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COVER DETAILS
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
No cover art, only copy.
STORY DETAILS
Title:
Some Mad Devices for Safer Smoking
Synopsis:
Examples of devices of dubious merit to help people smoke without risking the dangers of inhaling.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Al Jaffee
Pencils:
Al Jaffee
Inks:
Al Jaffee
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Movie Heroes Are Finks or Hey There, Audience, You've Been Booing the Wrong Guy
Characters:
John Wayne; Edward G. Robinson; Vincent Price; Gregory Peck; Boris Karloff
Synopsis:
Typical movie scenes where the hero is at the mercy of the villain are footnoted to show that the villain is actually nice and the hero is a rude lout.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Harry Purvis
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Letters:
typeset
Title:
A Mad Look at the Summer Olympics
Synopsis:
Reporters swarm the pretty loser of a sprint; a shot-putter fails; a relay is disrupted; a wrestling underdog wins; a pole vaulter fails; a photographer interferes with an event; a sprint has two illegal entrants.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Sergio Aragones
Pencils:
Sergio Aragones
Inks:
Sergio Aragones
Letters:
typeset
Title:
A Celebrity's Wallet
Characters:
Ringo Starr; Moe Howard
Synopsis:
A look into Ringo Starr's wallet.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Arnie Kogen
Pencils:
Bob Clarke; Frank Frazetta
Inks:
Bob Clarke; Frank Frazetta
Letters:
typeset; Bob Clarke
Notes:
One of the portraits of Ringo Starr in his wallet is a reprint of the portrait Frank Frazetta did for the previous issue's Breck Shampoo parody ad.
Title:
A Mad Guide to Little Known Jobs in Television
Synopsis:
Examples of jobs catering to the unusual whims of television actors and directors.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils:
George Woodbridge
Inks:
George Woodbridge
Letters:
typeset
Title:
A Fairy Tale
Synopsis:
A princess kisses a frog and the frog turns into a handsome prince.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin
Inks:
Don Martin
Letters:
typeset
Title:
New Movie Monsters From the Business World
Synopsis:
Annoying features of working in an office setting are turned into horror films.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils:
Joe Orlando
Inks:
Joe Orlando
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Spy Vs. Spy
Characters:
The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis:
The Black Spy tries to hijack the White Spy's rocket.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Antonio Prohias
Pencils:
Antonio Prohias
Inks:
Antonio Prohias
Title:
The Sights and Sounds of the U.S.A.: Washington, D.C.
Synopsis:
Satirical example of a typical neighborhood in the nation's capitol.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Larry Siegel; Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks:
Paul Coker, Jr.
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Nearsighted Voodoo Priest
Synopsis:
A voodoo priest with vision problems confuses an infant with his fetish doll.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin
Inks:
Don Martin
Letters:
typeset
Title:
When Today's Celebrities Become Tomorrow's Historical Heroes
Synopsis:
How future generations will glorify current celebrities Harold Stassen, Hyman Rickover, Elizabeth Taylor and the news team of Chet Huntley and David Brinkley.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Jack Rickard
Inks:
Jack Rickard
Letters:
typeset
Title:
How Bad Childhood Habits Can Help In a Congressional Career
Synopsis:
Examples of politicians acting childishly.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Stan Hart
Pencils:
Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks:
Paul Coker, Jr.
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #42 (Spring 1983)
Title:
Why Not Warnings on All Packages?
Synopsis:
Warning labels are required for all consumer products, not just cigarettes.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Stan Hart
Pencils:
Bob Clarke
Inks:
Bob Clarke
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Lighter Side of Going to the Movies
Synopsis:
Examples of ironies and frustrations that come with viewing a film in a theater.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Dave Berg
Pencils:
Dave Berg
Inks:
Dave Berg
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Twisted Mad Tales For Twisted Mad Readers
Characters:
Fred Gwynne [as Francis Muldoon]; Joe E. Ross [as Gunther Toody]
Synopsis:
Modern fairy tales built around modern people.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Jim Mildon
Pencils:
George Woodbridge
Inks:
George Woodbridge
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
Characters:
The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
Synopsis:
The Gray Spy lures the other two spies into injuring themselves on a train.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Antonio Prohias
Pencils:
Antonio Prohias
Inks:
Antonio Prohias
Title:
Drawn Out Dramas
Script:
Sergio Aragones
Pencils:
Sergio Aragones
Inks:
Sergio Aragones
Notes:
Cartoons drawn in the margins of random pages.
Title:
Mr. Nudnick
Characters:
James Franciscus [as Mr. Nudnick]; Dean Jagger[as Mr. Vey]
Synopsis:
Parody of the television show "Mr. Novak"; a high school English teacher earns the respect of students and faculty alike, even though he's a meddlesome pain.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Arnie Kogen
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Letters:
typeset
Title:
What's Really Behind South American Unrest?
Synopsis:
Portrayal of what is the cause of unrest in South America.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Al Jaffee
Pencils:
Al Jaffee
Inks:
Al Jaffee
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Inside back cover.
Title:
Self-Portrait
Synopsis:
A man creates a painting by killing himself.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
NG
PG
CVR
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
6
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CGCxJSA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
6
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