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Issue: Mad #223
Publication Date: June 1981
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Issues: #223 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.90 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Alfred Grenet; Richard Arnold (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.
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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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Mad... Shoots J.R. and the Rest of His Empty-Headed Family With Our Version of "Dallas"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Sam Viviano (signed)
Inker(s): Sam Viviano (signed)
Colorist(s): Sam Viviano ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): J.R. Ewing [Larry Hagman]; Alfred E. Neuman
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Pages: 1
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Mad Super Special Fall 1981

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Super Special
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Letters Dept.

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters Dept.
Character(s): Stephen King (photo); Walter Cronkite (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers - Danny Franklin, Donal F. Holway, Stephen King (author of "The Shining"), Carter Jones, Tom Enders, Clark Oliver, John Close, David Brady, Jon May, Stacy Black, Robert Fontaine, Russell Melton, Neil N. Wahlert and Kathleen A. Meister.
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Dullus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Creep in the Heart of Texas Dept.
Character(s): J.D. Phewing; Wary Phewing; Juicy Phewing; Sullen Phewing; Booby Phewing; Spamella Phewing; Nelly Phewing; Jerk Phewing; Henna; Don Rickles; Lowland; Dullus Cheerleaders; President Gerald Ford; Henry Kissinger; Billy Carter; Richard Nixon
Synopsis: A satire of the television show Dallas.
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Pages: 7
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Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Morning on a Street Corner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): Don Martin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Department
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Pages: 1
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T-Shirts Through the Ages

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Harry North
Inker(s): Harry North
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Getting It Off Their Chest Dept.
Character(s): Napoleon; Josephine; Adam; Eve; Venus De Milo; Tarzan; Baron Von Richthofen; Moses; Robinson Crusoe; Henry VIII; Mona Lisa; King Kong; Christopher Columbus; Samson; Delilah; Joan of Arc; Beethoven; Genghis Khan
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Pages: 2
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New Inventions to Make Old Inventions Practical

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Patent Blending Dept.
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Pages: 3
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The Old Gray Line

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): “Point” of Order Dept.
Character(s): Purity Boondock; Cadet Brownie; Cadet Mudd; General Boondock
Synopsis: A satire of a "traditional" West Point movie.
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The New Gray Line

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): “Point” of Disorder Dept.
Character(s): General Boondock; Purity Boondock; Clairas Mudd; Cadet Mudd
Synopsis: A satire of a "modern" West Point movie.
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Pages: 3
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Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Afternoon in the Far East

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): Don Martin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Department
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Pages: 1
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The Mad Sale of Expendable American Properties, Landmarks and Monuments

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dennis Snee
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Edifice Wrecks Dept.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Letterer(s): Dave Berg
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg’s Eye View Dept.
Synopsis: The Lighter Side of... Parking; The Car; Grandparents; Confessions; Jogging; Eating; Dancing; Reunions; Old Friends; The Economy; Hospitality; The Dentist; Relationships; Teenagers; and Meals.
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A "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" Up-Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Michael J. Snider
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Poetic Justice Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Pages: 3
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How Can You Possibly Believe...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Hart
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): No Confidence Game Dept.
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Pages: 2
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Unsung "Crossings"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dennis Snee
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): From Hero to There-o Dept.
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Pages: 2
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Still More Candid Snapshots of Historical Celebrities

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Peter Porges
Penciller(s): Paul Peter Porges
Inker(s): Paul Peter Porges
Letterer(s): Paul Peter Porges ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hokey Focus Dept.
Character(s): Cheops; Picasso; Albert Einstein; Attila the Hun
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Pages: 3
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Extraordinary People

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): That’s the Way the Kookies Crumble Dept.
Character(s): Bess; Conrail; Dr. Burper; Jeannie
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Ordinary People.
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In Content Item: FlagNorsk Mad #1/1981 published August 1981
as Extraordinary People [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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Don Martin Dept. Part III: Late One Evening on Death Row

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): Don Martin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Department
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Pages: 1
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What is Always the Movie Industry's Ghastliest Production?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Colorist(s): Al Jaffee ?
Letterer(s): Al Jaffee ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: The Oscar award show!
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The Escape

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Colorist(s): Don Martin ?
Letterer(s): Don Martin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the back cover.
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Drawn-Out Dramas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Drawn-Out Dramas
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.

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