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Issue: Mad #141
Publication Date: March 1971
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Issues: #141 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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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 (18 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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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as 2 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #18 published January 1975 as The Psychology of Snoring [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] published March 1984 as The Psychology of Snoring [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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In This Issue: We Bomb Catch-All-22

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Colorist(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Miscellaneous
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): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A soldier has his subscription copy of Mad delivered to his assigned base.
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Pages: 0.5
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Catch-All-22

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): War Is Heller Dept.
Character(s): Alan Arkin [as Capt. Schmoessarian]; Martin Balsam [as Col. Catheter]; Richard Benjamin [as Major Dandy]; Art Garfunkel [as Capt. Nutly]; Jack Gilford [as Doc]; Jon Voight [as Lt. Wheelerdealer]; Anthony Perkins [as Chaplain Tapdance]; Paula Prentiss [as Nurse Ducky]; Orson Welles [as Gen. Draidle]; Donald Sutherland [as Hawkeye Pierce]; Elliott Gould [as Trapper John McIntyre]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Catch-22," at an American air base in the Italian Theater during World War II, a pilot tries everything he can think of to get out of the Army Air Force while insanity occurs all around him.
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Pages: 7
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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
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On a Streetcorner Downtown

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 construction worker pays for his confrontational attitude.
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Pages: 1
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Mad Clippings to Leave Lying Around

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alphonse Normandia
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Printer's Devilment Dept.
Synopsis: Newspaper clippings that teens can use to bolster their arguments against their parents.
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Pages: 2
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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 sets a giant mouse trap for the Black Spy.
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Pages: 1
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Get It Out of Your System Land

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sy Reit
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Abusement Park Dept.
Synopsis: Theme park that allows patrons to perform anti-social acts.
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Pages: 3
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A Mad Look at Obedience Training

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dean Norman
Penciller(s): Dean Norman
Inker(s): Dean Norman
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): New Leash on Life Dept.
Synopsis: If canine obedience training techniques were applied to humans.
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Pages: 2
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Marching Songs for Crusaders, Militants and Assorted, Sundry Non-Conformists

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Parade Unrest Dept.
Synopsis: Old standards with new lyrics satirizing rebels in society.
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Pages: 3
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The Snowy Air Force Base

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hawks and Doves
Character(s): Major Hawks; Private Doves
Synopsis: Private Doves manages to turn a base runway into a gigantic peace symbol.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Shopping Center

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): Inside-Ouch! Dept.
Synopsis: Examination of the behind the scenes antics of employees at a modern shopping center.
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Pages: 2
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One Hot Day on the Desert

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 thirsty man in the desert gets a disappointment from a mirage.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Look at Tropical Fish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Doud
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tanks a Million Dept.
Synopsis: Overview of the types of tropical fish available as pets and their care.
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Pages: 5
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You Never Really Get Used to...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Queasy Does It Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of ordinary things in life that can make a person nervous.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Clubs and Organizations

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 clubs and the behavior of members.
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Pages: 5
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One Evening in a Bath Tub

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: Two parents remove the bath tub toy of their pride and joy.
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Pages: 1
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The Psychology of Snoring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sleeper Play Dept.
Synopsis: The word balloons of sleeping individuals are drawn to indicate the mood of the sleeping person.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #18 published January 1975
as The Psychology of Snoring [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] published March 1984
as The Psychology of Snoring [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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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 tries to switch a booby-trapped satchel with The Black Spy's satchel.
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Pages: 1
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How-Are-Ya, Five-0?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres (signed)
Inker(s): Angelo Torres (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Aloha-ha-ha Dept.
Character(s): Jack Lord [as Steve McGarrish]; James MacArthur [as Dummy Williams]; Cam Fong [as Gung-Ho]; Zulu [as Loco]; Leo G. Carroll [as Mr. Asmus]; Zsa Zsa Gabor [as Mrs. Asmus]; Buddy Hackett [as Rocky]; George C. Scott [as Benson O'Connor]; Richard Denning [as The Governor]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Hawaii Five-0," a dense police detective and his squad of equally dense subordinates search Hawaii for a missing Hawaiian artifact.
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Pages: 6
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What Is Contributing Most to the Breakdown of Communication Between People?

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: One can't communicate if one can't get a dial tone.
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Pages: 1
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Pinocchio

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Colorist(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Scenes We'd Like to See
Character(s): Pinocchio; Geppetto; The Blue Fairy
Synopsis: Geppetto's discovery of Pinocchio's sudden animation leads to an unexpected result.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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