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Issue Details

Issue #74
Published Spring 1991
Frequency four times a year
Cover Price 3.50 USD
Pages 100
Editing Nick Meglin; John Ficarra
Notes Indicia title: Mad Spring 1991 Super Special.

Cover Details - "Mad Rock Super Special"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Genre humor
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Colors Bob Clarke
Letters typeset

1 page filler "untitled"

Characters Bruce Springsteen (illustration)
Pencils Paul Coker (illustration)
Inks Paul Coker (illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes Contents and indicia.

5 page story "Dumbo: More Blood Part II"

Characters Dumbo [Sylvester Stallone] (Rambo parody)
Genre humor
Script Dick De Bartolo
Pencils Mort Drucker
Inks Mort Drucker
Letters typeset
Notes Rambo: First Blood Part II movie parody.

1 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs Spy"

Characters Black; White
Synopsis Black spy uses a mosquito and a Venus Fly Trap to distract White spy.
Script Antonio Prohias
Pencils Antonio Prohias
Inks Antonio Prohias
Letters Antonio Prohias

2 page story "Pastimes for Nerds"

Genre humor
Script Paul Peter Porges
Pencils Paul Peter Porges
Inks Paul Peter Porges
Letters typeset

5 page The Lighter Side of... story "The Lighter Side of..."

Genre humor
Script Dave Berg
Pencils Dave Berg
Inks Dave Berg
Letters typeset
Notes The Lighter Side of... Fighting, Finances, Women, Weddings, Jogging, Television, Crime, Company, Communication, Health, Relationships and School.

3 page story "Useful and Practical Information We'd Like to See"

Genre humor
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Al Jaffee
Inks Al Jaffee
Letters typeset

2 page text story "The Mad Travel Agency's Specialized Tours for You and Your Neurosis"

Genre humor
Script Stan Hart
Pencils Harry North (illustrations)
Inks Harry North (illustrations)
Letters typeset

2 page story "The Mysteries of the Morning"

Genre humor
Script Paul Peter Porges
Pencils Paul Peter Porges
Inks Paul Peter Porges
Letters typeset

3 page story "Mad's Endangering Species"

Genre humor
Pencils Arnoldo Francioni; Alexandro Olivera (photographs)
Inks Arnoldo Francioni; Alexandro Olivera (photographs)
Letters typeset

1 page illustration "untitled"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Genre humor
Pencils Norman Mingo (painting, signed)
Inks Norman Mingo (painting, signed)
Letters typeset

6 page story "Rock Video Produced by Pressure Groups"

Characters Boy George; Cyndi Lauper (spelled Cindy Lauper); Michael Jackson; Sting
Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Mort Drucker
Inks Mort Drucker
Letters typeset

2 page story "Traveller's Blues"

Characters Glenn Frey
Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Will Elder
Inks Harvey Kurtzman
Letters typeset

1 page story "A Fairy Tale We'd Like to See"

Characters Prince
Genre humor
Script Bob Jones
Pencils John Rios
Inks John Rios

2 page story "The Exploitation of a Rock Death"

Genre humor
Script Desmond Devlin
Pencils George Woodbridge
Inks George Woodbridge
Letters typeset

3 page story "Where Your Rock Dollar Goes"

Genre humor
Script John Ficarra
Pencils Al Jaffee
Inks Al Jaffee
Letters typeset; Al Jaffee

2 page story "Boys Just Wanna Be George"

Genre humor
Script Tom Hachtman
Pencils Tom Hachtman
Inks Tom Hachtman
Letters typeset

2 page story "How Many Mistakes Can You Find In This Picture?"

Genre humor
Script Chris Hart
Pencils George Woodbridge
Inks George Woodbridge
Letters typeset

1 page story "Porn in the U.S.A."

Characters Bruce Springsteen
Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Paul Coker
Inks Paul Coker
Letters typeset

4 page story "Red Topple and... 'Night Time' Takes a Mad Look at Rock Video"

Characters Red Topple (Ted Koppel parody)
Genre humor
Script Dick De Bartolo
Pencils Harry North
Inks Harry North
Letters typeset

3 page story "Woodstock Revisited"

Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Sergio Aragonés
Inks Sergio Aragonés
Letters typeset

2 page text story "Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Country Western Song"

Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Letters typeset

2 page story "Superior Girl"

Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Al Jaffee
Inks Al Jaffee
Letters typeset
Notes Text sung to Madonna's "Material Girl" song.

1 page text story "Will You Make a Good Rock Star?"

Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils George Woodbridge (illustration)
Inks George Woodbridge (illustration)
Letters typeset

1 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs Spy"

Characters Black; White
Synopsis Black spy uses catsup and a firecracker to scare White spy.
Genre humor
Script Antonio Prohias
Pencils Antonio Prohias
Inks Antonio Prohias
Letters Antonio Prohias

5 page The Lighter Side of... story "The Lighter Side of..."

Genre humor
Script Dave Berg
Pencils Dave Berg
Inks Dave Berg
Letters typeset
Notes The Lighter Side of... Cooking, Singing, Revenge, Corrections, Weddings, Office Collections, Time Passages, Baby Sitting, Looking Ahead, Reading, Following Directions, Football, Confusion and Hi Tech.

1 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs Spy"

Characters Black; White
Synopsis Black spy is about to use T.N.T. but White spy beats him with springs, a glove and a match.
Genre humor
Script Antonio Prohias
Pencils Antonio Prohias
Inks Antonio Prohias
Letters Antonio Prohias

5 page story "Witless"

Genre humor
Script Stan Hart
Pencils Angelo Torres
Inks Angelo Torres
Letters typeset
Notes Witness movie parody.

1 page story "Mad's 'Goetz Mask'"

Characters Bernhard Goetz
Genre humor
Script Harvey Kurtzman (idea); Will Elder (idea)
Pencils A. Tannenbaum-Sygma (photograph)
Inks A. Tannenbaum-Sygma (photograph)
Letters typeset

2 page story "Other Uses for Household Pets"

Genre humor
Script Paul Peter Porges
Pencils Paul Peter Porges
Inks Paul Peter Porges
Letters typeset

3 page story "Modern Merit Badges"

Genre humor
Script Stan Hart
Pencils George Woodbridge
Inks George Woodbridge
Letters typeset

3 page story "M.O.B. Shop-By-Mail Catalog"

Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Letters typeset

2 page story "Raising Money With Other Forms of Legalized Gambling"

Genre humor
Script Tom Koch
Pencils George Woodbridge
Inks George Woodbridge
Letters typeset; George Woodbridge

2 page text story "NASA's Proposed Questionnaire for Civilian Space Shuttle Passengers"

Genre humor
Script John Ficarra
Letters typeset

5 page The Lighter Side of... story "The Lighter Side of..."

Genre humor
Script Dave Berg
Pencils Dave Berg
Inks Dave Berg
Letters typeset
Notes The Lighter Side of... Lost Items, Self-Confidence, School, Accidents, Music, Gambling, One-Up Manship, Television, Eating Out, Dating, Pets, Making It, School Lunchrooms and Telephones.

1 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs Spy"

Characters Black; White
Synopsis Black spy tries unsuccessfully to climb a ladder to get to White spy's top secret information.
Genre humor
Script Antonio Prohias
Pencils Antonio Prohias
Inks Antonio Prohias
Letters Antonio Prohias

2 page story "Mad's Talking Stamps"

Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Letters typeset

3 page story "The Mad Stress Chart"

Genre humor
Script Desmond Devlin
Pencils Paul Coker
Inks Paul Coker
Letters typeset

4 page story "Kookoon"

Genre humor
Script Arnie Kogen
Pencils Mort Drucker
Inks Mort Drucker
Letters typeset
Notes Cocoon movie parody.

1 page Mad Fold-In story "Mad Fold-In"

Genre humor
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Al Jaffee (painting)
Inks Al Jaffee (painting)
Colors Al Jaffee (painting)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover. Asks "What powerful non-nuclear device is there no defense against?".

1 page story "untitled"

Characters Caspar Weinberger
Genre humor
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Will Elder
Inks Harvey Kurtzman
Colors Harvey Kurtzman
Letters typeset
Notes Outside back cover.