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The Mad "Star Wars" Musical

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Why Battle with Common, Vulgar Clods at the Newsstand for Your Copy of Mad... When You Can... Subscribe

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Notes: Subscription advertisement for Mad (EC, 1952 series).
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Character(s): Susan Richardson (photo)

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Notes: Includes letters from Dean Bruggeman, Katie Allen, Richard Schwartz, Glen Gold, Terry Wilson, Grant M. Wanner, Marshall Johnson, Evan Spring, Teri Tremet, Elizabeth Kurtz, Vita A. Oliva, Jeff Jones, Mike Karp, Richard R. Brookman, Alan Harris, Jim La Ruffa, William Hogan, Jerry Stewart, Bill Peckenpaugh, Edward Hatton, Phil Prawda, Mauricio Dini, Wayne Stoll and Susan Richardson.

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Feature(s): E.C. Publications, Inc.

First Line: Business... before... pleasure!

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Notes: Advertisement for 97 different Mad paperbacks.

The Force and I - The Mad "Star Wars" Musical

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Character(s): Jawas; Stormtroopers; Kermit the Frog (cameo); Unnamed B.C. Characters (cameo); Tin Man (cameo); Tusken Raiders

First Line: Once, not too long ago in our galaxy, we were invaded by a movie called 'Star Wars'...

Synopsis: A musical version of Star Wars using famous songs from Broadway hits.

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One Morning at Max's Novelty Shop

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First Line: Maybe your novelties are the funniest in the world, Max... but I never buy anything without testing it first!!

Synopsis: A man gets his comeuppance at a novelty shop.

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More Candid Mad Snapshots of Historical Celebrities

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Feature(s): Hokey-Focus Dept.

First Line: Henry the VIII between wives - out girl-watching

Synopsis: What photographs of historical figures might have revealed.

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If Freedom of the Press Applied to High School Papers

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Feature(s): Write On! Dept.

First Line: Each year, the Supreme Court hands down new decisions that broaden the First Amendment and increase Freedom of the Press.

Synopsis: A series of satirical high school newspaper articles.

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Easily-Computed Human Factors

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Feature(s): Formula Equation Dept.

First Line: During the past few winters, weathermen have been adding insult to injury by not only telling us how cold it is...

Synopsis: How the human factor affects masochism, gullibility, self-deprecation, infatuation, naiveté, horniness, laziness, humiliation, curiosity and stupidity.

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The Lighter Side of Rip-offs

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First Line: Hey, Mister, did you happen to see a Policeman anywhere around this neighborhood?

Synopsis: Humorous everyday situations involving rip-offs.

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How to Read a New Car Ad

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Feature(s): Auto Suggestion Dept.

First Line: There are a lot of changes going on in the automobile industry these days.

Synopsis: Satirical information on how to understand automobile ads.

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A Mad Look at the "Clorox" Commercial

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Feature(s): Clothes Encounters Dept.

First Line: I'll give you twenty dollars for that pair of pants...

Synopsis: Several different variations on a particular scene from a Clorox commercial from 1978, in which people are offered money for their laundry.

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A Seven Day Tour of Israel for the Guilt-ridden

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Feature(s): The Mad Travel Agency's Specialized Tours for You and Your Neurosis; Sic Transit Gloriously Dept.

First Line: Nowadays, Travel Agencies are packaging all kinds of tours for all kinds of people with all kinds of special interests...

Synopsis: What a seven-day pre-packaged tour of Israel for the severely guilt-ridden traveler might look like.

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If Sesame Street Branched out into Specialized Avenues of Education

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Character(s): Mr. Hooper; Sherlock Hemlock; The Count; Kermit the Frog

First Line: Pushing drugs - Filling some creep with drugs - Goons and thugs - And the hide-outs where boss-es meet -

Synopsis: A parody of Sesame Street using different types of occupations and genres such as mafia, medical, and athlete.

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Amazing Facts About the Animal World vs Amazing Facts About the American Scene

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Feature(s): The Nerds and the Bees Dept.

First Line: In grade school, you probably learned - and promptly proceeded to forget - that bees have 12,000 eyes...

Synopsis: How the animal world compares to typical Americans.

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One Afternoon at Rocky's Diner

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Synopsis: A diner complains that there is only one fly in his soup.

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Fantasy "Buy" Land

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Feature(s): Paying Atoll Dept.

First Line: There's a new hit show on TV that takes place on a lush tropical island.

Synopsis: A satire of the television show Fantasy Island.

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One Evening at the Bus Terminal

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Synopsis: A vending machine promising to rid patrons of their ugly wrinkles works too efficiently.

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What Former World Champ Is Taking an Awful Licking Lately?

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First Line: In our highly competitive world, yesterday's bum can become today's champ...

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Notes: Inside back cover.

One Day in Paris

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Character(s): Quasimodo

Synopsis: The Hunchback of Notre Dame moonlights as an ice-cream man. Back cover.

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Drawn Out Dramas

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