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Issue: The Ides of Mad #D2384
Publication Date: October 1963
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Issues: #D2384 of 4 Issues
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Publisher: FlagNew American Library
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Indicia Publisher: New American Library
On Sale Date: 1963
Volume:
Pages: 196
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Price: $50.00 USD
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Content Items: 21 (18 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: mass market paperback (4" x 7")
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Genres: humorous
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Title Page and Credits

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Contents

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MAD Goes Hi Fi

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Glossary of hi-fi terms, tips on how to beat the high cost, where to place hi-fi equipment, and phony reviews of recordings.
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Parking Meters

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parking meters for all types of waiting activities, and a solution to the problem.
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Pages: 12
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Scenes We'd Like to See: The Beast Falls in Love

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Gorilla falls in love with man and carries him away, instead of girl.
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MAD Looks at Endorsements

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mickey Mantle; Jayne Mansfield; King Ibn Saud; Elvis Presley; Nikita Krushchev; Rin Tin Tin; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Phony ads showing how little connection there often is between a celebrity and the product they endorse.
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How to Read Your Palm

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Old Skin Game Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; J. Fred Muggs; Uncle Sam
Synopsis: Phony meanings for various parts of people's palms.
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MAD's College Entrance Exam

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Synopsis: Phony questions for a college entrance exam.
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The Saturday Evening Pest

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Feature(s): Post-Mortem Dept.
Character(s): Tugboat Annie; Dietrich Dunstan Drizzle; Fenwick Overshot; Eugene Ogg; Dr. Irving Belknap
Synopsis: Satire of the magazine The Saturday Evening Post.
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Commemorative Stamps

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Feature(s): Postage Overdue Dept.
Synopsis: Phony U.S. postage stamps for people and events that would never be commemorated.
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How to Wage Peace

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Synopsis: What might happen if games and sports were used to settle what are now armed conflicts.
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Pages: 12
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TV Movies With Built-In Commercials

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Synopsis: What tv dramas might look like if they embedded commercials directly within movies.
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Outstanding Americans: Arthur A. Freen

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Arthur A. Freen
Synopsis: After a series of disastrous automotive inventions beginning in 1934, Arthur invents the Ford Edsel in 1957.
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Shakespeare Up-To-Date

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Feature(s): The Bard of Birdland Dept.
Character(s): Romeo; Juliet
Synopsis: The balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet, Act II, Scene II, along with a modern beat poetry version.
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MAD's Up-To-Date Sky

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mickey Mantle; RCA Victor's Nipper; Kukla; Ollie; Smokey Bear; Ed Sullivan; Wyatt Earp; King Saud; Ava Gabor; Elsie The Cow; Willie, the Kool penguin; Li'l Abner; Alfred E. Neuman; John F. Dulles; Tom (cat); Jerry (mouse); Pogo; Donald Duck; Billy The Kid; Edward R. Murrow; Steve Allen; Harry Piel; Bert Piel; Pegasus; King Farouk
Synopsis: New names for constellations, reflecting modern pop culture.
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Realistic Comic Book Heroes

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Character(s): Garbage Man; Postman; Boris Soiloff; Ivan; Laundry Man; B.J.; Yes Man; Playboy; Mr. Miltown; Insurance Man; Fuller Brush Man; Milkman; TV Repairman; Fire Man
Synopsis: Ideas for everyday workers as comic book superheroes.
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Scenes We'd Like to See: The Human Shield

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Synopsis: A bank robber takes a hostage to enable his getaway, but she turns out to be in on the scheme.
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A Martian Field Guide to U.S. Wild Life - 1957 Edition

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Do Not Feed or Annoy Dept.
Synopsis: Details of pop culture stereotypes presented as a field guide to wildlife from a Martian point of view.
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How to Make America's Kids...Science Conscious

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Scramble Them Eggheads Dept.
Character(s): Spudd Nick; Aygg Haid; Smiley; Phiz Hicks; Butch Proton; Spike Molecule; Charlie Brawn
Synopsis: Ideas to incorporate science lessons into various media.
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Woodman, Spare That Tree!

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Illustrated version of the famous poem, with a twist ending.
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Pages: 9

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