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Issue: Mad #102
Publication Date: April 1966
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Issues: #102 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/08/1966
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1966 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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FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] [unnamed variant] published March 1984 as Mad's "Lifetime-People" Chart [Photo Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Second Annual "You'll Go 'Ape' Over This Issue of Mad" Issue of Mad

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: An orangutan gets the better of Alfred.
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Pages: 1
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Some Mad Suggestions for Other 'Ridiculous Ad Images'

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Put "Camp" in Your Campaign Dept.
Character(s): The Esso/Humble Tiger
Synopsis: Endless variations on the Esso/Humble Oil ad campaign designed to sell other products.
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Pages: 2
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In the Delicatessen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A customer accuses a deli clerk of cheating her.
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Pages: 1
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BrandXed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Up-Chuck Dept.
Character(s): Chuck Conners [as Jason McNutt]; David Janssen [as Dr. Richard Kimble]
Synopsis: Parody of the TV series "Branded"; a dishonorably discharged cavalry officer roams the west and gets punched a lot.
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Pages: 5
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Achieving Personal Success in Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Great Mail Robbery Dept.
Synopsis: Educational pamphlet on how to be a better criminal.
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Pages: 2
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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The Lighter Side of Elementary School

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The trials and tribulations of attending elementary school are examined.
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Pages: 4
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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 two spies engage in a boxing match.
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Pages: 1
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National Perspirer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ecchtra! Ecchtra! Heave All About It Dept.
Synopsis: In a parody of supermarket tabloids, sensational and lurid news articles are accompanied by sensational and lurid illustrations.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: On page three, the picture of the publisher of the National Perspirer is a caricature of fellow Mad artist Dave Berg.
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Mad's "Lifetime - - People" Chart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Declaration of Dependence Dept.
Synopsis: A chart of people who affect a person's life at different ages.
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In Content Item: FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] [unnamed variant] published March 1984
as Mad's "Lifetime-People" Chart [Photo Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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In the Optometrist's Waiting Room

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: An obese woman sits on a man because she can't see him.
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Pages: 1
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ABC TV's Wide World of Sports

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Athlete's Feat Dept.
Character(s): Jim McKay; Chris Schenkel; Bill Fleming
Synopsis: Anthology sports program showing highlights of unusual sporting events.
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Pages: 5
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New Board Games We'd Really Like to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Move Ahead 3 Pages Dept.
Synopsis: New board games that accurately reflect the annoyances of modern urban living.
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Pages: 3
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In the Haberdashery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man tries on a very large coat.
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Pages: 1
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The Typical Luxury Apartment House Ad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A New Lease on Strife Dept.
Synopsis: A glowing ad for an apartment house contrasted with the many blemishes the ad doesn't mention.
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Pages: 4
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Boy Scouts Vs. Little Old Ladies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): On My Honor, I Will Be a Pest Dept.
Synopsis: Series of examples of Boy Scouts helping little old ladies, whether they want the help or not.
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Pages: 2
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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 the Black Spy has died.
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Pages: 1
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Bubby Lake Missed (by a mile)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Crazy Otto Dept.
Character(s): Carol Linley [as Mrs. Lake]; Lawrence Olivier [as Superintendent Nuthouse]; Keir Dullea [as Mr. Lake]; Noel Coward [as Oscar]; Otto Preminger
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Bunny Lake Is Missing," a mother desperately searches for her missing daughter, with no help from her creepy husband, an idiot police officer or the egomaniacal director of the film.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Jiggs of the comic strip "Bringing Up Father" appears in a crowd scene on page 3. Charlie Brown of the comic strip "Peanuts" appears amid a shelf of dolls on page 4.
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How You Too Can Make a Fortune in the Booming Ski Business

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Suggested money-making opportunity connected with the ski industry.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Television Studio

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The reason why color television studio personnel and black and white television studio personnel are segregated.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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