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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #58
Publication Date: January 1987
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Issues: #58 of 141 Issues (153 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1987
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893408071
Price: $2.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 36 (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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Book of Silliest Nonsense

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Genres: humorous
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A Fairy Tale

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Departments

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Crymore vs. Crymore

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Custody’s Last Stand Dept.
Character(s): Tad Crymore; Joanne Crymore; Bawly Crymore; Mr. Shananagin
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Kramer vs. Kramer.
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One Fine Day Downtown While Passing a Construction Site

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The Mad Soccer Primer

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Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Feet Acompli Dept.
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A Mad Look at Movie Making

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The Lighter Side of... Inflation

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Mad's "Punk Rock Group" of the Year

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Schlock ‘n’ Roll Dept.
Character(s): Anita Bryant
Synopsis: Interview with punk band's manager.
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One Saturday Afternoon Downtown

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Distinctive Mad Epitaths

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shticks on Stones Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical gravestone epitaphs.
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An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Jogging Incident

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Sibling Misery Is...

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Feature(s): Child’s Plague Dept.
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Mad "No Tip" Cards

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Stiff ‘Em Stuff Dept.
Synopsis: Cards to hand out when you don't leave a tip.
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A Mad Expose of Some... Phone-y Baloney

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Taxing

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Corn on the Cab Dept.
Character(s): Lekvar; Tonal; Alix; Elate; Looney; Uncle Frank
Synopsis: A satire of the television show TAXI.
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This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Working People

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Feature(s): Givin’ ‘Em a Ribbin’ Dept.
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The Lighter Side of Gadgets

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One Day on a Desert Island

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Mad's Real-Life "Catch-22's"

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Feature(s): Twin Screws Dept.
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A Collection of Vital Temperature Readings Found on The Mad Thermometer

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Feature(s): The Fahrenheit of Absurdity Dept.
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A Mad Look at Doors

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Mad Look at
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A Mad Collection of Some Very Rare Famous Family Album Rejects

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Down, Prints! Dept.
Character(s): John Wayne; Barbra Streisand; Jacques Cousteau; Idi Amin Dada; Arnold Schwartzenegger; Woody Allen; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Farrah-Fawcett Majors; Telly Savalas; Julia Child; Albert Einstein; Bert Lance; Ralph Nader; Henry Kissinger
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A Mad Look at a Modern High School

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Class Struggle Dept.
First Line: See that guy? He's the Main Man on Campus!
Synopsis: A look into everyday life in a modern American high school.
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Another Day on a Desert Island

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Some Mad Things We'll Never Understand

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Feature(s): Perplexi-tease Dept.
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Where Your Dollar Goes

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Feature(s): Buck Shot Dept.
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The Lighter Side of... Toys

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Spy vs. Spy

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Genres: espionage, humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy tricks the Black Spy with toy boats.
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A Little Kid's Guide to Understanding the News

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Beating the Lexicon Game Dept.
Synopsis: Applying political terms to situations specific to the life of a child.
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Who Knows What Evils Lurk in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow Knows

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Really Important and Relevant Life Spans

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jest in Time Dept.
First Line: There's a new book on sale these days called 'Life Spans' which lists the average length of life for people, animals, foods and other basic, standard things.
Synopsis: Supposed life spans of everyday objects and situations.
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The Last Day on a Desert Island

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Alas

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Counter-schlockwise Dept.
Character(s): Alas; Vermin; Mule; Flu
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Disclose Notes: Spoof of television sitcom "Alice."
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What Does a College Education Promise to Give Many of Today's Students?

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Genres: humorous
First Line: No one can predict what the future holds for today's college students, but if things keep going the way they're going, then there's one sure thing many of them will get!
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Pay As You Go! The Practice of Modern Medicine

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Genres: opinion
Synopsis: There's nothing wrong with you that an expensive operation can't prolong.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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