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Issue Details

Issue #216
Published July 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 Rickard (painted; signed)
Inks Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Colors Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Notes John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

1 page Mad Super Special promo (ad from the publisher) "Mad Super Special Fall 1980"

Genre Satire
Notes Promo for MAD SUPER SPECIAL FALL 1980.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

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

Characters Ken Howard (photo)
Pencils Marv Newton (photo)
Inks Marv Newton (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Jon Femster, Chuck Gill, Laurie Pevey, Bill Layton, Ken Howard (from The White Shadow), David Gherman, Kim Walker, David Schupak, Mike Pew, Mike Fabbri, James Werner, Fred McDougal, Louis Valanzola, The Rev. Russell C. Block, Bill Powers, C.H. Ware, Mrs. Beth Roberts, Meredith Kibbee, Larry Weisberg and Tim Pfeiffer.

7 page story "Star Blecch, The (Gacck!) Motion Picture"

Characters Admiral Curt [Captain Curt]; Spotty; Drecker; Lt. Ileer; Doctor Becoy; Spook
Synopsis A satire of the movie STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE.
Genre Satire; Science Fiction
Script Dick DeBartolo
Pencils Mort Drucker
Inks Mort Drucker

1 page story "An Eye-Popping Scene on a Corner"

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

2 page story "Election Year Jabberwocky"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Genre Satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Angelo Torres
Inks Angelo Torres

4 page Don Martin Looks at story "Don Martin Looks at... The Lone Ranger"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver
Genre Satire; Western
Script Don Martin
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Letters Don Martin

5 page The Lighter Side of... story "The Lighter Side of... Keeping in Touch"

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

1 page story "The Big One That Got Away"

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

2 page Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself story "Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Energy Crisis Newspaper Story"

Genre Satire
Script Frank Jacobs

4 page story "Mad's Plan to Make the Congressional TV Show More Entertaining"

Characters Senator Proxie; Senator Olden Lecherous; Fanny Foxylady; Howard Coolsell; Wink Porkbarrel; Congressman Frank; Senator Boondoggle
Genre Satire
Script Lou Silverstone
Pencils Jack Davis
Inks Jack Davis

2 page Mad Laws story "Mad Laws Second Edition"

Genre Satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Paul Coker
Inks Paul Coker

3 page A Mad Collection story "A Mad Collection of Some Very Rare Famous Family Album Rejects"

Characters John Wayne; Barbra Streisand; Jacques Cousteau; Idi Amin Dada; Arnold Schwartzenegger; Woody Allen; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Farrah-Fawcett Majors; Telly Savalas; Julia Child; Albert Einstein; Bert Lance; Ralph Nader; Henry Kissinger
Genre Satire
Script Paul Peter Porges
Pencils Harry North, Esq.
Inks Harry North, Esq.

6 page story "A High School Yearbook for Average Clods"

Characters Gus "Grumpy" Zucchini; Calvin Clone; Bernard Schlepp; Frederick Fribble; Mary Ann Hohum; Allen Porknoy; Wendell Weedy; Jennifer Puerile; Linda May Grits; Sybil Hoffelmeyer; Farrah Lipschitz; Brett Shmecklehoff; Harold Hersheybar; Glenda Glitch; John "Dink" Smith; Molly Finsternisher; Tricia Gromlick; Raleigh Walters; Todd Gluberman; Sidney Shrydlu
Genre Satire
Script Lou Silverstone
Pencils George Woodbridge
Inks George Woodbridge

2 page An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions story "An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Fishing Incident"

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

6 page story "Bentson"

Characters Bentson; Kutie; Miss Krausheimer; Governor; Sheik of Rajput
Synopsis A satire of the television show BENSON.
Genre Satire
Script Tom Koch
Pencils Angelo Torres
Inks Angelo Torres

1 page Mad Fold-In activity What New Way Are People Falling "Head Over Heels" These Days?

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: Roller skating!

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Our Nation's Lowest Award... The Congressional Medal of Dishonor"

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

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.