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Issue: Mad #126
Publication Date: April 1969
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Issues: #126 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 1969
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
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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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Who Needs You?

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Norman Mingo [as James Montgomery Mingo] (signed)
Inker(s): Norman Mingo [as James Montgomery Mingo] (signed)
Colorist(s): Norman Mingo [as James Montgomery Mingo] (signed)
Letterer(s): Norman Mingo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman [as Uncle Sam]
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Pages: 1
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Mad's Color Puzzle Page

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Colorist(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satire of comic book activity pages; Find things beginning with the letter 'a', color the picture, find the number in the colored dots, and determine which two pictures are the same.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nick Meglin ?
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: An Eskimo has his subscription copy of Mad delivered to his igloo by a walrus.
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Pages: 0.67
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A Mad Look at the Diseases of Our Sick Society

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): The Malady Lingers On Dept.
Synopsis: Wire photos are labeled with the names of actual diseases for ironic effect.
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Pages: 3
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Familiar Affair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kiddie-Litter Dept.
Character(s): Brian Keith [as Uncle Bilge]; Sebastian Cabot [as Mr. Stench]; Kathy Garver [as Sassy]; Annissa Jones [as Boffy]; Johnny Whitaker [as Jokey]
Synopsis: Parody of the TV series "Family Affair"; a bachelor and his butler reluctantly take in the three sickeningly adorable children of his dead brother.
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Pages: 4
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A Mad Look at Hugh vs. Helen

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ronnie Nathan
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Editorial Whee! Dept.
Character(s): Hugh Hefner; Helen Gurley Brown
Synopsis: A comparison, in verse, between Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner and Cosmopolitan publisher Helen Gurley Brown.
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Pages: 1
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Outside a Novelty Shop

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 seeks a means of avenging a practical joke played on him.
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Pages: 3
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Mad's 1968-'69 Football Low Lights

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Insane Replays Dept.
Synopsis: National Football League plays are examined from the perspective of the triumphant participant and from the perspective of the participant defeated.
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Pages: 4
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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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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias (signed)
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy tries to infiltrate the White Spy's headquarters through its sewage system.
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Pages: 1
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If Comic Strips Covered the Burning Issues of the Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Ridgeway
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pen-and-Inculcation Dept.
Character(s): Superman; Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Beetle Bailey; Sgt. Orville Snorkel; Capt. Scabbard; Snoopy; Mandrake the Magician; Lothar; Popeye; Olive Oyl; Wellington J. Wimpy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Various comic strips have current social issues injected into their story lines.
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In Content Item: FlagMad #503 published May 2010
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Pages: 3
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Mad's "Late Show" Cliche Movie Scripts: The "Opera" Movie

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Purvis
Penciller(s): Bruce Stark (signed)
Inker(s): Bruce Stark (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Trite & True Dept.
Synopsis: Cliche scenes from the "Opera Movie" genre are assembled into a movie script.
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at an Airport

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inside-Ouch Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of less-than-admirable events occurring at a typical airport.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Comic strip character Steve Canyon makes a cameo as an airline pilot.
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You're in Trouble...When They Smile

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart; Chris Hart
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Grin and Beware It Dept.
Character(s): Charles DeGaulle; Mao-tse Tung; Stokely Carmichael; George Wallace
Synopsis: Examples of how you can sense that you're in an embarrassing or dangerous situation.
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Pages: 3
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In an Italian Restaurant

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 restaurant patron complains about his dish of spaghetti.
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Pages: 1
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The Mad Plan to Beautify America

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Road Show Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of how to reduce highway sign clutter by combining billboards and traffic signs.
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Pages: 4
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The Lighter Side of American Tourists

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: Examples of boorish behavior from American tourists abroad and from the foreign people entertaining those tourists.
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Pages: 5
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias (signed)
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy sets up an elaborate ruse to allow him entry to the White Spy's headquarters.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Look at...Frustration

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Kent
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Food for Thwart Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of frustrating incidents in life.
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Pages: 3
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Games People Play

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ronnie Nathan
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Come-On Denominator Dept.
Synopsis: A cynical look at contests perpetuated by businesses.
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Pages: 1
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The Typical "Success Story"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Double Standard of Living Dept.
Character(s): John Garfield [as Joey]; Lee J. Cobb [as Pop]; Shirley Booth [as Shirley]; Dustin Hoffman [as Ricky]; David Niven [as Dad]; Mia Farrow [as the Hippie Chick]; Candace Bergen [as Samantha]
Synopsis: Comparison of films with the plot of a young man searching for personal fulfillment, one made in the forties and the other made in the sixties.
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Pages: 5
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Which Modern Artist Is Most Successfully Communicating with His Audience?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Colorist(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
Synopsis: An ode to the modern newspaper cartoonist.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #36 [$1.75 Cover Price] published January 1981
as Which Modern Artist Is Most Successfully Communicating With His Audience? [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Beat Generation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Colorist(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A police officer chasing a crowd of anti-war protesters stops to attack a man not involved with the protest.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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