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Issue: Mad #256
Publication Date: July 1985
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Issues: #256 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 0709893323007
Price: $1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (18 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein (editor); Nick Meglin (editor); John Ficarra (editor); Charlie Kadau (editorial assistant); Joe Raiola (editorial assistant)
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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
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee (idea)
Penciller(s): Richard Williams (painting)
Inker(s): Richard Williams (painting)
Colorist(s): Richard Williams (painting)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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What Safe, Cheap Star Wars Technology Would We Like To Suggest To the Pentagon?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee (painting, signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee (painting, signed)
Colorist(s): Al Jaffee (painting, signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
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Pages: 1
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Die-Nasty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Getting Too Big For Its Bitches Dept.
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Pages: 6
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One Fine Sunday Afternoon in the Jungle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mat Jacobs
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
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The Mad Wrestling Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ringsnide Seat Dept.
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Raising Money With Other Forms of Legalized Gambling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Inker(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): For Better or Worse Dept.
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The Mad Emergency Barf-Inducing Technique The Potrzebie Maneuver

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Ficarra
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Heaving Can't Wait Dept.
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Porn in the U.S.A.

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Coker
Penciller(s): Frank Jacobs
Inker(s): Frank Jacobs
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Blanking in the Dark Dept.
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The Lighter Side of...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg (signed)
Inker(s): Dave Berg (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg's-Eye View Dept.
Synopsis: A cynical look at fighting, women, finances, weddings, jogging, crime, communication, television, company, health, relationships, and school.
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One Fine Tuesday Morning Uptown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mat Jacobs
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
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Join Mad's Trendy Book of the Month Club

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shelf Abuse Dept.
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If Advertisers Made Use Of Old Masters

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Canvassing Business Dept.
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The Mad Practical Driving Test

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Crash Course Dept.
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Mad's Goetz Mask

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kutzman (idea); Will Elder (idea)
Penciller(s): A. Tannenbaum-Sygma (photo)
Inker(s): A. Tannenbaum-Sygma (photo)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Face Only A Mugger Could... Dept.
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Pastimes for Nerds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Peter Porges
Penciller(s): Paul Peter Porges (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Peter Porges (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tips for Zips Dept.
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If the Miller Lite Beer Gang Ran This Country

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Sam Viviano (signed)
Inker(s): Sam Viviano (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lager Heads Dept.
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Mad's Really Perplexing Mysteries of Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Snyder
Penciller(s): Harry North
Inker(s): Harry North
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Whys Up Dept.
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One Fine Friday Evening Downtown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
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Beverly Hills Cop Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres (signed)
Inker(s): Angelo Torres (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Murphy's Flaw Dept.
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The Trivial Pursuit Survival Kit (Cont.)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Ficarra
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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The Trivial Pursuit Survival Kit

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Ficarra
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Drawn-Out Dramas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragonés
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragonés
Inker(s): Sergio Aragonés
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Drawn-Out Dramas
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