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Issue: Mad #91
Publication Date: December 1964
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Issues: #91 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: 25¢ Cover Price
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/29/1964
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
22 (18 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry De Fuccio (associate editor); Nick Meglin (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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 from base issue
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Why Kill Yourself?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A man straps himself to the clapper of a church bell, hoping to commit suicide because he missed the latest issue of Mad.
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Pages: 0.33
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Some Mad Devices for Safer Smoking

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inhale-Safe Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of devices of dubious merit to help people smoke without risking the dangers of inhaling.
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Pages: 4
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Movie Heroes Are Finks or Hey There, Audience, You've Been Booing the Wrong Guy

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Purvis
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Viva Villain Dept.
Character(s): John Wayne; Edward G. Robinson; Vincent Price; Gregory Peck; Boris Karloff
Synopsis: Typical movie scenes where the hero is at the mercy of the villain are footnoted to show that the villain is actually nice and the hero is a rude lout.
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Pages: 2
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A Mad Look at the Summer Olympics

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): 5-Ring Circus Dept.
Synopsis: Reporters swarm the pretty loser of a sprint; a shot-putter fails; a relay is disrupted; a wrestling underdog wins; a pole vaulter fails; a photographer interferes with an event; a sprint has two illegal entrants.
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Pages: 4
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A Celebrity's Wallet

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke; Frank Frazetta
Inker(s): Bob Clarke; Frank Frazetta
Letterer(s): typeset; Bob Clarke
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Drum-Schtick Dept.
Character(s): Ringo Starr; Moe Howard
Synopsis: A look into Ringo Starr's wallet.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: One of the portraits of Ringo Starr in his wallet is a reprint of the portrait Frank Frazetta did for the previous issue's Breck Shampoo parody ad.
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A Mad Guide to Little Known Jobs in Television

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Extra-Ordinary Opportunities Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of jobs catering to the unusual whims of television actors and directors.
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Pages: 3
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A Fairy Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A princess kisses a frog and the frog turns into a handsome prince.
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Pages: 1
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New Movie Monsters From the Business World

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): I Got My Blob Through The New York Times Dept.
Synopsis: Annoying features of working in an office setting are turned into horror films.
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Pages: 3
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy tries to hijack the White Spy's rocket.
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Pages: 1
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The Sights and Sounds of the U.S.A.: Washington, D.C.

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel; Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Talk of the Town Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical example of a typical neighborhood in the nation's capitol.
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Pages: 2
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The Nearsighted Voodoo Priest

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A voodoo priest with vision problems confuses an infant with his fetish doll.
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When Today's Celebrities Become Tomorrow's Historical Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hysterical Fiction Dept.
Synopsis: How future generations will glorify current celebrities Harold Stassen, Hyman Rickover, Elizabeth Taylor and the news team of Chet Huntley and David Brinkley.
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Pages: 6
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How Bad Childhood Habits Can Help In a Congressional Career

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Capitol Punishment Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of politicians acting childishly.
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Pages: 3
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Why Not Warnings on All Packages?

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Name Your Poison Dept.
Synopsis: Warning labels are required for all consumer products, not just cigarettes.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Going to the Movies

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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: Examples of ironies and frustrations that come with viewing a film in a theater.
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Twisted Mad Tales For Twisted Mad Readers

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Jim Mildon
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Stifling a Yarn Dept.
Character(s): Fred Gwynne [as Francis Muldoon]; Joe E. Ross [as Gunther Toody]
Synopsis: Modern fairy tales built around modern people.
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Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
Synopsis: The Gray Spy lures the other two spies into injuring themselves on a train.
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Pages: 1
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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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Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn in the margins of random pages.
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Mr. Nudnick

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Home Sweet Homeroom Dept.
Character(s): James Franciscus [as Mr. Nudnick]; Dean Jagger [as Mr. Vey]
Synopsis: Parody of the television show "Mr. Novak"; a high school English teacher earns the respect of students and faculty alike, even though he's a meddlesome pain.
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Pages: 4
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What's Really Behind South American Unrest?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
Synopsis: Portrayal of what is the cause of unrest in South America.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Self-Portrait

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Colorist(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man creates a painting by killing himself.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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