Issue Details

Issue	#223
Published	June 1981
Cover Price	0.90 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Alfred Grenet; Richard Arnold (assistant editor)
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

Cover Details - Mad... Shoots J.R. and the Rest of His Empty-Headed Family With Our Version of "Dallas"

Characters	J.R. Ewing [Larry Hagman]; Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Sam Viviano (signed)
Inks	Sam Viviano (signed)
Colors	Sam Viviano ?
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

1 page Mad Super Special promo (ad from the publisher) "Mad Super Special Fall 1981"

Genre

Satire

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

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

Characters	Stephen King (photo); Walter Cronkite (photo)
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Danny Franklin, Donal F. Holway, Stephen King (author of "The Shining"), Carter Jones, Tom Enders, Clark Oliver, John Close, David Brady, Jon May, Stacy Black, Robert Fontaine, Russell Melton, Neil N. Wahlert and Kathleen A. Meister.

7 page story "Dullus"

Characters	J.D. Phewing; Wary Phewing; Juicy Phewing; Sullen Phewing; Booby Phewing; Spamella Phewing; Nelly Phewing; Jerk Phewing; Henna; Don Rickles; Lowland; Dullus Cheerleaders; President Gerald Ford; Henry Kissinger; Billy Carter; Richard Nixon
Synopsis	A satire of the television show DALLAS.
Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Morning on a Street Corner"

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

2 page story "T-Shirts Through the Ages"

Characters	Napolean; Josephine; Adam; Eve; Venus De Milo; Tarzan; Baron Von Richthofen; Moses; Robinson Crusoe; Henry VIII; Mona Lisa; King Kong; Christopher Columbus; Samson; Delilah; Joan of Arc; Beethoven; Genghis Khan
Genre	Satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Harry North
Inks	Harry North

3 page story "New Inventions to Make Old Inventions Practical"

Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke

3 page story "The Old Gray Line"

Characters	Purity Boondock; Cadet Brownie; Cadet Mudd; General Boondock
Synopsis	A satire of a "traditional" West Point movie.
Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

3 page story "The New Gray Line"

Characters	General Boondock; Purity Boondock; Clairas Mudd; Cadet Mudd
Synopsis	A satire of a "modern" West Point movie.
Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Afternoon in the Far East"

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

2 page story "The Mad Sale of Expendable American Properties, Landmarks and Monuments"

Genre	Satire
Script	Dennis Snee
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

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

Synopsis	The Lighter Side of... Parking; The Car; Grandparents; Confessions; Jogging; Eating; Dancing; Reunions; Old Friends; The Economy; Hospitality; The Dentist; Relationships; Teenagers; Meals.
Genre	Satire
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Dave Berg

3 page story A "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" Up-Date

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman.
Genre	Satire
Script	Michael J. Snider
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis

2 page story "How Can You Possibly Believe..."

Genre	Satire
Script	George Hart
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker

2 page story Unsung "Crossings"

Genre	Satire
Script	Dennis Snee
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard

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

Characters	Cheops; Picasso; Albert Einstein; Attila the Hun
Genre	Satire
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Paul Peter Porges
Inks	Paul Peter Porges
Letters	Paul Peter Porges ?

7 page story "Extraordinary People"

Characters	Bess; Conrail; Dr. Burper; Jeannie
Synopsis	A satire of the movie ORDINARY PEOPLE.
Genre	Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part III: Late One Evening on Death Row"

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

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What is Always the Movie Industry's Ghastliest Production?"

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: The Oscar award show!

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "The Escape"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Colors	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.