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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #20
Publication Date: January 1976
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Issues: #20 of 141 Issues (153 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 31 (26 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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The Fairy Godmother

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Grim Fairy Tale
Synopsis: A man on the brink of suicide is visited by his fairy godmother.
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Departments

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The Oddfather

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Feature(s): The Family That Preys Together Slays Together Dept.
Character(s): Marlon Brando [as Don Vino Minestrone]; James Caan [as Sinny Minestrone]; Robert Duvall [as Tim Haven]; Al Pacino [as Micrin Minestrone]; Talia Shire [as Canny Minestrone]; Richard Castellano [as Cadenza]; John Cazale [as Freako Minestrone]; Richard Conte [as Linguini]; Diane Keaton [as Fay Wasp]; Al Martino [as Ronnie Fonatra]; John Marley [as the Movie Producer]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Godfather," a Mafia Don's son is reluctantly recruited into the family business due to an attempt on his father's life.
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If Other Magazines Copied Cosmopolitan's "Sex" Formula

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gurley Books Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of genre magazines using the style of cover layout popularized by "Cosmopolitan" publisher Helen Gurley Brown.
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Don Martin Looks at Cave Men

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Synopsis: Examples of household life in prehistoric days.
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The Mad "Religion in America" Primer

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Blessing on All Your Houses Dept.
Synopsis: A look at the state of religion in the United States, presented in the style of a children's reading primer.
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Mad Postcards from Mad Vacationers

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Feature(s): Post-Waste Dept.
Synopsis: Postcards from odd people on vacation.
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The Lighter Side of Air Travel

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Synopsis: The humorous trials and tribulations of commercial flying.
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The Enterprising Young Amazon

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Synopsis: A member of a tribe of headhunters comes up with a new game.
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You Know You're Really Divorced When...

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Feature(s): Splitting Headaches Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of how your life changes after a divorce.
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Give 'em Hell Election Year Stickers

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Profitable Football News

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Feature(s): Field Gold Dept.
Character(s): Joe Namath; Fran Tarkenton
Synopsis: A magazine that focuses on the monetary side of pro football.
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Disclose Notes: Howard Cosell's face appears on a talking alarm clock found in the souvenir section of the magazine.
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A Mad Look at Hunting

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Feature(s): The Forest's Prime Evil Dept.
Synopsis: Various hunter types and hunting situations are satirized.
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The Art of Writing Home for Money

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dear Money and Daddy Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of students writing home for money that don't sound like an appeal for money.
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One Busy Day in a Highway Restaurant

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Synopsis: The humorous result of a diner's reliance on jargon.
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A Mad Guide to "TV Late Show" Cliche Movie Props

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Feature(s): Focus-Pocus Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of props you're sure to find in specific movie genres.
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Snappy Answers to Stupid TV Commercials

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Feature(s): Ad Insult to Injury Dept.
Synopsis: Alfred gives sarcastic responses to the tag lines of famous television commercials.
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy booby-traps The Black Spy's gloves.
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Mad's Simplified ABC Method of Bullying Your Way Through Election Campaigns

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Speech-Easy Dept.
Synopsis: Generic templates of political campaign positions with fill-in-the-blanks to tailor them to specific situations.
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Your Local Power & Light Company

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Feature(s): Inside-Ouch Dept.
Synopsis: The behind the scenes antics of the employees of a local utility are depicted.
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One Day at the Bullfights

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Synopsis: At a bullfight, neither the matador nor the bull are what they seem.
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Howard at the Mike

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sports-Blaster Dept.
Character(s): Howard Cosell; Frank Gifford; Don Meredith; Lily Tomlin [as Miss Tomlin of the Telephone Company]
Synopsis: An ode, patterned after Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat", to the importance of announcer Howard Cosell to the popularity of ABC's Monday Night Football.
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A Mad Look at Service Stations

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Feature(s): Pump and Circumstance Dept.
Synopsis: Silly situations associated with auto garages and gas stations.
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The Lighter Side of Summer Activities

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Synopsis: Examples of how people spend or misspend their summers.
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy sets a trap for The Black Spy.
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Distinctive Birth Announcements

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Feature(s): Crib Notes Dept.
Synopsis: Personalized birth announcements for specific types of people.
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Miracle Center

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Feature(s): Hypocratic Oafs Dept.
Character(s): Chad Everett [as Dr. Gammon]; James Daly [as Dr. Lockjaw]; Chris Hutson [as Nurse Chamberpot]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Medical Center," this story is a drama about a metropolitan hospital that is more concerned with a patient's back story than his or her condition.
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One Tuesday Morning

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Synopsis: Two witnesses attempt to get a man run over by a steamroller to the hospital as quickly as possible.
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Whose Life Would Be Seriously Endangered If Pot Were Legalized?

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Legalized marijuana would be a threat to this industry.
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America's Final Cigarette Break

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A smoker gets some bad news with his chest x-ray.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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