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Issue: Mad #128
Publication Date: July 1969
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Issues: #128 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (16 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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I will never read class in Mad

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Colorist(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Hawk's-Eye View of the United States

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Brandel
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Colorist(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A map of the United States, adjusted to reflect the country's involvement in Vietnam.
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Pages: 1
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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 astronaut has his subscription copy of Mad delivered to his orbiting spacecraft by an alien.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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The Guru of Ours

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pot at the End of the Rainbow Dept.
Character(s): Liza Minnelli [as Dorothy]; Tiny Tim [as Auntie Em]; Dustin Hoffman [as The Munchkin King]; Pat Boone [as The Square]; George Hamilton [as The Snob]; Michael J. Pollard [as The Psycho]; Ed Sullivan [as The Guru]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film version of "The Wizard of Oz," a rural girl is borne by a tornado into a strange and bizarre land: A modern urban center.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Mort Drucker slips Schroeder from the "Peanuts" comic strip into the background of page 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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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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On a Saturday Afternoon

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 spends a less-than-successful afternoon skydiving.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Nature Study Guide

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Brandel; Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fair Game Dept.
Character(s): Jane Fonda; Spiro Agnew; Richard Burton; Elizabeth Taylor; Bob Dylan; Mao tse-Tung; Doris Day; Fidel Castro; Tiny Tim; Gamel Abdel Nasser; Charles DeGaulle; Adam Clayton Powell
Synopsis: Photos of celebrity faces are superimposed on the bodies of common animals for ironic effect.
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Pages: 3
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The Heart Transplant

Story  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): Pump and Circumstances Dept.
Synopsis: A man gets a heart transplant.
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Pages: 2
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Mad's "Foreign Film Producer of the Year"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rib A Dubbed Dub Dept.
Character(s): Hugh Downs; Carlo Levinetini
Synopsis: Mad interviews a film producer who is more interested in the quality of his profits than the quality of his films.
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Pages: 4
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One Day in a Hospital 2

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 wife visits her husband in the hospital and depresses him with all the bad news of the world.
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Pages: 1
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You Know You're Really Overweight When...

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): Evaluating the Pound Dept.
Synopsis: Various examples of how to spot when you've let yourself go.
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Pages: 2
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Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Protest Newspaper Story

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Picket Yourself Dept.
Synopsis: Generic newspaper article on a protest march with blanks at key places and multiple options to use for those blanks to customize the story to the actual event.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Amusement Parks

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 and bad behavior at amusement parks.
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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 traps the White Spy using an octopus.
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Pages: 1
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Some "Greeting Cards to the Newlyweds" We'd Like to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Hunter; Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): For Better or Verse Dept.
Synopsis: Greeting cards that point out the commercial cynicism of weddings.
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Pages: 3
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One Day in a Sawmill

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's severed hands are reattached.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes: At a Laundry & Dry Cleaners

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inside-Ouch Dept.
Synopsis: Cynical look at the inner workings of a professional laundry.
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Pages: 2
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A Mad Portfolio of Appropriate Comic Strip Sound Effects

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Dowd
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset; Bob Clarke
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Punch in the Noise Dept.
Character(s): Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. A. Mutt; Jeff; Charlie Brown; Dagwood Bumstead; Mr. Dithers; Daddy Warbucks; Beetle Bailey; Mary Perkins; Dick Tracy
Synopsis: Comic strips with sound effects that have multiple meanings.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #36 [$1.75 Cover Price] published January 1981
as A Mad Portfolio of Appropriate Comic Strip Sound Effects [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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The Heist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Safe on Second Dept.
Synopsis: A safe-cracker must work on the move.
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In Content Item: FlagMad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] published January 2010
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Pages: 2
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A Mad Look at Two College Generations

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): Rah-Rah-Riot Dept.
Synopsis: Comparison of the behavior of college classes of 1949 and 1969 from the same university.
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Pages: 5
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What Is the One Unhappiness Almost All Modern Parents Are Sure to Share with Their Children

Story  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: One thing never changes when it comes to raising children.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Tomb of the Unknown Smoker

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee ?
Inker(s): Al Jaffee ?
Colorist(s): Al Jaffee ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Model of a graveyard monument to smoking victims.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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