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Issue: Mad #117
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/26/1967
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1967 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Norman Mingo (signed)
Norman Mingo (signed)
Norman Mingo (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman
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Miscellaneous
1
Let Us Spray

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Jaffee
Al Jaffee
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
Advertisement for the Mad Annual complete with pull out stencils. Inside front cover.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry DeFuccio ?
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
The letters page includes a letter signed by Star Trek producer Gene Roddenberry and actors William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, commenting on Mad's parody of them. A photo of Shatner and Nimoy, in costume, reading the issue, is included.
Will Success Spoil Charlie Brown?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Siegel
Jack Rickard
Jack Rickard
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
No Longer Working For Peanuts Dept.
Charlie Brown; Lucy Van Pelt; Linus Van Pelt; Schroeder; Pig Pen; Violet; Snoopy; Patty; Shermie
In a parody of “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?”, a former friend of Charlie Brown of the Peanuts comic strip visits the old neighborhood and finds that the characters of the strip have let success change them.
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FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #36 [$1.75 Cover Price] published January 1981
as Will Success Spoil Charlie Brown? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Letters to a Congressman...That Were Answered By Form Letters By That Congressman

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Peter Andrews
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
R.S.V.P-U. Dept.
A constituent tries to communicate with his Congressman, but only gets a form letter response that can't even get his name right.
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Miscellaneous
2
Out West

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A man driving in the desert is menaced by a flock of vultures.
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Miscellaneous
2
A Mad Look at Sky Diving

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick DeBartolo
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The Sky Above, The Thud Below Dept.
A cynical examination of the equipment and training that comes with sky diving.
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FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #41 [$2.25 Cover Price] published January 1982
as A Mad Look At Sky Diving [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sergio Aragones
Sergio Aragones
Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
humorous
Marginal Thinking Dept.
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Miscellaneous
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
Mad Graffiti

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arnie Kogen
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
Subject Matter
humorous
Cracks On The Walls Dept.
Examples of humorous graffiti allegedly found on the walls of public restroom stalls.
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Miscellaneous
2
Honest Comments on TV

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Koch
Jack Rickard
Jack Rickard
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Snow Removal Dept.
Robert Kennedy; Pete Franklin; Richard Nixon; Lawrence Spivak; Lyndon Johnson
How different genres of TV shows would be affected if the interviewees told the truth instead of sticking to safe talking points.
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Miscellaneous
4
The Mad Library of Extremely Thin Books

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Narrow-Minded Dept.
A collection of books with very little content.
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Miscellaneous
2
The bookends are the right and left halves of Alfred E. Neuman's head.
Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias (signed)
Antonio Prohias (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
The Black Spy; The White Spy
The White Spy thinks he's discovered The Black Spy's secret sub base.
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Miscellaneous
1
Air Pollution Problems of the Future

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The Chokes On You Dept.
New types of air pollution that will be caused by new social movements.
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Miscellaneous
3
You Know You're Really Married When...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Phil Hahn; Jack Hanrahan
Paul Coker Jr.
Paul Coker Jr.
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Bawl and Chain Dept.
Examples of behavior changes couples undergo after being married for a while.
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Miscellaneous
2
The Lighter Side of Clothes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave Berg
Dave Berg
Dave Berg
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Berg's Eye View Dept.
Satirical look at American fashion and its effect on perception of other people.
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Miscellaneous
4
Welcome Aboard Speeches

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Trip-Schticks Dept.
If passengers got welcome speeches on other means of transportation like they do on airlines.
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Miscellaneous
2
One Day Last Summer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
Two bums find a bottle they think contains liquor.
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FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as One Day Last Summer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Mad's Medical Mother Goose

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Siegel
Al Jaffee
Al Jaffee
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Taking a Gander at Quacks Dept.
Nursery rhymes written to satirize the medical profession.
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Miscellaneous
3
Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias (signed)
Antonio Prohias (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
The Black Spy; The White Spy
The Black Spy tries to plant a listening device in the White Spy's headquarters.
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Miscellaneous
1
The "Sam Pebbles"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Hart
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Yangtze Go Home Dept.
Steve McQueen [as Jake Holenhead]; Candice Bergen [as Shrilly DuGood]; Edgar Bergen; Richard Crenna [as the Captain]; Richard Attenborough [as Reverend DuGood]; Mako [as the coolie]; Emmanuelle Arsan [as Dingaling]; Mao tse-Tung; Chou en-Lai
In a parody of the film "The Sand Pebbles," a surly sailor aboard a U.S. Naval vessel meets a corrupt priest and his dimwitted daughter in Southeast Asia.
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Miscellaneous
5
Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arnie Kogen
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset; Bob Clarke
Subject Matter
humorous
Behind the Odd-Ball Dept.
Lyndon Johnson; Hubert Humphrey; Wilt Chamberlain
Parody of the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" panel cartoon; Various human physical and behavioral oddities are presented.
Reprinting
FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
What Is the Most Expensive Accessory Item Young Car-Buyers Purchase?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee
Al Jaffee (signed)
Al Jaffee (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Mad Fold-In
The one car accessory they don't sell at the dealership.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
The Further She Is...The Closer You Should Look

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Irving Schild (photo)
Irving Schild (photo)
Irving Schild (photo)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Parody of Clairol hair color print ads; Use Clear-All field glasses to make sure that person you're lusting after is who you think it is.
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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