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Issue: More Trash from Mad #5
Publication Date: January 1962
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Issues: #5 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 92
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: 60.0 pence GBQ 0-5-0
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 36 (31 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Even This Much Can Cause Plenty Trouble
Synopsis: Parody of Gulf Oil magazine ads; Gulf campaigns against nuclear energy.
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Feature(s): Departments
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Mad Salutes an Unsung Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Speaking of Pictures Dept
Character(s): Macomber Bombey
Synopsis: Spotlight on magazine photographer Macomber Bombey.
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A Guided Tour Through a Steel Foundry

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A tour through a foundry goes horribly wrong.
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Naked Town

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Throwing the Bulls Dept.
Character(s): Horace McMahon [as Lt. Poker]; Paul Burke [as Det. Flinch]
Synopsis: Parody of the television show "The Naked City".
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Horseback Riding

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical look at horseback riding.
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The Mad Shakespeare Primer

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): No Holds Bard Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of Shakespeare plays in storybook form.
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The White Spy; The Black Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy thinks the White Spy is dead.
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The Wall Street Jungle

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): All the News That Hints of Mint Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of The Wall Street Journal.
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Early One Morning

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: To avoid waking up, a man tosses his alarm clock out the window, with unfortunate results.
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Greeting Cards with Enclosures

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Greeting cards with appropriate objects enclosed.
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Spy Vs. Spy [Part 2]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The spies insult two strangers, thinking each is the other spy in disguise.
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Carols for All Occasions

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Holiday Jeer Dept.
Synopsis: Carols geared to holidays other than Christmas.
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A Mad Peek Through the Microscope

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Series of spot cartoons with a microbe theme.
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Ladies Home Journey

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bringing Down Father Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of the magazine The Ladies Home Journal.
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20 Years in the Shipping Dept.

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Synopsis: Two shipping clerks get revenge on their boss for replacing them with automation.
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Mad's Comprehensive Irritation Insurance

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Clause That Refreshes Dept.
Synopsis: An insurance policy that reimburses you for selected irritations brought about by life.
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Mad's "Do-It-Yourself" Auto Repair Manual

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Greasemonkey-Business Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical auto repair manual.
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Kitzel's Department Store

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A store clerk deals with his stingy boss.
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Fishing

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fin and Had-it Dept.
Synopsis: Satire of fishing.
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Here Is Your Full-Color Fold-Out Bonus

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Poster

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A variety of humorous phrases to tape inside windows where the barely-visible small print creates the joke.
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Mail Order Gift Catalogues

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Parcel Pest Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of mail order gift catalogs.
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Mad's College Songs and Cheers for Traitors, Defeatists and Cowards

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rah Rah Black Sheep Dept.
Synopsis: Parody college songs.
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A glimpse behind the scenes at various professions.
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How to Make Dull Reading Matter Interesting

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): No-Humdrum Dept.
Synopsis: Improving text presentations through exciting graphics.
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How They Spent Their Summer

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): And Then I Wrote Dept.
Synopsis: If famous people had to do a "how I spent my summer vacation" essay.
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After the Rains

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A group of native Americans exit a teepee after a rain storm.
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The United Nations Awards Show

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Every Dag Must Have His Day Dept.
Character(s): Dag Hammerskjold; Andrei Gromyko; Mao-tse Tung; Marilyn Monroe; Jimmy Stewart; Elsa Maxwell; Gamel Abdul Nassar; Walter Winchell; Nikita Kruschev; Tab Hunter; Fidel Castro; Richard Nixon; Lawrence Welk; Andrei Porumbeanu
Synopsis: The United Nations holds an Oscar-like award show.
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Tomorrow's Parents

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Daddy-O Knows Best Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical look at how 1960 era teenagers will be in the future when they have kids.
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Spy Vs. Spy [Part 3]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The spies try to seduce each other.
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The European Tourists' Guide to the United States

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ist Das Nicht Der U.S.A. Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical look at tourism guide books.
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The Wonderful New Dart Set

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A child shows another child his new set of darts.
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Bayar Needs Fast Relief

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Bayer Aspirin print ads.
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The Best Friend Your Dentist Ever Had

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Life Saver roll candy print ads.
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