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Issue: Mad #170
Publication Date: October 1974
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Issues: #170 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
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Content Items: 18 (14 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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FlagNorsk Mad #1/1982 published January 1982 as En søndag formiddag på stranden [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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In This Issue, We Gag Up "The Exorcist"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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The Ecchorcist

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): Between the Devil and the Holy See Dept.
Character(s): Ellen Burstyn [as Crass McSqueal]; Max Von Sydow [as Father Merry]; Kitty Wynn [as Saran]; Linda Blair [as Ravin]; Rudolf Schundler [as Kraut]; Flip Wilson [as Geraldine]; Lee J. Cobb [as Lt. Kindergarten]; Jason Miller [as Father Tsouris]; Raymond Massey [as Dr. Gillespie]; Richard Chamberlain [as Dr. Kildare]; Vince Edwards [as Dr. Ben Casey]; Robert Young [as Dr. Marcus Welby]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Exorcist," when the medical community can't cure a young girl of her violent mood swings and random disgusting acts, a harried mother turns to a grizzled Catholic priest and his less-than-committed junior.
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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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Wishful Thinking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Peter Porges
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Opti-Missed Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of how reality doesn't measure up to a person's expectations.
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Pages: 3
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One Sunday Morning on the Beach

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 gives a drowning victim mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
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Pages: 2
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Mad "Singles Only" Resort Owner of the Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Inker(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Meet Rack Dept.
Synopsis: The shady owner of an x-rated singles resort is interviewed.
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Pages: 4
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Horrifying Cliches 10

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): May Sakami
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spooking from Pictures Dept.
Synopsis: Cliche phrases are given monstrous visualization, such as reviving an old custom and cooking up an alibi.
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Pages: 3
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Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Impeachment Newspaper Story

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Setting a President Dept.
Synopsis: A template for a newspaper story of President Nixon's impending impeachment, with multiple choices for each blank in the template to customize it.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Hot Weather

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 curious behavior brought on by hot weather.
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Pages: 5
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Alfred's Poor Almanac

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical list of events associated with days between August 16 and October 2.
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Pages: 1
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If Other Celebrities Hosted "The Miss America Pageant"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Detouring the Parks' Way Dept.
Character(s): Bobby Riggs; Jane Fonda
Synopsis: Odd or ironic choices for host of the famous pageant.
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Pages: 2
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You Know You Married a Gal/Guy Who's Much Too Young/Old for You When ...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lloyd Gola
Penciller(s): Lloyd Gola
Inker(s): Lloyd Gola
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wed Behind the Years Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of generational differences impacting a relationship.
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Pages: 3
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1974 Hospital Supply Catalogue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Medi-Caterers Dept.
Synopsis: A catalog of medical supplies and equipment of dubious value.
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Pages: 4
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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 booby-traps his storage unit.
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Poppicorn

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): Butterfly McQueen Dept.
Character(s): Steve McQueen [as Poppicorn]; Dustin Hoffman [as Louisi Engraver]; Victor Jory [as the Chief]
Synopsis: Parody of the film "Papillon"; a prisoner in a Hellish island French prison persists in trying to escape in the face of all odds.
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Pages: 6
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One Fine Day in the Arctic

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: An eskimo's body heat has a negative effect on his igloo.
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What Is the Only Thing That Completely Ignores the Law of Gravity?

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: Inflation never studied law.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Look at a TV Commercial

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
Synopsis: In a parody of Wrigley's Spearmint Gum TV ads, people suffer the consequences from all those giant packs of chewing gum.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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