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Issue: Mad #34
Publication Date: December 2023
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Issues: #34 of 43 Issues (44 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/10/2023
Volume:
Pages: 60
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194135676103411
Price: $5.99 USD
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Content Items: 31 (24 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: magazine size
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Mad Tinkers with Toys!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Kira Shaimanova (credited)
Inker(s): Kira Shaimanova (credited)
Colorist(s): Kira Shaimanova (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes: Illustration from Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 Series) 1978 edition [not indexed in GCD at time of this entry]".
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Barbie Movie Tie-Ins that Never Were

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Guise and Dolls Dept.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #463 [not indexed at time of this entry].
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Rules for Games the Way They're Really Played

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wise Guides Dept.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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A Mad Look at Lego

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Reprint Notes: From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #532 with color added [not indexed at time of this entry].
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Teen-Rage Moolah Nitwit Turtles!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Cowa-Bunglers Dept.
Character(s): Leonardough; Donateldough; Michaelangeldough; Raphedough; Splutter; Gapewell O'Wow; Dreader; Dally; Vincent [the Beast] (cameo); Ed Norton (cameo); the Phantom of the Opera (cameo); Jason (cameo)
Synopsis: TV news reporter Gapewell takes on organized crime, which send hoods to attack her. The Nitwit Turtles save her and take her to safety with the wise rat Splutter. The Turtles bring peace to the streets of New York, but sewer dwellers still have complaints.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Parody of the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Things We'd Like the New Hello Barbie to Say

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Not Just Another Pretty Phase Dept.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #537 [not indexed at time of this entry].
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One Day at the Beach

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A surfer proves to be more graceful on the water than out of it.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Toys R U

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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Toys R U

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 2
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The Mad World Of Yo-Yos Part I: In The Beginning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spinning is the Only Thing Dept.
Synopsis: Part One of three gags featuring the evolution of the Yo-Yo.
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Pages: 1
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Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
Synopsis: Solving a jigsaw puzzle leads the two spies into the Gray Spy's trap; The Gray Spy traps the other two spies on a railroad crossing as a train approaches.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credit is also in Morse Code as "By Prohias".
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The Boy And His Toy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Beastie Toys Dept.
Synopsis: A boy breaks another boy's new toy, and is then himself broken by the first boy.
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Pages: 2
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A Mad Look Behind the Scenes at Pee-Wee’s Playhouse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): R.I.Pee Wee Dept.
Character(s): Paul Reubens [as Pee-Wee Herman]; Reba
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Pages: 2
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Mad Celebrity Madballs

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hulk Hemorrhoid; Michael J. Zits; Mary Lou Retina; Mudonna; Veiny White
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Pages: 1
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Juggles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Humor In A Juggler Vein Dept.
Synopsis: A juggler keeps adding increasingly dangerous items to his act until he chokes on an apple and the whole mess comes down on him.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Department title is wordplay on original MAD cover blurb: "Humor In A Jugular Vein."
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MAD Playgrounds That Prepare Kids For Adult Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Dave explores ideas for playgrounds that will make kids just as miserable as they will become as adults.
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Pages: 3
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Unofficial Yo-Yo Tricks Every Kid Knows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): String Fever Dept.
Synopsis: Ways in which children use their yo-yos to antagonize other people.
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Pages: 1
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What To Do With Your Yo-Yo When The Fad Dies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Stick a Fork in Them, They’re Duncan Dept.
Synopsis: Sequence of gags on other uses for a yo-yo.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Mad World Of Yo-Yos Part II: An Idea Gone Bad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spinning is the Only Thing Dept.
Synopsis: Part II of Gags featuring the evolution of the Yo-Yo.
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Pages: 1
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy plays a puppet arcade game.
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Pages: 1
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MAD Visits Corny Island

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Confusement Park Dept.
Synopsis: A 2-page drawing parody of Coney Island, cut up into puzzle pieces. Must be put together correctly to see entire picture.
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Pages: 2
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Political Action Figures

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Polled Separately Dept.
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Pages: 2
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South Park Toys & Products Coming to a Shelf Near You!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Oh My God! They Sold Kenny! Dept.
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Pages: 3
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Play Pictionary with the Mad Artists

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quick Draw Guffaw Dept.
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Pages: 2
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Why the Lego Man was Made for Hollywood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lights, Camera, Action Figure Dept.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #526 [not indexed at time of this entry].
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of... Toys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 5
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Barbie's "Dear John" Letter to Ken

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Byes and Dolls Dept.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #441 [not indexed at time of this entry].
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mad's Puzzle Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lame-Brain Games Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of comic book activity pages; Play games and solve puzzles that make no sense. Only 1 page of original reprinted.
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Pages: 1
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What Influential Children's Character Will Never Receive the Red Carpet Treatment?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mauliboo Alfred

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Kira Shaimanova (credited)
Inker(s): Kira Shaimanova (credited)
Colorist(s): Kira Shaimanova (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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