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Issue: A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn]
Publication Date: March 1984
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher:
On Sale Date: 1984
Volume:
Pages: 164
ISBN:
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Price: $4.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 48 (37 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein [as Albert B. Feldstein]
Disclose 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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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: magazine-size
Paper Stock:  
Binding: squarebound; softcover
Publishing Format: one-shot
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 30 times from some/all in other Issues.
reprinted 27 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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Through the Twisted Mind of Frank Jacobs

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Zaps The Human Race and other horrors
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Frank Jacobs
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
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Thank Goodness

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): 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.
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Pages: 1
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If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
From Content Item: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
was If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Parody of the Peanuts characters which maintains their real names.
Contains a few drug related references.
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If the World of Yesterday Faced the Conditions of Today

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Betsy Ross; Paul Revere; Duke Of Wellington; Benjamin Franklin; Hannibal
Synopsis: Altered Newspaper clippings of famous events to fit the 1970's.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #172 published January 1975
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: No artist credited.
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Casey at the Dice (With Apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The famous poem "Casey at the bat" updated with a casino theme.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #8 published January 1972
From Issue: FlagMad #124 published January 1969
From Content Item: FlagMad #124 published January 1969
was Casey at the Dice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Energy Crisis Newspaper Story

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Newspaper parody
Synopsis: A multiple choice fill in the blanks newspaper story.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #216 published July 1980
was Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Energy Crisis Newspaper Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Superduperman II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Movie Satire
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #226 published October 1981
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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U.S. Commemorative Stamps That We'll Never Get to See

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Political Satire
Character(s): Ed McMahon; Snoopy; Spiro T. Agnew
Synopsis: Comedic versions of special stamps.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #179 published December 1975
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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American Jokes They're Telling in Poland

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Political Satire
Synopsis: Jokes told by Polish people about Americans.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMad XL #10 published July 2001
From Issue: FlagMad #189 published March 1977
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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When TV Makes Full Use of Howard Cosell

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Howard Cosell; Ernie; Cookie Monster
Synopsis: Howard Cosell doing other things on TV besides sports.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #150 published April 1972
was When TV Makes Full Use of Howard Cosell [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Mad's "Lifetime-People" Chart

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Political Satire
Synopsis: A chart of people in our lives in order of importance.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #102 published April 1966
From Content Item: FlagMad #102 published April 1966
was Mad's "Lifetime - - People" Chart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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The Mad "Good News-Bad News" Book

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical gags
Synopsis: The good and bad in some of life's situations.
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From Issue: FlagMad #174 published April 1975
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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A 21st Century Guide to American Wildlife

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Jones
Inker(s): Bob Jones
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical gags
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #233 published September 1982
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Month Before Christmas

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Poem parody
Character(s): Santa Claus
Synopsis: A poem based on the Night Before Christmas.
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From Issue: FlagMad #132 published January 1970
From Content Item: FlagMad #132 published January 1970
was The Month Before Christmas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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If Sesame Street Branched out into Specialized Avenues of Education

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): TV Satire
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #203 published December 1978
was If Sesame Street Branched out into Specialized Avenues of Education [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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If People Were Labeled Like Products

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical gags
Synopsis: Certain Types of people labeled like Soup or medicine.
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From Issue: FlagMad #166 published April 1974
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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When CB-Type Code Language Is Used in Other Walks of Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical Satire
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.
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Pages: 3
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The Force and I The Mad "Star Wars" Musical

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Music Parody
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #203 published December 1978
was The Force and I - The Mad "Star Wars" Musical [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Exciting Abbreviations for Low Glamor Jobs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs; William McCole (Idea)
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical Satire
Synopsis: Unique initial lingo for disrespected jobs.
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From Issue: FlagMad #181 published March 1976
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Fairy Tales Continued or "What Happened After They Lived Happily Ever After"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical gags
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #161 published September 1973
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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When Those "Old Line" Comic Strips Follow the New Wave, Cerebral "Doonesbury" Trend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Comic strip parody
Character(s): 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.
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From Issue: FlagMad #200 published July 1978
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Bible Rave Magazine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Religious Satire
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #171 published December 1974
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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I Remember, I Remember the Wondrous Woodstock Music Fair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Poem parody
Synopsis: A poem dedicated to Woodstock.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #13 published January 1974
From Issue: FlagMad #134 published April 1970
From Content Item: FlagMad #134 published April 1970
was I Remember, I Remember the Wondrous Woodstock Music Fair [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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The New Army

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Political Satire
Synopsis: Stereotypical war movie scenes compared in the hard nosed past and the easy present.
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From Issue: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
was The New Army [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Mad Guide to Political Types

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Political Satire
Synopsis: Lists of characteristics that define people's political types such as Liberals; Conservatives; Leftists and Reactionaries.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #154 published October 1972
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Mad's Really Relevant Book Of Lists

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical Satire
Character(s): Richard Nixon
Synopsis: Series of lists that are more common with everyday life.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #225 published September 1981
was Mad's Really Relevant Book of Lists [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Obituaries for Comic Strip Characters

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Comic strip parody
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #106 published October 1966
From Content Item: FlagMad #106 published October 1966
was Obituaries for Comic Strip Characters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Mad's Rhyming Guide to Pro Football

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Poem Parody
Synopsis: Poems on each individual team position and staff of pro football.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
From Content Item: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
was Mad's Rhyming Guide to Pro Football [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Mad Clearance Catalogue of Unwanted Articles, Features, Gimmicks, and Premises

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical gags
Character(s): 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.
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From Issue: FlagMad #188 published January 1977
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Mad's Christmas Carols for The 1976 Holiday Season

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Music Parody
Synopsis: Sequence of famous christmas songs updated to fit current themes and times.
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From Issue: FlagMad #188 published January 1977
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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When the Hertz-Avis Rivalry Really Gets Out of hand

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): U.P.I. (photographs)
Inker(s): U.P.I. (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical Satire
Synopsis: Mocks ads focusing on the bitter Advertisement rivalry between Hertz and Avis.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #115 published December 1967
From Content Item: FlagMad #115 published December 1967
was When the Hertz-Avis Rivalry Really Gets Out of Hand [Photo Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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Bubble Gum Cards That Reveal the Real, Human Side of Athletes

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical Satire
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #202 published October 1978
was Bubble Gum Cards that Reveal the Real, Human Side of Athletes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Country Western Song

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Music Parody
Synopsis: A fill in the blanks country and western song.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #233 published September 1982
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Psychology of Snoring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical gags
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: What snoring looks like for certain types of people.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #141 published March 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #141 published March 1971
was The Psychology of Snoring [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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A Collection of Distinctive...Business and Social Cards...for the Mad World of Today

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical Satire
Synopsis: Business cards for certain businesses.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #178 published October 1975
was A Collection of Distinctive... Business and Social Cards ...For the Mad World of Today [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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If The World's Greatest Painters Drew the Comics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Comic Strip Parody
Character(s): Prissy Percy; Harrie; Carrie; Those Girls; Cool Cats; Tillie
Synopsis: Famous painters drawing comic strips in their unique style.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #137 published September 1970
was If The World's Greatest Painters Drew The Comics [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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The Bauble Hymn of the Republic

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Harry North
Inker(s): Harry North
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Poem Parody
Synopsis: Political poem parody based on the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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From Issue: FlagMad #187 published December 1976
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Pages: 2
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Unavoidable Exercises for the Urban Dweller

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical gags
Synopsis: A look at hectic life and the exercise people get everyday on a big city street.
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From Issue: FlagMad #165 published March 1974
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Pages: 2
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Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitude and Behavior

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical Satire
Synopsis: Certain topics are explored through life from ages 7, 14, 20, 35, 50, and 70.
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From Issue: FlagMad #133 published March 1970
From Content Item: FlagMad #133 published March 1970
was Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitudes and Behaviors [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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The Jogger with Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Poem parody
Synopsis: A poem based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven".
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From Content Item: FlagMad #214 published April 1980
was The Jogger, With Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Incredible Occult Magazine

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical Satire
Character(s): 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.
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From Issue: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
was Incredible Occult Magazine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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If Someone Today Received Those Gifts on The Twelve Days of Christmas

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs; Bill Doherty
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical Satire
Synopsis: Letters from a girlfriend to the guy who gave her the items on the twelve days of christmas song.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #204 published January 1979
was If Someone Today Received Those Gifts on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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If The Guinness Book of World Records Dealt with Everyday Life

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Topical Satire
Synopsis: Guinness Records more acceptable to everyday life.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #224 published July 1981
was If the Guinness Book of World Records Dealt With Everyday Life [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Mad Poetry Round Robin

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Poem parody
Character(s): 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.
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In Issue: FlagMad XL #10 published July 2001
From Issue: FlagMad #125 published March 1969
From Content Item: FlagMad #125 published March 1969
was The Mad Poetry Round Robin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself "Dear John Letter"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself
Synopsis: A fill in the blanks goodbye letter to your spouse or lover.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #210 published October 1979
was Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself "Dear John Letter" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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You Never Can Win with a Bigot!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Political Satire
Synopsis: Gags featuring politically incorrect bigotry.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #157 published March 1973
was You Never Can Win With A Bigot! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Who Killed the Country?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Political Satire
Character(s): American Bald Eagle
Synopsis: A topical political poem.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #206 published April 1979
was Who Killed the Country? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Through the Twisted Mind of Frank Jacobs

Illustration  on  Cover, Back
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Frank Jacobs
Synopsis: A reversed mirror image of the front cover.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back Cover.
Title Text and artwork are reversed.

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