Issue Details

Issue	#225
Published	September 1981
Cover Price	0.90 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein; Nick Meglin (senior editor); John Ficarra (associate)
Notes	This is a flip book with a flip cover. Production by Leonard Brenner and Tom Nozkowski.

Cover Details

Characters	Popeye [Robin Williams]; Olive Oyl [Shelly Duvall]; Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks	Mort Drucker (signed)
Colors	Mort Drucker ?
Notes	This is a flip book with a flip cover. Production by Leonard Brenner and Tom Nozkowski.

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Notes

Table of contents for POPEYE side of the issue.

7 page story "Flopeye"

Characters	Flopeye; Olives Oil; Wimpy; Bruto; Pappy; Charlie Brown; Lucy Van Pelt
Synopsis	A satire of the movie POPEYE.
Genre	Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Blazing Hot Day on the Desert"

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

2 page A Mad Look at story "A Mad Look at Some... Celebrities Diapers"

Characters	Attila the Hun; Hare Krishna; Jesse James; Pythagoras; Harry Houdini; Mickey Mouse; Muhammad Ali; Napoleon; The Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan; Yasir Arafat; Lady Godiva; Steve Martin; Arnold Schwarzeneger; Kiss
Genre	Satire
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke

3 page story "If They Can Put a Man on the Moon, Then Why Can't They..."

Genre	Satire
Script	John Ficarra
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis

4 page story "Mad's Airline President of the Year"

Characters	O.G. Simpleton; Mr. Quincy Widebody; Jasper Wiltfang
Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge

3 page story "Mad's Really Relevant Book of Lists"

Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs

2 page story "Publically Prohibited Bad Habits of the Future"

Genre	Satire
Script	Dennis Snee
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard

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

Characters	Anthony Perkins (photo); Dick Clark (photo); Cathy Gaines Misfud (daughter of William Gaines; wedding photo); Steve Misfud (wedding photo)
Pencils	? (photos); ?
Inks	? (photos); ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Jonathan Morga; Billy Charnock; William J. Keogh, Robert Orr, Bruce Liber, Ted Koppel (ABC News), Anthony Perkins (actor), Dick Clark (American Bandstand), David Kushner, Scott Alexander Kennedy, Gary D. Teubert, Patrick Domitrz and Cathy Gaines Misfud (daughter of William Gaines).

Cover Details - "Altered States Flip Cover"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Inks	Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Colors	Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Notes	Flip cover.

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Ancient Slow-Moving Creature is Threatened With Extinction?"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Colors	Al Jaffee ?
Letters	Al Jaffee ?
Notes	Inside flip cover and in color. Answer is: The postal service.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Notes

Table of contents for the ALTERED STATES side of the issue.

6 page story "Assaulted State"

Characters	Artwerp; Oddie; Perish; Dr. Carmella; Enema
Synopsis	A satire of the movie ALTERED STATES.
Genre	Satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

3 page story "Real Life Madness"

Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Harry North
Inks	Harry North

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Blazing Hot Day on the Beach"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin

2 page William Shakespeare... story "William Shakespeare... Social Critic"

Characters	William Shakespeare; Kiss; Rolling Stones; Mork & Mindy; Alfred E. Neuman; Barbra Streisand
Genre	Satire
Script	Henry Clark
Pencils	Photos by U.P.I.
Inks	Photos by U.P.I.

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

Synopsis	The Lighter Side of... Dining Out; Collections; Photography; Punishment; Television; The Car; TV News; Food; Crime; Boating; Obsessions; The Beach; The Telephone; Accidents.
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
Synopsis	Black Spy uses a slingshot under his hat to strike back at the White Spy.
Genre	Satire; Spy
Script	Antonio Prohias
Pencils	Antonio Prohias
Inks	Antonio Prohias
Letters	Antonio Prohias

3 page story "Mad's Career-Oriented Mother Goose"

Synopsis	Rhymes include... Mary Had an LTD; Jack and Jill; Little Miss Muffet; As I Was Going to St. Ives; Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son; Humpty Dumpty; Tweele-Dum and Tweedle-Dee; Little Boy Blue; Taffy Was A Hitman.
Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks	Paul Coker, Jr.

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Blazing Hot Day on Main Street"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Martin
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.