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Issue: Mad #82
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/13/1963
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color (#1-23, 400-550); color cover with black & white interior (#24-399)
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US (#1-23); magazine size (#24 onward)
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Norman Mingo (signed)
Norman Mingo (signed)
Norman Mingo (signed)
Reprinting
FlagMad #487 published March 2008
as What The Heck Is The Difference? [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Does This Ad Look Blurred to You?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The text of an ad is intentionally printed out of focus to trick readers into visiting an optometrist.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
Future Talking Ads

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Lester Krauss (photo)
Lester Krauss (photo)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The Blurbs is Coming Dept.
Parody of the style of advertisement where inanimate objects talk to each other, taking to absurd extreme.
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Miscellaneous
3
The Nurtzes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Hart
Mort Drucker (signed)
Mort Drucker (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Ward Healers Dept.
Shirl Conway [as Lizz Throb]; Zina Bethune [as Gale Luckless]; Ed Begley Sr. [as Ed Bagel]; Nehemiah Persoff [as Nehemiah Perstop]; Dina Merrill [as Dina Peril]
In a parody of the CBS TV series "The Nurses," a cynical veteran nurse mentors a naive and slightly dim student nurse through the wards of an incompetent hospital.
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Miscellaneous
6
Mad's Report on Progress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick DeBartolo
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Patent Panning Dept.
Alfred E. Neuman
Examples of how advancements in technology haven't necessarily made our lives better.
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Miscellaneous
3
The Masterpiece

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin
Don Martin
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
Elizabeth Taylor [as Cleopatra]; Richard Burton [as Marc Antony]
An artist finishes the portrait he was laboring on.
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Miscellaneous
2
Comicland

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs; E. Nelson Bridwell
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Funnies Are People Dept.
Little Orphan Annie; Superman; Donald Duck; Henry; Daisy Mae; Nancy; Smitty; Dondi; Alexander Bumstead; Charlie Brown; Little Lulu; Kayo Mullins; Marcia Mason; Junior Tracy; Daddy Warbucks; Punjab; Mary Worth; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Scandal tabloid-style magazine focused on the private lives of famous comic strip characters.
Reprinting
FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #36 [$1.75 Cover Price] published January 1981
as Comicland [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
There is also a fictional ad in the magazine for glamor photos of various comic strip characters, including Prince Valiant, The Dragon Lady, Mary Perkins, Eve Jones, Winnie Winkle and Miss Mizzou.
Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
humorous
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
The Black Spy; The White Spy
The Black Spy confuses the White Spy with a spring-loaded blackjack.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Lighter Side of Parents (of Little Kids)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave Berg
Dave Berg
Dave Berg
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Berg's Eye View Dept.
Series of cartoons satirizing the relationship between parents and their children.
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Miscellaneous
3
What If Hollywood Were to Follow the Trend Towards Long and Pretentious Titles for TV Dramas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Siegel
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Marquee De Sad Dept.
King Kong; The Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Joe DeRita]; Alfred Hitchcock; Chubby Checker
Pedantic, over-descriptive titles for new television shows.
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Miscellaneous
2
On a Saturday Afternoon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin
Don Martin
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A father complains about his son's obsession with the game "piggyback".
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Miscellaneous
1
The Trend Towards Swimming Pools as a Status Symbol

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit
Bob Clarke (signed)
Bob Clarke (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Making a Bigt Splash Dept.
Swimming pools adapted to fit any urban situation.
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Miscellaneous
3
Psychoanalysis by Mail

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Koch
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Postal Introspection Dept.
A mail-order, do-it-yourself psychoanalysis kit.
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Miscellaneous
3
Wheelers and Dealers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Basil Wolverton; Al Feldstein (plot)
Basil Wolverton (signed)
Basil Wolverton (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Auto-Suggestion Dept.
Examples of outrageous car designs.
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Miscellaneous
2
New Opportunities for Recent Grads

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee
Jack Rickard
Jack Rickard
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Mind Your Own Business Dept.
Examples of business opportunities that can grow from current urban problems.
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Miscellaneous
3
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
humorous
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
The Gray Spy fakes out the other spies with a dummy stick of dynamite.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
For the Birds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arnie Kogen; Lou Silverstone
Mort Drucker (signed)
Mort Drucker (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Hitchcock-a-Doodle-Doo Dept.
Tippi Hedren; Rod Taylor; Suzanne Pleshette; Nikita Khrushchev; Jessica Tandy; Ethel Griffies; Alfred Hitchcock
In a parody of the film "The Birds," a woman tries to warn a seaside town of an impending attack by the local bird population, but her erratic behavior causes her not to be believed.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? [as Speed] (photo)
? [as Speed] (photo)
? [as Speed] (photo)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Trust your car
Parody of Texaco print ads; a motorist is stopped on the highway by a highway patrol officer for a moving violation.
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Miscellaneous
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Back cover.

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