hannibal
- Synopsis
- Altered Newspaper clippings of famous events to fit the 1970's.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #172 (January 1975)
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Indexer Notes
No artist credited.
Casey at the Dice (With Apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer)
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The famous poem "Casey at the bat" updated with a casino theme.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #124 (January 1969)
-
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Energy Crisis Newspaper Story
Newspaper parody / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A multiple choice fill in the blanks newspaper story.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #216 (July 1980)
-
Superduperman II
Movie Satire / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Superduperman [Cluck Kennt]; Lox Looter; Lotus Lain; King Kong (cameo); Maw Kennt; Paw Kennt; Mr. Blight; Evil; Spock (cameo); Superduperman's Krapton mother; Krapton Judges; General Klodd; Cursa; Noggin; Rocky (cameo); Unnamed President
- Synopsis
- A movie parody of Superman II.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #226 (October 1981)
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U.S. Commemorative Stamps That We'll Never Get to See
Political Satire / photo story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Ed McMahon; Snoopy; Spiro T. Agnew
- Synopsis
- Comedic versions of special stamps.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #179 (December 1975)
-
American Jokes They're Telling in Poland
Political Satire / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Jokes told by Polish people about Americans.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #189 (March 1977)
-
When TV Makes Full Use of Howard Cosell
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Howard Cosell; Ernie; Cookie Monster
- Synopsis
- Howard Cosell doing other things on TV besides sports.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #150 (April 1972)
-
Mad's "Lifetime-People" Chart
Political Satire / photo story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A chart of people in our lives in order of importance.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #102 (April 1966)
-
The Mad "Good News-Bad News" Book
Topical gags / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The good and bad in some of life's situations.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #174 (April 1975)
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A 21st Century Guide to American Wildlife
Topical gags / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Popeye The Sailor Man; The Spotted Junkfish; The Giant Scraptoad; The Oily Tern; The Glowing Hare; The Interstate Beaver; The Smoghawk; The Backtrack Screwmole
- Synopsis
- A look at animals that will evolve due to environmental pollution.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #233 (September 1982)
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The Month Before Christmas
Poem parody / text story / 3 pages
- Characters
- Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- A poem based on the Night Before Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #132 (January 1970)
-
If Sesame Street Branched out into Specialized Avenues of Education
TV Satire / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Ernie; Bert; Grover; Oscar The Grouch; Big Bird; Mr. Hooper; Sherlock Hemlock; The Count; Kermit; Cookie Monster
- Synopsis
- A parody of Sesame Street using different types of occupations and genres such as mafia, medical, and athlete.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #203 (December 1978)
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If People Were Labeled Like Products
Topical gags / cover / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Certain Types of people labeled like Soup or medicine.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #166 (April 1974)
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When CB-Type Code Language Is Used in Other Walks of Life
Topical Satire / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- CB handle talk used in a restaurant, a jet airliner, the operating room, the courtroom, used-car lot, the classroom, a party, and the underworld.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #192 (July 1977)
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- Keywords
- classroom; courtroom; jet airliner; operating room; party; restaurant; underworld; used-car lot
The Force and I The Mad "Star Wars" Musical
Music Parody / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Luke Skywalker; Obi-Wan Kenobi; Darth Vader; Princess Leia Organa; Han Solo; Chewbacca; Jawas; C-3PO; R2-D2; Stormtroopers; Kermit the Frog (cameo); Lucy Van Pelt (from Peanuts) (cameo); Fred Flintstone (cameo); Captain James T. Kirk (cameo); Spock (cameo); Unnamed B.C. Characters (cameo); Tin Man (cameo); Tusken Raiders
- Synopsis
- A musical version of Star Wars using famous songs from Broadway hits.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #203 (December 1978)
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Exciting Abbreviations for Low Glamor Jobs
Topical Satire / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Unique initial lingo for disrespected jobs.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #181 (March 1976)
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Fairy Tales Continued or "What Happened After They Lived Happily Ever After"
Topical gags / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jack; Cinderella; Local Undertaker; Hen; Jack's mother; Prince Charming; Unnamed King; Royal Princess; Frog Prince; The Hare; Tortoise; Three Little Pigs; Sleeping Beauty; Old Fairy; Leon; Harry; Sam; Big Bad Wolf (Death); Giant (Death)
- Synopsis
- Continuing the story for famous fairy tales with more realistic endings.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #161 (September 1973)
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When Those "Old Line" Comic Strips Follow the New Wave, Cerebral "Doonesbury" Trend
Comic strip parody / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Nancy; Sluggo; Dick Tracy; Junior; Rex Morgan; Blondie; Dagwood; Beetle Bailey; Donald Duck; Daisy Duck; Cosmo; Sarge; Zero; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum
- Synopsis
- Beloved comic strips updated with a more social theme to them.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #200 (July 1978)
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Bible Rave Magazine
Religious Satire / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Leonard Lionfodder; Jeremiah; Shadrach; Mesach; Abednego; Joseph; Sampson; Moses; Adam; Methuselah; Joshua; Solomon
- Synopsis
- A mock religious themed magazine done in a hip Teen Beat Magazine style.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #171 (December 1974)
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I Remember, I Remember the Wondrous Woodstock Music Fair
Poem parody / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A poem dedicated to Woodstock.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #134 (April 1970)
-
The New Army
Political Satire / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Stereotypical war movie scenes compared in the hard nosed past and the easy present.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)
-
The Mad Guide to Political Types
Political Satire / text article / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Lists of characteristics that define people's political types such as Liberals; Conservatives; Leftists and Reactionaries.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #154 (October 1972)
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Mad's Really Relevant Book Of Lists
Topical Satire / text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Richard Nixon
- Synopsis
- Series of lists that are more common with everyday life.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #225 (September 1981)
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Obituaries for Comic Strip Characters
Comic strip parody / text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Daddy Oliver Judson Warbucks; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Nancy Ritz; Donald Duck; Dick Tracy; Smilin' Jack Martin; Mandrake The Magician; Dagwood Bumstead; Henry Smith; Snoopy
- Synopsis
- Mock newspaper obits featuring comic strip characters.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #106 (October 1966)
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Mad's Rhyming Guide to Pro Football
Poem Parody / text story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Poems on each individual team position and staff of pro football.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148 (January 1972)
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The Mad Clearance Catalogue of Unwanted Articles, Features, Gimmicks, and Premises
Topical gags / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Roger Kaputnik; Alfred E. Neuman; Black Spy; White Spy; J.J. [Good Times]; John Wayne; Paul Newman; Dick Tracy; Bemjamin Franklin
- Synopsis
- A mock catalogue featuring crappy unused ideas and features gathering dust at the Mad office.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #188 (January 1977)
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Mad's Christmas Carols for The 1976 Holiday Season
Music Parody / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Sequence of famous christmas songs updated to fit current themes and times.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #188 (January 1977)
-
When the Hertz-Avis Rivalry Really Gets Out of hand
Topical Satire / text article / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Mocks ads focusing on the bitter Advertisement rivalry between Hertz and Avis.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #115 (December 1967)
-
Bubble Gum Cards That Reveal the Real, Human Side of Athletes
Topical Satire / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Seymour Muldoon; Stacy Farfel; Renfrew Swill; William Dipthong; Forrest Fester; Jake Dreebleman; Marvin Pomerantz; Brian Schmeer; Elrod Blesch; Millard Marmot; Conrad Blite
- Synopsis
- Realistic stats and truthful details on the back of Sports cards.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #202 (October 1978)
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Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Country Western Song
Music Parody / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A fill in the blanks country and western song.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #233 (September 1982)
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The Psychology of Snoring
Topical gags / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- What snoring looks like for certain types of people.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #141 (March 1971)
-
A Collection of Distinctive...Business and Social Cards...for the Mad World of Today
Topical Satire / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Business cards for certain businesses.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #178 (October 1975)
-
If The World's Greatest Painters Drew the Comics
Comic Strip Parody / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Prissy Percy; Harrie; Carrie; Those Girls; Cool Cats; Tillie
- Synopsis
- Famous painters drawing comic strips in their unique style.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #137 (September 1970)
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The Bauble Hymn of the Republic
Poem Parody / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Political poem parody based on the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #187 (December 1976)
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Unavoidable Exercises for the Urban Dweller
Topical gags / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A look at hectic life and the exercise people get everyday on a big city street.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #165 (March 1974)
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Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitude and Behavior
Topical Satire / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Certain topics are explored through life from ages 7, 14, 20, 35, 50, and 70.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #133 (March 1970)
-
The Jogger with Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe
Poem parody / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A poem based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven".
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #214 (April 1980)
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Incredible Occult Magazine
Topical Satire / text story / 7 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Attila The Hun; Warren G. Harding; Julius Caesar; The Marquis De Sade; Presto Pollack; Orion O'Ryan; Booker Bokar; Richard Nixon; Spiro Agnew; Raquel Welch; Elizabeth Taylor
- Synopsis
- A mock magazine dedicated to the occult.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144 (July 1971)
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If Someone Today Received Those Gifts on The Twelve Days of Christmas
Topical Satire / text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Letters from a girlfriend to the guy who gave her the items on the twelve days of christmas song.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #204 (January 1979)
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If The Guinness Book of World Records Dealt with Everyday Life
Topical Satire / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Guinness Records more acceptable to everyday life.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #224 (July 1981)
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The Mad Poetry Round Robin
Poem parody / text story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- The Raven; Casey; Paul Revere; Dan McGrew
- Synopsis
- Famous poems like The Raven; Casey At The Bat; Trees; Sea Fever; Chicago; The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere; Gunga Din; The Night Before Christmas; The Shooting Of Dan McGrew wrote by other famous poets and authors.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #125 (March 1969)
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Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself "Dear John Letter"
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A fill in the blanks goodbye letter to your spouse or lover.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #210 (October 1979)
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You Never Can Win with a Bigot!
Political Satire / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Gags featuring politically incorrect bigotry.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #157 (March 1973)
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Who Killed the Country?
Political Satire / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- American Bald Eagle
- Synopsis
- A topical political poem.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #206 (April 1979)
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Table of Contents
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0.
[Through the Twisted Mind of Frank Jacobs]
Mad Zaps The Human Race and other horrors -
1.
Thank Goodness
-
2.
If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People
-
3.
If the World of Yesterday Faced the Conditions of Today
-
4.
Casey at the Dice (With Apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer)
-
5.
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Energy Crisis Newspaper Story
Newspaper parody -
6.
Superduperman II
Movie Satire -
7.
U.S. Commemorative Stamps That We'll Never Get to See
Political Satire -
8.
American Jokes They're Telling in Poland
Political Satire -
9.
When TV Makes Full Use of Howard Cosell
-
10.
Mad's "Lifetime-People" Chart
Political Satire -
11.
The Mad "Good News-Bad News" Book
Topical gags -
12.
A 21st Century Guide to American Wildlife
Topical gags -
13.
The Month Before Christmas
Poem parody -
14.
If Sesame Street Branched out into Specialized Avenues of Education
TV Satire -
15.
If People Were Labeled Like Products
Topical gags -
16.
When CB-Type Code Language Is Used in Other Walks of Life
Topical Satire -
17.
The Force and I The Mad "Star Wars" Musical
Music Parody -
18.
Exciting Abbreviations for Low Glamor Jobs
Topical Satire -
19.
Fairy Tales Continued or "What Happened After They Lived Happily Ever After"
Topical gags -
20.
When Those "Old Line" Comic Strips Follow the New Wave, Cerebral "Doonesbury" Trend
Comic strip parody -
21.
Bible Rave Magazine
Religious Satire -
22.
I Remember, I Remember the Wondrous Woodstock Music Fair
Poem parody -
23.
The New Army
Political Satire -
24.
The Mad Guide to Political Types
Political Satire -
25.
Mad's Really Relevant Book Of Lists
Topical Satire -
26.
Obituaries for Comic Strip Characters
Comic strip parody -
27.
Mad's Rhyming Guide to Pro Football
Poem Parody -
28.
The Mad Clearance Catalogue of Unwanted Articles, Features, Gimmicks, and Premises
Topical gags -
29.
Mad's Christmas Carols for The 1976 Holiday Season
Music Parody -
30.
When the Hertz-Avis Rivalry Really Gets Out of hand
Topical Satire -
31.
Bubble Gum Cards That Reveal the Real, Human Side of Athletes
Topical Satire -
32.
Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Country Western Song
Music Parody -
33.
The Psychology of Snoring
Topical gags -
34.
A Collection of Distinctive...Business and Social Cards...for the Mad World of Today
Topical Satire -
35.
If The World's Greatest Painters Drew the Comics
Comic Strip Parody -
36.
The Bauble Hymn of the Republic
Poem Parody -
37.
Unavoidable Exercises for the Urban Dweller
Topical gags -
38.
Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitude and Behavior
Topical Satire -
39.
The Jogger with Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe
Poem parody -
40.
Incredible Occult Magazine
Topical Satire -
41.
If Someone Today Received Those Gifts on The Twelve Days of Christmas
Topical Satire -
42.
If The Guinness Book of World Records Dealt with Everyday Life
Topical Satire -
43.
The Mad Poetry Round Robin
Poem parody -
44.
Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself "Dear John Letter"
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself -
45.
You Never Can Win with a Bigot!
Political Satire -
46.
Who Killed the Country?
Political Satire -
47.
Through the Twisted Mind of Frank Jacobs
Alfred E. Neuman
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