Issue Details

Issue	#221
Published	March 1981
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein; Nick Meglin (associate)
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

Cover Details - "Shortage Coming! Hoard This Issue!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman (illo)
Genre	Satire
Pencils	? (illo)
Inks	? (illo)
Colors	? (illo)
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

1 page Mad Super Special promo (ad from the publisher) "Mad Super Special Summer 1981 No. 35"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

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

Characters	Matt Dillon (photo); John Ficarra (photo); Steve Allen (photo)
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Darel Jevens, Allan Mantell, Scott Reeder, Matt Dillon (from Little Darlings), D.L. Polonsky, Michael Pollack, Steve Allen (comedian), Robert Rothstein, Stacy Freeberg, Hugh Wilson (executive producer of WKRP in Cincinnati), Bill Schove, Donnie Vaughn and Cliff Woodgate.

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

Genre	Fact
Script	William M. Gaines
Letters	typeset
Notes	Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months - 2,262,499.

7 page story "The Shiner"

Characters	Mr. Ulpman; Wack Torrents; Maria; Dr. Frankenstein; Windy Torrents; Dinny Torrents; Dork Hollerman (dies); Boney; The Grisly Sisters; Egbert Grisly
Synopsis	A satire of the movie THE SHINING.
Genre	Satire; Horror
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

3 page story "Variety for Other Occupations"

Synopsis	Variety Magazine for... Plumbers; Toll Collectors; House Painters; Moving Men; Janitors.
Genre	Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Letters	typeset

4 page Hulk story "Don Martin Looks at... Hulk"

Characters	Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Genre	Satire; Superhero
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Don Martin

4 page story If "Hollywood Hype" Were Used for Everyday Dramatic Occasions

Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard

2 page story "Mad's New Phobias for the 80's"

Genre	Satire
Script	John Ficarra
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker

2 page story "The Mad Stop Watch"

Genre	Satire
Script	John Ficarra
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke

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

Synopsis	The Lighter Side of... Growing Pains; Car Owners; Success; Parking; Education; Modern Technology; The Energy Crisis; Inflation; Marriage; Shopping; Children; Winter; On the Job; Discipline.
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 "Mixed-Up Junk Mail Mailing Lists"

Genre	Satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Harry North, Esq.
Inks	Harry North, Esq.

4 page story "Mad Image-Builders"

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

2 page story "Customized Organ Donor Cards for Some Very Special Donors"

Synopsis	Organ donor cards for Johnny Carson, Richard Milhous Nixon, Rich Little, Muhammad Ali, Don Rickles, Howard Cosell, Idi Amin Dada, The Amazing Kreskin, Norman Lear, Ralph Nader, Billy Carter and Robert Evel Knievel.
Genre	Satire
Script	Dennis Snee

3 page Snapshots of Historical Celebrities story "More Mad Candid Snapshots of Historical Celebrities"

Characters	Emperor Nero; William Shakespeare; Dr. Livingston; King David; Queen Victoria; Adolph Hitler; Cleopatra; King Midas; Christopher Columbus
Genre	Satire
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Paul Peter Porges
Inks	Paul Peter Porges
Letters	Paul Peter Porges ?

5 page story "Crapper John, M.D."

Characters	Crapper John; Bonzo; Dr. Williams
Synopsis	A satire of the television show TRAPPER JOHN, M.D.
Genre	Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis

1 page story "A Basket Case High Up on the 37th Floor"

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

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Disgusting Form of Pollution is Now Considered Dangerous to Us All?"

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: Smokers exhaling.

1 page Mad's Story-Telling U.S. Postage Stamps (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Mad's Story-Telling U.S. Postage Stamps"

Synopsis	"Thoroughly unbearable Postal Service... driving America Bats for 200 years!"
Genre	Satire
Script	Henry Clark
Pencils	? [as U.S. Postal Service]
Inks	? [as U.S. Postal Service]
Colors	? [as U.S. Postal Service]

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.