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Issue: Mad #271
Publication Date: June 1987
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Issues: #271 of 550 Issues (622 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
ISBN:
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Price: $1.35 USD
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Content Items: 27 (16 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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FlagMad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] published January 2010 as A Mad Look at Dating [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Captain Kirk; William Shatner; Dr. McCoy; Mr. Spock; Alfred E. Neuman
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Sloppy Seconds!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Ad for Mad Special #60.
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The Morgue the Merrier!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Ad for paperback, Don Edwing's Mad's Bizarre Biz.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Corazon Aquino
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Save Money! Free Gifts! No, This Is Not a Mispirnt!!!

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Ad for The Don Martin Big Book, and MAD paperbacks.
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Star Blecch IV: The Voyage Bombs

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Uhura; Nichelle Nichols; Sulu; George Takei; Captain Kirk; William Shatner; Dr. McCoy; Mr. Spock; Leonard Nimoy; Prince Charles; Princess Diana
Synopsis: Parody of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
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Pages: 5
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Spy vs Spy

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Genres: humorous
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Sneaky UPC Symbols

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Catching a Bad Code Dept.
Character(s): Joan Rivers; Molly Ringwald
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The Brown Noser's Guide to Writing A+ School Papers

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pass Kissing Dept.
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Mad's Advertising Gullibility Test

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): And Now An Absurd From Our Sponsors Dept.
Character(s): Bob Hope
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The Lighter Side of...

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A cynical look at insomnia, contentment, gardens, recognition, separation, the telephone, hi tech, computers, taxes, borrowing, new apartments, youth, wisdom, and doctors.
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People Rejects

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Peri-Odd-Ical Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of People magazine.
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Mad's Modern-Day Puzzlers

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Writer(s): David Ames
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Perplex Education Dept.
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Mad's Record Book for Televised Sports - Vol. II

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Stat’s Entertainment Dept.
Character(s): Pete Rose;
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Strikes We'd Like to See Occur... And Never See Settled!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Look for the Union Libel Dept.
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The Tranquilizer

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Equal-Libriumizer Dept.
Character(s): Crocodile Dundee; Bernhard Goetz; Charles Bronson
Synopsis: Parody of TV show The Equalizer.
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The Bruce Springsteen Songbook

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Follow the Bouncing Boss Dept.
Character(s): Bruce Springsteen; Bill Cosby
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Amazing Stories: Plotlines for Steven Spielberg

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Writer(s): Barry Liebman
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Show and Tale Dept.
Character(s): Steven Spielberg
Synopsis: Parody of TV show Amazing Stories.
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Subway Bingo

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): All A-Board Game Dept.
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A Mad Look at Dating

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Announcing the Crank 'Em Out Mint Professional Wrestling Chess Set

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ring Around the Dollar Dept.
Character(s): Rowdy Roddy Piper; Hulk Hogan; Lou Albano; Andre the Giant; Sgt. Slaughter; Randy Savage [Macho Man]
Synopsis: Parody of Franklin Mint ads.
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One Fine Day in South Balsamica

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Execution by firing squad.
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What Would Be Helpful in Evaluating Government Leaders?

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ronald Reagan
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A TV Commercial We'd Like to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Gerald Ford; Richard Nixon; Jimmy Carter
Synopsis: Parody of American Express TV ad.
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Drawn-Out Dramas

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Genres: humorous
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