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Issue: Mad #99
Publication Date: December 1965
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Issues: #99 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/05/1965
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1965 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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Special Hypnotic Issue of Mad

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Alfred tries to hypnotize you into buying the issue.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry DeFuccio ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Among the letters is one by Peanuts artist Charles Schulz, with accompanying Snoopy illustration, and one from British rock stars Chad and Jeremy.
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When Politicians Do Television Commercials

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Donald Axe; Sol Weinstein
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Paid Politico Advertisements Dept.
Character(s): Richard Nixon; Pat Nixon; Madame Chiang Kai Shek; General Chiang Kai Shek; Lyndon Johnson; Nikita Khrushchev; George Wallace; Barry Goldwater
Synopsis: Famous political figures are recruited as commercial spokespeople.
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Pages: 4
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Marginal Thinking Dept.
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Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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Three Hairy Stories

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A man gets a hair cut; another man tries to cover his bald spot; a third man grooms his mustache.
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Mad's Snappy Answers to Those Old Cliches

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker, Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept.
Synopsis: Sarcastic responses to obvious, inane and oblivious queries.
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Pages: 3
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The Virginiaham

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): How the West Was Lost Dept.
Character(s): Lee J. Cobb [as Judge Barf]; Roberta Shore [as Becky Barf]; Doug McClure [as Tramputz]; James Drury [as The Virginiaham]; Lee Marvin [as The Guest Star]; Clu Gallagher [as Ricochet]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV show "The Virginian," a frontier judge and a group of incompetent cowboys tries to prevent a menacing stranger from disrupting their boring little ranch.
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Boxing Foto-Plays

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Punch Lines Dept.
Synopsis: Boxing wire photos are given satirical captions.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Identifiable boxers in the photos are Muhammed Ali (then Cassius Clay), Floyd Patterson, Ezzard Charles, Joe Louis, Jake LaMotta and Sonny Liston.
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Mad Interviews the Greeting Card Manufacturer of the Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Orlando (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Card Shark Dept.
Character(s): Frank Gifford [as Frank Giffurd]; Konrad Kupid
Synopsis: An interview with a less-than-scrupulous greeting card maker.
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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 White Spy tries to corrupt the Black Spy's guard dog.
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Let's Humanize Those Automated Machines

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sweet Torque Dept.
Synopsis: Installing software into vending machines that allow them to relate better to their customers.
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The Lighter Side of Moving

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): Berg's Eye View Dept.
Synopsis: The trials and tribulations of moving are presented.
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Pages: 4
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A Celebrity's Wallet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Soup's On! Dept.
Synopsis: Items that would be found in the wallet of comedian Soupy Sales.
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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 White Spy traps the Black Spy in a fake rodeo.
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A Mad Guide to the Wildlife of Our American Highways

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Clarke (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Asphalt Jungle-Animals Dept.
Synopsis: Autos and drivers are portrayed as if they are species of animals.
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Pages: 3
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Horror Movie Scenes We'd Like to See

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Our Creature Presentation Dept.
Character(s): Frankenstein's monster; The Mummy; The Creature from the Black Lagoon; Dracula; King Kong
Synopsis: Various famous film monsters are satirized.
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Spy Vs. 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; The Gray Spy
Synopsis: The Gray Spy tricks the other spies onto a sabotaged carnival ride.
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The Rime of the Modern Surfer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Foam Poem Dept.
Synopsis: In a parody of the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", an egotistical surfer travels too far and ends up in the Arctic Circle.
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Football "In Depth"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ronald Axe; Sol Weinstein
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Inker(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Play By Play's The Thing Dept.
Character(s): Mel Hyndsite; Charlie Dittoe
Synopsis: A television broadcast team's attempt to broadcast a football game ends up interfering with the game and confusing the viewers.
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What Wild Frenzy Will Future College Students Face?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
Synopsis: Predicting the next trend among college students.
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The Day They Forgot to Put the Top Down For the Hertz Commercial

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Inker(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Colorist(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad's Great Moments in Advertising
Synopsis: Parody of Hertz Rent-A-Car TV ads; A man falls from the sky and gently lands in the driver's seat of a car, but also falls through the roof of the convertible.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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