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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #55
Publication Date: January 1986
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Issues: #55 of 141 Issues (153 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1986
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893408062
Price: $2.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 35 (31 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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Genres: humorous
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What Ancient Slow-Moving Creature Is Threatened with Extinction?

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Genres: humorous
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Departments

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Superduperman II

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Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): All Men Are Creating Sequels Dept.
Character(s): Christopher Reeve [as Superduperman/Cluck Kennt]; Margot Kidder [as Lotus]; Gene Hackman [as Lox Looter]; Terence Stamp [as General Klodd]; Sarah Douglas [as Cursa]; Jack O'Halloran [as Noggin]; Susannah York [as Lara]; Jackie Cooper [as Perry Blight]; Leonard Nimoy [as Mr. Spock]; Sylvester Stallone [as Rocky Balboa]
Synopsis: Parody of the film "Superman II"; the hero's attempt to claim a normal life is interrupted by the intrusion of three fugitive criminals from his home planet.
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Disclose Notes: Among the headstones in the graveyard scene on page one are markers labeled "George Reeves" and "The Vault of Horror". On page six, when the Kryptonian fugitives remake Mt. Rushmore into their own evil images, the fourth image is former Vice-President Spiro Agnew.
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A Mad Look at Some... Celebrities Diapers

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inside Poop Dept.
Character(s): Attila the Hun; Hare Krishna; Jesse James; Pythagoras; Harry Houdini; Mickey Mouse; Muhammad Ali; Napoleon; The Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan; Yasir Arafat; Lady Godiva; Steve Martin; Arnold Schwarzeneger; Kiss
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Early One Morning in a Hotel Room

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Synopsis: After a maid cleans a hotel room it appears just as dirty as before.
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The 1981 Night Before Christmas or A Final Visit from St. Nicholas

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Midnight Mess Dept.
Character(s): Ralph Nader
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Good Sounds/Bad Sounds

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Feature(s): Ear Whacks Dept.
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The Lighter Side of...

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Synopsis: The Lighter Side of... Helping; Assertiveness; Diets; Values; The Telephone; Interviews; Pets; Nursery Rhymes; Greed; Weddings; Going Out; Shopping; Tragedies; and Exams.
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Spy vs. Spy

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Genres: espionage, humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy uses a ramp in his motorboat to send the Black Spy's torpedo back at him.
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Give Thanks

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Another Turkey Dept.
Synopsis: "Some Mad suggestions for things to give thanks for on thanksgiving."
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Rhyming Ads

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): From Ad to Verse Dept.
Synopsis: Mad examples of rhyming ads.
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Don Martin's Version of a Movie of Ecchcaliber

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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Feature(s): A Sworded Tale Dept.
Character(s): Phewther; Marvyn; Sir Albert; King Ardor; Lady Grin'nleer; Sir Lungealot; Nirvana; Sir Putzival
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Excalibur.
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Your Mad Horoscope

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Zodiacs Murder Dept.
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A Mad Look at Some... Not-So-Famous Last Words

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What Television Says and What It Really Means

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Two Sides of the Con Dept.
Character(s): Johnny Carson; Mackenzie Phillips; Mork [Robin Williams]; Lewis Hardline; Mary Tyler Moore; Ed Asner
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Still More Candid Snapshots of Historical Celebrities

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Feature(s): Hokey Focus Dept.
Character(s): Cheops; Picasso; Albert Einstein; Attila the Hun
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A Basket Case High Up on the 37th Floor

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Feature(s): Parting Shot Dept.
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Customized Organ Donor Cards for Some Very Special Donors

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Used Parts Dept.
Synopsis: Organ donor cards for Johnny Carson, Richard Milhous Nixon, Rich Little, Muhammad Ali, Don Rickles, Howard Cosell, Idi Amin Dada, The Amazing Kreskin, Norman Lear, Ralph Nader, Billy Carter and Robert “Evel” Knievel.
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Mad's Airline President of the Year

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Plane Nonsense Dept.
Character(s): O.G. Simpleton; Mr. Quincy Widebody; Jasper Wiltfang
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Where Your Christmas Dollar Goes

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Yule Be Sorry Dept.
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A Mad Survey of Today's Living, Showing Why... You Can't Win!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Losing Is Everything Dept.
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Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Mid-East Newspaper Story

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Oily Edition Dept.
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Why Didn't You Do Your Homework?

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Paper Lyin’ Dept.
Synopsis: "A collection of 18 Mad excuses that teachers just might buy when they ask... Why didn't you do your homework?"
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Unsung "Crossings"

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Feature(s): From Hero to There-o Dept.
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Assaulted State

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): From “Soup” to “Nuts” Dept.
Character(s): Artwerp; Oddie; Perish; Dr. Carmella; Enema
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Altered States.
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Don Martin Sells Us Sea Shells by the Sea Shore

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Schtick It in Your Ear! Dept.
Synopsis: Various humorous situations revolving around listening to sea shells.
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Stuff We Don't Get to See on the Tube

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): TV Guise Dept.
Character(s): James Garner [as Jim Rockford]; Stuart Margolin [as Angel Martin]; Johnny Carson; Bob Hope; Howard Cosell; Tom Bosley [as Howard Cunningham]; Ron Howard [as Richie Cunningham]; Jack Klugman [as Dr. Quincy]; Gary Walberg [as Lt. Monahan]; Buddy Ebsen [as Barnaby Jones]; Larry Wilcox [as John Baker]; Erik Estrada [as Frank Poncherello]
Synopsis: Examples of how TV reality doesn't always include real reality.
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The Lighter Side of...

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The Lighter Side of... Stress; Grandparents; Sibling Rivalry; Supermarkets; Domestic Chores; Pets; Shopping; Match-Making; School; Inflation; Invitations; Business; Plants; and Weddings.
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A Mad Look at Teachers

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Facultease Dept.
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On a Scale of 1-To-10

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Score Bored Dept.
Character(s): Cheryl Tiegs; Henry VIII; Annette Funicello; Gary Coleman; Hugh Hefner; Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders; Ed McMahon; Johnny Carson; Howard Cosell; Marlon Brando; Burt Reynolds; Bo Derek; Mean Joe Greene; John Connally; Howard Baker; Jerry Brown; Charo; Richard Nixon; Millard Fillmore; Jimmy Carter; Humphrey Bogart; W.C. Fields
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Late One Afternoon on an Interstate Highway

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"Starchie Bonker's Place" or A Christmas Carol O'Conner

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Turn of the Scrooge Dept.
Character(s): Starchie Bonker; Morey; Harried; Vernica; Mrs. Campy; Ghost of Ratings Past [Norman Leer]; Ghost of Laughs Past [Edict Bonker]; Meathead (flashback); Gloria (flashback); Steppie; Ghost of Bigotry Past [George Jefferson]; Ghost of Ratings Future [A.B. Neelsen]
Synopsis: A satire of the television show Archie Bunker’s Place and the novel A Christmas Carol.
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What Disgusting Form of Pollution Is Now Considered Dangerous to Us All?

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The Escape

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: An escaping prisoner accidentally crushes another prisoner.
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