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Issue: Mad #119
Publication Date: June 1968
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Issues: #119 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/19/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 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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Balmy and Clod [We rib bank-robbers]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Inker(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Colorist(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Faye Dunaway [as Balmy Parker]; Warren Beatty [as Clod Barrow]; Alfred E. Neuman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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One Day in the Park

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Colorist(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A man sitting on a bench is annoyed by another man with a kaleidoscope.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Balmy and Clod

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): We Rib Bank Robbers Dept.
Character(s): Warren Beatty [as Clod Barrow]; Faye Dunaway [as Balmy Parker]; Michael J. Pollard [as C.W. Mess]; Gene Hackman [as Cluck Barrow]; Estelle Parsons [as Blunjid Barrow]; Denver Pyle [as The Sheriff]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Bonnie and Clyde," two really adorable bumpkins decide to embark on a life of crime.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as Balmy and Clod [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #30 published January 1980
as Balmy and Clod [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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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
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One Day in the Jungle

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 jungle man tries to grab a beautiful explorer, but misses.
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Take Off Take-Off Dept.
Synopsis: Mad revises the 1040-A tax form to meet contemporary needs.
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Pages: 2
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Me and My Big Mouth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dean Norman
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tongue-In-Check Dept.
Synopsis: People make grandiose statements, only to see them actually happen.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Mad Fad-and-Fetish Primer

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): As Mania Goes, So Goes the Nation Dept.
Synopsis: An examination of fads and fetishes in American society, presented in the form of a children's primer.
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Pages: 3
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Mad's 1968 All-Star Basketball Teams

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hoopla Dept.
Synopsis: A collection of biographies of the freaks and psychos named to this particular 1968 All-American basketball team.
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Pages: 5
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What Is a Square?

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Till the Clods Roll By Dept.
Synopsis: Analysis of what makes someone a social outcast in current society.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as What is a Square? [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Hobbies

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: Satirical look at what people collect and why.
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Pages: 4
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You Know You're Really a Parent When...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Hahn; Jack Hanrahan
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Birth of the Blues Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of signs that you've become just like your parents.
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Pages: 2
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Songs of Wealth, Possessions, Greed, Property and Creeping Materialism

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Status Woe Dept.
Synopsis: The lyrics of popular songs are altered to reflect contemporary greed.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as Songs of Wealth, Possessions, Greed, Property and Creeping Materialism [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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A Mad Portfolio of Some Famous "Protest Buttons" We'd Like to See Worn By Some Famous People

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Brandel
Penciller(s): ? (photo); Max Brandel
Inker(s): ? (photo); Max Brandel
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pins and Needles Dept.
Character(s): Hubert Humphrey; Jerry Lewis; Richard Nixon; Robert Kennedy; Ethel Kennedy; Gamel Abdul Nasser; Ronald Reagan; J. Edgar Hoover; Sophia Loren; Julie Andrews; Billy Graham; Twiggy; Lyndon Johnson; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Wire photos of politicians and celebrities with ironic protest buttons added to their lapels.
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Pages: 5
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Personalized Absence Notes

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pro's Prose Dept.
Synopsis: Absence notes done in styles that would suggest the author's career.
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Pages: 3
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The Invasioners

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Science Affliction Dept.
Character(s): Roy Thinnes [as David Blintzint]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "The Invaders," a lone human tries to warn an uncaring world about the invasion of inept aliens.
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Pages: 5
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One Day in an Office

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 secretary is suspicious of another secretary's proficiency at typing.
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Pages: 1
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What Dedicated Group Does a Lot of Planting, and Yet Nothing Ever Comes of It

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: Showing how the Mafia are eco-friendly.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Shill Gasoline Commercial

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Colorist(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A TV Ad We'd Like To See
Synopsis: In a parody of Shell Oil TV commercials, a test car blows past the mileage marker competing gasoline brands take the test car, and unfortunately over a cliff.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as The Shill Gasoline Commercial [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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