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Issue: Mad #289
Publication Date: September 1989
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Issues: #289 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
ISBN:
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Price: $1.50 USD
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Content Items: 18 (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 about Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2006 as Battyman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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In This Issue We…

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Richard Williams
Inker(s): Richard Williams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman [as Batman]
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Battyman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): The Dynamic Uno Dept.
Character(s): Battyman [Bruce Swain]; Neuman; Icky; the Jerker [Yack Nattier]; Superman (cameo); Dick Tracy (cameo); Ed Koch (cameo); Charles Bronson (cameo); the Phantom of the Opera (cameo)
Synopsis: Fleeing from Battyman, criminal Yack Nattier falls into a vat of toxic waste and becomes the Jerker. The Jerker begins a citywide campaign of shooting, killing, and poisoning, laughing all the way. As the Jerker falls to his death during a fight, Battyman follows. That way they can both avoid the sequel.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Satirizes the 1989 film "Batman."
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The Haunting Hunting Hullabaloo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Penciller(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Inker(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tales From the Duck Side Dept.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Guide to Social Behavior

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Hart
Penciller(s): Bob Jones
Inker(s): Bob Jones
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Faux Pas for the Course Dept.
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Pages: 3
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The Rookstone Catalog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): All Jaffee Dept.
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Pages: 4
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Spy vs Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke and Dagger Dept.
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Pages: 1
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More New Laws That Congress Should Pass Right Now! Right Now! Right Now!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Better Legislate Than Never Dept.
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Pages: 2
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When Rap Music Spreads Into Everyday Lives

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Frank on a Roll Dept.
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Pages: 3
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The Excruciating Escape Extravaganza

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Duck Edwing
Penciller(s): Duck Edwing
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tales From the Duck Side Dept.
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Pages: 1
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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): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg's Eye View Dept.
Synopsis: The humorous aggravations of excuses, offspring, videos, violation, relationships, business, partying, obedience, tests, computers, inquiries, success, employment, popularity, and doctors.
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Pages: 5
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Video Reviews

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Sam Viviano
Inker(s): Sam Viviano
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hartburn Dept.
Character(s): Bruce Willis; Cher; Michelle Pfeiffer; Kurt Russell; Mel Gibson
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Pages: 3
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Selected Highlights from the BOTB Sports Cable Network

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Peter Porges
Penciller(s): Paul Peter Porges
Inker(s): Paul Peter Porges
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Bore of the Crowd Dept.
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Pages: 2
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Murky Brown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bergen’s Eye View Dept.
Character(s): Baba Waters; Huge Downer; Murky Brown; Smiles Silvernerd; Dorky; Grin; Alldim; Crank
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Pages: 5
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A Mad Look at Driver’s Ed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Serge-in General Dept.
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Pages: 3
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If Different Comedians Told The Same Joke

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Russ Cooper
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gag Reflects Dept.
Character(s): Robin Williams; George Carlin; David Letterman; Rodney Dangerfield; Sam Kinison; Dana Carvey [as the Church Lady]; Yakov Smirnoff; Steven Wright
Synopsis: The old joke, "There’s a fly in my soup…", as it might be told by various comedians.
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Pages: 3
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The Silly Solitary Scenario

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Duck Edwing
Penciller(s): Duck Edwing
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tales from the Duck Side Dept.
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Pages: 1
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Mad Charts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Raiola; Charles Kadau
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Speaking with a List Dept.
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Pages: 1
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What’s the Latest in Exciting Summer Water Sports?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover

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