Charlie Brown spoof. Letter from (and photo of) William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Norman Mingo cover. Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Joe Orlando, and Dave Berg art.
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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman
Pencils:
Norman Mingo (signed)
Inks:
Norman Mingo (signed)
Colors:
Norman Mingo (signed)
STORY DETAILS
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jerry DeFuccio ?
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
The letters page includes a letter signed by Star Trek producer Gene Roddenberry and actors William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, commenting on Mad's parody of them. A photo of Shatner and Nimoy, in costume, reading the issue, is included.
Title:
Will Success Spoil Charlie Brown?
Characters:
Charlie Brown; Lucy Van Pelt; Linus Van Pelt; Schroeder; Pig Pen; Violet; Snoopy; Patty; Shermie
Synopsis:
A former friend of Charlie Brown of the Peanuts comic strip visits the old neighborhood and finds that the characters of the strip have let success change them.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Larry Siegel
Pencils:
Jack Rickard
Inks:
Jack Rickard
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #36 (Fall 1981)
Title:
Letters to a Congressman...That Were Answered By Form Letters By That Congressman
Synopsis:
A constituent tries to communicate with his Congressman, but only gets a form letter response that can't even get his name right.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Peter Andrews
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #42 (Spring 1983)
Title:
Out West
Synopsis:
A man driving in the desert is menaced by a flock of vultures.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
A Mad Look at Sky Diving
Synopsis:
A cynical examination of the equipment and training that comes with sky diving.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils:
Jack Davis
Inks:
Jack Davis
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #41 (Winter 1982)
Title:
Drawn Out Dramas
Script:
Sergio Aragones
Pencils:
Sergio Aragones
Inks:
Sergio Aragones
Notes:
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
Title:
Mad Graffiti
Synopsis:
Examples of humorous graffiti allegedly found on the walls of public restroom stalls.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Arnie Kogen
Pencils:
Bob Clarke
Inks:
Bob Clarke
Letters:
Bob Clarke
Title:
Honest Comments on TV
Characters:
Robert Kennedy; Pete Franklin; Richard Nixon; Lawrence Spivak; Lyndon Johnson
Synopsis:
How different genres of TV shows would be affected if the interviewees told the truth instead of sticking to safe talking points.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Jack Rickard
Inks:
Jack Rickard
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Mad Library of Extremely Thin Books
Synopsis:
A collection of books with very little content.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
The bookends are the right and left halves of Alfred E. Neuman's head.
Title:
Spy Vs. Spy
Characters:
The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis:
The White Spy thinks he's discovered The Black Spy's secret sub base.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Antonio Prohias
Pencils:
Antonio Prohias (signed)
Inks:
Antonio Prohias (signed)
Title:
Air Pollution Problems of the Future
Synopsis:
New types of air pollution that will be caused by new social movements.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Sy Reit
Pencils:
George Woodbridge
Inks:
George Woodbridge
Letters:
typeset
Title:
You Know You're Really Married When...
Synopsis:
Examples of behavior changes couples undergo after being married for a while.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Phil Hahn; Jack Hanrahan
Pencils:
Paul Coker Jr.
Inks:
Paul Coker Jr.
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #5 (1971)
Title:
The Lighter Side of Clothes
Synopsis:
Satirical look at American fashion and its effect on perception of other people.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Dave Berg
Pencils:
Dave Berg
Inks:
Dave Berg
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Welcome Aboard Speeches
Synopsis:
If passengers got welcome speeches on other means of transportation like they do on airlines.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Sy Reit
Pencils:
Joe Orlando
Inks:
Joe Orlando
Letters:
typeset
Title:
One Day Last Summer
Synopsis:
Two bums find a bottle they think contains liquor.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #5 (1971)
Title:
Mad's Medical Mother Goose
Synopsis:
Nursery rhymes written to satirize the medical profession.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Larry Siegel
Pencils:
Al Jaffee
Inks:
Al Jaffee
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Spy Vs. Spy
Characters:
The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis:
The Black Spy tries to plant a listening device in the White Spy's headquarters.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Antonio Prohias
Pencils:
Antonio Prohias (signed)
Inks:
Antonio Prohias (signed)
Title:
The "Sam Pebbles"
Characters:
Steve McQueen [as Jake Holenhead]; Candice Bergen [as Shrilly DuGood]; Edgar Bergen; Richard Crenna [as the Captain]; Richard Attenborough [as Reverend DuGood]; Mako [as the coolie]; Emmanuelle Arsan [as Dingaling]; Mao tse-Tung; Chou en-Lai
Synopsis:
In a parody of the film "The Sand Pebbles," a surly sailor aboard a U.S. Naval vessel meets a corrupt priest and his dimwitted daughter in Southeast Asia.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
8
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
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
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
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
8
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