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Issue: Mad #132
Publication Date: January 1970
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Issues: #132 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 56
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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
Format Notes:  
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Season's Greetings! Have a Ball!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (Alfred E. Neuman portrait)
Inker(s): ? (Alfred E. Neuman portrait)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts 9

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of the cartoon panel "Ripley's Believe It or Not"; Examples of odd or eccentric people, including a woman mugged 2178 times and a long distance call from Bismarck, North Dakota, to London, England.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Det har hele tiden
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mad publishes fan letters from European countries, in the original languages, to prove that they are distributed in countries other than the United States.
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Haunted By the Ghost of Christmas Presents?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Ebeneezer Scrooge; Alfred E. Neuman (as The Ghost of Christmas Presents)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #116 published January 1968
was Haunted By the Ghost of Christmas Presents? [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
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Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward All Men

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Yule Tide Dept.
Character(s): Edward Kennedy; Richard Nixon; Dr. Timothy Leary; Rev. Billy Graham; Gen. William Westmoreland; Gamel Abdul Nasser; Golda Meir; Mao tse-Tung; Chaing Kai-shek; Jacqueline Kennedy; Jacqueline Susanne; Muhammed Ali; Tom Smothers; Dick Smothers; Hugh Hefner; Pope Paul VI; William F. Buckley; Stokely Carmichael; George Wallace
Synopsis: News photos altered to make it seem like philosophical enemies are embracing as friends.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Marginal Thinking Dept.
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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On the Trail with a Zoologist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: An ornithologist chooses to follow the tracks of a bird he thinks is less dangerous.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as On the Trail with a Zoologist [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Academy Awards Show We'd Like to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Degeneration Gap Dept.
Character(s): Dustin Hoffman; Joseph Cotten; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Raquel Welch; Vanessa Redgrave; Ali McGraw; Warren Beatty; Lee Marvin; James Coburn
Synopsis: The Academy Awards adds new award categories to accommodate changing sexual mores in modern films.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Nixon's the One

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giving Dickie the Bird Dept.
Character(s): Richard Nixon
Synopsis: Prediction, in verse, of how the country will fare in the next eight years with Richard Nixon as President.
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Pages: 1
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Sergio Aragones Takes a Mad Look at Protest Demonstrations

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bombing the Ban-ers Dept.
Synopsis: Cynical look at protest demonstrations and society's reaction to them.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as Protest Demonstrations [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Lighter Side of Birthdays

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg's Eye View Dept.
Synopsis: Examination of how we celebrate birthdays and their implications.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as The Lighter Side of ... Birthdays [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: Each Spy tries to corrupt the other spy's child.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Joke & Dagger Dept.
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Playthings Based on TV Commercials

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ad Infant Items Dept.
Synopsis: Basing the concepts for toys and games aimed at children on famous television commercials and advertising slogans.
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Pages: 4
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The High Diver

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Elephant Joke Dept.
Synopsis: A circus high diver runs into a problem during his act.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as The High Diver [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Month Before Christmas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gift-rapping Dept.
Synopsis: Rewritten version of Clement Clark Moore's "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to reflect modern consumerism.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as The Month Before Christmas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] published March 1984
as The Month Before Christmas [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at the Phone Company

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Dowd
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inside-Ouch Dept.
Synopsis: Cynical look at the inner workings of the phone company.
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Pages: 4
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Horrifying Cliches 8

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Inker(s): Paul Coker Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spooking from Pictures Dept.
Synopsis: Common phrases are given monstrous visualization, including "springing a trap" and "padding an expense account".
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as Horrifying Cliches [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Condemner Reports

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berating the Ratings Dept.
Synopsis: In a parody of the magazine "Consumer Reports," products are rated based on dubious standards.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as Condemner Reports [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy tries to sabotage the White Spy's rocket launch.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Joke & Dagger Dept.
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What New Trend Is Destroying a Time-Honored Theater Art?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: You don't need costumes in a nude play.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Knight-Fall

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A fully armored knight trips and falls down a flight of stairs.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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