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Issue: Mad #129
Publication Date: September 1969
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Issues: #129 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: 20 (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
Format Notes:  
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Mad Widens the Generation Gap

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): Alfred E. Neuman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Don Martin Takes a Look at a Fairy Tale

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
Synopsis: Gruesome retelling of the story of Rapunzel.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #10 published January 1973
as Don Martin Takes A Look At A Fairy Tale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
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): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A lighthouse keeper has his subscription copy of Mad delivered by a pelican.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Mad Origami Zoo of Cliche Creatures

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Guiseppe Baggi
Inker(s): Guiseppe Baggi
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ecchology Dept.
Synopsis: Origami figures folded out of paper with specific images printed on the paper for ironic effect.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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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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The Brother Hoods

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kissy-Kissy Bang-Bang Dept.
Character(s): Frank Gilletta; Krankie; Vengie; Enema; The Italian Anti-Defamation League [Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin; Yogi Berra; Al Martino; Vince Lombardi]
Synopsis: An American marries into a Sicilian family, travels to Sicily in order to join the Mafia, and finds that nobody there belongs to the Mafia.
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Pages: 6
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Don Martin Takes Another Look at the Same Fairy Tale

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: Rapunzel deals with two suitors.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #10 published January 1973
as Don Martin Takes Another Look at the Same Fairy Tale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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The Mad Primer of Bigots, Extremists and Other Loose Ends

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs; Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): It Must Have Been Something They Hate Dept.
Synopsis: An examination of various political and social extremist movements, done as a children's reading primer.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #10 published January 1973
as The Mad Primer of Bigots Extremists and Other Loose Ends [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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The Mad Approach Toward Bridging the Generation Gap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Dowd
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Chide Psychology Dept.
Synopsis: Outlining a right way and a wrong way to deal with teenage behavioral problems.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: One of the panels reprints Norman Mingo's cover for this issue.
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The Anatomy of a Movie Ad Campaign

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Screen-Ploy Dept.
Synopsis: Ads for a film trace the film's release from pre-release teaser through various ancillary bookings to re-release under a different title.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #30 published January 1980
as The Anatomy of a Movie Ad Campaign [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Status Seeking

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: Satire of upwardly mobile people.
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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 White Spy traps the Black Spy with a hot air balloon.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Look at Dogs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt and Jest Dept.
Synopsis: Various situations satirizing people and their dogs.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #10 published January 1973
as A Mad Look At Dogs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] published January 2010
as A Mad Look at Dogs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Mad Gray Paper: The State of Our Cities

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Putting Down Town Dept.
Character(s): Harry Reasoner [as Harry Reasonable]
Synopsis: A television news crew does a documentary on inner city housing conditions.
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Pages: 5
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Don Martin Take a Last Look at the Same Fairy Tale

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: Rapunzel gives the prince a shock.
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Pages: 1
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Dr. Benjamin Spock Teenager Care

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bringing Up Fodder Dept.
Synopsis: Advice guide on how to raise and cope with a teen.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #10 published January 1973
as Dr. Benjamin Spock Teenager Care [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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Jewella

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): Filly of Soul Dept.
Character(s): Diahann Carroll [as Jewella Baker]; Lloyd Nolan [as Dr. Chicklet]; Marc Copage [as Corney Baker]; Lurene Tuttle [as Nurse Slobby]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Julia," a stunningly beautiful, successful nurse tries to raise her son on her own and search for a husband at the same time.
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Pages: 5
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A Dove's Eye View of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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): Put Up Your "Dukes" Dept.
Synopsis: The leaders of the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces are pictures, all with John Wayne's face replacing their own.
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Pages: 1
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What Were the Investigations Into the "Pueblo Affair" Really Looking For?

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: The military searches for a scapegoat for the capture of a U.S. intelligence craft by North Korea.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Ultra-White Toothpaste Commercial

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Colorist(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A TV Ad We'd Like To See
Synopsis: In a parody of the Ultra-Brite toothpaste TV campaign, a blown kiss to a window washer leads to tragedy.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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