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Issue: Mad #86
Publication Date: April 1964
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Issues: #86 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/11/1964
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 23 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1964 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
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Inker(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Colorist(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: issue includes first Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee.
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These 15 Razor Blade Manufacturers Just Had a Close Shave

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Inker(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Wilkinson razor blade print ads; Domestic razor manufacturers breath a sigh of relief when the consumer learns that Wilkinson razors aren't all they claim to be.
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Pages: 1
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Why Kill Yourself

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Coker Jr. ?
Penciller(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A man hooks a hose to a toilet tank, hoping to drown himself, because he missed the latest issue of Mad.
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Pages: 0.33
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Insecurity is a Pair of Loose Swim Trunks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Good Grief Dept.
Character(s): Charlie Brown; Little Orphan Annie; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Kayo Kirby; Swee'Pea; Little Lulu; Sluggo; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Henry; Dondi; Junior Tracy; Chip Flagston; Trixie Flagston; Nancy; Jughaid Smith; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Pebbles Flintstone
Synopsis: Using famous comic strip characters, the author illustrates some of the pitfalls of childhood.
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Pages: 3
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The Small Businessman in the Amazon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: The son of a shrunken head shop proprietor tries to convince his father to carry a new line of products.
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Pages: 1
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News Photos You're Sure to See This Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pannin' the Flash Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of news photos of cliched situations.
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News Photos We'd Like to See This Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pannin' the Flash Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of newspaper photos of the same cliche situations turned on their heads.
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Pages: 2
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Mad Beasties

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Coker Jr. ?
Penciller(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Word Game Preserve Dept.
Synopsis: Pun illustrations of common words or phrases.
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Pages: 1
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Marginal Thinking Dept.
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When This Trend Towards "Understanding" Gets Out of Hand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Error of Good Feeling Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of societal attempts to compensate for and explain away anti-social behavior in various professions.
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Pages: 4
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New School Letters for Unheralded Achievements

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Award to the Wise Guys Dept.
Synopsis: Awards created for dubious high school achievements.
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Pages: 3
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy buys a paper to read about how the Black Spy was injured.
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The Lighter Side of Married Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg's Eye View Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical look at married life focusing on the husband's side.
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Pages: 4
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In the Acme Ritz Central Arms Waldorf Plaza Hotel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A man complains about the bugs in his hotel room.
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Pages: 1
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If Magazine Ads Spoke the Language of the Magazines

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ad-Itorial Dept.
Synopsis: Targeting advertising to the genre of magazine the ad will appear in.
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Pages: 4
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Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
Synopsis: The Gray Spy lures the other spies onto active railroad tracks.
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Pages: 1
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The Evolution of a Popular Song

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Malady Lingers On Dept.
Synopsis: Presenting alleged historical ancestors to modern standard songs.
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Pages: 4
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Another Visit to the Dentist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A man goes to a dentist, complaining about an elongated front tooth.
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The Mad Plan for Fighting the War Against Junk Mail

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset; Bob Clarke
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Missive Retaliation Dept.
Synopsis: Snide replies to letters soliciting business.
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Pages: 4
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Future Quickie Vacations

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fast Getaway Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of short vacations.
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Pages: 2
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Flawrence of Arabia

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): What Kind O'Toole Am I Dept.
Character(s): Peter O'Toole [as Flawrence]; Claude Rains [as Mr. Drydune]; Alec Guinness [as Prince Fizzle]; Omar Sharif [as Ali-Oven]; Anthony Quinn [as Auda Bul]; Elizabeth Taylor [as Cleopatra]; Marlon Brando [as Johnny Strabler]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Lawrence Of Arabia," a British soldier helps lead the Saudi revolution against British rule, even though he's an idiot.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Alfred E. Neuman has a cameo on the last page.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
Character(s): Elizabeth Taylor; Richard Burton
First Line: Elizabeth Taylor, looking radiantly beautiful
Synopsis: Richard Burton tries to escort Elizabeth Taylor away from a precarious situation.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Likely Strife Separates the Men from the Boys

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Inker(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Colorist(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Lucky Strike cigarette print ads; An outdoors man triumphs over every obstacle except the lung cancer caused by his cigarette smoking.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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