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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #69
Publication Date: January 1989
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Issues: #69 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: 07098934080094
Price: $2.95 USD
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Content Items: 38 (29 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 Is the One Issue that Leaves Pres. Reagan Absolutely Cold?

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Genres: opinion
Character(s): Nancy Reagan
Synopsis: Some issues don't please the President.
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Departments

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Framing Sequence

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Gene Siskel; Roger Ebert; Gene Shalit
Synopsis: Parodying the television show "At The Movies", two critics review three current hit films.
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Trading Races

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Eddie Murphy; Dan Ackroyd [as Windthrob]; Don Ameche; Melvyn Douglas; Jamie Lee Curtis
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Trading Places," as a social experiment, two wealthy capitalists engineer a life swap between a upper-class white man and an inner-city black man.
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Raunchy Business

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tom Cruise; Rebecca De Mornay
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Risky Business," a high school student sleeps around until he finds a woman he wants to settle down with.
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Flashdunce

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Character(s): Jennifer Beals; Michael Nouri
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Flashdance," a young woman moonlights from her welding job as an exotic dancer.
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A Mad Look at Foto-Booths

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Synopsis: Humorous vignettes revolving around foto-booths.
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If the Real World of Today Caught Up with the Comics

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Character(s): Beetle Bailey; Killer; Sargent Orville Snorkel; Garfield; Jon Arbuckle; Dagwood Bumstead; Mr. Dithers; Agatha Crumm; Hagar the Horrible; Andy Capp; Momma
Synopsis: Comic strips reflect real life issues.
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Spy vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy lays a trap for the Black Spy with some secret plans as bait.
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The Lighter Side of...

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Synopsis: Cynical observations of human behavior concerning vintage wines, annoying pets, winning a bet, dinner guests, news broadcasts, being successful, being an only child, seeing a movie, problem eaters, job interviews, creating a mess, going to a psychiatrist, learning to tell time and arriving at a compromise.
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A Psalm for the Modern Television Preacher

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Daily Bread Dept.
Synopsis: Cynical look at televangelists.
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The Mad Guide to Sure-Fire Ad Lib Lines

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Feature(s): Reply-in-the-face Dept.
Synopsis: Multiple examples of possible quips for particular situational set-up lines.
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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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What Particular Species in Our Environment Is Sure to Get Special Protection from Any Winning Candidate?

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Genres: opinion
Synopsis: A profile of the species "Cashius Collectivus".
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Some Mad Devices for Safer Smoking

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inhale-Safe Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of devices of dubious merit to help people smoke without risking the dangers of inhaling.
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Mad's Puzzle Page

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lame-Brain Games Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of comic book activity pages; Play games and solve puzzles that make no sense.
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Disclose Notes: The caricature of Bob Hope in the bottom right corner of page 2 was a paste up done by Mort Drucker.
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The Mad Hate Book

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Vex Education Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of human behavior and circumstances of life that are annoying.
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Trademark Graffiti

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Feature(s): The Brandwriting Is on the Wall Dept.
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What Is Becoming a Most Disturbing Political Argument These Days?

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Genres: humorous, opinion
Synopsis: Explosive politics takes on a new meaning.
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Don't You Feel Like a Schmuck?!

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Feature(s): Misfortune Kookie Dept.
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If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Examples of plans for various toys and the actual to scale models of those same toys.
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The Mad Book of Magic & Other Dirty Tricks

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hokey-Focus Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical examples of how stage magic illusions are performed.
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The Mad Non-Smoker's Hate Book

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Feature(s): Where There's Smoke, There's Ire Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of how inconsiderate smokers annoy people who don't smoke.
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Some Mad Auto Safety Features

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Achilles Wheel Dept.
Synopsis: Add-on devices for the auto designed to counteract driver's bad habits.
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Postage Stamp Advertising

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Licking the Problem Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of what would happen if the U.S. Postal Service sold ad space on their postage stamps.
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Disclose Notes: Art and captions for five of these stamps was used by the Park Forest (Illinois) Stamp Club on the menu for their 1980 Christmas Dinner. They were printed in green and made to resemble two souvenir sheets of stamps.
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What Big Disaster Has Occurred on This Page?

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Planned Obsolescence in Everyday Products

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Worse Mousetrap Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of how everyday household products can be modified to break down sooner, forcing the consumer to buy more.
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More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Examples of sarcastic responses to obvious questions, including a blank balloon to encourage audience participation.
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Web*Star

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wee Shall Overcome Dept.
Character(s): Emmanuel Lewis; Alex Karras; Mr. T
Synopsis: Parody of TV show Webster.
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Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself National Enquirer Cover

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sleazy Writer Dept.
Character(s): Elizabeth Taylor
Synopsis: Generic National Enquirer cover template with blanks to make your own headlines.
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The Passing Parade... As Seen from behind a Very Tall Crowd

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Feature(s): Short-Sighted Dept.
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It's a Mad, Mad World

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Feature(s): That's Chauv Biz! Dept.
Synopsis: How different regions of the world react to a given circumstance.
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Mad's Early Warning Signs

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fission Tips Dept.
Character(s): Lee Iacocca; Henry Kissinger; Thomas "Tip" O'Neill; Ronald Reagan
Synopsis: Examples of signs that the country is gearing up for war.
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The Lighter Side of...

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The humorous aggravations of auto repairs, divorce, excuses, tests, dieting, staying awake, playmates, college, cold weather, cooking, time, mothers, the telephone and progress.
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Spy vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy sends a crate to the Black Spy's embassy.
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What Dreaded Eruption Will Devastate Millions in 1984?

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Some things are eternal, like volcanoes and skin problems.
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The Castaway

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man marooned on a desert atoll sends a message in a bottle.
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