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Issue: Mad #127
Publication Date: June 1969
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Issues: #127 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
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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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In This Issue: "Odd Squad"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Colorist(s): Jack Rickard (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman [as Linc Hayes]; Michael Cole [as Pete Cochran]; Peggy Lipton [as Julie Barnes]; Tige Andrews [as Capt. Adam Greer]
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Pages: 1
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One Day on the Prairie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Colorist(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two settlers under attack from an Indian war party are saved, from the Indians at least.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #10 published January 1973
as One Day on the Prairie [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nick Meglin ?
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A man has his subscription copy of Mad delivered to his raft by a mermaid.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry DeFuccio ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters Dept.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Among the letters is a picture of actors Robert Wagner and Malachi Throne reading an issue of Mad, taken on the set of the series "It Takes A Thief".
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Signs of Status

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Display As You Go Dept.
Synopsis: Clothing or objects with messages imprinted on them denoting how affluent the owner is.
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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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Further Adventures of the Red Baron, or "Security Ist Ein Grounded Beaglehundt"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Herr of the Dog Dept.
Character(s): The Red Baron; Snoopy [as the Famous World War One Flying Ace]
Synopsis: The recurring clashes of Snoopy and the Red Baron, told from the Red Baron's point of view and drawn to approximate Charles Schultz's comic strip style.
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Pages: 3
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Odd Squad

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
Feature(s): Teeny-Coppers Dept.
Character(s): Michael Cole [as Peek]; Clarence Williams III [as Leak]; Peggy Lipton [as Stoolie]; Tige Andrews [as Capt. Jeer]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "The Mod Squad," three runaways are recruited by the police as undercover operatives and sent on inherently silly missions.
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Pages: 6
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The Hunters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: Two hunters misuse a duck call and get a surprise.
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Specific Income Tax Forms For Specific Professions

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Taxation Without Misrepresentation Dept.
Synopsis: Standard IRS 1040 forms are filled out by people in specific professions, those professions being revealed by their specific deductions.
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Pages: 4
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias (signed)
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy fakes the White Spy into falling into his own trap.
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Pages: 1
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If The President Were Chosen Like "Miss America"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Dowd
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Electorate Circus Dept.
Character(s): Bert Parks [as Bert Smirk]; Dick Gregory [as Gregory Dick]; Otto Preminger [as Otto Promiser]; Woody Allen; Eugene McCarthy; Nelson Rockefeller; George Wallace; Hubert Humphrey; Richard Nixon; June Lockhart [as June Lockliver]; Ronald Reagan; Lyndon Johnson
Synopsis: The 1968 Presidential campaign is represented as a beauty pageant.
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Pages: 5
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In a Fancy Restaurant

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Don Martin (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A restaurant carving station cuts more than just some ham.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Look at Realistic Dolls

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harold Morrison
Penciller(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Inker(s): Irving Schild (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Maniken-Depressing Dept.
Synopsis: Children's dolls G.I. Joe and Barbie are given realistic back-stories.
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Pages: 3
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The Lighter Side of the Generation Gap

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 misunderstandings and miscommunication between generations is explored.
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Pages: 5
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The Mad Plan For Combatting the Boredom of Baseball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Dowd
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Pitch in Time Might Save Nine Dept.
Synopsis: Exploring changes to the game of baseball to liven it up.
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Pages: 3
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Horrifying Cliches 7

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): May Sakami; E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spooking From Pictures Dept.
Synopsis: Cliche phrases are given horrifying visualizations.
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Pages: 3
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Bullbit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): God Save McQueen Dept.
Character(s): Steve McQueen [as Bullbit]; Robert Vaughn [as Walter Charmless]; Norman Fell [as Capt. Baker]; Jacqueline Bisset [as Cassie]; Carl Reindel [as Sgt. Standin]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Bullitt," after an attack on his partner by organized crime, a police detective conducts a one-man war on those responsible.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
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Pages: 6
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What Industry Contributes More to Air Pollution than Any Other?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Colorist(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
Synopsis: Commentary on how not all pollution is chemical.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #10 published January 1973
as What Industry Contributes More To Air Pollution Than Any Other? [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The 60-Second Disappointment

Illustration  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
Synopsis: Parody of Polaroid print ads; An instant photo isn't worth much if it doesn't develop properly.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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