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Issue: Mad #189
Publication Date: March 1977
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Issues: #189 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/04/1977
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
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Content Items: 20 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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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): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Colorist(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Burst

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): O.J. Simpson
Synopsis: O.J. Simpson leaps a car in a parody of his appearances on Hertz Car Rental TV ads.
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Pages: 0.13
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The Omenous

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Harry North
Inker(s): Harry North
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Peck's Bad Boy Dept.
Character(s): Gregory Peck [as Mr. Ambassador]; Lee Remick [as Mrs. Ambassador]; Billie Whitelaw [as Mrs. Warlock]; David Warner [as Jennings]; Patrick Troughton [as the priest]; Leo McKern [as the exorcist]; Harvey Stephens [as Demon]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Omen," an out-of-touch upper class couple find that they're raising Satan's little boy.
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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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One Morning in a Courtroom

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 attorney makes an overly aggressive summation.
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Pages: 1
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Mad's "Customized" Skateboards

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Peter Porges
Penciller(s): Bob Jones
Inker(s): Bob Jones
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sidewalk Surf's Up Dept.
Synopsis: Skateboards altered to appeal to various demographics.
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Pages: 2
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A Little Kid's Guide to Understanding the News

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): Beating the Lexicon Game Dept.
Synopsis: Applying political terms to situations specific to the life of a child.
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Pages: 4
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More What's the Story...?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Incident Replay Dept.
Synopsis: Pictures as word balloons show what led up to the depicted scene.
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Pages: 2
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The Literary Yellow Pages

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Consult Your Classicfied Dept.
Synopsis: Yellow Pages ads for famous characters from famous novels.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: The picture of James Bond in the James Bond ad is by Mort Drucker and is reprinted from a previous Mad Bond parody.
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One Afternoon While Running an Errand

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 boy leaves his skateboard unattended in the wrong neighborhood.
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It's Adding Insult to Injury When...

Story  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): Losers Weepers Dept.
Synopsis: Bad situations that get worse.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Winning

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: People handling victory with humorous lack of grace.
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Pages: 5
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The Human Race

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnoldo Franchioni
Penciller(s): Arnoldo Franchioni; ? (photo)
Inker(s): Arnoldo Franchioni; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): See How They Run! Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of what motivates different groups of people to compete.
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American Jokes They're Telling in Poland

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): The Joke's on U.S. Dept.
Synopsis: A series of jokes satirizing stereotypical American life.
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Pages: 3
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A Mad Look at Winter

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ice Pix Dept.
Synopsis: Series of cartoons satirizing life during winter.
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Pages: 4
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A Mad Look at Some Exciting New Job Opportunities

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Peter Porges
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hire Aspirations Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of new jobs being created by new technology, and by the regulations governing that technology.
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Pages: 2
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One Evening at a Banquet Saluting an Outstanding American

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 honoree has a surprising physical trait.
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Pages: 1
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Welcome Back, Klodder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres (signed)
Inker(s): Angelo Torres (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Grapple For the Teacher Dept.
Character(s): Gabe Kaplan [as Gab Klodder]; Marcia Strassman [as Mrs. Klodder]; John Travolta [as Winnie Booberino]; Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs [as Washingtongue]; Robert Hegyes [as Juan Ecchstein]; Ron Palillo [as Arnold Horseshot]; John Sylvester White [as Mr. Woodmind]; Henny Youngman [as Uncle Henny]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Welcome Back, Kotter," a teacher who tells bad jokes teaches a class of inner city youths who tell worse jokes.
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Pages: 6
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What's the Best Thing to Use to See Stars?

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: Used wrong, it can be a revelation.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The New Yorker

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke ? [as R. C.] (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke ? [as R. C.] (signed)
Colorist(s): Bob Clarke ? [as R. C.] (signed)
Letterer(s): Bob Clarke ? [as R. C.] (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Magazine Cover We'd Like to See
Synopsis: Parody of New Yorker Magazine; The famous New Yorker aristocrat finds his modern city has become a dangerous place.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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