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Issue: The Indigestible Mad #T4830
Publication Date: January 1970
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Issues: #T4830 of 2 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagNew American Library
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Indicia Publisher: New American Library
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 196
ISBN:
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Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (21 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 4th printing 1968.
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6th printing (circa 1970).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black & white interior
Dimensions: mass market paperback (4" x 7")
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Binding: squarebound
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Title Page and Credits

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The doctor's latest formula does nothing - - to him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Hollywood Surplus Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lights, Camera, Auction Dept.
Synopsis: Sale ads for props left over from old Hollywood films.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
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If Five Comic Strip Cartoonists Interpreted the Age-Old Riddle: "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fowl Play Dept.
Character(s): Snoopy; Charlie Brown; Lucy Van Pelt; Frieda; Linus Van Pelt; Pig Pen; Mark Trail; B.C.; Thor; Marcia Mason; Ira Brom; Lester Larson; Francine; Arthur Strimm
Synopsis: If the riddle "Why did the chicken cross the road?" was the plot idea for a daily strip of Peanuts, Mark Trail, B.C., Miss Peach or Jules Feiffer’s panel.
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Pages: 10
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A Child's Garden of Weeds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Corn Poem Dept.
Synopsis: Classic poems adapted to reflect modern situations.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Poets represented are John McRot [John McCrae], John Masefink [John Masefield], Thomas Hoot [Thomas Hood], Henry W. Lungfellow [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow], Henry Wadsworth Lonsgswallow [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow], Robert W. Tsouris [Robert W. Service], Robert W. Servecorn [Robert W. Service], and Edgar A. Gassed [Edgar A. Guest].
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The Lighter Side of Women

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Series of cartoons exploring the foibles of females.
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Pages: 15
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Letters That Cross in the Mail

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Postal-Mortems Dept.
Synopsis: Various people send off hot-headed letters, only to receive letters just after that make them regret their actions.
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Pages: 9
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy steals blueprints of the White Spy's new device; the Black Spy uses a magnet on the White Spy's dumbbell.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Credit is also in Morse Code as "By Prohias".
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How Parents Guess Wrong About Their Kids' Future Careers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Great Oafs from Little Acorns Grow Dept.
Synopsis: Parents see their children exhibit certain behavior and predict, incorrectly, the child's future.
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Pages: 11
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The Suicide

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A woman tries to drown herself.
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Pages: 4
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The Daily Monopoly

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Editorial "I" Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of a modern newspaper.
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Pages: 6
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The Lighter Side of Dating

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Series of cartoons examining and satirizing dating rituals.
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Pages: 15
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In a Men's Haberdashery

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man takes his time selecting a handkerchief.
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Pages: 3
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Modern Chess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): One False Move Dept.
Synopsis: Modifying the rules of the game and the look of the pieces of chess to reflect modern warfare issues.
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Pages: 10
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy uses a paddle ball to assault the Black Spy; the Black Spy rolls a diving board away from the pool just as the While Spy jumps.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Also credited in Morse code as "By Prohias".
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My First College Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Old Format, Frosh Approach Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of various types of college students.
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Pages: 12
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Mad's Realistic, Up-To-Date Service Songs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): March Along with Mitch Dept.
Synopsis: Military marches updated to reflect the times.
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Pages: 11
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Look Before You Leap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sinking Fund Dept.
Synopsis: A destitute man attempts suicide.
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Pages: 4
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Mad's "Discount Center" Owner of the Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Price Is a Riot Dept.
Character(s): Dorothy Kilgallen [as Dorothy Kilfifth]
Synopsis: An interview with the owner of a discount department store.
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Pages: 19
Disclose Notes: Among the shoppers in the background of the interview are Superman, Adolf Hitler and Frankenstein's Monster.
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The Rise and Fall of a Recording Star

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Slipped Disc Dept.
Synopsis: The career of a fictional recording star traced through her record album covers.
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Pages: 7
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Yacht Flags for the Home

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Standards of Living Dept.
Synopsis: Yacht style flags that proclaim various household events.
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Pages: 10
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The Inventor at the Novelty Company

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man pitches his newly invented novelty to the company owner.
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Pages: 4
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Upset... by the tense, sickening world situation?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On back cover.

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