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Issue: Mad #224
Publication Date: July 1981
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Issues: #224 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 0709893323007
Price: $0.90 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
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Letters Dept.

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Deborah Harry (photo); Real People cast [Bill Rafferty (photo); Skip Stephenson (photo); Sarah Purcell (photo); John Barbour (photo)]
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Disclose Notes: Letters from readers - Angie Dickinson (actress in "Dressed to Kill"), Timm Chapman, Y. Doodly, Deron Wright, John Lynch, Billy Ward, Jr., Justin Price, Allan Macveil, Skip Stephenson ("Real People"), Deborah Harry (singer), Mark Schulte, Marty Aaronson, Mike LaPointe, Marilyn Hemmes, Jim Ceaplicki and Dennis Muego.
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Raving Bully

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Mucho De Niro Dept.
Character(s): Jerk [Jake LaMutha]; Mrs. LaMutha; Schmoey; Vixen; Sugar Ray; Rocky Balboa (cameo)
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Raging Bull.
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Pages: 7
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If the Guinness Book of World Records Dealt with Everyday Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Big Hand for Little Feats Dept.
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In Content Item: FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] [unnamed variant] published March 1984
as If The Guinness Book of World Records Dealt with Everyday Life [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Don Martin Looks at Popeye

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sailor Man-Slaughter Dept.
Character(s): Popeye; Olive Oyl; J. Wellington Wimpy; Bluto
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Pages: 4
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The Lighter Side of...

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The Lighter Side of... Crime in the Streets; Sports; The Energy Crisis; Kids; Medical Gadgets; The Weather; Crime in the Home; The Family; Jogging; The Economy; House Plants; Health; Toys; and Furniture.
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: espionage, humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
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Pages: 1
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Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Mid-East Newspaper Story

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Oily Edition Dept.
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Guess Who's Going to Grow Up to Be What?

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kick into the Career End Dept.
Synopsis: "Here is a typical Junior High School graduating class. See if you can... Guess who's going to grow up to be what?"
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Who Are You Gonna Blame...?

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rubbing Fault into the Wound Dept.
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Pages: 3
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Classical Beat Magazine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rock of Ages Dept.
Synopsis: A satire of a pop music magazine, used to promote classical music.
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Pages: 5
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William Shakespeare... Movie Critic

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: William Shakespeare critiques... "Star Trek, The Motion Picture", "1941", "The Amityville Horror", "Bronco Billy", "The China Syndrome", "Moonraker", "Rocky", "Rocky II", "Apocalypse Now", "The Black Hole" and "The Jerk."
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Bonus Balonus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gift Horsing Around Dept.
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On a Scale of 1-To-10

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Score Bored Dept.
Character(s): Cheryl Tiegs; Henry VIII; Annette Funicello; Gary Coleman; Hugh Hefner; Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders; Ed McMahon; Johnny Carson; Howard Cosell; Marlon Brando; Burt Reynolds; Bo Derek; Mean Joe Greene; John Connally; Howard Baker; Jerry Brown; Charo; Richard Nixon; Millard Fillmore; Jimmy Carter; Humphrey Bogart; W.C. Fields
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Har to Har

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jet Set for Take Off Dept.
Character(s): Jonapun Har; Mrs. H [Jenifun Har]; Lax; Kim; Tollbooth (dog)
Synopsis: A satire of the television show Hart to Hart.
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Pages: 6
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How Do Today's Crooks Really Strike It Rich?

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: From book sales.
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The Hit Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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Drawn-Out Dramas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
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