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Issue: Mad #161
Publication Date: September 1973
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Issues: #161 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: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Inker(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Colorist(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts 13

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Colorist(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): Bob Clarke
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of the comic strip "Ripley's Believe It or Not", including why women don't get ulcers and a farmer trying to raise meatloaf.
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Pages: 1
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The Poopsidedown Adventure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tidal Wave of Nausea Dept.
Character(s): Gene Hackman [as Reverend Shout]; Ernest Borgnine [as Mr. Rougho]; Red Buttons [as Mr. Martyr]; Carol Linley [as Ninny]; Shelley Winters [as Bellow Roseman]; Jack Albertson [as Hammy Roseman]; Leslie Neilsen [as The Captain]; Stella Stevens [as Limber Rougho]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Poseidon Adventure," an odd collection of odd passengers try to escape a capsized ocean liner.
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Pages: 8
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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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More Mad Phototoons

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Brandel
Penciller(s): ? (photo); Bob Clarke
Inker(s): ? (photo); Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Photo Finishes Dept.
Synopsis: Wire photos have drawings added beyond their borders for satirical effect.
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Pages: 2
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Crime Foilers For the Average Citizen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Props and Robbers Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of gadgets that will protect an average citizen from criminals.
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Pages: 6
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An Offer They Couldn't Refuse

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ronnie Nathan
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Money Squawks Dept.
Synopsis: A poem satirizing the U.S. government's attempt to buy a peace settlement with Vietnam.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The poem is illustrated with photo reproductions of various world currency.
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One Morning in Marrakesh

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 tourist tries to use a flying carpet.
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Pages: 1
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Fairy Tales Continued

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Twice Upon a Time Dept.
Synopsis: The consequences of the happy endings of various fairy tales are presented.
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Pages: 4
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A Mad Look at Tarzan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lord of the Bungle Dept.
Character(s): Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Jane Porter
Synopsis: Humorous twists on well-known elements of the Tarzan legend.
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Pages: 4
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The Lighter Side of Fun

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 how people try to relax.
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Pages: 5
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One Afternoon in Switzerland

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 tourist uses a pay telescope to view the Alps.
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Pages: 1
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Protest Songs For Life's Everyday Complaints

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Refrain in the Neck Dept.
Synopsis: The lyrics of sixties era protest songs are altered to more mundane subjects.
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Pages: 4
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What's In a Name?

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Brandel
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Letter Openers Dept.
Synopsis: Particular letters in names of famous people are enlarged to provide a satirical comment on those celebrities.
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Pages: 2
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The Old Ball Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias (signed)
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fortune Kookie Dept.
Synopsis: A fortune teller doesn't see the whole picture.
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Pages: 1
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Idjit Love Ernie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres (signed)
Inker(s): Angelo Torres (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ecchnic Humor Dept.
Character(s): David Birney [as Ernie Feinberg]; Meredith Baxter [Idjit Fitzpatrick]; Harold J. Stone [as Manny Feinberg]; Bibi Osterwald [as Sadie Feinberg]; David Doyle [as Walter Fitzpatrick]; Audra Lindley [as Amy Fitzpatrick]; Ned Glass [as Uncle Schmoe]; Robert Sampson [as Father Mike]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV show "Bridget Loves Bernie," a Jewish man marries a Catholic woman and together they try to deal with their bigoted, stereotype in-laws.
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Pages: 5
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One Evening in Spain

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 tourists dine in a Spanish restaurant.
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What Is the Worst Form of Capital Punishment?

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: You don't have to be a criminal to suffer from Capital punishment.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Gore
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Another Mad Mini-Poster
Character(s): Richard Nixon
First Line: You can fool some of the people all of the time
Synopsis: Richard Nixon gloats about being dishonest.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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