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Issue: More Trash from Mad #3
Publication Date: January 1960
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Issues: #3 of 12 Issues (16 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/13/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 92
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 34 (24 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1961 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: black-and-white interior; color covers
Dimensions: 10.75 in. x 8.25 in.
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy covers
Binding: squarebound stapled with covers glued
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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The Most Important ¼ Inch In Smoking Today

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Parlimatch
Synopsis: Parody of ad for Parliament cigarettes.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Departments
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Comic Strip Heroes (Taken From Real Life)

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Conrad Hilton; Werner Von Braun; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Prince Charles; Hymie Rickover; Richard Nixon; Pat Nixon; Gamal Abdel Nasser; Nikita Krushchev; Mrs. Krushchev; Jimmy Hoffa; Charles DeGaulle; Hubert Humphrey; Adlai Stevenson; Harry Truman; General Douglas McArthur; Li'l Abner (cameo); Daisy Mae (cameo); Snuffy Smith (cameo); Snuffy's wife (cameo); Kayo Mullins (cameo); Moon Mullins (cameo); Steve Canyon (cameo); Alley Oop (cameo); Beetle Bailey (cameo); Killer (cameo); Pogo (cameo); Howland Owl (cameo); Lucy Van Pelt (cameo); Charlie Brown (cameo)
Synopsis: Comic strips about currently famous people, in styles similar to current comic strips.
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Little Known Organizations

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Ads for organizations that would oppose actual organizations, such as Alcoholics Unanimous, and Committee To Encourage Juvenile Delinquency.
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Pages: 3
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Basketball

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dribble Drivel Dept.
Character(s): Richard Furd
Synopsis: Satirical look at the sport of basketball.
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Pages: 5
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Fish Story

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mr. Hotchkins; Mr. Hotchkins's boss
Synopsis: Hotchkins has some fun with fish before cutting off the heads, in his job at the butcher shop.
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The George Washington Advertising Agency Inc.

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Nothing But The Truth Dept.
Character(s): George Washington; James Arness; Amanda Blake
Synopsis: How ads might look if George Washington were creating them and using his "cannot tell a lie" philosophy.
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Disclose Notes: Parodies of ads for Armstrong Tires; Pepsi-Cola; L & M Cigarettes; and Cadillac Automobiles.
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Combined Television Shows

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Joe Friday; Seymour Glad; Katherine Murray; Eleanor Roosevelt; Joe Rosner; Clarence Blechh; Melvin Cowznofski; Michael Anthony; Shorty The Slob; Matt Grappse; Gary Moore (not named); Dave Brinkle; Chet Hunter;
Synopsis: Explores combinations of 2 tv shows into one, with disastrous results.
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Bridge: The Aristocrat of Card Games

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Charles Groan
Synopsis: Defines common bridge terms, gives advice and shows the pitfalls of playing bridge. Includes a phony newspaper bridge column.
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Planned Obsolescence

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mirage In The Garage Dept.
Synopsis: Showing the past and current trends in automobile design and predictions of the future.
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The Hidden Persuaders Become The Hip Persuaders

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Grey Flannel Goatee Dept.
Character(s): Miles Davis; Dizzy Gillespie
Synopsis: Parodies of ads, using hip language and celebrities.
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The Old Salt

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man delicately solves the problem of his parrot going to the bathroom in his shirt.
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Jack And Jill As Retold By Various Magazines

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jack Smith; Jill Jones; Freddy Furd
Synopsis: The nursery rhyme retold as tales of romance, adventure and crime.
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Disclose Notes: Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. Magazines parodied are: Seventeen; Official Detective Stories; True; Confidential; Screen Stories; Modern Romances.
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Insurance Policies For Teen-Agers

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Ideas for insurance policies against common hazards of teen-agers, such as blind dates and flunking school.
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Pages: 2
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How A Television Script is Born

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Follows a script from the original author through various rewrites, showing how all the meaning and creativity is gradually watered down.
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The Fishermen

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A fisherman drags a boy out of the water, but he is below the size limit so his buddy throws the boy back.
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Movie Posters For Packing In Every Type Of Audience

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Wayne; Jayne Mansfield; Ricky Nelson
Synopsis: Different posters for a movie, targeted at different audiences.
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MAD's Cut-Rate Success Symbols

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Get Rich Cheap Dept.
Synopsis: Fake cheap alternatives to common expensive status symbols.
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MAD's Guide For Novice Drivers

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): This Auto Kill You Dept.
Character(s): Elihu Fribble
Synopsis: Bad advice for drivers on reading signs, hand signals, how to park, etc.
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Junior Additions

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Crib Sheet Dept.
Character(s): Little Red Riding Hood; Dennis The Menace
Synopsis: Possible kids' editions of popular magazines, including: Junior Confessions, Tiny Homes and Gardens, Sports Infantile, Truant, Tyke, Pedal Trend, The Saturday Evening Tot.
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Body-Building And Weight-Lifting

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Gus Clutz
Synopsis: The problems of body-building.
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Pages: 6
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It Pays To Read The Label

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A careful look at 12 of Mama Mia's canned products reveals they are all the same.
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How To Play Croquet

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: An unusual way to play the ball when it lands in a kid's mouth.
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Bullet of Alfred E. Neuman University

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): College Catalog Department
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Skin Diving

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Problems with skin diving, new developments, and the ultimate return of man to the sea.
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Miracle Fabrics

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The good and bad points of modern synthetic fabrics.
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On-The-Job Marching Songs

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): 4/4 Time-And-A-Half Dept.
Synopsis: Spirit and loyalty building songs for various industries' employees, set to familiar melodies.
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The Great Bank Robbery

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A bank robbery goes wrong when no one cares about the hostage.
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Modern Auto Accidents

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): There's A Ford In Your Suture Dept.
Synopsis: Injuries caused by modern car features such as automatic windows and tailfins.
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Pages: 3
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Gook

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Look Back In Anger Dept.
Character(s): Lassie; Francine Scwine; Norman Vincint Spiel; Albrecht Von Neuman; Richard Nixon; Joe Dimaggio; Little Orphan Annie; Sandy
Synopsis: Parody of LOOK Magazine.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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In A Penny Arcade

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: When two men finish playing a boxing game, the mechanical characters take over.
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One Kind of Husband...Two Kinds of Underwear

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hames
Character(s): Eddie Fisher; Elizabeth Taylor; Debbie Reynolds
Synopsis: Satire on Hanes underwear ads.
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Pages: 1
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Inside back cover.
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Great Moments In Medicine

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Park-David
Synopsis: Parody of Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Company ads.
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