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Issue: Mad #103
Publication Date: June 1966
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Issues: #103 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/22/1966
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
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
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Stilt Man

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Inker(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Colorist(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Alfred tries to stand on stilts covered by long trousers, but his suspenders break and he loses his pants.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry DeFuccio ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Among the letters are letters (with pictures) from recently parodied actors Chuck Connors (Branded), David Hedison (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea) and James Drury (The Virginian).
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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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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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The Agony and the Agony

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ceiling Zero Dept.
Character(s): Charlton Heston [as 'Michael Angelo']; Rex Harrison [as Julius Pope]; Diane Cilento [as Connie]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Agony and the Ecstasy," a boxer and restaurateur commissions a famous artist to paint the ceiling of his restaurant and then micromanages the project to distraction.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Among the celebrities Heston paints on the ceiling of the restaurant is Mad editor Jerry Defuccio, who is also pointed out by one of the characters.
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Fathers Are Two-Time Losers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bottled Pop Dept.
Synopsis: A comparison of the restrictive childhoods today's fathers endured and the unfettered childhoods their children experience today.
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Pages: 3
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The Haircut

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 falls victim to a defective barber's chair.
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Pages: 2
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Mad's "Share the Wealth" Income Tax Form

Story  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): Ten-Forty or Fight Dept.
Synopsis: Revamping the U.S. tax form to make it more fair to others.
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Pages: 5
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The Lighter Side of Junior High

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: The trials and tribulations of life in High School are examined.
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Pages: 4
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Some "Purchase Tags" Few People Ever Get to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Guaranteed-Off Dept.
Synopsis: Price tags and warranty information for big ticket items bought by movie studios and the government.
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Pages: 2
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The Face on the Town Square Walk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Motor-Psycho Dept.
Synopsis: In a parody of the poem "The Face on the Barroom Floor," a Newport Beach motorcycle gang harass a timid soul on a bicycle.
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Pages: 4
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A Comic Scene We'd Like to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Inker(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kent Satisfies Best Dept.
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis: Superman saves a pedestrian from a falling safe, but doesn't get the response he expects.
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Pages: 1
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The Mad Hypocrite Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): About Face Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of different kinds of hypocrites in society.
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Pages: 3
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One Day in the Chicken Coop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A hen lays a colored Easter egg.
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Pages: 1
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Honey Waste

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): High-heel Gumshoe Dept.
Character(s): Anne Francis [as Honey Waste]; John Ericson [as Scram Bolt]; Peter Sellers [as Lt. Stones]
Synopsis: Parody of the TV series "Honey West"; a private detective is hired to keep a suitcase of laundry out of the hands of a Chinese tong.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Mort Drucker draws "Lt. Stones" as a dead-ringer for Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau character.
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Horrifying Cliches

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Hahn
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spooking From Pictures Dept.
Synopsis: Illustrating ordinary cliche terms as horror movie scenes.
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Pages: 2
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A Boy and His Chemistry Set

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 boy mixes a serum in his chemistry set that turns him into a monster.
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Pages: 1
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Fraternity Magazine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Orlando (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pledgerism Dept.
Synopsis: A niche magazine for college fraternities and their members.
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Pages: 6
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What Awesome U.S. Weapon Wipes Out Millions Every Year?

Cartoon  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
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Cigarette People: They Like Their Jobs, But None of Them Smoke

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Inker(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Colorist(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Profiles of disingenuous cigarette industry insiders.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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