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Issue: Mad #278
Publication Date: April 1988
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Issues: #278 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
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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
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Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (18 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Some/all of Issue reprinted as 3 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagMad #4/1988 published January 1988 as Spadarna [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMad #502 published January 2010 as The MAD Vault 1988 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] published January 2010 as A Mad Look at School [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Richard Williams
Inker(s): Richard Williams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
First Line: In this issue, we rap…
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Pages: 1
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Dorky Dancing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hollywood and Grind Dept.
Character(s): Jennifer Grey [as Bubbie]; Patrick Swayze [as Jawclench]; Cynthia Rhodes [as Pinhead]; Jack Weston [as Lox]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Parody of the movie “Dirty Dancing”.
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The Terrifying Terminal Tragedy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Penciller(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Inker(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tales From the Duck Side Dept.
Character(s): Harold
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Still More Celebrity Silhouettes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rurik Tyler
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Shadow Still Doesn't Know Dept.
Character(s): Robin Leach; Ernie; Kaddafi; Nancy; Don Johnson; Max Headroom; Roger Ebert; Marvin;
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Pages: 2
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Quick Recoveries for Embarrassing Situations

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): All Jaffee Dept.
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Pages: 2
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A Mad Look at School

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragonès
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragonès
Inker(s): Sergio Aragonès
Letterer(s): Sergio Aragonès
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Serg-in-General Dept.
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Pages: 2
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The Stupefying Suicide Situation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Penciller(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Inker(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
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Pages: 1
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The Mad Nasty File (Vol Two)

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): Along the Snide Lines Dept.
Character(s): Jim McMahon; Lt. Col. Oliver North; Jack Nicholson; Oprah Winfrey; Ferdinand Marcos; Imelda Marcos; Tom Cruise; Gary Hart
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Pages: 3
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Dangerous Sports for the Very Daring and the Super Stupid

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
Feature(s): Wide World of Dorks Dept.
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Pages: 2
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Secret Supermarket Rules

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charlie Kadau
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Shelf Control Dept.
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Pages: 2
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The Official Mad Pardon of Ronald Reagan

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): To Err is Reagan; To Forgive a Crime Dept.
Character(s): Ronald Reagan
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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.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Berg tackles a variety of subjects: speeding tickets, attraction, repairs, physical fitness, brand names, relationships, communication, persuasion, home decoration, shopping, parties, investments, creativity, and doctors.
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The Disastrous Desert Drama

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Penciller(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Inker(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
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Pages: 1
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Celebrity Reading Lists

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Sam Viviano
Inker(s): Sam Viviano
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Editions and Subtractions Dept.
Character(s): John Madden; Dan Rather; Frank Sinatra; Joan Rivers; Brooke Shields; George Steinbrenner; Michael Jackson; Ayatollah Khomeini
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Pages: 2
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Mad’s Instant Guide to Zodiac Types

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Harry North
Inker(s): Harry North
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Bad Case of Constellation Dept.
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Pages: 4
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke and Dagger Dept.
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Pages: 1
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Stinkout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): …And They Don’t Have a Plot to Peek In Dept.
Character(s): Emilio Estevez [as Bilk]; Aidan Quinn [as Wretched Runtgomery]; Madeleine Stowe [as Marina McFire]; Richie Valens (cameo);
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Parody of the film “Stakeout”.
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Disclaimers for TV Commercials to that Don’t Have Disclaimers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Clause and Defect Dept.
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Pages: 3
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The Macabre Morticians’ Melodrama

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Penciller(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Inker(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tales From the Duck Side Dept.
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What is Fast Becoming the Number One Cause of Drinking Among Today’s Youth?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee (painting, signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee (painting, signed)
Colorist(s): Al Jaffee (painting, signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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Sports Titillated

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Inker(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover

Parody of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

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