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48 (37 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Al Feldstein [as Albert B. Feldstein]
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Through the Twisted Mind of Frank Jacobs

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
humorous
Mad Zaps The Human Race and other horrors
Alfred E. Neuman; Frank Jacobs
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Miscellaneous
1
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Thank Goodness

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
humorous
Frank Jacobs
A brief foreword from writer Frank Jacobs thanking (in a way only a satirist can) the artists he's worked with that appear in the book.
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1
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If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
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Subject Matter
humorous
Charlie Brown; Snoopy; Linus; Woodstock; Schroeder; Violet; Lucy; Pigpen
A comedic look at some comic strips featuring Peanuts characters at age 19, 35, 65.
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Parody of the Peanuts characters which maintains their real names.
Contains a few drug related references.
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If the World of Yesterday Faced the Conditions of Today

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
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Subject Matter
humorous, opinion
Betsy Ross; Paul Revere; Duke Of Wellington; Benjamin Franklin; Hannibal
Altered Newspaper clippings of famous events to fit the 1970's.
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Miscellaneous
3
No artist credited.
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Casey at the Dice (With Apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer)

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
humorous
The famous poem "Casey at the bat" updated with a casino theme.
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3
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Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Energy Crisis Newspaper Story

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
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Subject Matter
humorous
Newspaper parody
A multiple choice fill in the blanks newspaper story.
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Miscellaneous
2
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Superduperman II

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Movie Satire
Superduperman [Cluck Kennt]; Lox Looter; Lotus Lain; King Kong (cameo); Maw Kennt; Paw Kennt; Mr. Blight; Evil; Spock (cameo); Superduperman's Krapton mother; Krapton Judges; General Klodd; Cursa; Noggin; Rocky (cameo); Unnamed President
A movie parody of Superman II.
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U.S. Commemorative Stamps That We'll Never Get to See

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
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Subject Matter
humorous
Political Satire
Ed McMahon; Snoopy; Spiro T. Agnew
Comedic versions of special stamps.
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3
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American Jokes They're Telling in Poland

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Paul Coker
Paul Coker
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Subject Matter
humorous
Political Satire
Jokes told by Polish people about Americans.
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3
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When TV Makes Full Use of Howard Cosell

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
humorous
Howard Cosell; Ernie; Cookie Monster
Howard Cosell doing other things on TV besides sports.
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4
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Mad's "Lifetime-People" Chart

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
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Subject Matter
humorous
Political Satire
A chart of people in our lives in order of importance.
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Miscellaneous
2
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The Mad "Good News-Bad News" Book

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical gags
The good and bad in some of life's situations.
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4
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A 21st Century Guide to American Wildlife

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Bob Jones
Bob Jones
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical gags
Popeye The Sailor Man; The Spotted Junkfish; The Giant Scraptoad; The Oily Tern; The Glowing Hare; The Interstate Beaver; The Smoghawk; The Backtrack Screwmole
A look at animals that will evolve due to environmental pollution.
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The Month Before Christmas

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Don Martin
Don Martin
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Subject Matter
Poem parody
Santa Claus
A poem based on the Night Before Christmas.
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3
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If Sesame Street Branched out into Specialized Avenues of Education

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
humorous
TV Satire
Ernie; Bert; Grover; Oscar The Grouch; Big Bird; Mr. Hooper; Sherlock Hemlock; The Count; Kermit; Cookie Monster
A parody of Sesame Street using different types of occupations and genres such as mafia, medical, and athlete.
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If People Were Labeled Like Products

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical gags
Certain Types of people labeled like Soup or medicine.
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3
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When CB-Type Code Language Is Used in Other Walks of Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Paul Coker
Paul Coker
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical Satire
CB handle talk used in a restaurant, a jet airliner, the operating room, the courtroom, used-car lot, the classroom, a party, and the underworld.
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The Force and I The Mad "Star Wars" Musical

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Music Parody
Luke Skywalker; Obi-Wan Kenobi; Darth Vader; Princess Leia Organa; Han Solo; Chewbacca; Jawas; C-3PO; R2-D2; Stormtroopers; Kermit the Frog (cameo); Lucy Van Pelt (from Peanuts) (cameo); Fred Flintstone (cameo); Captain James T. Kirk (cameo); Spock (cameo); Unnamed B.C. Characters (cameo); Tin Man (cameo); Tusken Raiders
A musical version of Star Wars using famous songs from Broadway hits.
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Exciting Abbreviations for Low Glamor Jobs

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs; William McCole (Idea)
Jack Rickard
Jack Rickard
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical Satire
Unique initial lingo for disrespected jobs.
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3
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Fairy Tales Continued or "What Happened After They Lived Happily Ever After"

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Paul Coker
Paul Coker
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical gags
Jack; Cinderella; Local Undertaker; Hen; Jack's mother; Prince Charming; Unnamed King; Royal Princess; Frog Prince; The Hare; Tortoise; Three Little Pigs; Sleeping Beauty; Old Fairy; Leon; Harry; Sam; Big Bad Wolf (Death); Giant (Death)
Continuing the story for famous fairy tales with more realistic endings.
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When Those "Old Line" Comic Strips Follow the New Wave, Cerebral "Doonesbury" Trend

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Jack Rickard
Jack Rickard
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Subject Matter
humorous
Comic strip parody
Nancy; Sluggo; Dick Tracy; Junior; Rex Morgan; Blondie; Dagwood; Beetle Bailey; Donald Duck; Daisy Duck; Cosmo; Sarge; Zero; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum
Beloved comic strips updated with a more social theme to them.
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3
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Bible Rave Magazine

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
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Subject Matter
humorous
Religious Satire
Leonard Lionfodder; Jeremiah; Shadrach; Mesach; Abednego; Joseph; Sampson; Moses; Adam; Methuselah; Joshua; Solomon
A mock religious themed magazine done in a hip Teen Beat Magazine style.
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I Remember, I Remember the Wondrous Woodstock Music Fair

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Sergio Aragones
Sergio Aragones
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Subject Matter
humorous
Poem parody
A poem dedicated to Woodstock.
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3
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The New Army

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
humorous
Political Satire
Stereotypical war movie scenes compared in the hard nosed past and the easy present.
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The Mad Guide to Political Types

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
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Subject Matter
humorous
Political Satire
Lists of characteristics that define people's political types such as Liberals; Conservatives; Leftists and Reactionaries.
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Mad's Really Relevant Book Of Lists

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical Satire
Richard Nixon
Series of lists that are more common with everyday life.
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Obituaries for Comic Strip Characters

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
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Subject Matter
humorous
Comic strip parody
Daddy Oliver Judson Warbucks; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Nancy Ritz; Donald Duck; Dick Tracy; Smilin' Jack Martin; Mandrake The Magician; Dagwood Bumstead; Henry Smith; Snoopy
Mock newspaper obits featuring comic strip characters.
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Mad's Rhyming Guide to Pro Football

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
humorous
Poem Parody
Poems on each individual team position and staff of pro football.
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4
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The Mad Clearance Catalogue of Unwanted Articles, Features, Gimmicks, and Premises

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Jack Rickard
Jack Rickard
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical gags
Roger Kaputnik; Alfred E. Neuman; Black Spy; White Spy; J.J. [Good Times]; John Wayne; Paul Newman; Dick Tracy; Bemjamin Franklin
A mock catalogue featuring crappy unused ideas and features gathering dust at the Mad office.
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3
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Mad's Christmas Carols for The 1976 Holiday Season

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Paul Coker
Paul Coker
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Subject Matter
humorous
Music Parody
Sequence of famous christmas songs updated to fit current themes and times.
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When the Hertz-Avis Rivalry Really Gets Out of hand

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
U.P.I. (photographs)
U.P.I. (photographs)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical Satire
Mocks ads focusing on the bitter Advertisement rivalry between Hertz and Avis.
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Bubble Gum Cards That Reveal the Real, Human Side of Athletes

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Jack Rickard
Jack Rickard
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical Satire
Seymour Muldoon; Stacy Farfel; Renfrew Swill; William Dipthong; Forrest Fester; Jake Dreebleman; Marvin Pomerantz; Brian Schmeer; Elrod Blesch; Millard Marmot; Conrad Blite
Realistic stats and truthful details on the back of Sports cards.
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3
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Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Country Western Song

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
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Subject Matter
humorous
Music Parody
A fill in the blanks country and western song.
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Miscellaneous
2
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The Psychology of Snoring

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical gags
Alfred E. Neuman
What snoring looks like for certain types of people.
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A Collection of Distinctive...Business and Social Cards...for the Mad World of Today

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical Satire
Business cards for certain businesses.
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2
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If The World's Greatest Painters Drew the Comics

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Jack Rickard
Jack Rickard
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Subject Matter
humorous
Comic Strip Parody
Prissy Percy; Harrie; Carrie; Those Girls; Cool Cats; Tillie
Famous painters drawing comic strips in their unique style.
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4
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The Bauble Hymn of the Republic

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Harry North
Harry North
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Subject Matter
humorous
Poem Parody
Political poem parody based on the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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2
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Unavoidable Exercises for the Urban Dweller

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Al Jaffee
Al Jaffee
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical gags
A look at hectic life and the exercise people get everyday on a big city street.
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2
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Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitude and Behavior

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Paul Coker
Paul Coker
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical Satire
Certain topics are explored through life from ages 7, 14, 20, 35, 50, and 70.
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4
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The Jogger with Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
humorous
Poem parody
A poem based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven".
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Miscellaneous
3
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Incredible Occult Magazine

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical Satire
Attila The Hun; Warren G. Harding; Julius Caesar; The Marquis De Sade; Presto Pollack; Orion O'Ryan; Booker Bokar; Richard Nixon; Spiro Agnew; Raquel Welch; Elizabeth Taylor
A mock magazine dedicated to the occult.
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If Someone Today Received Those Gifts on The Twelve Days of Christmas

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs; Bill Doherty
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical Satire
Letters from a girlfriend to the guy who gave her the items on the twelve days of christmas song.
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If The Guinness Book of World Records Dealt with Everyday Life

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Paul Coker
Paul Coker
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Subject Matter
humorous
Topical Satire
Guinness Records more acceptable to everyday life.
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3
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The Mad Poetry Round Robin

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
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Subject Matter
humorous
Poem parody
The Raven; Casey; Paul Revere; Dan McGrew
Famous poems like The Raven; Casey At The Bat; Trees; Sea Fever; Chicago; The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere; Gunga Din; The Night Before Christmas; The Shooting Of Dan McGrew wrote by other famous poets and authors.
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Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself "Dear John Letter"

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself
A fill in the blanks goodbye letter to your spouse or lover.
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You Never Can Win with a Bigot!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Paul Coker
Paul Coker
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Subject Matter
humorous
Political Satire
Gags featuring politically incorrect bigotry.
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2
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Who Killed the Country?

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
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Subject Matter
humorous
Political Satire
American Bald Eagle
A topical political poem.
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Miscellaneous
3
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Through the Twisted Mind of Frank Jacobs

Illustration  on  Cover, Back from base issue
Credits
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred E. Neuman; Frank Jacobs
A reversed mirror image of the front cover.
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Back Cover.
Title Text and artwork are reversed.

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