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Issue: Mad #171
Publication Date: December 1974
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Issues: #171 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
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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: 20 (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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Some/all of Issue reprinted as 2 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagNorsk Mad #1/1982 published January 1982 as Utblåsningen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] published March 1984 as Bible Rave Magazine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Mad Salutes the Big Con

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): Richard Nixon [as Henry Gondorff]; Spiro Agnew [as Johnny Hooker]
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Pages: 1
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A Mind-Blowing Incident

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Colorist(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man tries to stop an apparent suicide.
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Pages: 1
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The Zing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): King Con Dept.
Character(s): Paul Newman [as Henry Goniff]; Robert Redford [as Johnny Looker]; Robert Shaw [as Dull Irishman]; Charles Durning [as Lt. Snide]; Robert Earl Jones [as Lothar]; Eileen Brennan [as Billie]; Dana Elcar [as Agent Poke]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Sting," two con men run an elaborate con on a crime boss in retaliation for the killing of one of the men's partner.
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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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Alfred's Poor Almanac

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical events associated with the dates between October 4 and November 16.
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Pages: 1
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The Mad Crisis Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Doom it May Concern Dept.
Synopsis: Advice on how to cope with various life crises.
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Pages: 4
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One Morning in Surgery

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 plastic surgeon forget a vital step in the operation he's performing.
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Pages: 1
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We're Losing Our War Against Computers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): It's in the Punchcards Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of how computerization has made life less pleasant.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Dieting

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: How people deal, or don't deal, with trying to lose weight.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Dave Berg draws a caricature of Mad publisher William Gaines on page 4.
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One Day in a Run-Down Shack

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 inventor asks his wife to help him test a new bullet-proof vest.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Look at Fairy Tales

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Once Upon a Mime Dept.
Synopsis: Various famous fairy tales are given ironic new endings.
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Pages: 3
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Poor Richard's Almanac

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ben-Edictions Dept.
Character(s): Benjamin Franklin; Richard Nixon
Synopsis: Side-by-side comparison of Ben Franklin's philosophy and Richard Nixon's.
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Pages: 1
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Mad's Sure-Fire Cliche Killers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept.
Synopsis: People respond to cliche observations of life with biting, satirical answers.
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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 White Spy sabotages the Black Spy's cache of explosives.
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Pages: 1
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Bible Rave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Upping the Prophets Dept.
Synopsis: What a teenage fan magazine would look like if it was published during biblical times.
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Pages: 5
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You Have Reached a State of Apathy When...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Vive L'Indifference Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of how to tell when you've lost interest in daily life.
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Pages: 2
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One Evening at the Stamp Club Meeting

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: Stamp enthusiasts gather on a Tuesday night.
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Pages: 1
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The Rookers

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): P. D. Atrics Dept.
Character(s): Georg Stanford Brown [as Willies]; Sam Melville [as Mite]; Kate Jackson [as Pill]; Gerald S. O'Laughlin [as Lt. Pyker]; Michael Ontkean [as Terrier]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "The Rookies," three rookie police officers try to prove their worth, and fail.
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Pages: 6
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What Looks Like the Surest, Fastest Transportation to Washington This Year?

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: Richard Nixon hasn't done his party any favors.
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Pages: 1
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Morality...Then...and Now

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Brandel
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Colorist(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: It's a new day for black sheep and white sheep.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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