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Issue Details

Issue #272
Published July 1987
Cover Price 1.35 USD
Pages 52
Editing Nick Meglin; John Ficarra

Cover Details - "Mad"

Characters ALF; Alfred E. Neuman
Genre Humor; Satire

1 page Mad foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Characters ALF; Maxwell Smart
Genre Humor
Pencils Various
Letters Typeset

1 page Letters and Tomatoes Dept. letters page "Letters and Tomatoes Dept."

Genre Humor
Pencils ? (Photographs)
Inks ? (Photographs)
Letters Typeset

1 page Mad activity "Best of the Millenium Reader's Poll"

Genre Humor
Letters Typeset

6 page ALF story "ARFul"

Characters Arf; Silly Shammer; Mate; Lame; Brian; Richard Dryface; Dr. McGoy; Spotty; Cliff Robinson; Chewbacca; Dr. Ruse; Simon McKay
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Dick De Bartolo
Pencils Mort Drucker
Inks Mort Drucker
Letters Typeset
Notes Spoof of sitcom "ALF."

2 page A Mad Look at story "A Mad Look at Fast Food"

Genre Humor
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones

2 page A Serving of Spare Fibs Dept. story "Mad's Alibis For All Occasions"

Genre Humor
Script Tom Koch
Pencils Jack Davis
Inks Jack Davis
Letters Typeset

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Fine Day in North Calamari"

Genre Humor
Script Don Edwing
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin

4 page Rental Institution Dept. story "The Flim Flam Film Man"

Genre Humor
Script Stan Hart
Pencils George Woodbridge
Inks George Woodbridge
Letters Typeset

1 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs. Spy"

Characters White Spy; Black Spy
Genre Humor
Script Anthony Prohias
Pencils Anthony Prohias
Inks Anthony Prohias

2 page The Shadow Still Doesn't Know Dept. filler "More Celebrity Silhouettes"

Characters Sgt. Slaughter; Smokey the Bear; John McEnroe; Lucy Van Pelt; Cher; NBC Peacock; Larry Hagman; Bullwinkle; Pat Sajak; Vanna White; Barney Rubble; Betty Rubble; Sade; Olive Oyl; Gloria Steinem; Cathy; Orville Redenbacher; Joker; Whoopi Goldberg; Raggedy Ann; David Brenner; Opus; Rudy Huxtable; Snoopy
Genre Humor
Script Rurik Tyler
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Letters Typeset

2 page Get Smart story "Forget Smart"

Characters Muxwall Smart; Agent 36-B; Chief
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Dick DeBartolo; Donald K. Epstein
Pencils Angelo Torres
Inks Angelo Torres
Letters Typeset
Notes Spoof of television series "Get Smart."

2 page Vice Verse Dept. text story "Bush"

Characters President George Bush
Genre Humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Gerry Gersten
Inks Gerry Gersten
Letters Typeset
Notes Satirical poem "(with apologies to Joyce Kilmer)."

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

Genre Humor
Script Dave Berg
Pencils Dave Berg
Inks Dave Berg
Letters Typeset
Notes Vignettes include fashion, winning, marriage, logic, conversation, parties, parents, cars, baby sitters, finance, segregation, physical fitness, higher education, and doctors.

3 page The Same ld Bolshevik Dept. story "When American TV Programs Are Shown in Russia"

Characters Mark; Jonathan; Spock; Captain Kirk; Sulu; Uhura; Mr. T; Murdock; Hannibal; Face; Colonel Potter; Linus; Lucy; Charlie Brown
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Lou Silverstone
Pencils Angelo Torres
Inks Angelo Torres
Letters Typeset
Notes Spoofs "Highway to Heaven," "Miami Vice," "Star Trek," "Wide World of Sports," "The A-Team," "M*A*S*H," "Peanuts," and "Cheers."

2 page A Mad Guide to story "A Mad Guide to Show Biz Success"

Genre Humor
Script Mike Snider
Pencils Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks Paul Coker, Jr.
Letters Typeset

2 page American Band Slam Dept. photo story "Rock Groups on the Way Up"

Characters Jack and the Crackpots; The Ram-bozos; Charlie and the Bonnie Princes; The Conquistadores; The What; The Ungrateful Living; Amazing Tails; Evolution Express
Genre Humor
Script Christopher Allen
Pencils ? (Photographs)
Inks ? (Photographs)
Letters Typeset

2 page Humor in a Jockular Vein Dept. story "Sport Activities for the Hyperactive"

Genre Humor
Script Paul Peter Porges
Pencils Paul Peter Porges
Inks Paul Peter Porges
Letters Typeset
Notes Includes arm-wrestling chess, high-hurdle dog walking, touch-dance skydiving, figure-skate skindiving, drag-race golfing, pumping-iron hang gliding, cross-country beekeeping, and mixed- doubles skateboarding.

3 page Inappropriations Dept. story "Why the U.S. Government Really Spends So Much"

Genre Humor
Script Tom Koch
Pencils George Woodbridge
Inks George Woodbridge
Letters Typeset

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Fine Day in the South Bronx"

Genre Humor
Script Don Edwing
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Letters Typeset

4 page Dunkin' Donors Dept. story "Mad Visits an Organ Transplant Hospital"

Genre Humor
Script Lou Silverstone
Pencils Will Elder
Inks Harvey Kurtzman
Letters Typeset

1 page Taking a Too Weak Vocation Dept. story "It's a Crummy Job ... "

Genre Humor
Script John Ellis Sech
Pencils Al Jaffee
Inks Al Jaffee
Letters Typeset

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "Mad Fold-In"

Genre Humor
Pencils Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks Al Jaffee
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside Back Cover (full color).

1 page A Mad Fake-Out Magazine Cover (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "WWWF Magazine"

Genre Humor
Pencils ? (Photograph)
Inks ? (Photograph)
Colors ? (Photograph)
Letters Typeset
Notes Printed upside-down ("flip-book").

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.