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Issue: Mad #118
Publication Date: April 1968
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Issues: #118 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/06/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 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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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover is a parody of Dr. Timothy Leary's famous admonition "Tune in, turn on, drop out".
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.33
Disclose Notes: Among the letters are ones from the singing group The Doodletown Pipers, and Martin Landau and Barbara Bain of Mission: Impossible, accompanied by photos.
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In the Out Exit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Belle, Book and Vandals Dept.
Character(s): Sandy Dennis [as Miss Parrot]; Roy Poole [as Mr. McHate]; Eileen Heckart [as Miss Pastorfield]; Patrick Bedford [as Mr. Barringer]; Sorrell Booke [as Dr. Bested]; James Franciscus [as Mr. Nudnik]; Sidney Portier [as Mr. Thackeray]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Up the Down Staircase," an idealistic teacher attempts to teach in a crime-ridden inner city school.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as In the Out Exit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Pro Football

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Frank Gifford [as Frank Gifted]; Pete Rozelle [as Pete Doughsmell]
Synopsis: A former football player turned announcer narrates a comparison of pro football in its infancy with contemporary pro football.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as Pro Football [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Don Martin Looks at Frogs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A series of humorous incidents involving frogs.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as Don Martin Looks At Frogs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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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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TV Shows...Re-Cast

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Fault Is in Our Stars Dept.
Character(s): Hugh Hefner; Dean Martin; Zsa-Zsa Gabor; Muhammed Ali; The U.S. Supreme Court [Earl Warren; Abe Fortas; Thurgood Marshall; Byron White; Hugo Black; William Brennan; William Douglas; Potter Stewart; John Marshall Harlan]; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Placing current television series titles under photos of actual people for ironic context.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Fear

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical look at what people fear and how they deal with that fear.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Mad Valentines to Celebrities

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Heart-Burns Dept.
Character(s): H. Rap Brown; Joey Bishop; The Beatles [John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ringo Starr]; Allen Burke; Joe Pyne; Dr. Timothy Leary; Charles DeGaulle; Twiggy; Princess Lee Radziwell; Michelangelo Antonioni
Synopsis: Valentine's Day cards aimed specifically at certain celebrities.
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Pages: 3
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Mission: Ridiculous

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): To Scheme the Impossible Scheme Dept.
Character(s): Peter Graves [as Mr. Phelts]; Greg Morris [as Blarney]; Peter Lupus [as Billy]; Martin Landau [as Bowling]; Barbara Bain [as Synonym]
Synopsis: Parody of the TV series "Mission: Impossible"; a team of secret agents try to retrieve stolen microfilm in the most suspicious way possible.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as Mission: Ridiculous [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Advantages of the Suburbs For Kids

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): City's Limit Dept.
Synopsis: A comparison of urban life versus suburban life for raising children.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as The Advantages of the Suburbs For Kids [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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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 steals the Black Spy's piggy bank.
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Pages: 1
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Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Obtuse questions draw sarcastic responses in every day situations. The feature even provides a blank for the reader to provide a sarcastic response.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as Mad's Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Hippie Magazine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A niche magazine for hippies.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as Hippie Magazine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: One of the features of the magazine is a parody of the Peanuts book "Happiness is...", entitled "Uptight Is...", featuring the Peanuts cast recast as hippies.
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The New Back-Scratcher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A harried husband uses his plastic back-scratcher in a manner not originally intended by the manufacturer.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as The New Back-Scratcher [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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What Is the Worst Threat to Recovery Hospital Patients Can Suffer?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Sticker shock may be the worst shock of all.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The 100mm Cigarette

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Mad's reaction to the cigarette industry's introduction of the 100mm cigarette.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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