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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #53
Publication Date: January 1985
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Issues: #53 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: 0709893408054
Price: $2.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 36 (32 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 Worst from Mad

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Genres: humorous
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One Thursday Afternoon at the Edge of a Meadow

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The Worst Contents

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Invasion of the Booty Snatchers

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Feature(s): Pod-Boiler Dept.
Character(s): Jeff; Mutt; Liz; Dr. Schmock
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
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One Morning at Max's Novelty Shop

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First Line: Maybe your novelties are the funniest in the world, Max... but I never buy anything without testing it first!!
Synopsis: A man gets his comeuppance at a novelty shop.
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Wait Till You Get Home and Find That...

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The Lighter Side of... Surprises

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One Morning in a Bus Terminal

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A Seven Day Tour of Israel for the Guilt-ridden

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Feature(s): The Mad Travel Agency's Specialized Tours for You and Your Neurosis; Sic Transit Gloriously Dept.
First Line: Nowadays, Travel Agencies are packaging all kinds of tours for all kinds of people with all kinds of special interests...
Synopsis: What a seven-day pre-packaged tour of Israel for the severely guilt-ridden traveler might look like.
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Why Do We Assume It Makes Sense?

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Early One Morning in South America

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Synopsis: A firefighter responds to an officer instructing his firing squad.
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Tax Returns for Teenagers

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Vague-$

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Feature(s): Shooting Crap Dept.
Character(s): Tan Danner; Dr. VaVoom; Tony Curtis; Finzter
Synopsis: A satire of the television show Vegas.
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This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Professional Athletes

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Future "Famous Collector's Series"

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One Evening in a Georgia Bus Terminal

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The Lighter Side of... Inadequacy

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Mad "Scratch 'N' Sniff" Strips

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Re-Writing Classical Poetry to Give Women Equal Time

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Feature(s): A Woman’s Place Is in the Poem Dept.
Synopsis: Poems include "Cathy at the Bat", "Mother, Dear Mother, Come Home With Me Now", "Maude Revere's Fright", Little Girl's Blue", "The Shooting of Ann McGrew" and "Zelda Din."
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A Mad Assortment of... Exposed "Jocks"

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One Magical Day in Modern Baghdad

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The Mad Nasty Book [Volume One]

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Feature(s): All Kidding a Snide Dept.
Character(s): Frank Sinatra; Debbie Boone; Ronald Reagan; Barbara Walters; Fidel Castro; Walter Mondale; Bill Walton; Charlie's Angels; Queen Elizabeth; Ilie Nastase; Idi Amin; John Travolta
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Comparison Tests in Every Day Life

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One Cold Afternoon Outside Buffalo

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Synopsis: Boys sell authentic snow tires.
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Consumer Reports for Government Purchasing Agencies

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One Hot Afternoon in the American Desert

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Synopsis: An Indian knows how to get water from a cactus.
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Lou Grouch

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Feature(s): Press and Jerk Dept.
Character(s): Lou Grouch; Raunch; Mrs. Pynchbottom; King Kong
Synopsis: Satire of the television show Lou Grant.
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Don Martin's Guide to Some Very Obscure Comic Sound Effects

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Feature(s): Noise Solution Dept.
Character(s): Crock; Mary Worth; King of Id; Sandy; Hagar the Horrible; Alley Oop; The Katzenjammer Kids
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More "New-Improved" Products That Really Are New and Improved

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Other Household Security Alarm Systems

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Feature(s): In Guard We Trust Dept.
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One Afternoon Downtown on Main Street

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Synopsis: A peddler receives a summons.
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The Lighter Side of... Cooling Off

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Other Election Campaign Acts

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Coma-Toast

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Feature(s): Yecchy Parts
Character(s): George Harass; Ahmad Rahmal; Dr. Snoopin Wheelie; Mock; Ninny; Mrs. Sombersome
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Coma.
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What Volatile Ingredients - - Now Being Formulated - - Are Sure to Cause Future Catastrophes?

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Synopsis: It could consume an entire continent.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Yes... Me Worry!
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Disclose Notes: A Mad mini-poster. On the back cover.

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