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Issue: Mad #162
Publication Date: October 1973
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Issues: #162 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
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Content Items: 21 (15 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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FlagMad #501 published October 2009 as The MAD Vault 1973 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Norman Mingo
Inker(s): Norman Mingo
Colorist(s): Norman Mingo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry DeFuccio ?
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard; ? (photo)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters Dept.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Among the letters are two commenting on previous covers of Mad. Those covers are reprinted to illustrate the letters.
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Why Kill Yourself?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing (signed)
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr. (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr. (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A despondent black man puts himself amid a Ku Klux Klan meeting because he missed the latest issue of Mad.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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The Heartburn Kid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Love, Honor and Away! Dept.
Character(s): Charles Grodin [as Benny]; Candace Bergen [as Koolie Corker]; Jeannie Berlin [as Lulu]; Eddie Albert [as Mr. Corker]; Audra Lindley [as Mrs. Corker]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Heartbreak Kid," a shallow man commits adultery on his honeymoon.
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Pages: 7
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The Mad Motorist's Guide to American Wildlife

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kaufman (plot); Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bumper Stickers Dept.
Synopsis: How to identify the animals you just hit with your car.
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Pages: 4
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One Morning at a Bus Depot

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 opens the wrong door at a bus terminal.
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Pages: 1
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Fortune Cookies That Are Relevent

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo; Donald K. Epstein
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Chow Mein Liners Dept.
Synopsis: Fortune cookie fortunes are updated to reflect contemporary issues.
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Pages: 2
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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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You Know It's Really Summer When...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hot Shots Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of incidents that tell you summer is here.
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Pages: 3
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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)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy booby traps his safe.
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Pages: 1
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The Lighter Side of Crime in the Streets

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 ordinary people deal with crime.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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One Afternoon in the Northwest Territory

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 Native Americans sample some alcohol.
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Pages: 1
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Magazines For Neglected Sports

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Games of Nil Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of niche magazines for cult games and sports.
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Pages: 2
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Old Standards Rewritten for the Liberated Woman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Ms. M. Pesek] (plot); Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Liberal in the Family Dept.
Synopsis: Lyrics of famous songs are altered to reflect a feminist outlook.
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Pages: 3
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Mad's Summer Camp Owner of the Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bunk Dealers Dept.
Character(s): Sidney Goldstar; Howard Cosell
Synopsis: The shady owner of a kid's recreational camp is profiled.
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Pages: 6
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One Evening at Home

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 woman clips her toenails while her husband watches.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad City Street Scene We'd Like to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Thoroughfare-Play Dept.
Synopsis: A city street with building business signs that tell the entire truth.
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Pages: 2
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A Mad Suburban Street Scene We'd Like to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Thoroughfare-Play Dept.
Synopsis: A suburban street with building business signs that tell all of the truth.
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Pages: 1
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Bawde

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ms.-ical Comedy Dept.
Character(s): Bea Arthur [as Bawde]; Bill Macy [as Wallow]; Adrienne Barbeau [as Carol]; Conrad Bain [as Artery]; Esther Rolle [as Utah]; Martin Milner [as Pete Malloy]; Kent McCord [as Jim Reed]; Dean Martin [as the Sex Club host]; Jean Stapleton [as Edith Bunker]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Maude," a modern Liberal family go out of their way to be shocking to their audience.
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Pages: 6
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What Old Indian Trick Is Actually Avenging the White Man's Massacres?

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: Maybe introducing tobacco to Europeans was intentional.
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Pages: 1
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If it Were Up to the Nixon Gang...

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Brandel ?
Penciller(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Inker(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Colorist(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Another Mad Mini-Poster
Synopsis: A grave marker sits on the White House lawn, eulogizing freedom of the press.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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