Mad (1952 EC) Magazine comic books 1987

Cover art by Will Elder and Harvey Kurtzman. "Fearless Buller's Day Off," script by Dennis Snee, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of film Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Last page is parody of film Back to School. "New Clothing Care Symbols That Tell It Like It Is," script by Charlie Kadau, art by Bob Clarke. "If Society's Unwritten Rules of Behavior Were Actually Written Down," script by Mike Snider, art by George Woodbridge. "The Lighter Side of...," script and art by Dave Berg. "One Balmy November Morning," script by Stanley Swiersz, art by Don Martin; a Hobo picks apples. "The Mad Guide to Various High School Types," script by Mike Snider, art by George Woodbridge. "A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Terrorist Training Camp," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Sergio Aragones. "Famous Stories as Told by Famous People," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Bob Clarke; Books with added photos on the covers, of celebrities who are relating the plots. "The Karocky Kid, Part II," script by Dick De Bartolo, art by Angelo Torres; Parody of film The Karate Kid, Part II. "Spy vs Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "The Far-Out Ride of Edwin Meese," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Gerry Gersten; Parody of poem The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. "The Mad Richter Scale for Human Beings," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Al Jaffee. "Alienators," script by Dick De Bartolo, art by Jack Davis; Parody of film Aliens. "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions at Richard M. Nixon High," script and art by Al Jaffee. Cover price $1.35.

Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Lou Silverstone, Dick DeBartolo, John Prete, Tom Koch, Stanley Swiersz, Mike Snider, John Caldwell, Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohias and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of Stand by Me and TV spin-offs, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. Plus a retro spoof of I Love Lucy by Torres. The final Spy vs. Spy strip by creator Antonio Prohias, who retired after this issue. Rare latter-day gags by original Mad creators Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder. Mad's takes on movie theaters, yuppies, and modern conveniences. Classic Don Martin strips, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Stand But Me; Hidden Details in Art; Drama on Page 12; Fund Raisers That Never Made It!; Mini-Movies Featuring the Fickle Finger of Fate; I Love Luny; Your Pet Has Reached Blissful Retirement When...; The Lighter Side of...; Around Noon on a Downtown Street Corner; A Mad Look at Going to the Movies; Instructional Sports Videos We'd Like to See; Late One Afternoon in the Dungeon; The Mess Commission Report on Pornography; Odes to Appliances, Gadgets, and other Modern Conveniences; How Do You Rate as a Yuppie?; Spy vs. Spy; TV Spin-Offs Yet to Come; Mad Charts; Fold-In; Mad Celebrity Madballs. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.35.

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Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Lou Silverstone, Dick DeBartolo, Stan Hart, Tom Koch, Desmond Devlin, Mike Snider, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., Harry North, Esq., Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of The Color of Money and two other '80s films, plus the TV sitcom Perfect Strangers, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. A rare latter-day story by original Mad creators Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder features Bill Murray interviewing a Central American dictator. Mad's takes on smoking, rock music advisory labels, and sports records. Letters page includes a photo of the cast of the Golden Girls reading Mad's spoof. Classic Don Martin strips, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Jumbled Joke Flash; The Color of Monotony; Peggy Got Stewed and Married; One Fine Morning on East 69th Street; Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Rock Concert Newspaper Story; The Lighter Side of...; More Badly-Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums; A Mad Look at People Even Lonelier Than The Maytag Repairman; Mad's Record Book For Televised Sports - Vol. I; Other Dangers of Smoking; Spy vs. Spy; Banana Republic Dictator of the Year; One Fine Morning in the Maternity Ward; State of the Art Is...; A Mad Look at Moving; Perfectly Strange; Future Phone Gimmicks We Expect to See; Living on the Edge; Mad's Realistic State Lottery Scratch-Off Games; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.35.

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Cover art by Richard Williams. "Star Blecch IV: The Voyage Bombs," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. "Spy vs Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "Sneaky UPC Symbols," script and art by Frank Jacobs; featuring Joan Rivers and Molly Ringwald. "The Brown Noser's Guide to Writing A+ School Papers," script by Tom Koch, art by Bob Clarke. "Mad's Advertising Gullibility Test," script by Mike Snider, art by Al Jaffee. "The Lighter Side of...," script and art by Dave Berg. "People Rejects," script and art by Paul Peter Porges; Parody of People magazine. "Mad's Modern-Day Puzzlers," script by David Ames, art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Mad's Record Book for Televised Sports - Vol. II," script by Tom Koch, art by Jack Davis. "Strikes We'd Like to See Occur... And Never See Settled!", script by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola, art by George Woodbridge; featuring the IRS and the Ku Klux Klan. "The Tranquilizer," script by Dick De Bartolo, art by Angelo Torres; Parody of TV show The Equalizer. "The Bruce Springsteen Songbook," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Paul Coker. "Amazing Stories: Plotlines for Steven Spielberg," script by Barry Liebman, art by George Woodbridge; Parody of TV show Amazing Stories. "A Mad Look at Dating," script and art by Sergio Aragones. "Announcing the Crank'em Out Mint Professional Wrestling Chess Set," script by John Ficarra, art by Harry North; Parody of Franklin Mint ads. "One Fine Day in South Balsamica," script by Don Edwing, art by Don Martin; Execution by firing squad. "A TV Commercial We'd Like to See," script by John Prete, art by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder; Parody of American Express TV ad. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.35.

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"ARFul," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Mort Drucker; Spoof of sitcom "ALF." "A Mad Look at Fast Food," script and art by Sergio Aragones. "Mad's Alibis For All Occasions," script by Tom Koch, art by Jack Davis. "Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Fine Day in North Calamari," script by Don Edwing, art by Don Martin. "The Flim Flam Film Man," script by Stan Hart, art by George Woodbridge. "More Celebrity Silhouettes," script by Rurik Tyler, art by Bob Clarke; featuring Sgt. Slaughter; Smokey the Bear; John McEnroe; Lucy Van Pelt; Cher; Larry Hagman; Joker; Whoopi Goldberg; Snoopy and others. "Forget Smart," script by Dick DeBartolo and Donald K. Epstein, art by Angelo Torres; Spoof of television series "Get Smart." "Bush," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Gerry Gersten; Satirical poem "(with apologies to Joyce Kilmer)." "The Lighter Side of...," script and art by Dave Berg; The Lighter Side of fashion, winning, marriage, logic, conversation, parties, parents, cars, baby sitters, finance, segregation, physical fitness, higher education, and doctors. "When American TV Programs Are Shown in Russia," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Angelo Torres. Spoofs "Highway to Heaven," "Miami Vice," "Star Trek," "Wide World of Sports," "The A-Team," "M*A*S*H," "Peanuts," and "Cheers." "Why the U.S. Government Really Spends So Much," script by Tom Koch, art by George Woodbridge. "Mad Visits an Organ Transplant Hospital," script by Lou Silverstone, pencils by Will Elder, inks by Harvey Kurtzman. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. Back cover strip with art by George Woodbridge. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.35.

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Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Lou Silverstone, Dick DeBartolo, Stan Hart, Tom Koch, Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola, Arnie Kogen, Tricia Scarnati, Mike Snider, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., Sam Viviano, Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of Crocodile Dundee and TV sitcom Amen, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. Plus a retro spoof of The Andy Griffith Show. A look at the Pee-Wee's Playhouse phenomenon. A rare latter-day gag by original Mad creator Harvey Kurtzman. Modern-day Monopoly cards. Mad's takes on baseball, summer, and pizza. Classic Don Martin strips, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Pee-Wee's Playhouse; A Mad Look at Baseball; Crock O'Dull Dummee; Don Martin Visits the Morgue; The Mad D.J. Primer; Summer Has Arrived When...; A Mad Look at Baseball; The Andy Grinning Show; A Mad Look at Some Widely Held Misconceptions; Sir Puffy's Family Restaurant Placemat; The Lighter Side of...; Amends; The Collector's Newsletter; Legendary Pizza Events Through History; Feature by Feature Advertising; Spy vs. Spy; Celebrities in Space; Fold-In; Monopoly Cards for the 1980s. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.35.

Cover by Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Tom Koch, Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola, Billy Doherty, Chuck Shepherd, Dave Wilson, Mike Snider, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., Sam Viviano, Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Harvey Kurtzman, Harry North, Esq., Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of Lethal Weapon 1 and the TV drama LA Law, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. A rare latter-day gag about VCRs by original Mad creator Harvey Kurtzman. Obituaries for advertising mascots. Mad's takes on world landmarks, major league baseball, and Freddy Kreuger. Classic Don Martin strips, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Letters page includes a photo of 60 Minutes' Morley Safer palling around with some of the Usual Idiots, after profiling Mad on his show. Fold-In; L.A. Lewd; Ultimate Accessories for Personal Stereos; One Quiet Morning on Willow Road East; Obituaries for Merchandising Characters; A Mad Look at "Nightmare on Elm Street"; Stuff We Didn't Get to See on TV For One Reason or Another; Major League Baseball Rule Changes for the 1980s; One Quiet Morning on Willow Road West; In the Beginning...; Clever Ways to Get Out of Embarrassing Situations; The Lighter Side of...; Abra-Cadaver; Little Known World Landmarks; Spy vs. Spy; Why Owning a VCR is Better Than Going to the Movies; Legal Wreckin; The Plot Sickens; The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same; No-Credit Cards. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.35.

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Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Lou Silverstone, Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola, John Caldwell, John Prete, Paul Laikin, Christopher C. Manson, Joey Townsel, Mike Snider, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., Sam Viviano, Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, Gerry Gersten, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of Beverly Hills Cop 2 and the TV sitcom Head of the Class, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. A coloring book featuring Col. Oliver North, and a Gunga Din-inspired poem about Dr. Ruth, two 1980s icons. Sergio Aragones illustrates life behind the scenes at a comic convention. Mad's takes on Jeopardy, movie critics, and talk show hosts. Letters page includes a photo of Pee-Wee Herman and Chairry reading Mad's spoof of Pee-Wee's Playhouse, and a self-portrait by Sergio Aragones of himself and Mort Drucker receiving Reuben Awards. Plus a note from publisher Bill Gaines about the return of advertising to Mad, which had been proudly ad-free since 1957. Classic Don Martin strips, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Beverly Hills Slop, Too!; Drama on Page 9; The Mad Decibel (dB) Scale; The Body Perfect; Mad's Home Version of Jeopardy!; Low-Tech Inventions For Everyday Needs; Your Pet Knows...; The Mad Merchandise Mart; The Ballad of Dr. Ruth; The Lighter Side of...; The Ollie North Coloring Book; A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Comic Book Convention; Mad's Guide to Talk Show Hosts; Spy vs. Spy; It's Really Scary to Think That...; Drama on Page 42; Head of the Crass; The Mad Movie Critic's Pledge; Fold-In; Fat Book of the Month Club. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.35.