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Issue Details

Issue #213
Published March 1980
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
Pencils Jack Davis (painted; signed)
Inks Jack Davis (painted; signed)
Colors Jack Davis (painted; signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted in MAD (EC, 1952 series) #499

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Half page Letters Dept. letters page "Letters Dept."

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Mary Ann Stewart, Kathy Sherman, Michelle J. Caprara, Casey Hermanson, David O'Brien, Jill Kramer, Brian Smith, Chris Eglinski, Angus McIntyre, Jim Miller, Paul Absi, Scott Chankin, John Rasch, Vern Panei, Craig Shelley and Charles Field.

Half page Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation text article "Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation"

Script William M. Gaines
Letters typeset
Notes Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months - 2,380,566.

8 page James Bond story "00$ Moneyraker"

Characters James Bomb [Doger Mooored]; Gnaws; Mr. Dreks; Doctor Goodtush
Synopsis A satire of the movie MOONRAKER.
Genre Satire; Spy
Script Stan Hart
Pencils Harry North, Esq.
Inks Harry North, Esq.

2 page story "Sure-Fire Burglar Deterrents"

Genre Satire
Script Dick DeBartolo

3 page Don Martin Looks at story "Don Martin Looks at... Dracula"

Characters Dracula
Genre Satire; Horror
Script Don Martin
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Letters Don Martin

5 page Mike Malice story Mad's "Religion" Promoter of the Year

Characters Mike Malice; Reverend Osgood Venal
Genre Satire
Script Stan Hart
Pencils Jack Davis
Inks Jack Davis

2 page Yellow Pages Through History story "Still More Yellow Pages Through History [His Majesty's Medieval Telephone Co. Classified Directory]"

Genre Satire
Script Tom Koch
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Notes This is part III of a continuing series. The "Colonial Yellow Pages" will appear next.

3 page A Mad Look at story "A Mad Look at the Silent Thinking Audience"

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

3 page A Mad Look at story "A Mad Look at the Changing Tools of Education"

Genre Satire
Script Larry Siegel
Pencils Jack Rickard
Inks Jack Rickard

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

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

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

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

2 page story "What is a Show Off?"

Genre Satire
Script Tom Koch
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Letters typeset

4 page story "Surplus Items We Can Sell to the Arabs"

Genre Satire
Script Tom Koch
Pencils Harry North, Esq.
Inks Harry North, Esq.
Letters typeset

7 page story "Rockhead II"

Characters Rockhead Balbobo; Atrium; Appalling; Greaso; Bawly; Nicky
Synopsis A satire of the movie ROCKY II.
Genre Satire; Sports
Script Larry Siegel
Pencils Angelo Torres
Inks Angelo Torres

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Big Disaster Has Occured on This Page?"

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: No fold-in idea.

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Pay Toll Fifty Feet"

Genre Satire
Script Don Edwing
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Letters Don Martin

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.