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Issue Details

Issue #177
Published September 1975
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 52
Editing Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry DeFuccio (associate); Nick Meglin (associate)

Cover Details - "The Towering Inferno"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Genre Satire
Pencils Norman Mingo (painting; signed)
Inks Norman Mingo (painting; signed)
Colors Norman Mingo (painting; signed)

1 page More Fairy Tales Scenes We'd Like to See story "The Frog Prince"

Genre Satire
Script Don Edwing
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Notes On inside front cover and in color.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Letters typeset

1 page Letters Dept. letters page "Letters Dept."

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Miles Rind, Ward Ellis, Jim Gonnerman, Wade Williams, Bret Rudnick, Toni Turcic, John Wiencko, Benita Tsang, Paul Dodson, Brian Allison, Chuck Gill, Linda Burrows, Charles Rosenay, Mehboob Hajce, Warren Shawn, John O'Neill, Larry Collard, Ms. Jimmie Hankey, Ms. S. Newman and Steve Sigler.

Half page Mad promo (ad from the publisher) "Why Kill Yourself?"

Notes Mad subscription.

Half page Mad promo (ad from the publisher) "Another Double Fault"

Notes Promo for "Mad's Don Martin Steps Further Out" and "Steaming Mad."

8 page story "The Towering Sterno"

Characters Dug Rivets; Dodger Summons; Fullip; Omolette
Synopsis A satire of the movie "The Towering Inferno."
Genre Satire
Script Dick DeBartolo
Pencils Mort Drucker
Inks Mort Drucker

2 page X-Posed Dept. story "A Collection of Mad X-Rayvings"

Genre Satire
Script Don Edwing
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Notes 12 single panel cartoons.

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Sunday Morning in the Park"

Genre Satire
Script Don Martin
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin

5 page Minor Disaster Dept. story "Young Sports Illustrated"

Characters Jock Bender; Roman Orgy; Kermit Blinkny; Bubby Clatnik; Commissioner Gazelle; Ken Noseblow
Genre Satire
Script Tom Koch
Pencils Jack Davis
Inks Jack Davis

4 page A Mad Look story "A Mad Look at Super Heroes"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Thor [Dr. Donald Blake]
Genre Satire; Superhero
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Letters Sergio Aragones

2 page activity "How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture?"

Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils George Woodbridge
Inks George Woodbridge

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

Genre Satire
Script Dave Berg
Pencils Dave Berg
Inks Dave Berg

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Beautiful Evening Last May"

Genre Satire
Script Don Martin
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin

2 page Sour Gripes Dept. story "It Ain't Fair When..."

Genre Satire
Script Lou Silverstone
Pencils Jack Rickard
Inks Jack Rickard

6 page Where There's Smoke, There's Ire Dept. story "Mad Devices Designed to Solve Our Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Problems"

Genre Satire
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Al Jaffee
Inks Al Jaffee

2 page Shoe Biz Dept. story "Footnotes* to Folklore"

Genre Satire
Script Paul Peter Porges
Pencils Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks Paul Coker, Jr.

1 page Spy vs Spy story

Characters Black Spy; White Spy
Genre Satire; Spy
Script Antonio Prohias
Pencils Antonio Prohias
Inks Antonio Prohias

5 page story "Cheeko and the Ham"

Characters Sheeko; Egg Brawny; Fred Sanford (cameo); Lamont Sanford (cameo); Eloise
Synopsis A satire of the television show "Chico and the Man."
Genre Satire
Script Stan Hart
Pencils Angelo Torres
Inks Angelo Torres

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part III: The Great Zucchini"

Genre Satire
Script Don Martin
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Special Items Do Foreign Shoppers Find Easily Obtainable in the U.S.?"

Genre Satire
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Al Jaffee
Inks Al Jaffee
Notes On inside back cover and in color.

1 page Mad Mini-Poster illustration "The Modern-Day Carpetbaggers"

Genre Satire
Notes A Mad mini-poster on back cover.

Drawn-Out Dramas filler "Drawn-Out Dramas"

Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Notes No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.