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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #33
Publication Date: January 1980
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Issues: #33 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
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893408004
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 29 (25 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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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The Princess in the Tower

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A prince courts a princess living in a tower.
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Departments

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One Cuckoo Flew over the Rest

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Looney Binge Dept.
Character(s): Jack Nicholson [as McGoofy]; Louise Fletcher [as Nurse Wretched]; Christopher Lloyd [as Mr. Hurting]; Will Sampson [as Chief]; Danny DeVito [as Marteeni]; Sidney Lassick [as Justweak]; Brad Dourif [as Billy]; Mimi Sarkisian [as Nurse Pillow]; Scatman Crothers [as Turkey]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest," a con pretends to be mentally ill to avoid a prison sentence, then proceeds to butt heads with the martinet head nurse at the mental institution.
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Mad's Election Year Mother Goose

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Nursery rhymes are altered to reflect the current political scene.
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One Day on the Highway

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A highway patrol unit thinks it has caught a speeder.
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Mad's Packager of the Year

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rapping the Wrapping Dept.
Synopsis: The head of a packaging firm of dubious ethics is interviewed.
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Club on a String and a Spring

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy is pulling a club on a string. The Black Spy breaks the string which makes the club fall on a spring, then launch forward on the Black Spy's foot.
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More Lawsuits We'd Like to See

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Docket To 'em II Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of lawsuits filed against people perpetrating petty annoyances.
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The Lighter Side of Living Together

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The trials of living with other people.
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One Day at Mount Rushmore

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A maintenance crew performs service on Mount Rushmore.
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Some Mad Energy-saving Devices

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fuel-ish Notions Dept.
Synopsis: Contraptions designed to save energy and still perform the same service.
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A Mad History of Medicine

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Doc-Walloper Dept.
Synopsis: A satirical overview of the evolution of the science of medicine.
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Once Upon a Time in the Black Hills of S. Dakota

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two sleeping Native Americans receive a smoke signal.
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A Mad Look at the Beach

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sights for Shore Eyes Dept.
Synopsis: Series of humorous occurrences at the beach.
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No Wonder We're All Screwed Up

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Double-Standard Barers Dept.
Synopsis: Common sense advice is counterpointed with newspaper headlines which fly in the face of that advice.
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Early One Morning Downtown

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A bank robber is only interested in the bank's account premiums.
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Mad Solutions to Big City Parking Problems

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Auto-Suggestions Dept.
Synopsis: Devices designed to alleviate the over-abundance of parked cars.
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Jet Battle

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy sabotages the Black Spy's jet.
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New Musicals Based on Big Movies

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Thar's Gold in Them Thar Trills Dept.
Character(s): Marlon Brando [as Vito Corleone]; Al Pacino [as Michael Corleone]; James Caan [as Sonny Corleone]; Richard Castellano [as Clemenza]; Robert Duvall [as Tom Hagan]; John Cazale [as Fredo]; Abe Vigoda [as Tessio]; Roy Scheider [as Sheriff Brody]; Murray Hamilton [as Mayor Vaughn]; Richard Dreyfuss [as Hooper]; Robert Shaw [as Captain Quint]; Richard Chamberlain [as Simmons]; Robert Vaughn [as Senator Parker]; Fred Astaire [as Harlee Claibourne]; Paul Newman [as Doug Roberts]; O.J. Simpson [as Jernigan]; Steve McQueen [as Mike O'Hallorhan]; Charlton Heston [as Murdock]; George Kennedy [as Joe Patroni]; Gene Hackman [as Rev. Scott]; Ernest Borgnine [as Rogo]; Shelley Winters [as Belle Rosen]; Karen Black [as Nancy Pryor]; Burt Lancaster [as Mel Bakersfield]; Gloria Swanson
Synopsis: Recent popular motion pictures are turned into Broadway musicals, including The Godfather, Jaws and the then recent spate of disaster films.
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Who Knows What Evils Lurk in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow Knows

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Peoples shadows give away their real feelings during various activities.
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One Fine Evening at a Recital

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The audience is enthralled by a concert performance, but only by one of the performers.
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A Mad Look at the Tennis Set

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Court Jestings Dept.
Synopsis: Humorous events connected with the game of tennis.
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The Lighter Side of the Summer Scene

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical examples of how people spend their summers.
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One Afternoon Down Home

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A rural woman swipes her husband's whiskey, then accidentally betrays herself.
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A Mad Look at Burps Through History

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): For Whom the Belch Tolls Dept.
Character(s): Adam; Eve; Sir Isaac Newton; Lucrezia Borgia; George Washington; King Henry VIII; Napoleon Bonaparte; Alexander Graham Bell
Synopsis: Famous historical events are altered by cases of gastric distress.
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Barfetta

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Disguise Da Limit Dept.
Character(s): Robert Blake [as Det. Toady Barfetta]; Edward Grover [as Lt. Bluebaker]; Michael D. Roberts [as Huggy Bear]; Tom Ewell [as Billy]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Baretta," an undercover police detective drives his superior crazy with his incompetent antics.
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What Particular Species in Our Environment Is Sure to Get Special Protection from Any Winning Candidate?

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Genres: humorous, opinion
Synopsis: A profile of the species "Cashius Collectivus".
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Let's Vote for Alfred E. Neuman for President

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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