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Issue: The Worst from MAD #8
Publication Date: January 1965
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Issues: #8 of 12 Issues (16 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: 60¢ Cover Price
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 92
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.60 CAD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
35 (31 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry De Fuccio (editorial assistant); Nick Meglin (editorial assistant)
Disclose Notes: Not identified as a Canadian price, but presumed so as at this time Mad specials were 0.50 USD, 0.60 CAD.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color Covers; Black & White Interiors
Dimensions: 10.75" x 8.25"
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Annual
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (painted, signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (painted, signed)
Colorist(s): Bob Clarke (painted, signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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After You Let Your Fingers Do the Walking

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Inker(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Bell Telephone print ads: After letting her fingers do the walking through the Yellow Pages, a woman is forced to soak them in Epsom salts.
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Departments
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Pages: 1
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Misery is a Cold Hot Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Roasted Peanuts Dept.
Character(s): Charlie Brown; Nancy; Sluggo; Dondi; Little Orphan Annie; Kayo Mullins; Archie Andrews; Henry; Little Lulu; Dennis Mitchell; Swee'Pea; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Huey; Dewey: Louis; Chip Flagston; Ponytail; Junior Tracy; Alexander Bumstead; Jughead Smith; Trixie Flagston
Synopsis: Famous comic strip characters illustrate various examples of miserable situations.
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Pages: 4
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Character(s): Dr. Jekyll
Synopsis: The doctor's latest formula does nothing - - to him.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Dating

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: Series of cartoons examining and satirizing dating rituals.
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Pages: 4
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The Rise and Fall of a Recording Star

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Slipped Disc Dept.
Synopsis: The career of a fictional recording star traced through her record album covers.
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Pages: 2
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A Child's Garden of Weeds

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Corn Poem Dept.
Synopsis: Classic poems adapted to reflect modern situations.
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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 steals blueprints of the White Spy's new device.
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Pages: 1
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Modern Chess

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): One False Move Dept.
Synopsis: Modifying the rules of the game and the look of the pieces of chess to reflect modern issues.
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Pages: 4
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Balcony Scene

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin (signed)
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A princess grows a flower in a strange location.
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Pages: 1
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The Mad Baseball Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Learning the Score Dept.
Synopsis: Primer on what to expect when going to the ballpark to see a game.
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Pages: 3
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Look Before You Leap

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sinking Fund Dept.
Synopsis: A destitute man attempts suicide.
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Pages: 1
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The Defensers

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dribble Across the Court Dept.
Character(s): E.G. Marshall [as Lawrence Pressedham]; Robert Reed [as Kenny Pressedham]; Raymond Burr [as Perry Mason]; Polly Rowles [as Helen Donaldson]
Synopsis: In a parody of the television series "The Defenders," a father and son law firm lose all of their cases due to their arrogance and incompetence.
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Pages: 5
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The Mad Zepplin

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Clarke
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Instructions for assembling the Mad Zepplin model.
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Father's Day Cards From Special People

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pop's Corn Dept.
Synopsis: Job-specific Father's Day cards.
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Pages: 2
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The Inventor at the Novelty Company

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 man pitches his newly invented novelty to the company owner.
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Pages: 1
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Popular Scientific Mechanics

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): For Whom the Fools Tool Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of magazines like Popular Science and Popular Mechanics.
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Pages: 7
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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 tricks the White Spy with a trick cannon.
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Pages: 1
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Mad's "Discount Center" Owner of the Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Price is a Riot Dept.
Character(s): Dorothy Kilgallen [as Dorothy Kilfifth]
Synopsis: An interview with the owner of a discount department store.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Among the shoppers in the background of the interview are Superman, Adolf Hitler and Frankenstein's Monster.
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Mother's Day Cards From Special People

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mom's The Word Dept.
Synopsis: Some foolish Mother's Day cards.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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The Suicide

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A woman tries to drown herself.
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Pages: 1
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The Lighter Side of Family Doctors

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: Series of cartoons looking at the foibles of people's relationship with the medical community.
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Pages: 4
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The Daily Monopoly

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Editorial "I" Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of a modern newspaper.
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Pages: 3
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A Mad Look at Travel

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Don Reilly
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tour De Farce Dept.
Synopsis: Contrasting travel in the nineteenth century and the twentieth century.
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Pages: 6
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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 spies into attacking each other.
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Pages: 1
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Letters That Cross in the Mail

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): Bob Clarke; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Postal-Mortems Dept.
Synopsis: Various people send off hot-headed letters, only to receive letters just after that make them regret their actions.
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Pages: 3
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The High Dive

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 man realizes in mid-dive that he's still wearing his wristwatch.
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Hollywood Surplus Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Doud
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lights, Camera, Auction Dept.
Synopsis: Sale ads for props left over from old Hollywood films.
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Pages: 4
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A Mad Look at Motorcycle Cops

Story  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): Where's the Fire Dept.
Synopsis: Series of cartoons satirizing motorcycle police.
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Pages: 2
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The Emergency

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fire! Dept.
Synopsis: A man attempts to use the fire emergency system in an office building.
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Pages: 1
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For the Birds

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen; Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hitchcock-a-Doodle-Doo Dept.
Character(s): Tippi Hedren; Rod Taylor; Susanne Pleshette; Nikita Kruschev; Jessica Tandy; Ethel Griffies; Alfred Hitchcock
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Birds," a woman tries to warn a seaside town of an impending attack by the local bird population, but her erratic behavior causes her not to be believed.
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Pages: 6
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The Masterpiece

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.
Character(s): Elizabeth Taylor [as Cleopatra]; Richard Burton [as Marc Antony]
Synopsis: An artist finishes the portrait he was laboring on.
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Pages: 2
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After 33 Years, Our Mayjag is a-Workin' Still

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Inker(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A group of hillbilly stereotypes extol the virtues of their Mayjag washing machine - - as a still.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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A Penny Can Make Your Conscience Feel Better

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Inker(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Colorist(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Association of American Florists print ads; Suggestions for placating your wife after you spend the night drinking.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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