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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #31
Publication Date: January 1980
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Issues: #31 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: 84
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 33 (27 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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Another Day in the Jungle

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Synopsis: An elephant hides from two hunters.
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Departments

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The Odd Father Part, Too!

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Feature(s): Family Reunion Dept.
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Don Martin Beats the High Cost of Gasoline

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Synopsis: Various ways to deal with the gas shortage.
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Additions to the Dictionary

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Feature(s): Neumanclature Dept.
Synopsis: A list of proposed new slang terms.
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You Know You're Really a Pet Owner When...

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Synopsis: Examples of the trials of being a pet owner.
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The Lighter Side of Chores

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Synopsis: The good and bad points of performing menial household tasks.
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One Morning on an Assembly Line

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Synopsis: A man is assembled in order to receive an award.
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It Ain't Fair When...

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Pollution Alert

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Synopsis: A man tries to get a spewing sewage pipe closed off.
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Young Sports Illustrated

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Feature(s): Minor Disaster Dept.
Character(s): Jock Bender; Roman Orgy; Kermit Blinkny; Bubby Clatnik; Commissioner Gazelle; Ken Noseblow
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A Mad Look at Commuting

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Feature(s): Round Trip-Schtick Dept.
Synopsis: The trials of trying to get from your home to your job.
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy fools the White Spy with a false bay in his armored car.
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Mad's Recession Mother Goose

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One Fine Day in Suburbia

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Synopsis: A man buys a tree.
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A Mad Look at Burial at Sea

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Feature(s): Float Some and Jettison Some Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of burial at sea that don't go as planned.
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TV Disclaimers We'd Like to See

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Feature(s): Affrontal Attack Dept.
Character(s): Al Pacino [as Michael Corleone]; Robert Young [as Dr. Marcus Welby]; Mary Tyler Moore [as Mary Richards]; Ed Asner [as Lou Grant]; Ted Knight [as Ted Baxter]; Barbara Walters; Valerie Harper [as Rhoda Morgenstern]; Nancy Walker [as Ida Morgenstern]; Redd Foxx [as Fred Sanford]; Demond Wilson [as Lamont Sanford]; Muhammad Ali; Barry Newman [as Anthony Petrocelli]; Susan Howard [as Maggie Petrocelli]; William Kunstler; Rock Hudson [as Stewart McMillan]; Susan St. James [as Sally McMillan]; John Shuck [as Charles Enright]; Gloria Steinem; Sherman Hemsley [as George Jefferson]; Isabelle Sanford [as Louise Jefferson]; Paul Newman; Ron Howard [as Richie Cunningham]; Henry Winkler [as Arthur Fonzarelli]; Bob Newhart [as Bob Hartley]; Dr. Joyce Brothers; Carroll O'Connor [as Archie Bunker]; Rob Reiner [as Michael Stivic]; Jean Stapleton [as Edith Bunker]; George Wallace
Synopsis: Celebrities appear on network TV series in order to deliver disclaimers concerning the uninspired content of the series.
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Footnotes* to Football

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Synopsis: Flubs and foibles on the football field, with the characters shown only from the knees down.
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Some Real Life Scenes We'd Like to See

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Synopsis: Examples of socially annoying people getting what's coming to them.
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What is a Guidance Counselor?

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Feature(s): Advice to the Forelorn Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical essay on the profession of guidance counseling.
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The Lighter Side of the Fast-Food Craze

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Synopsis: Examples of how fast-food restaurants have changed life.
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A Modern Business Success Story

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Synopsis: Genesis of a business from its humble roots to its ultimate destiny.
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One Beautiful Evening Last May

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How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture?

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Spy Vs. Spy

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Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy tries to steal a bag through the White Spy's window but the White Spy sets a trap.
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Mad's College Football Coach of the Year

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Feature(s): Doin' the Varsity Dragon Dept.
Synopsis: A college football coach is interviewed and program excesses are exposed.
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Other Betting Pools

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Feature(s): Odds for the Love of Moola Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of office betting pools that have nothing to do with sporting events.
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A Mad Look at Backpacking

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Synopsis: The down side of hiking and camping.
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One Saturday Night at the North Pole

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Barnacle Groans

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Feature(s): Tired Bloodhounds Dept.
Character(s): Buddy Ebsen [as Barnacle Groans]; Lee Meriwether [as Petty Groans]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Barnaby Jones," a folksy senior citizen becomes a private detective.
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What Big Car Feature Will Soon Be Included in Small Economy Cars?

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Synopsis: Commentary on auto industry inflation.
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Here's Looking At You, Kid!

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