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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #86
Publication Date: March 1993
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Issues: #86 of 141 Issues (153 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07098934080003
Price: $3.50 USD
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Content Items: 41 (29 stories, 1 cover)
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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
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Games, Puzzles & Other Wastes of Time!

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Mad Celebrity Madballs

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Character(s): Hulk Hemorrhoid; Michael J. Zits; Mary Lou Retina; Mudonna; Veiny White
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Games, Puzzles & Other Wastes of Time

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LA Lewd

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Feature(s): Law and Ardor Dept.
Character(s): Richard Dysart [as Leeward McKingpin]; Harry Hamlin [as Mydol Muzak]; Michele Greene [as Drabby Percodan]; Susan Dey [as Glaze Van Open]; Jimmy Smits [as Vigoro Cementhead]; Jill Eikenberry [as Antsy Calcium]; Michael Tucker [as Stupor Microwits]; Corbin Bernsen [as Carnie Banger]; Alan Rachins [as Rugless Barfman]; Susan Ruttan [as Rockhead Malomar]; Judge Joseph Wapner (cameo)
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Summer Has Arrived When…

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Spy vs. Spy

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Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy plays tennis using a bomb.
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Mad's Alibis For All Occasions

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The Lighter Side of...

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Synopsis: A cynical look at insomnia, contentment, gardens, recognition, separation, the telephone, hi tech, computers, taxes, borrowing, new apartments, youth, wisdom, and doctors.
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Hidden Details in Art

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Legal Wreckin’

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Character(s): Danny Glover [as Detective Martyr]; Mel Gibson [as Detective Buggs]; Tom Atkins [as Bunksacker]
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Disclose Notes: Parody of the movie “Lethal Weapon”.
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Drama on Page 27

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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

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Mad Mini-Movies Featuring the Fickle Finger Of Fate

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Merchandising Spin-Offs That Hollywood Missed Out On

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Important

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We'll Make A Fortune

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Announcing the Crank 'Em Out Mint Professional Wrestling Chess Set

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Feature(s): Ring Around the Dollar Dept.
Character(s): Rowdy Roddy Piper; Hulk Hogan; Lou Albano; Andre the Giant; Sgt. Slaughter; Randy Savage [Macho Man]
Synopsis: Parody of Franklin Mint ads.
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Subway Bingo

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Mad's Modern Day Tongue Twisters

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Truly Logical Transformers

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How Many Mistakes can You Find in this Picture?

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Feature(s): Err Apparent Dept.
Synopsis: Illustration of a video game parlor, with twenty instances of behavior that isn't typical of such an establishment.
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Manhattan

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The Mad Chain Letter

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Mad's Video Game Arcade Owner of the Year

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Feature(s): Two Bit Operator Dept.
Character(s): Clint Westwood [Clint Eastwood]; Philo Starbuck
Synopsis: Clint Eastwood interviews Philo Starbuck of the Milky Way Arcade.
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Dots

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Typewri-Toons

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Mad's Do-It-Yourself "Indiana Jones" Sequel

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Synopsis: Flowchart to choose plot for movie.
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Future 'Special Editions' of Trivial Pursuit

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Mad's Congressional Record Puzzle Page

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Mad's Home Version of Jeopardy!

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Banana Republic Dictator of the Year

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Spy vs. Spy

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Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy uses pigeons to indispose the Black Spy.
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A Mad Look Behind the Scenes at Pee-Wee’s Playhouse

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The Lighter Side of...

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Character(s): A cynical look at obedience, addiction, exercise, inflation, sports fans, language, politics, appreciation, lotteries, timing, memory, priorities, communication, and doctors.
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Mad's Updated Children's Books

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The Mad Decibel (dB) Scale

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Clever Ways to Get Out of Embarrassing Situations

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The Wretches of Ecchflick

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Feature(s): Deviled Ham and Scrambled Legs Dept.
Character(s): Michelle Pfeiffer [as Spookie Witchmeat]; Susan Sarandon [as Jade Boffer]; Cher [as Abracadabra Bedbird]; Jack Nicholson [as Drool Van Horny]; Veronica Cartwright [as Obsessia]; Richard Jenkins [as Clod]
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Disclose Notes: Spoof of the movie The Witches of Eastwick.
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First Line: An exciting new subscription offer...
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What Predatory Creature Most Threatens the Survival of Endangered Species?

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Monopoly Cards For the 1980’s

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