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Issue: Mad #240
Publication Date: July 1983
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Issues: #240 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: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 0709893323007
Price: $1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (13 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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FlagMad #242 published October 1983 as [untitled] [Letters Page on Interior Page(s)] cover
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Colorist(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman [as Tootsie]; Dustin Hoffman
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Pages: 1
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Tootsie Role

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hoff-Man/Hoff-Woman Dept.
Character(s): Dustin Hoffman [as Micro Dwarfy]; Bill Murray [as Jiff]; Teri Garr [as Candy]; Sydney Pollack [as the agent]; Dabney Coleman [as Don Carbuncle]; Jessica Lange [as Juicy Nicknocks]
Synopsis: Parody of the film "Tootsie"; an out of work actor nabs a part in a TV soap opera by masquerading as a woman.
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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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Picture Signs for all Occasions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Symbol-Minded Idea Dept.
Synopsis: Wordless signs warning of various social situations.
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Pages: 3
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Little-Known and Rarely Diagnosed Mad Ailments Contracted at Fast Food Restaurants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing
Penciller(s): Don Edwing
Inker(s): Don Edwing
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sick Humor Dept.
Synopsis: Diseases specifically contracted from frequenting fast food restaurants.
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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): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg's Eye View Dept.
Synopsis: The trials and tribulations of shoplifting, doctors, physical attractions, accusations, advice, cars, growing up, working, procrastination, parties, parents, noise, toys, and movies.
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Pages: 5
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The Evolution of a TV Situation Comedy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Harry North
Inker(s): Harry North
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Expanse Account Dept.
Synopsis: Outline of the changes external forces exert on a television situation comedy.
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Pages: 3
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How Many Mistakes can You Find in this Picture?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Hart
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Err Apparent Dept.
Synopsis: Picture of a high school prom with a list of mistakes in the illustration.
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Pages: 2
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Don Martin Looks at the Dark Crystal

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): Crock Around The Rock Dept.
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Dark Crystal," a colony of elves and fairies oppose a bid for conquest from a colony of underworld trolls.
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Pages: 3
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State College of Adulthood Training

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge [as GW] (signed)
Inker(s): George Woodbridge [as GW] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Learning a Living Dept.
Synopsis: College whose curriculum focuses on training young people to be conformist adults.
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Pages: 6
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Mother Goose Around the World

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): Visa Verses Dept.
Synopsis: Famous nursery rhymes are altered to reflect the local traits of various world regions.
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Pages: 3
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High School Bulletin Board

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Off the Wall Dept.
Synopsis: Humorous notices posted on a bulletin board.
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Instant TV Replays We'd Rather Not Have to See

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): For Repeat's Sake Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of incidents that don't need to be seen again.
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Give Us a Break!

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): Nell and Void Dept.
Character(s): Nell Carter [as Null]; Dolph Sweet [as Chief]; Lara Jill Miller [as Sam]; Lauri Hendler [as Jewelry]; Kari Michaelsen [as Kootie]; Joey Lawrence [as Slam]; John Hoyt [as Grandpa]; Don Rickles
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Gimme a Break," a widower and his four children live with a housekeeper who insults them.
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Pages: 6
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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)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy nails the White Spy with a cannon ball within a cannon ball.
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Pages: 1
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How Has the Reagan Administration Secretly Introduced Prayer into High Schools?

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: Looking for heavenly bounties.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Colorist(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Fire!
Synopsis: A firing squad member is too literal.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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