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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #45
Publication Date: January 1983
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Issues: #45 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
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893408034
Price: $2.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 48 (45 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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Pay Toll Fifty Feet

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Departments

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Mad Solutions to Big City Doggie-Do Problems

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Feature(s): Out, Damned Spot! Dept.
Synopsis: Creative ways to clean up after your dog.
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In the Hospital

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Synopsis: A patient gets a new IV drip.
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Answers to Children's Letters - - from God

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Feature(s): Heaven Sent Dept.
Synopsis: God responds to complaints filed by children.
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Mad's Cliche Killers

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In a Las Vegas Hotel Lobby

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Feature(s): Watch the Doors Please Dept.
Synopsis: A man gets a surprise when the elevator doors open.
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Horrifying Cliches

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Synopsis: Literal depictions of cliched phrases.
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Mad One-Time-Use Products

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The First Echo

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Synopsis: Three cavemen discover echoes.
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Announcements for Everything

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Feature(s): Mad Takes Pleasure in Presenting This Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of printed announcements for things that don't really require printed announcements.
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Visiting Day

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Feature(s): Mother Load Dept.
Synopsis: A mother has a surprise for her son, whom she is visiting in prison.
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Mad's Physical Fitness Program

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Feature(s): Rally 'Round the Flab, Boys Dept.
Synopsis: Exercise programs geared to everyday activities.
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A Mad Peek Through the Microscope

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Synopsis: Series of single panel cartoons with a microbe theme.
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Mad's Cheap Revolutionary Way to Eat Out and Lose Weight

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Feature(s): Dietripe Dept.
Synopsis: Places to go so you'll lose your appetite and not eat so much.
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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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The Rejection Slip

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Feature(s): Many Unhappy Returns Dept.
Synopsis: A cartoonist tries to be rejected by Mad Magazine.
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Gambling in the Amazon

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Synopsis: Two headhunters engage in a gruesome shell game.
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A Portfolio of Shapely Mad Verse

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Synopsis: Examples of text shaped into silhouettes of the item the text is describing.
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A Mad Look at Some Legendary Commodes

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The Prophet

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Feature(s): Signing-off Dept.
Synopsis: An end-of-the-world prophet has his prophecy come true.
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The Shadow Knows

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Synopsis: Examples of shadows doing what their owners don't have the nerve to do.
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A Mad Look at Tarzan... Today

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The Rescue

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Feature(s): Claws and Effect Dept.
Synopsis: Fire fighters rescue a cat from a tree.
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Boy Scouts vs. Little Old Ladies

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Feature(s): On My Honor, I Will Be a Pest Dept.
Synopsis: Series of examples of Boy Scouts helping little old ladies, whether they want the help or not.
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Stereotype-Casting

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Feature(s): One-Two-Three-Formula Dept.
Synopsis: Applying stereotypical labels to groups of various demographic types.
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One Day in the Pasture

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Synopsis: A cow is annoyed by an ant.
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Mad Beastlies

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Synopsis: Common words or phrases are given anthropomorphic embodiment.
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Mad Goes to a Buffet Supper

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Russian "Russian Roulette"

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Feature(s): The "Red" Badge of Courage Dept.
Synopsis: The Soviets put a new twist on an old game.
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You Never Really Get Used to...

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Synopsis: Examples of ordinary things in life that can make a person nervous.
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Candid Mad Snapshots of Historical Celebrities

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Feature(s): Hokey-Focus Dept.
Character(s): Napoleon; Ivan the Terrible; Pavlov; Attila the Hun; Baron von Richthofen; Betsy Ross; Mr. Reuters
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In the Klondike

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Synopsis: Two men meet on a narrow mountain pass and attempt to pass each other.
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When the "UPC" Symbol Takes Over Completely

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Wheelers and Dealers

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Synopsis: Examples of outrageous car designs.
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Mad Salutes One of Our Unsung Household Pets: The Turtle

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Scenes We'd Like to See

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Synopsis: Parody of movie deathbed scenes.
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Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

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Synopsis: A choice of sarcastic answers to typical oblivious questions is provided.
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One Evening at Home

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Synopsis: A woman clips her toenails while her husband watches.
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A Mad Look at Karate

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Synopsis: Examples of the good and bad aspects of karate enthusiasts.
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MAD's Comprehensive Small Irritation Insurance

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Feature(s): The Clause That Refreshes Dept.
Character(s): Bert Parks (television still photo)
Synopsis: An insurance policy that reimburses you for selected irritations brought about by life.
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The Parting Shot

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Feature(s): Touch-and-Go Dept.
Synopsis: A dying man indulges in one last act.
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A Mad Look at Bugs 'n Worms 'n Things

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Feature(s): Down to Earth Dept.
Synopsis: Various humorous examples of insects interacting with their environment.
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An Architectural Triumph

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Feature(s): The Best Splayed Plans Dept.
Synopsis: A foreign object on blueprints gets built into the structure.
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Mad Novelty Items for Practical-Joker Jocks

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One Afternoon in Downtown Lourdes

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Support Gun Control!

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Synopsis: An orangutan gets the better of Alfred.
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