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Issue: Mad #228
Publication Date: January 1982
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Issues: #228 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: 19 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein; Nick Meglin (senior editor); John Ficarra (associate)
Disclose Notes: Art director is Leonard Brenner and production by Tom Nozkowski.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Raiders of a Lost Art

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Colorist(s): Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): Indiana Jones [Harrison Ford]; Alfred E. Neuman
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In Content Item: FlagMad #490 published June 2008
as What The Heck Is The Difference? [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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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): Wendy Gaines (baby photo); Wendy Gaines-Bucci (wedding photo); Robert Bucci (wedding photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers Brian Alber, Michael Tavares, Brian Scott, Mary Whiting, Allan Tait, Mike Chaldu, Barry Dutter, Big Rog Kaz, Wendy Gaines-Bucci (Bill Gaines’ daughter), Doug Penning, Peter Taylor, Bruce Arnold, Ian Igus, Randy Cassel, Andy Cimino, Blair Powers, Eric Hymorvitz and Dave Witt.
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"Starchie Bonker's Place" or A Christmas Carol O'Conner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Turn of the Scrooge Dept.
Character(s): Starchie Bonker; Morey; Harried; Vernica; Mrs. Campy; Ghost of Ratings Past [Norman Leer]; Ghost of Laughs Past [Edict Bonker]; Meathead (flashback); Gloria (flashback); Steppie; Ghost of Bigotry Past [George Jefferson]; Ghost of Ratings Future [A.B. Neelsen]
Synopsis: A satire of the television show Archie Bunker’s Place and the novel A Christmas Carol.
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Pages: 6
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Don Martin Looks at Tarzan's "Jane"

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, jungle
Feature(s): A Little Bo Peak Dept.
Character(s): Tarzan; Jane
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Pages: 3
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The Nice New Unconventional National Enquirer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dennis Snee
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Strike Up the Bland Dept.
Character(s): Burt Reynolds (photo); Clint Eastwood (photo); Johnny Carson (photo); Farrah Fawcett (photo); President Ronald Reagan (photo); Nancy Reagan (photo); Elvis Presley (photo)
Synopsis: Mock-up of a National Enquirer cover.
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Pages: 1
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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... Helping; Assertiveness; Diets; Values; The Telephone; Interviews; Pets; Nursery Rhymes; Greed; Weddings; Going Out; Shopping; Tragedies; and Exams.
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The 1981 Night Before Christmas or A Final Visit From St. Nicholas

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Harry North
Inker(s): Harry North
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Midnight Mess Dept.
Character(s): Ralph Nader; Santa Claus
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Family Snapshots They Never Put in the Family Album

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Peter Porges
Penciller(s): Paul Peter Porges
Inker(s): Paul Peter Porges
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Nixed Pix Dept.
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Outlandish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): High Moon Dept.
Character(s): Marshall; Monotone; Shlephard; Dr. Laziness
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Outland.
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Pages: 6
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Give Thanks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Ficarra
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Another Turkey Dept.
Synopsis: "Some Mad suggestions for things to give thanks for on thanksgiving."
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Pages: 2
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The National Parent Test

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Panned Parenthood Dept.
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A Mad Look at Discrimination

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kill of Rights Dept.
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Pages: 4
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Your Mad Horoscope

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Ficarra
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Zodiacs Murder Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman (illustration)
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Pages: 1
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Where Your Christmas Dollar Goes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Michael J. Snider
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Yule Be Sorry Dept.
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Raiders of a Lost Art

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo; Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): The Empire Strikes It Rich Again Dept.
Character(s): Inbanana Jones; Marryin; Bollix; Professor Mucus Crony; Toad; Salaam; Nazis
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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In Content Item: FlagNorsk Mad #1/1982 published January 1982
as Den forsvunne skattejakten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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What's the Difference Between an Idiot - and Someone Who Folds "Fold Ins"?

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 flip cover and in color. Answer is: There is none.
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Pencils for Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Don Martin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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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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Disclose Notes: No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.

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