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Issue: Mad #168
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
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Volume: 1
Pages: 52
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Price: $0.40 USD
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Content Items: 18 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
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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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Mad Leads the Fight to Conserve Energy

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Norman Mingo (signed)
Norman Mingo (signed)
Norman Mingo (signed)
Norman Mingo
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Way We Bore

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Siegel
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
A Left Jabber and a Right Uppercrust Dept.
Barbra Streisand [as Sadie Mafoofsky]; Robert Redford [as Hubbard Goyisher]
In a parody of the film "The Way We Were," two ex-lovers are reunited during the United States' involvement in World War II.
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Miscellaneous
7
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.
One Evening at a Cocktail Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A man engages an animal trainer in conversation at a party.
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Miscellaneous
1
A Mad Look at Marriage...Before and After

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Hart
Jack Rickard
Jack Rickard
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Wedding Belts Dept.
Examples of how people's behavior changes once they're married.
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Miscellaneous
2
Singable Theme Songs for TV Shows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Angelo Torres (signed)
Angelo Torres (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Strike Up the Bland Dept.
David Carradine [as Quai Chang Kane]; Keye Luke [as Master Po]; Mary Tyler Moore [as Mary Richards]; Ed Asner [as Lou Grant]; Peter Falk [as Lt. Columbo]; William F. Buckley; Walter Cronkite; Alfred E. Neuman; Robert Young [as Dr. Marcus Welby]; James Arness [as Matt Dillon]; Howard Cosell; Frank Gifford; Don Meredith; Monty Hall
The lyrics of popular songs are rewritten in order to make them theme songs for current television series.
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Miscellaneous
3
Parental Non-Sequiturs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Hart
Paul Coker Jr.
Paul Coker Jr.
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Shift of Gab Dept.
Examples of how the reactions to teens' proclamations are different than the anticipated reactions.
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Miscellaneous
3
Magazine Articles...Then...and Now

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Subject to Change Dept.
Examples of how the subject matter and presentation in journalism has change in twenty years.
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Miscellaneous
2
The Lighter Side of the Energy Crisis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave Berg
Dave Berg
Dave Berg
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Berg's Eye View Dept.
How people deal with the gasoline shortage.
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Miscellaneous
5
A Mad Guide to Recycling Garbage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee
Al Jaffee
Al Jaffee
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Altering the Waste Dept.
Examples of how discards can be converted into useable items.
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Miscellaneous
7
At "The National Association of Professional Glass-Eaters" Banquet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A diner has a complaint about his meal.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a TV Network

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Siegel
Bruce Day (signed)
Bruce Day (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Inside-Ouch Dept.
Examples of why the TV networks do the things they do.
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Miscellaneous
3
Remember When...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arnie Kogen
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Then and Oww! Dept.
Examples of how progress isn't always better.
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Miscellaneous
2
Alfred's Poor Almanac

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Satirical historical events listings for the months of May and June.
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Miscellaneous
1
Billy Jock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Hart
Angelo Torres (signed)
Angelo Torres (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Diatribal Legend Dept.
Tom Laughlin [as Billy Jock]; Delores Taylor [as Blue Jean]; David Roya [as Barnyard Poser]; Clark Howat [as The Sheriff]
Parody of the film "Billy Jack"; a native American ex-marine tries to live a peaceful life, but the local redneck idiots just won't let him.
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Miscellaneous
7
Artist Torres slips Lucy Van Pelt from the "Peanuts" strip into a scene in page 6, panel six.
One Day on a Tennis Court

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
The loser of a tennis match makes an ungracious response to losing.
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Miscellaneous
1
What Big Car Feature Will Soon Be Included in Small Economy Cars?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee
Al Jaffee (signed)
Al Jaffee (signed)
Al Jaffee
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Mad Fold-In
Commentary on auto industry inflation.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
A Mad Medical Report

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Irving Schild (photo)
Irving Schild (photo)
Irving Schild (photo)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Uncle Sam's medical report isn't encouraging.
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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