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Issue: Mad #69
Publication Date: March 1962
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Issues: #69 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/26/1961
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (21 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color (#1-23, 400-550); color cover with black & white interior (#24-399)
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US (#1-23); magazine size (#24 onward)
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Inker(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Colorist(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Alfred is the Joker in the deck.
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Pages: 1
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Liberty Mutilate

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Inker(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Liberty Mutual Insurance print ads.
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Pages: 1
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Alfred's Poor Almanac

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical anecdotes for every day in the month of January.
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Pages: 1
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If Babies Could Take "Parent Pictures"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Reilly
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spocking of Pictures Dept.
Synopsis: Comparison of the pictures adults take of babies with the pictures babies take of adults.
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Pages: 5
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Mad Previews the Top News Stories of 1962

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Hearst Is Yet to Come Dept.
Character(s): Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin; Sammy Davis Jr.; Shirley MacLaine; Marilyn Monroe; Paul Anka; Fidel Castro
Synopsis: Satirical newspaper items of events yet to come.
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Pages: 4
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The Lighter Side of the Dentist

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): Tooth-Tooth-Toothie, Good-bye Dept.
Synopsis: Series of jokes with a dentist theme.
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Pages: 3
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The Painter

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
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: An artist paints a miniature portrait of a large woman.
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Fight Songs For Schools That Can't Afford Major Sports

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
Feature(s): Siss-Boom-Blah Dept.
Synopsis: Fight songs geared for so-called "non-revenue" NCAA sports.
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Pages: 2
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At the Movies

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
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: An usher tries to evacuate a theater after someone yells "fire".
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Pages: 1
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Model Building Kits for Adults

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
Feature(s): Hobby Horse-ing Around Dept.
Synopsis: Hobby kits geared to an adult audience.
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy tries to bomb the White Spy's tent.
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The Guest of Royalty

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
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: At a mansion, a guest rings for service.
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Padded Magazine Stories

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
Feature(s): Pay as You Snow Dept.
Synopsis: Padding magazine text stories to bump up the word count.
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Pages: 3
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Spy Vs. Spy, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy sets a trap for the Black Spy, but is foiled.
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If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their "Capsule Descriptions"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Doud
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spittin' On The Image Dept.
Character(s): Walter Cronkite; Chet Huntley; David Brinkley
Synopsis: Television shows act literally like their descriptions.
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The Infernal Triangle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lois Carpenter
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Throwing a Wench Into the Works Dept.
Synopsis: An ode to television sitcom wives.
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Some TV Ads We Never Got to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo; Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Four satirical versions of the television ad for Imperial Margarine.
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Pages: 4
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The Stone-Age Trend on TV

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dwayne Hickman [as Dobie Gillis]; Bob Denver [as Maynard G. Krebs]; Alley Oop; Richard Boone [as Paladin]; Jon Provost [as Timmy]
Synopsis: Adapting other television programs to the "Flintstones" formula.
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Less Violent TV Shows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Making typical television action scenes less grisly.
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TV Dinners to Match the Shows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sy Reit
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Adapting frozen entrees to the program being viewed.
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When Culture Comes to Top-Rated TV Shows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Robert Stack [as Eliot Ness]; Dick Clark
Synopsis: Injecting high-brow culture into "The Untouchables" and "American Bandstand".
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The Hitchiker

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
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A hitcher tries everything to get a ride.
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The Saturday Evening Post

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Inker(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Colorist(s): Norman Mingo (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of a Saturday Evening Post cover.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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