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COVER DETAILS
Pencils:
Jack Rickard
Inks:
Jack Rickard
Colors:
Jack Rickard
Letters:
typeset
STORY DETAILS
Title:
A Mad Burst
Characters:
O.J. Simpson
Synopsis:
O.J. Simpson leaps a car in a parody of his appearances on Hertz Car Rental TV ads.
Pages:
0.125
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Cartoon appears on the letters page.
Title:
The Omenous
Characters:
Gregory Peck [as Mr. Ambassador]; Lee Remick [as Mrs. Ambassador]; Billie Whitelaw [as Mrs. Warlock]; David Warner [as Jennings]; Patrick Troughton [as the priest]; Leo McKern [as the exorcist]; Harvey Stephens [as Demon]
Synopsis:
In a parody of the film "The Omen," an out-of-touch upper class couple find that they're raising Satan's little boy.
Pages:
7.000
Script:
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils:
Harry North
Inks:
Harry North
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 Morning in a Courtroom
Synopsis:
An attorney makes an overly aggressive summation.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Mad's "Customized" Skateboards
Synopsis:
Skateboards altered to appeal to various demographics.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Paul Peter Porges
Pencils:
Bob Jones
Inks:
Bob Jones
Letters:
typeset
Title:
A Little Kid's Guide to Understanding the News
Synopsis:
Applying political terms to situations specific to the life of a child.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Jack Davis
Inks:
Jack Davis
Letters:
typeset
Title:
More What's the Story...?
Synopsis:
Pictures as word balloons show what led up to the depicted scene.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Don Edwing
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Literary Yellow Pages
Synopsis:
Yellow Pages ads for famous characters from famous novels.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
The picture of James Bond in the James Bond ad is by Mort Drucker and is reprinted from a previous Mad Bond parody.
Title:
One Afternoon While Running an Errand
Synopsis:
A boy leaves his skateboard unattended in the wrong neighborhood.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
It's Adding Insult to Injury When...
Synopsis:
Bad situations that get worse.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Lou Silverstone
Pencils:
Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Inks:
Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Lighter Side of Winning
Synopsis:
People handling victory with humorous lack of grace.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Dave Berg
Pencils:
Dave Berg
Inks:
Dave Berg
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Human Race
Synopsis:
Examples of what motivates different groups of people to compete.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Arnoldo Franchioni
Pencils:
Arnoldo Franchioni; ? (photo)
Inks:
Arnoldo Franchioni; ? (photo)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
American Jokes They're Telling in Poland
Synopsis:
A series of jokes satirizing stereotypical American life.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Paul Coker Jr.
Inks:
Paul Coker Jr.
Letters:
typeset
Title:
A Mad Look at Winter
Synopsis:
Series of cartoons satirizing life during winter.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Sergio Aragones
Pencils:
Sergio Aragones
Inks:
Sergio Aragones
Title:
A Mad Look at Some Exciting New Job Opportunities
Synopsis:
Examples of new jobs being created by new technology, and by the regulations governing that technology.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Paul Peter Porges
Pencils:
Al Jaffee
Inks:
Al Jaffee
Letters:
typeset
Title:
One Evening at a Banquet Saluting an Outstanding American
Synopsis:
An honoree has a surprising physical trait.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Welcome Back, Klodder
Characters:
Gabe Kaplan [as Gab Klodder]; Marcia Strassman [as Mrs. Klodder]; John Travolta [as Winnie Booberino]; Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs [as Washingtongue]; Robert Hegyes [as Juan Ecchstein]; Ron Palillo [as Arnold Horseshot]; John Sylvester White [as Mr. Woodmind]; Henny Youngman [as Uncle Henny]
Synopsis:
In a parody of the TV series "Welcome Back, Kotter," a teacher who tells bad jokes teaches a class of inner city youths who tell worse jokes.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Lou Silverstone
Pencils:
Angelo Torres (signed)
Inks:
Angelo Torres (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #42 (Spring 1983)
Title:
What's the Best Thing to Use to See Stars?
Synopsis:
Used wrong, it can be a revelation.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Al Jaffee
Pencils:
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks:
Al Jaffee (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #105 (July 1995)
Notes:
Inside back cover.
Title:
The New Yorker
Synopsis:
Parody of New Yorker Magazine; The famous New Yorker aristocrat finds his modern city has become a dangerous place.
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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
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
8
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