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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #16
Publication Date: January 1975
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Issues: #16 of 141 Issues (153 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 100
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 39 (32 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched; some squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
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Pinocchio

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Pinocchio; Geppetto; The Blue Fairy
Synopsis: Geppetto's discovery of Pinocchio's sudden animation leads to an unexpected result.
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Departments

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The Mad Arty Poetry and Fuzzy Photographs Gift Book

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Feature(s): Goo Unto Others Dept.
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A Parting Look at Our Truly Endangered Species

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From the Inside... Out of...

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The Pearl

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Feature(s): Shell-Shock Dept.
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The Mad Automatic Do-It-Yourself TV Script Writer

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Feature(s): Future Schlock Dept.
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"Prison" Record Albums of the Future

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Feature(s): Sing-Sing Sing Dept.
Character(s): Johnny Cash; Jim Nabors; Engelbert Humperdinck; Connie Francis; Wayne Newton; Kate Smith; The King Sisters
Synopsis: Ideas for record albums to be recorded in prisons, after the success of Johnny Cash's two albums recorded in prisons.
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On a Clear Day You Can See a Funny Girl Singing 'Hello Dolly' Forever

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Feature(s): At the Beak of Her Career Dept.
Character(s): Barbra Streisand [as Bubby Strident]; Yves Montand [as the Doctor]; Omar Sharif [as Nick Arsenic]; Walter Matthau [as Horror]; Louie Armstrong [as Satchmo]; Eliott Gould [as the Waiter]
Synopsis: In a parody of Barbra Streisand star vehicles, a college student is examined under hypnosis by a psychologist. He discovers that she has starred in several major Hollywood films, essentially playing the same character.
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On a Streetcorner Downtown

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Synopsis: A construction worker pays for his confrontational attitude.
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Answers to Children's Letters - - from God

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Synopsis: God responds to complaints filed by children.
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The Lighter Side of Bad Habits

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Synopsis: Satire of things that people do that really annoy other people.
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Mad Salutes the Output of American Industry

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Feature(s): Environmental Illness Dept.
Synopsis: A photo of a modern industrial facility, with the smoke from the chimneys altered for effect.
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Horrifying Cliches

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Feature(s): Things That Go Bump in the Trite Dept.
Synopsis: Ordinary phrases are given monstrous illustrations, such as "embracing a belief" or "avoiding a confrontation".
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Incredible Occult Magazine

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Feature(s): Seer-Suckers Dept.
Synopsis: A niche magazine dedicated to documenting supernatural occurrences.
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A Mad Look at Obedience Training

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Synopsis: If canine obedience training techniques were applied to humans.
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Here Is Your Full-Color Double Fold-Out Super Bonus

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Mad-hesives

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Mad's "Dirty Old Man" of the Year

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Feature(s): Teeny-Bopper-Poppa Dept.
Character(s): David Frost [as David Frostbite]
Synopsis: Mad interviews a man who exploits the counterculture for his own benefit.
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You Never Really Get Used to...

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Feature(s): Queasy Does It Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of ordinary things in life that can make a person nervous.
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On the "Hunchback of Notre Dame" Set

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Synopsis: The actor playing Quasimodo has a unique prosthetic.
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Specialized Camp Ads We're Bound to See

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Summer Come Louder Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of classified ads for summer camps of dubious distinction.
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Hammer and Rocket

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Genres: espionage, humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy builds a contraption that intrigues and ultimately defeats the Black Spy.
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Get It Out of Your System Land

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Feature(s): Abusement Park Dept.
Synopsis: Theme park that allows patrons to perform anti-social acts.
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Mother’s Day Cards From the "Now" Generation

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Feature(s): Oedipus Nix Dept.
Synopsis: Mother’s Day cards geared to appeal to the radicals and dropouts of the youth of the early seventies.
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One Evening in a Bath Tub

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Synopsis: Two parents remove the bath tub toy of their pride and joy.
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at an Ad Agency

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Synopsis: Gags taken place in an ad agency office.
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy convinces the White Spy he has a cloak that can let him fly.
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The F.I.B.

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Feature(s): Forced-Feds Dept.
Character(s): Efrem Zimbalist Jr. [as Lucas Oilyskin]; Philip Abbott [as Authority Word]; William Reynolds [as Tame Coldly]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "The F.B.I.," two F.B.I. agents track down diamond thieves while making sure that the products of the show's sponsor are prominently displayed.
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One Hot Day on the Desert

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Synopsis: A thirsty man in the desert gets a disappointment from a mirage.
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Mad Clippings to Leave Lying Around

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Feature(s): Printer's Devilment Dept.
Synopsis: Newspaper clippings that teens can use to bolster their arguments against their parents.
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The Lighter Side of the “Now Look”

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Synopsis: Satirical look at contemporary youth fashions and behavior and the reaction to it by the previous generation.
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In a Specialist's Office

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Synopsis: A doctor is visited by an outrageous-looking patient.
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What Is a Parent?

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Feature(s): Ma and Pa-thetic Dept.
Synopsis: Essay on what are the joys and duties of a modern parent.
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A MAD Look at Palm Reading

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Feature(s): Hand Shakedown Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Various things that can go wrong with a palm reading.
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Lover's Story

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ryan O'Neal [as Oscar Wallet IV]; Ali McGraw [as Penny Cowsnofskibumsteinpastafazoola]; Ray Milland [as Oscar Wallet III]; Katharine Balfour [as Mrs. Wallet]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Love Story," a rich college boy romances an ethnic girl below his social station in spite of pressure from his parents, and then she dies - - beautifully.
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What Is Contributing Most to the Breakdown of Communication Between People?

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Synopsis: One can't communicate if one can't get a dial tone.
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The Modern Crucifixtion

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Genres: opinion
Synopsis: Young adult in crucified position on a drug needle.
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