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Issue: Mad #165
Publication Date: March 1974
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Issues: #165 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
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Content Items: 20 (13 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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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Alfred drives a road course video game down a country highway past a hidden motorcycle officer.
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In Content Item: FlagMad #483 published November 2007
as What The Heck Is The Difference? [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.25
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Why Kill Yourself?

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: Subscription offer; a man straps himself to the bumper of a driver's education vehicle in hopes of being killed because he missed the latest issue of Mad.
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8 "James Bomb" Bomb Movies

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): And the Bond Played On Dept.
Synopsis: Short parodies of the James Bond features "Dr. No", "From Russia With Love", "Goldfinger", "Thunderball", "You Only Live Twice", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "Diamonds Are Forever", and "Live And Let Die" are provided.
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In Content Item: FlagNorsk Mad #3/1981 published October 1981
as 8 "James Bånn" bånn filmer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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The Mad Bowling Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alley Be Praised Dept.
Synopsis: A satirical look at the sport of bowling.
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Pages: 3
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A Mad Look at Tyrants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Out, Damned Despot Dept.
Synopsis: A humorous look at tyrants.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Cold Weather

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Various humorous situations revolving around winter.
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Pages: 5
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One Dark Night in a Laboratory

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A mad scientist tries to animate a fabricated human body, with unexpected results.
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Sure-Fire Ticket Deterrents for Frustrated Drivers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Windshield Weepers Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of notes that can be left on windshields in order to forestall a ticket.
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Mad Sequels to Famous Poems

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Son of “Roses are Red” Dept.
Synopsis: Parodies of famous poems, including "Hiawatha", "Casey At The Bat", "The Raven", "Gunga Din", and "Chicago".
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"I Want You" Posters Starring Today's Celebrities

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Stretching a Point Dept.
Synopsis: How Army recruiting posters would change if Uncle Sam were replaced by various celebrities.
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Mad Visits the "Realistic School of Medicine"

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hypocritical Oafs Dept.
Synopsis: An investigative reporter does a documentary on how modern medicine has caused medical school to evolve with the times.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The reporter is a parody of CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite.
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Biplane Buffoonery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy tricks the Black Spy into crashing his biplane.
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Unavoidable Exercises for the Urban Dweller

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hop, Skip and Squish Dept.
Synopsis: The urban struggle for survival turned into a series of aerobic exercises.
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One Night in a Police Station

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A crime victim works with a police sketch artist on a composite of the perpetrator.
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The Dulltons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Never Trust a Show About the ‘30’s Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of the television show "The Waltons".
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Pages: 6
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What Is Believing in Honest Politicians Like?

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Richard Nixon
Synopsis: A cynical look at the American political process.
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Various humorous illustrations scribbled in the margins of various pages in the magazine.
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Heads...You Lose!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two drug abusers shoot up in an attic as the specter of death looms over them.
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