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Issue: The Mad Reader #[nn]
Publication Date: March 2002
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: Flagibooks
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Indicia Publisher: ibooks Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 228
ISBN: 9781596878068
UPC/EAN: 9780743434911
Price: $9.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (11 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: mass market paperback
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Binding: softcover; squarebound
Publishing Format: one-shot
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Genres: humorous
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Title Page and Credits

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Pages: 4
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Contents

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A Message from the Publisher

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Introduction

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Pages: 10
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A Vital Message

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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 3
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Superduperman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Superduperman [Clark Bent]; Lois Pain; Copy Boy; W. Twitchell; Captain Marbles [Billy Spafon]
Synopsis: Superduperman defeats Captain Marbles by causing Marbles to punch himself out, but Superduperman still can't make it with Lois.
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Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: A parody of both Superman and Captain Marvel.
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Newspapers!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Press Dept.
Synopsis: Various fake newspaper stories and ads.
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Pages: 14
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Do People Laugh at You for Reading Comic Books?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Mad Magazine
Synopsis: House ad for MAD subscriptions.
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Pages: 2
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Starchie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Starchie Standrews; Bottleneck; Mr. Weathernot; Little Orphan Melvin (cameo); Cookie Bumstead (cameo); Salonica; Biddy; Wedgie Van Smelt; Mr. Standrews; Mrs. Standrews; Dick Tracy (cameo)
Synopsis: Bottleneck frames Starchie so that Starchie goes to prison and Bottleneck can take over the girls and rackets at the high school.
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Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: A parody of Archie comic books.
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Flesh Garden!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Flesh; Dale; an alien; Dr. Noah Zark; a Zork; a Zorchton; a Zilchtron; Owlmen; Rockmen; Treemen; Grassmen; Airmen; King Mong
Synopsis: Flesh defeats aliens and the champion of King Mong but refuses to return to Earth.
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Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: Parody of Flash Gordon.
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Beware of Imitations!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Magazine
Synopsis: House ad for MAD, comparing it to Life Magazine.
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Pages: 2
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Dragged Net!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Joe Friday; Ed Saturday; Chief Mike Sunday; Shermlock Shomes (cameo); Dr. Whatsit (cameo); murderer; bank robber; Willie Elder
Synopsis: Parody of the crime television series, Dragnet.
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Pages: 21
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What's My Shine!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jay Renkins; Everett Dirkdaughter; Henry Doorshack; Charles Potrzebie; John McLellillellillin; Stuart Sawhimintown; Henry Jackdaughter; Lana Cheesecake; Joseph McCartaway; Even Steven; Sturdley Smurdley; Karl Weekdt
Synopsis: How the Senate Subcomittee hearings would go if they were run like a TV game show.
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Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Game show style loosely based on "What's My Line?" First page is photo of Senate subcommittee.
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Armstronger Tire Knock-Down Punch Socko for Skids!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Armstronger Tire
Synopsis: Phony ad for Armstronger Tires.
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The Face upon the Floor!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): the vagabond
First Line: Poetry Dept.: There is a famous poem whose name is...
Synopsis: A classic tale of the madness of a barroom set to poetry.
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: This is the text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations.
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Meet Miss Potgold

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A collection of drawings of grotesque women entered in the Miss Potgold of 1955 contest.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: First page is a parody of a Rheingold Beer ad with Bill Gaines in the photo.
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Gasoline Valley!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Wilt Willit; Skizziks Willit; Phyllus Willit; bully; Alexander Bumpstead; Juddy Willit; Caulky Willit; Nin O'Clock; Smilin' Jack (cameo); Wilber Booble; Cleavia Willit
Synopsis: Where the question of "will Caulky ever grow" is answered.
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Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: A parody of the Gasoline Alley comic strip.
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Lone Stranger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Lone Stranger; Golden; Pronto
Synopsis: The Lone Stranger bumbles his way through foiling a stagecoach robbery.
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Pages: 21
Disclose Notes: A parody of the Lone Ranger.
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The Men Who Make Mad

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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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Let Us Prove What We Can Do for You!

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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover

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