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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #28
Publication Date: January 1979
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Issues: #28 of 141 Issues (150 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 120
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 709893408093
Price: $1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 36 (30 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry De Fuccio (associate editor); Nick Meglin (associate editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched; some squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harvey Kurtzman; Bill Elder (Robinson Crusoe, Resturant! and Shermlock Shomes figures); Wally Wood (Prince Violent figure); Jack Davis (Face Upon the Floor figure);
Inker(s): Harvey Kurtzman; Bill Elder (Robinson Crusoe, Resturant! and Shermlock Shomes figures); Wally Wood (Prince Violent figure); Jack Davis (Face Upon the Floor figure);
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Figures around the cover in the center are from the various stories reprinted in the "Nostalgic Mad" section of this issue.
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Hoo-Hah... Hysteria Repeats Itself Again!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Information about the reprint of Mad #7 included with this issue.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Nostalgic Mad #7

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman ?
Penciller(s): Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
Inker(s): Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #4 published April 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Robinson Crusoe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Will Elder (signed)
Inker(s): Will Elder (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Robinson Crusoe; Joe Friday
Synopsis: Parody of the novel Robinson Crusoe.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #13 published July 1954
was Robinson Crusoe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Prince Violent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Colorist(s): Marie Severin ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Prince Violent; Maid Alota; King Arthur
Synopsis: Prince Violent pursues Maid Alota, hacking many a foe before meeting her.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #13 published July 1954
was Prince Violent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Restaurant!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Bill Elder
Inker(s): Bill Elder
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mr. Sturdley; Mrs. Sturdley; Smurdley Sturdley; junior Sturdley; baby Sturdley
Synopsis: The deprivations the Sturdleys suffer at a typical Sunday restaurant outing.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #16 published October 1954
was Restaurant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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The Face Upon the Floor!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Davis (plot); H. Antoine D'Arcy (original poem)
Penciller(s): Jack Davis; Basil Wolverton (final panel)
Inker(s): Jack Davis; Basil Wolverton (final panel)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): the vagabond
Synopsis: An illustration of D'Arcy poem.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #10 published April 1954
was The Face Upon the Floor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations. Notes that the original poem title is The Face Upon The Barroom Floor.
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The Hound of the Basketballs!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Bill Elder
Inker(s): Bill Elder
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shermlock Shomes
Character(s): Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Arty Morty (cameo); Pru Basketball; Coolidge Basketball (corpse); the devil
Synopsis: Shermlock captures the hound that has cursed the Basketball family.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #16 published October 1954
was Shermlock Shomes in the Hound of The Basketballs! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Elder
Inker(s): Bill Elder
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustration is from the Sherlock Shomes story.
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New Mad Packaging Designs For Some Old Familiar Products

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnoldo Franchioni
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Packaging designs for everyday products.
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Pages: 3
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The Castaway

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Argonès
Penciller(s): Sergio Argonès
Inker(s): Sergio Argonès
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A castaway on a desert island makes a boat.
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Pages: 2
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Angel of Misery Hospital Orientation Guidebook & Official Souvenir Program

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A guidebook to the Angel of Misery Hospital.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Mad's Modernized Rebuses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Clark
Penciller(s): Henry Clark
Inker(s): Henry Clark
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Humorous Rebus puzzles
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Pages: 3
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Mad's More Realistic City Monuments

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Humorous city monuments that fit each city.
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Pages: 2
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The Towering Sterno

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dug Rivets; Dodger Summons; Fullip; Omolette
Synopsis: A satire of the movie “The Towering Inferno”.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #177 published September 1975
was The Towering Sterno [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Don Martin Escapes ...From Prison... Almost!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Humorous cartoons about prison escape attempts
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Pages: 4
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The Lighter Side of... Graduation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Lighter Side
Synopsis: Humorous cartoons about graduating from school.
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spy vs. Spy
Character(s): White Spy; Black Spy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Second Mad Collection of Extremely Thin Books

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Humorous book titles.
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Pages: 2
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Zappers that History Forgot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alen Robin
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Adolf Hitler; Herman Goering; Nero; Prince Edward; Abraham Lincoln; Winston Churchill; General MacArthur; Benjamin Franklin; John F. Kennedy; John Paul Jones
Synopsis: Humorous retorts to famous quotations.
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Pages: 3
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In-Case-Of-Emergency Cards for Special People

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Humorous In-Case-of-Emergency cards for select people.
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Pages: 1
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Future “No-Frills Air Travel” Gimmicks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo; Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Humorous ways that airlines can save money.
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Pages: 4
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U.S. Commemorative Stamps That We'll Never Get To See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ed McMahon; Snoopy; Spiro T. Agnew
Synopsis: Comedic versions of special stamps.
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From Issue: FlagMad #179 published December 1975
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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One Saturday Morning in a Supermarket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A lady at a supermarket.
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Pages: 1
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The Mad “Good News-Bad News” Book

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The Good and Bad in some of life's situations.
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From Issue: FlagMad #174 published April 1975
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Publishers Closeout Sale

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Ads for really boring books.
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Pages: 1
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Mad's CIA Agent of the Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Agent Wasp; Miss Byez
Synopsis: Miss Byez interviews a CIA agent.
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spy vs. Spy
Character(s): White Spy; Black Spy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: From ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Mad Look at Super Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragonès
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragonès
Inker(s): Sergio Aragonès
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Superman; Plastic Man; Batman; Wonder Woman; Captain Marvel; Flash; Captain America; Spider-Man; Green Lantern; Thor
Synopsis: Humorous situations involving superheroes.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #177 published September 1975
was A Mad Look at Super Heroes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Lighter Side of... Indoor and Outdoor Gardening

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Lighter Side
Synopsis: Humorous observations on indoor and outdoor gardens.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Ripoff Cafe Accessories, Inc. Restaurant Supply Catalogue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Humorous Restaurant items.
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Pages: 3
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Has Anybody Really Seen...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Sharp
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sluggo; Mandrake; Dagwood Bumstead; Jiggs; Popeye; Dennis the Menace; Clark Kent
Synopsis: Examples of things seen in comics and comic strips that are never seen in real life.
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Pages: 2
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Mad Devices Designed to Solve Our Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Problems

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Humorous devices to help smokers and non-smokers be in the same room together.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #177 published September 1975
was Mad Devices Designed to Solve Our Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Problems [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Professor Bleent and the Floon Beetle Expedition

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Professor Bleent finds a Floon Beetle.
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Pages: 1
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What Special-Interest Group Is Benefiting Most from Our Jammed Courts?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee (credited)
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee [as Jaffee] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee [as Jaffee] (signed)
Colorist(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover
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Who Goes Up... Must Come Down!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Mini-Poster
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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