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Issue: Mad #90
Publication Date: October 1964
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Issues: #90 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
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Variant: 30¢ Cover Price
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
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Content Items: 23 (17 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Why Kill Yourself?

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Synopsis: A man booby-traps a stool in a diner so it will detonate a stick of dynamite in his mouth in order to commit suicide because he missed the latest issue of Mad.
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If Celebrities Ran for Public Office

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hitch Your Bandwagon to a Star Dept.
Character(s): Steve Allen; Jack Paar; Jayne Mansfield; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Jonathan Winters [as Maude Frickert]; Oscar Levant; Cassius Clay; Charlton Heston; Hugh Hefner; Jerry Lewis
Synopsis: Examples of political campaigns geared to particular celebrities.
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The Mad Safety Council's Predictions for the Upcoming Labor Day Weekend

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mis-happy Holiday Dept.
Synopsis: Various holiday related potential mishaps are illustrated.
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Etiquette

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Two on the Isle Dept.
Synopsis: Two men retain their gentlemanly manners despite being stranded on a remote island.
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Strange Interludes in Everyday Life

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Face-Lifting Dept.
Synopsis: Ordinary people in ordinary situations make sarcastic asides to the readers, as in the play "Strange Interlude".
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy booby-traps a bridge the Black Spy is crossing.
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Drawn Out Dramas

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Genres: humorous
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Louise Cramm's Realistic Mad Scrapbook

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Berth of the Blues Dept.
Synopsis: Fictional scrapbook of a fictional woman, complete with souvenirs.
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Misleading TV Titles

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Extra-Senseless Reception Dept.
Character(s): Nikita Krushchev; Lyndon Johnson; The Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Joe DeRita]; Henry; The Little King; Charlie Chaplin [as the Little Tramp]; Harpo Marx; The White Spy; The Black Spy
Synopsis: Actual television show titles are used to illustrate similar real life situations.
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The Sights and Sounds of the U.S.A.

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical look at a typical neighborhood in Las Vegas.
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A Mad Look at Firemen

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Take Me to Your Ladder Dept.
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Scenes We'd Like to See: After the Ball

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cinderella; Prince Charming
Synopsis: Prince Charming breaks the glass slipper before Cinderella can try it on.
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The Lighter Side of Summer Romances

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Genres: humorous
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Mad "Celebrity Feature" Merchandising Gimmicks

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): From Hair to Absurdity Dept.
Character(s): Barbra Streisand; David Janssen; Kirk Douglas; Burt Lancaster
Synopsis: Prosthetics based on the features of prominent celebrities for sale to the general public.
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An Incident at a Red Light

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Drag-Strip Dept.
Synopsis: At a red light, a driver challenges another driver to a drag race.
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The Impressionist

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: An artist sets up his easel in a cow pasture.
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Auto Accessories We'd Like to See

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gadget Goes to Detroit Dept.
Synopsis: Auto accessories that solve life's little irritations.
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy sabotages the White Spy's magic act.
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Mad's Teenage Idol Promoter of the Year

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rock 'N' Bank Roll Dept.
Character(s): Chet Huntley [as Chet Hunkley]
Synopsis: Interview with a record promoter who boasts that he can take any nobody off the street (or even a chimpanzee) and turn them into a teen idol.
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Disclose Notes: Statuettes in the promoter's Hall of Fame are of Rudy Vallee, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
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The Message

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: An African tribal chief receives a threatening message from another tribe.
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The Next Scientific-Medical Breakthrough That Millions of Dollars Will Be Spent to Discover

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Scientific research's latest breakthrough is revealed.
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Make Beautiful Hair Blecch

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ringo Starr
Synopsis: Parody of Breck Shampoo print ads; Blecch Shampoo claims that teenage boys who use their product can have the same appeal to teenage girls that Ringo Starr has.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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