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Issue: The Portable Mad #Q6296
Publication Date: April 1970
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Issues: #Q6296 of 3 Issues
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Publisher: FlagNew American Library
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Indicia Publisher: New American Library
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Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 21 (18 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black & white interior
Dimensions: mass market paperback (4 1/4" x 6 7/8"; 10.9 cm x 17.3 cm)
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
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Genres: humorous
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Title Page and Credits

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Some Mad Devices for Safer Smoking

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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: 10
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Another MAD Peek Through the Microscope

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The MAD Academy Awards for Parents

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Old Folks at Ham Dept.
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Scenes We'd Like to See: After the Ball

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cinderella; Prince Charming
Synopsis: Prince Charming breaks the glass slipper before Cinderella can try it on.
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The MAD Guide to Power Boating

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Feature(s): Oy-Vay All Boats Dept.
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A Mad Look at Firemen

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Feature(s): Take Me to Your Ladder Dept.
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The MAD Drive-in Movie Primer

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Feature(s): Car Watch Dept.
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The Lighter Side of Summer Romances

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Synopsis: Series of incidents parodying summer romances.
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A Fairy Tale

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Synopsis: A princess kisses a frog and the frog turns into a handsome prince.
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Mad "Celebrity Feature" Merchandising Gimmicks

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): From Hair to Absurdity Dept.
Character(s): Barbra Streisand; David Janssen; Kirk Douglas; Burt Lancaster
Synopsis: Prosthetics based on the features of prominent celebrities for sale to the general public.
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Auto Accessories We'd Like to See

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Feature(s): Gadget Goes to Detroit Dept.
Synopsis: Auto accessories that solve life's little irritations.
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Why Not Warnings on All Packages?

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Feature(s): Name Your Poison Dept.
Synopsis: Warning labels are required for all consumer products, not just cigarettes.
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Mad's Teenage Idol Promoter of the Year

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rock 'N' Bank Roll Dept.
Character(s): Chet Huntley [as Chet Hunkley]
Synopsis: Interview with a record promoter who boasts that he can take any nobody off the street (or even a chimpanzee) and turn them into a teen idol.
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Disclose Notes: Statuettes in the promoter's Hall of Fame are of Rudy Vallee, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
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The Lighter Side of Going to the Movies

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Synopsis: Examples of ironies and frustrations that come with viewing a film in a theater.
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The Nearsighted Voodoo Priest

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Synopsis: A voodoo priest with vision problems confuses an infant with his fetish doll.
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When the Cigarette Industry Fights Back

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Feature(s): They’ll See Us Inhale Dept.
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How Bad Childhood Habits Can Help in a Congressional Career

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Synopsis: Examples of politicians acting childishly.
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Strange Interludes in Everyday Life

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Face-Lifting Dept.
Synopsis: Ordinary people in ordinary situations make sarcastic asides to the readers, as in the play "Strange Interlude".
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Alone in a Washroom for the First Time

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