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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #17
Publication Date: January 1975
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Issues: #17 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: 116
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 37 (33 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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Genres: humorous
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A Different Take on Cinderella

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cinderella; The Prince
Synopsis: Cinderella is found by her prince, but her life doesn't change all that much.
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Departments

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Product Improvements to Justify Higher Prices

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Raiser's Edge Dept.
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Mad Dreams Number One in a Series

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Feature(s): Vision-errs Dept.
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A Mad Look at Crowds

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Feature(s): Mob Seen Dept.
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Insurance Policies That Everyone Needs

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Feature(s): Ink-Sums Dept.
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Mad Dreams Number Two in a Series

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When the U.S. Switches to the Metric System

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Feature(s): Measuring Shtick Dept.
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Worldwide Reactions to News from Washington

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Feature(s): Global De-Gook Dept.
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Catch-All-22

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Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): War Is Heller Dept.
Character(s): Alan Arkin [as Capt. Schmoessarian]; Martin Balsam [as Col. Catheter]; Richard Benjamin [as Major Dandy]; Art Garfunkel [as Capt. Nutly]; Jack Gilford [as Doc]; Jon Voight [as Lt. Wheelerdealer]; Anthony Perkins [as Chaplain Tapdance]; Paula Prentiss [as Nurse Ducky]; Orson Welles [as Gen. Draidle]; Donald Sutherland [as Hawkeye Pierce]; Elliott Gould [as Trapper John McIntyre]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Catch-22," at an American air base in the Italian Theater during World War II, a pilot tries everything he can think of to get out of the Army Air Force while insanity occurs all around him.
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One Day in a Bus Depot

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Synopsis: A man goes to the manufacturer to complain because a vending machine barber gave him a poor hair cut.
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The Mad "Effluent Society" Pollution Primer

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ecchology Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: The effect of pollution on modern American society and its influence on the members of that society.
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The Lighter Side of Boating

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Roger Kaputnik
Synopsis: A look at the strange things people do when boating.
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Ordure of the Day

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): In the Line of Doody Dept.
Synopsis: An ode to domestic dogs and the presents they leave during walks.
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The Mad Non-Smoker's Hate Book

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Where There's Smoke, There's Ire Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of how inconsiderate smokers annoy people who don't smoke.
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Giant Mousetrap

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy sets a giant mouse trap for the Black Spy.
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Mad's Rhyming Guide to Pro Football

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pros and Poetry Dept.
Character(s): John Niland; Dick Butkus; Fran Tarkenton; Ben Davidson; Steve Cox; Pat Sumerall; Howard Cosell
Synopsis: An explanation, in rhyme, of the positions, strategies and coverages of pro football.
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One Day in a Pet Shop

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Synopsis: Two parrots in their cages are playing charades.
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TV... as Viewed by the Animal World

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Feature(s): Zoo's View Dept.
Synopsis: A television screen is displayed from the point of view of different types of animals.
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Don Martin Posters

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Modern Muscle Magazine

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Press and Jerks Dept.
Synopsis: A niche magazine aimed at bodybuilding enthusiasts.
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Resort Hotel

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A series of humorous incidents inside a modern hotel.
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Marching Songs for Crusaders, Militants and Assorted, Sundry Non-Conformists

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Feature(s): Parade Unrest Dept.
Synopsis: Old standards with new lyrics satirizing rebels in society.
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Messy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Turkey An' the Store Dept.
Character(s): Lorne Greene; Betty White
Synopsis: Satire of the silly floats and balloons of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the antics of the people who watch it, and the network television coverage of it.
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Very Early One Morning

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Synopsis: A man exercises with an unusual form of pushups.
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New Movie Monsters from the Medical World

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Medi-Scare Dept.
Synopsis: Horror film plots based on modern hospital practices.
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A Mad Look at Tropical Fish

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tanks a Million Dept.
Synopsis: Overview of the types of tropical fish available as pets and their care.
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The Lighter Side of Sound Equipment

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Synopsis: Satire of society's obsession with radios, record players and stereo speakers.
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Club Booby Trap

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy puts a club in a booby trap over a door. The White Spy removes the club and opens the door but a second club emerges from behind the door to strike him.
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A Mad Look at Amusement Parks

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Up-Chuckles Dept.
Synopsis: Humorous incidents from amusement parks are portrayed.
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Greeting Cards for the Sexual Revolution

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Feature(s): Wow "Now" Cards Dept.
Synopsis: Up to date greeting card ideas for various players.
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One Thursday Afternoon on the Moon

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Synopsis: Two astronauts on a moon walk find their lunar rover stripped.
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You Know It's Really Over When...

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Feature(s): Severence Play Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of cues that tell you your relationship with your significant other is over.
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The Foul and the Prissy Cats

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Id and the Inhibit-Id Dept.
Character(s): Dooris
Synopsis: A parody of the movie "The Owl and the Pussycat", about a writer and prostitute who end up living together.
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What New Phenomena Will Send Workingmen's Temperatures Soaring This Summer?

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The Morning Delivery

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Scene We'd Hate to See
Synopsis: A scene from a future where milk isn't the only necessity purchased.
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