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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #18
Publication Date: January 1975
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Issues: #18 of 141 Issues (153 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 136
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 43 (34 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Includes 36-page comic book insert reprinting stories from 1953 and 1954 issues. Indicia title "MAD Super Special."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched; some squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.
Disclose Reprinted From57
reprinted 25 times from some/all in other Issues.
reprinted 32 times from Content Items in other Issues.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Mad Super Special

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad
Character(s): Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Marlon Branflakes; Lone Stranger; Bottleneck; Starchie
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Nostalgic Mad No. 4

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad
Character(s): Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #7 published October 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comic-book insert.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin, possibly based on an erroneous attribution to her for this cover’s original 1953 colors.
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Shermlock Shomes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dr. Whatsit; Shermlock Shomes
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #7 published October 1953
was Shermlock Shomes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Spoof of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes; comic book insert
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Wild 1/2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Marlon Branflakes
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #15 published September 1954
was Wild 1/2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]Confirm: direction of reprint
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Parody of the Marlon Brando movie "The Wild One"; comic book insert
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Lone Stranger Rides Again!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Lone Stranger; Pronto
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #8 published December 1953
was Lone Stranger Rides Again! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Take-off on Fran Striker's The Lone Ranger; comic book insert
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William M. Gaines (Alias Melvin)

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Feature(s): The EC "Publisher of the Issue"
Character(s): William M. Gaines
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #5 published June 1953
was The EC "Publisher of the Issue" [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Starchie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Starchie; Bottleneck; Mr. Weathernot; Salonica; Biddy; Wedgie Van Smelt
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #12 published June 1954
was Starchie [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Parody of Archie; comic book insert
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Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #20 published February 1955
was Composition [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comic book insert
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Table of Contents

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad
Character(s): Dr. Whatsit; Shermlock Shomes; Bottleneck; Starchie; Marlon Branflakes; Lone Stranger
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reprints images on front cover (from 1950s issues)
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Mad Final Episodes of Some Long-Running TV Shows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wind-Up Ploys Dept.
Character(s): Major Frank Burns; Major Hoolihan; Cpl. Max Klinger; Radar O’Reilly; Columbo; Matt Dillon; Festus; Doc; Kwai Chang Caine; Archie Bunker; Edith Bunker; Mike Stivic; Gloria Stivic; George Jefferson
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Spoofs "M*A*S*H," "Columbo," "Gunsmoke," "Kung Fu" and "All in the Family"
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How Today's "Special Interest" Pressure Groups Would Rewrite the Constitution

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Whims of Change Dept.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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A Portfolio of Mad Good News-Bad News Photo Silhouettes

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pair-Shaped Dept.
Character(s): Marlon Brando; Beatles; Charlie Chaplin; Jerry Lewis
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Photos supplied by Wide World; U.P.I.
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The Marvelous Mad De-Coding Machine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Reel Meaning Dept.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Spell It Like It Is

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alphabetterment Dept.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Shmoe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hippie Hunting Ground Dept.
Character(s): Melistless Compost; Hank; Bull Compost; Shmoe; Spiro Agnew (cameo)
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Joe," an upper class father murders the drug addict boyfriend of his daughter, then teams up with a borderline psychotic construction worker to search the city's counterculture hangouts for his missing daughter.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
was Schmoe [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Spoof of 1970 motion picture "Joe," starring Peter Boyle
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Recruiting Posters Through History

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Hitch in Time Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #146 published October 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #146 published October 1971
was Recruiting Posters Through History [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Very First Musical Instrument

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #146 published October 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #146 published October 1971
was The Very First Musical Instrument [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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What They Say ... and What It Really Means

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #137 published September 1970
was What They Say... And What It Really Means [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Answers to Children's Letters--From Santa

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
From Content Item: FlagMad #142 published April 1971
was Answers to Children's Letters - - from God [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
was Answers to Children's Letters - - from Santa [Photo Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of ... Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #142 published April 1971
was The Lighter Side of Love [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Condolence Cards for Business and Professional Tragedies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Postal Mortems Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
was Condolence Cards for Business and Professional Tragedies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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One Hot Summer Morning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
was One Hot Summer Morning [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Mad Look at Pet Owners

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Burden of Beasts Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
was A Mad Look at Pet Owners [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Meet Sudhir Dar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): New Delhi-catessen Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
was Meet Sudhir Dar [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Mad's Reality Street

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dirty Bird; Curt; Ornery; Cake Monster; Scary
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV show "Sesame Street," local residents and puppets try to teach simple lessons amid the decay and danger of an inner city slum neighborhood block.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #146 published October 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #146 published October 1971
was Reality Street [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Satire of television's "Sesame Street"
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Modern Art

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hung Up Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Psychology of Snoring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sleeper Play Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #141 published March 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #141 published March 1971
was The Psychology of Snoring [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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One Morning on Main Street

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
was One Morning on Main Street [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Excuses, Excuses!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Straddle Defense Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #145 published September 1971
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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A Collection of Mad X-Rayvings

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Everything's Coming Up Sub Rosa Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
was A Collection of Mad X Ray-vings [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of ... Living Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
From Content Item: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
was The Lighter Side of Living Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Future Shock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seer Sucker Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
was Future Shock [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Mad Orthodontia Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Chewing Glum Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #145 published September 1971
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy thinks he's sabotaged The Black Spy's ability to retaliate.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The New Army

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gung Ho-Hum Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
was The New Army [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Congressional Off-the-Record

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Senate and House Organ Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
From Content Item: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
was The Daily Congressional Off-The-Record [Photo Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Recording Studio

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #144 published July 1971
was A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Recording Studio [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Charlie Brown; Schroeder; Lucy Van Pelt; Pigpen; Linus Van Pelt; Violet; Snoopy; Woodstock
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
From Content Item: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
was If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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A Mad Look at Water Beds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Asleep on the Deep Dept.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
From Content Item: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
was A Mad Look at Waterbeds [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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An Italian Robin Catching a Worm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #147 published December 1971
was An Italian Robin Catching a Worm [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Trauma of '42

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Three to Get Ready Dept.
Character(s): Wormy; Mrs. Pushover
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
From Content Item: FlagMad #148 published January 1972
was The Trauma of '42 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Satire of motion picture "Summer of '42"
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What Is Fast Becoming the Only Place to See Rare Vanishing Animal Species?

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Answer: On a woman's back.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside Back Cover (full color)
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The Four Horsemen of the Metropolis

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Drugs; Graft; Pollution; Slums
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMad #146 published October 1971
From Content Item: FlagMad #146 published October 1971
was The Four Horsemen of the Metropolis [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back Cover

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