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Issue: Mad #236
Publication Date: January 1983
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Issues: #236 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
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Price: $1.00 USD
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Content Items: 20 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein [as Albert B. Feldstein]; John Ficarra (associate editor); Nick Meglin (senior editor)
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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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"E.T." "Star Trek" "Annie" Don Martin...And The Usual Gang Of Idiots Are All In This Issue Of...Mad

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): E.T.; Alfred E. Neuman
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In Issue: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #61 published ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The only time Alfred E. Neuman has appeared on a cover with a full set of teeth.
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Contents page featuring staff listings and what's featured in the magazine, listed by special Mad departments.
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Pages: 1
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Letters Dept.
Synopsis: Letters page with random samplings of reader mail.
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Pages: 1
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Q.T. The Quasi-Terrestrial

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Giving ET the Finger Dept.
Character(s): Q.T.; Yelliot; Various Q.T.'s; unnamed Mama's Pizza delivery boy; Mite; Girth; Yoda (cameo); unnamed teacher; unnamed students; Yelliot's mom; unnamed U.S. Army soldiers
Synopsis: A satire of the movie E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.
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Pages: 7
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E.T.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Out-Take Dept. Part I
Character(s): E.T.; Elliot; Gertie
Synopsis: E.T. makes his own version of a ghetto blaster.
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Chutzpah is...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel; Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gaul Busting Dept.
Synopsis: Gags featuring Mad's definition of what chutzpah is.
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Pages: 3
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Awful Annie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Orphan Ruining Dept.
Character(s): Awful Annie; Rivka; Miss Harridan [Miss Harrigan]; Graza Farfel; Oliver Morebucks; unnamed Oscar presenter; Bonejab; President Roosevelt; Eleanor Roosevelt; Booster; Dilly; unnamed butler
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Annie.
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In Issue: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #101 published ?
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Pages: 6
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Annie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Out-Take Dept. Part II
Character(s): Little Orphan Annie; Daddy Warbucks
Synopsis: Annie and Daddy Warbucks each have a hair surprise for one another.
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In Issue: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #101 published ?
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Mottos, Oaths, Inscriptions, Etc. Rewritten For Special Interest Groups

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Plaques for Claques Dept.
Synopsis: Interest Groups versions of famous things like The Surgeon General's Warning, The Statue Of Liberty Inscription, U.S. Postal Service Motto, The Lord's Prayer, The Declaration Of Independence, The U.S. Coin, Courtroom Oath, and the Marine's Hymn.
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How Many Mistakes Can You Find In This Picture?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Hart
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Err Apparent Dept.
Synopsis: Another "How Many Mistakes" feature using a Discount Hi-Fi Store.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side Of...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg’s Eye View Dept.
Character(s): Roger Kaputnik
Synopsis: Dave Berg's Lighter Side of gag section focuses on the topics Babysitting, Credibility, The Telephone, Politics, Snacks, Excuses, Bad Habits, Spray Cans, Computers, Sports, Advice, Bargains, Eating, Shopping, and Cold Weather.
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Pages: 5
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Spy VS. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke and Dagger Dept.
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: White Spy falls for Black Spy's shoulder epaulets trap.
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If You Think Things Are...Bad Well, They Could be...Worse In Fact They Could Be...Downright Horrible

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Harry North
Inker(s): Harry North
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Triple-Sweat Dept.
Synopsis: Various gags on situations that go from Bad to Worse to Downright Horrible.
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A Mad Guide To The Anatomy Of The Human Body Based On The Comics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs; Sergio Aragones (idea)
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Funnies’ Bone Dept.
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Popeye; Charlie Brown; Little Orphan Annie; Dagwood Bumstead; Andy Capp; Beetle Bailey; Sarge; Rodney (Wizard Of ID); King ID (Wizard Of ID); Superman; Lucy Van Pelt; Daddy Warbucks; Dick Tracy; Mickey Mouse; Incredible Hulk; Rex Morgan; Momma
Synopsis: A guide of the human body part by part using famous comic strip characters body parts as examples.
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In Issue: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #101 published ?
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Pages: 5
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Mad Presents Some Graphic Demonstrations Of...When Not To Use Famous "Pick-Up" Lines

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Hart
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spoiled Meet Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman (cameo); Snow White (at a masquerade party)
Synopsis: Gags based on the premise of When Not To Use Famous "Pick-Up" Lines in various illogical situations.
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Star Blecch II The Wreck Of Korn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Profitable Enterprise Dept.
Character(s): Lt. Savvy; Checkoff; Korn (villain); Admiral Gym Curt; Dr. Markus; E.T. (cameo); Spook (death); Spotty; Captain Terroryell; Uhura; Leonard McCoy [Bones McCoy]; Sulu; David Markus
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan.
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In Issue: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #83 published ?
In Issue: FlagMad Star Trek Spectacular #[nn] published ?
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Pages: 6
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Star Trek II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Out-Take Dept. Part III
Character(s): Spock; Admiral James T. Kirk [Captain Kirk; Jim Kirk]; Saavik
Synopsis: Don Martin's wacky view of Vulcan anatomy.
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In Issue: FlagMad Star Trek Spectacular #[nn] published ?
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Pages: 1
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What Is The Poor's Greatest Problem?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
Character(s): President Ronald Reagan
Synopsis: Another famous Mad Fold-In from Al Jaffee.
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In Issue: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #61 published ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. In color.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Movie Related Satire
Character(s): E.T.; unnamed police officers
First Line: This way...!! I spotted him!!
Synopsis: E.T. is pursued by cops.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Outside back cover. In color.
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Drawn Out Dramas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sergio Aragones
Synopsis: Sergio Aragones' mini textless pantomime humor gags that appear in various margins and panels on most of the pages in the magazine.
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