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Issue: Mad #115
Publication Date: December 1967
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Issues: #115 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/03/1967
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color (#1-23, 400-550); color cover with black & white interior (#24-399)
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US (#1-23); magazine size (#24 onward)
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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We Don't Try Very Hard

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Button is a parody of the then-current Avis Car Rental advertising campaign: "We're number 2, but we try harder".
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Star Blecch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Waste of Space Dept.
Character(s): William Shatner [as Captain Kook]; Leonard Nimoy [as Mr. Spook]; DeForrest Kelley [as Dr. BeCoy]; Nichelle Nichols [as the phone operator]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Star Trek," an intrepid but incompetent crew of space explorers tries to combat a plague ravaging a planetary population.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: The leader of the planetary council is drawn in the style of Mad artist Don Martin. Charlie Brown makes a cameo flying a kite in deep space.
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Marginal Thinking Dept.
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Miscellaneous
Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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When the Hertz-Avis Rivalry Really Gets Out of Hand

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): 2 Against 1 Dept.
Synopsis: Ads for Hertz and Avis Car Rental companies devolve into name-calling.
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In Content Item: FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] published March 1984
as When the Hertz-Avis Rivalry Really Gets Out of hand [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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In a Super Market

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A man shopping in a grocery story keeps causing accidents.
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Pages: 2
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TV Coverage of an Off-Year Election

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Poll-Bearers Dept.
Synopsis: A network news department tries to make a non-Presidential election interesting.
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Pages: 3
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Mad Mintlies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Garvin
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Phrasing a Coin Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Coins and paper money that reflect specific situations by the pictures engraved on them.
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Pages: 1
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The Evolution of Dating

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Labor of Love Dept.
Synopsis: Comparisons of dating rituals from three distinct eras.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Protest Buttons Through History

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pins and Needles Dept.
Synopsis: Modern protest label buttons whose slogans have a historical context.
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Pages: 2
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A Portfolio of Mad Blooming-Idiosyncrasies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Flowery Language Dept.
Synopsis: Different terms illustrated by types of flowers.
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Pages: 3
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Prodigy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rapping the Gifted Dept.
Synopsis: A niche magazine aimed at young geniuses.
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Pages: 5
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The Lighter Side of Young Marrieds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg's Eye View Dept.
Synopsis: A satirical look at couples just beginning married life.
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Pages: 4
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Mad's Pictoral Political Dictionary

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Brandel
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Glossary Prints Dept.
Character(s): Lyndon Johnson; Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson; Robert Kennedy; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Real life photos ironically juxtaposed with common phrases.
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Pages: 2
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Grim Pix

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Car Sick Dept.
Character(s): James Garner [as Pete Arrogant]; Yves Montand [as Jean-Beware Sadiste]; Brian Bedford [as Gott Stardded]; Jessica Walter [as Pat Stardded]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Grand Prix," three arrogant race car drivers compete against each other to see who can win the most races and bed the most women.
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Pages: 6
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Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Behind the Odd-Ball Dept.
Character(s): Johnny Carson
Synopsis: In a parody of the comic panel "Ripley's Believe It Or Not," examples of unusual occurrences and odd people.
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Pages: 1
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What Is One of the Really Exciting Possibilities of a Psychedelic "Trip"?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
Synopsis: Commentary on the ultimate consequences of experimenting with hallucinogenic substances.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Isn't That Yul Brynner Behind Those Fister Glints?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Inker(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Colorist(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Foster Grant sunglasses print ads; A big star can safely perform embarrassing acts behind the anonymity provided by Fister Glint sunglasses.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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