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Issue: Mad #188
Publication Date: January 1977
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Issues: #188 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: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Colorist(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lee Majors [as Steve Austin]; Lindsey Wagner [as Jaime Summers]
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Pages: 1
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Alfred E. Vulcan

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: A bust of Alfred as a Vulcan from Star Trek.
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Pages: 0.13
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The Moronic Woman

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): Trans-Sister Dept.
Character(s): Lindsey Wagner [as Jammy Summons]; Richard Anderson [as Oscular]; Lee Majors [as Steve Awesome]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "The Bionic Woman," a woman trying to lead a double life as a teacher and a bionically augmented government agent must recover the plans to her modifications from an enemy country.
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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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Early One Morning on a Desert Island

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 castaway tries to signal a passing plane.
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Pages: 1
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No Wonder We're All Screwed Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alis Ellis (plot); Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Double-Standard Barers Dept.
Synopsis: Common sense advice is counterpointed with newspaper headlines which fly in the face of that advice.
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Pages: 3
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A Mad History of Medicine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Inker(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Doc-Walloper Dept.
Synopsis: A satirical overview of the evolution of the science of medicine.
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Pages: 6
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One Day Five Thousand Years Ago

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 rolling boulder inspires two different ideas in two different cave men.
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Pages: 1
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What's the Story...?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Incident Replay Dept.
Synopsis: Word balloons in pictures explain the events leading up to the depicted scenes.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Consumers

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: Satirical look at American buying habits.
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Pages: 5
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A Typical Year-End Family Greeting Letter

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Corn on the Card Dept.
Synopsis: An example of the ultimate mass-produced generic family holiday greetings letter.
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Pages: 3
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Mad's Christmas Carols for the 1976 Holiday Season

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): Season's Bleatings Dept.
Synopsis: Rewriting the lyrics of holiday standards to reflect modern life.
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Pages: 3
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The Mad Clearance Catalog of Unwanted Articles, Features, Gimmicks and Premises

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard [as JR] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Publisher's Over-schlock Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of rejected Mad submissions.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Some of the spot illustrations are by Mad regulars Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker and Jack Davis, while other illustrations are artist Jack Rickard imitating the styles of other Mad contributors.
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A Mad Look at the Tennis Set

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Peter Porges
Penciller(s): Paul Peter Porges
Inker(s): Paul Peter Porges
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Court Jestings Dept.
Synopsis: Humorous events connected with the game of tennis.
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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 Black Spy booby-traps the White Spy's umbrella.
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Pages: 1
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The Bad Mouth Bears

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): Split Scream Dept.
Character(s): Walter Matthau [as Morris Buttermilker]; Tatum O'Neal [as Amanda]
Synopsis: Parody of the film "The Bad-News Bears"; an alcoholic tries to coach a little league team of losers and misfits.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Jack Davis also drew the actual movie poster for this film.
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The Misery Breaks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres (signed)
Inker(s): Angelo Torres (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Split Scream Dept.
Character(s): Marlon Brando [as The Regulator]; Jack Nicholson [as The Rustler]; Kathleen Lloyd [as The Daughter]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Missouri Breaks," a rustler seeks vengeance against a very strange man for killing his friends.
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Pages: 3
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Late One Afternoon Last January

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 takes his dog outside during a blizzard.
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Pages: 1
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What Particular Species in Our Environment is Sure to Get Special Protection From Any Winning Candidate?

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: opinion
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
Synopsis: A profile of the species "Cashius Collectivus".
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Pay As You Go! The Practice of Modern Medicine

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Feature(s): Another Mad Mini-Poster
Synopsis: There's nothing wrong with you that an expensive operation can't prolong.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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