Issue Details

Issue	#210
Published	October 1979
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry DeFuccio (associate); Nick Meglin (associate)
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

Cover Details

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Letters	Sergio Aragones
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

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

Characters	Superman; Alfred E. Neuman
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Curt Swan
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Bob Boyd, Jack C. Harris (from DC Comics), Kyong Pak, Adam Trese, John Aldridge, Robert Pannachio, Karen Carbone, Sean MacGregor, Mike Thibodeau, Beth Davis, Vin Caldwell, Hella Smit, Chris Martin, Maria Lane, Fred Erhardt, Tim Anderson, Brian McConnell and Paisley Seymour.

7 page Lord of the Rings story "The Ring and I"

Characters	Frodo Baggins; Gandalf; Sam; Aragorn; Gimli; Legolas; Orcs; Merry; Gollum; Shelob
Synopsis	A musical satire of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Songs used are "Those Were the Days", "Scarborough Fair", "I Write the Songs", "Both Sides Now", "You are the Sunshine of My Life", "At Seventeen", "Blowin' in the Wind", "The Sound of Silence", "Gentle on my Mind" and "The Age of Aquarius."
Genre	Satire; Fantasy
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker

4 page The Mad Nasty Book story "The Mad Nasty Book [Volume One]"

Characters	Frank Sinatra; Debbie Boone; Ronald Reagan; Barbara Walters; Fidel Castro; Walter Mondale; Bill Walton; Charlie's Angels; Queen Elizabeth; Ilie Nastase; Idi Amin; John Travolta
Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Harry North, Esq.
Inks	Harry North, Esq.

4 page story "Sixty Seconds"

Characters	Dan Gather; Morley Safecall; Mike Malice; Clyde Catatonic; Claudia Catatonic; Warren T. Catatonic; Coach Winsocki; Dr. Welby Marcus
Synopsis	A satire of the television show SIXTY MINUTES.
Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis

1 page This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to story "This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Professional Athletes"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	Al Jaffee ?

4 page story "Don Martin's Guide to Some Very Obscure Comics Sound Effects"

Characters	Tarzan; Superman; Human Torch; Iron Man; Aquaman; Crock; Mary Worth; Hulk; Batman; Robin; Popeye; King of Id; Sandy; Little Orphan Annie; Wonder Woman; Clark Kent; Spider-Man; Hagar the Horrible; Porky Pig; Prince Valiant; Alley Oop; Snoopy; Thor; Silver Surfer; Andy Capp; The Katzenjammer Kids; Olive Oyl; The Phantom; Plastic Man
Genre	Satire; Superhero
Script	Don Edwing
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin

2 page Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself story Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself "Dear John Letter"

Synopsis	A fill in the blanks goodbye letter to your spouse or lover.
Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	in Mad Big Book, A [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (EC, 1984 series) #nn (March 1984)

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

Genre	Satire
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Dave Berg ?

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

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

2 page story "Mad's Table of Little-Known and Very Useless Weights, Measures & Distances"

Genre	Satire
Script	John Ficarra
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke

4 page story "Why Do We Assume It Makes Sense?"

Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker

2 page story "Wait Till You Get Home and Find That..."

Genre	Satire
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Paul Peter Porges
Inks	Paul Peter Porges
Letters	Paul Peter Porges ?

3 page story More "New-Improved" Products That Really Are New and Improved

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	Al Jaffee ?

6 page story "Vague-$"

Characters	Tan Danner; Dr. VaVoom; Tony Curtis; Finzter
Synopsis	A satire of the television show VEGAS.
Genre	Satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Type of Revolting Theater Fare Will Not Appear This Summer... Thank God!"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Colors	Al Jaffee ?
Letters	Al Jaffee ?
Notes	Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: A movie called Jaws III.

1 page Alfred E. Neuman (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Yes... Me Worry!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Norman Mingo (painted; signed)
Inks	Norman Mingo (painted; signed)
Colors	Norman Mingo (painted; signed)
Notes	A Mad mini-poster.

Drawn-Out Dramas filler "Drawn-Out Dramas"

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