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Issue: Mad #212
Publication Date: January 1980
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Issues: #212 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 709893323001
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry DeFuccio (associate); Nick Meglin (associate)
Disclose Notes: John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.
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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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Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:
FlagMad about Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2006 as Don Martin Looks at Spider-Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
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Interior Page
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The art consists of two panels (with artwork from different sources glued to a common backing) taped together at the center, with an overall image area of 16" x 15.5".
 
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Davis (painted; signed)
Inker(s): Jack Davis (painted; signed)
Colorist(s): Jack Davis (painted; signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Letters Dept.

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters Dept.
Character(s): Carol Burnett (photo); Jody Hamilton (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers - Jeff Gray, G. Kambic, Joe Abbott, Dorian Tenore, Renee Alper, Shawn Poole, John Wiencko, Baby John Swearingen, Jody Hamilton (Carol Burnett's daughter), Gabrielle Esperdy, Lloyd Golubski, Larry Cole, Joan Winters, Mark Hugo, Rodney Bublitz, Robert Capitani, Dan Partridge, Edmund Haffmans, Robert Erck, Thad Gutshall, Joey Townsel and Karen Conway.
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Alias

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Eating Out Dept.
Character(s): Mother (computer); Dripley; Asp; Dullest; Pain; Lambaste; Barker; Frett
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Alien.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Don Martin Looks at Spider-Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): Don Martin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Character(s): Spider-Man; Superman
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #36 [$1.75 Cover Price] published January 1981
as Don Martin Looks at Spider-Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Mad Running Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jogger-Nuts Dept.
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Pages: 3
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The Lighter Side of... Toys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Letterer(s): Dave Berg
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg’s Eye View Dept.
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Pages: 5
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TV Ads We'd Like to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ad Nausea Dept.
Synopsis: Ads for The Cannonball AE-1, The American Expressed Card and The Whisk Detergent.
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Pages: 1
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More Yellow Pages Through History [Imperial Roman Telephone Co.]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bygone Buy-Gones Dept.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This is part II of a continuing series. The "Medieval Yellow Pages" will appear next.
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You're a Victim of Bad Timing When...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Peter Porges
Penciller(s): Paul Peter Porges
Inker(s): Paul Peter Porges
Letterer(s): Paul Peter Porges ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fate Acompli Dept.
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Pages: 2
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This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Students

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Letterer(s): Al Jaffee ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Givin’ ‘Em a Ribbin’ Dept.
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Pages: 1
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Appeals From Charities Through History

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alms Race Dept.
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Pages: 4
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Mad's "Children's Movie Producer of the Year"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Harry North, Esq.
Inker(s): Harry North, Esq.
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kiddie Litter Dept.
Character(s): Bernard Bunko; Chipped Cahter
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Pages: 4
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Newspaper Stories We'll Never See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wishful Inking Dept.
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Pages: 3
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More How Can You Trust...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Peter Porges
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): No Confidence Game Dept.
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Pages: 3
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Taxing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Hart
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Corn on the Cab Dept.
Character(s): Lekvar; Tonal; Alix; Elate; Looney; Uncle Frank
Synopsis: A satire of the television show TAXI.
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Pages: 6
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Lightning Never Strikes in the Same Place Twice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Colorist(s): Al Jaffee ?
Letterer(s): Al Jaffee ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Al Jaffee Dept.
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Pages: 1
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Reach Out

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A satire of a Bell telephone company advertisement. On the back cover.
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Drawn-Out Dramas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Drawn-Out Dramas
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.

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