Norman Mingo cover. Mort Drucker, Angelo Torres, Dave Berg, Don Martin, and Al Jaffee art. "The Godfather" and "Mary Tyler Moore Show" parodies. Richard Nixon and George McGovern spoofed on back cover.
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils:
Norman Mingo (signed)
Inks:
Norman Mingo (signed)
Colors:
Norman Mingo (signed)
Letters:
typeset
STORY DETAILS
Title:
The Fairy Godmother
Synopsis:
A man on the brink of suicide is visited by his fairy godmother.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Al Jaffee
Pencils:
Paul Coker Jr.
Inks:
Paul Coker Jr.
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Inside front cover.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jerry DeFuccio ?
Pencils:
? (photo)
Inks:
? (photo)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Among the letters is one from actor Clint Eastwood, as well as a photo of contributor Al Jaffee receiving a National Cartoonist Society award along with "Steve Canyon" artist Milton Caniff.
Title:
The Oddfather
Characters:
Marlon Brando [as Don Vino Minestrone]; James Caan [as Sinny Minestrone]; Robert Duvall [as Tim Haven]; Al Pacino [as Micrin Minestrone]; Talia Shire [as Canny Minestrone]; Richard Castellano [as Cadenza]; John Cazale [as Freako Minestrone]; Richard Conte [as Linguini]; Diane Keaton [as Fay Wasp]; Al Martino [as Ronnie Fonatra]; John Marley [as the Movie Producer]
Synopsis:
In a parody of the film "The Godfather," a Mafia Don's son is reluctantly recruited into the family business due to an attempt on his father's life.
Pages:
9.000
Script:
Larry Siegel
Pencils:
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks:
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Drawn Out Dramas
Script:
Sergio Aragones
Pencils:
Sergio Aragones
Inks:
Sergio Aragones
Notes:
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
Title:
One Tuesday Morning
Synopsis:
Two witnesses attempt to get a man run over by a steamroller to the hospital as quickly as possible.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
A Parade of Mad Protesting Co-Signers
Characters:
Abbie Hoffman; Rep. Shirley Chisholm; Redd Foxx [as Fred Sanford]; Demond Wilson [as Lamont Sanford]; Gen. Chang kai-Shek; Mao tse-Tung; Daniel Ellsberg; Henry Kissinger; Bella Abzug; Hugh Hefner; Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis; Aristotle Onassis; Rev. Billy Graham; Spiro Agnew; Walter Cronkite; Gamel Abdul Nassar; Moshe Dayan; Alfred E. Neuman; Richard Nixon
Synopsis:
Celebrities of one political leaning hold up signs next to the signs held by celebrities of the opposite political leaning to change that sign's meaning.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Max Brandel
Pencils:
Angelo Torres
Inks:
Angelo Torres
Letters:
typeset; Angelo Torres
Title:
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Your Local Power & Light Company
Synopsis:
The behind the scenes antics of the employees of a local utility are depicted.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Dick DeBartolo; Donald K. Epstein
Pencils:
George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks:
George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Mad's Simplified ABC Method of Bullying Your Way Through Election Campaigns
Synopsis:
Generic templates of political campaign positions with fill-in-the-blanks to tailor them to specific situations.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Tom Koch
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #42 (Spring 1983)
Title:
Spy Vs. Spy
Characters:
The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis:
The White Spy sabotages the Black Spy's trap.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Antonio Prohias
Pencils:
Antonio Prohias (signed)
Inks:
Antonio Prohias (signed)
Title:
A Mad Look at Hunting
Synopsis:
Various hunter types and hunting situations are satirized.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Sergio Aragones
Pencils:
Sergio Aragones
Inks:
Sergio Aragones
Title:
The Lighter Side of Commuting
Synopsis:
Examples of the more annoying aspects of commuting and of those who commute.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Dave Berg
Pencils:
Dave Berg
Inks:
Dave Berg
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Mail Order Gift Catalog
Synopsis:
A holiday mail order gift catalog filled with useless junk gifts.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Bob Clarke
Inks:
Bob Clarke
Letters:
typeset
Title:
One Day at the Photographers
Synopsis:
A photographer tries to produce a flattering picture of a homely woman.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Howard at the Mike
Characters:
Howard Cosell; Frank Gifford; Don Meredith; Lily Tomlin [as Miss Tomlin of the Telephone Company]
Synopsis:
An ode, patterned after Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat", to the importance of announcer Howard Cosell to the popularity of ABC's Monday Night Football.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Jack Davis
Inks:
Jack Davis
Letters:
typeset
Title:
One Day at a Seance
Synopsis:
Four people pick the wrong place to hold a seance.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Mary Tailor-Made Show
Characters:
Mary Tyler Moore [as Mary]; Ed Asner [as Mr. Grunt]; Gavin MacLeod [as Blurry]; Ted Knight [as Klod]; Valerie Harper [as Rodent]; Cloris Leachman [as Chillus]
Synopsis:
Parody of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; a flighty divorcee tries to find career and romantic success amid the incompetent antics of a local TV newsroom.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Angelo Torres
Inks:
Angelo Torres
Letters:
typeset
Title:
What Special Spirit Seems to Inspire Today's Nutty Fashions?
Synopsis:
Example of a different type of holiday fashion.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Al Jaffee
Pencils:
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks:
Al Jaffee (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Inside back cover.
Title:
Election Day 1972
Characters:
Richard Nixon; Spiro Agnew; George McGovern; Tom Eagleton
Synopsis:
The Statue Of Liberty sheds a tear over the choice for President in 1972.
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