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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #70
Publication Date: January 1990
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Issues: #70 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: 07098934080001
Price: $2.95 USD
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Content Items: 34 (27 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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Mad Sports 2

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Genres: humorous
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Departments

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Family Tides

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Generation Pap Dept.
Character(s): Michael J. Fox
Synopsis: Parody of TV show Family Ties.
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Mad Percentages

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Feature(s): Fractions Speak Louder Than Words Dept.
Character(s): E.T.; Woody Allen
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Only in the Middle of the Night...

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): No Rest for the Leery Dept.
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The Mad Owner's Manual for a New American Car

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lemon Aid Dept.
Synopsis: Explanation of how to cope with the defects of your new car.
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The Evolution of the Species, Updated

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Feature(s): Darwinners and Losers Dept.
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Snappy Answers to Stupid Bumper Stickers

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The Rages in the Pages!

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Rockhead II

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Genres: humorous, sports
Character(s): Rockhead Balbobo; Atrium; Appalling; Greaso; Bawly; Nicky
Synopsis: A satire of the movie Rocky II.
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Casey at the Talks

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Feature(s): How Much Is on First? Dept.
Character(s): Casey
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Disclose Notes: Updated version of Ernest Lawrence Thayer's famous poem "Casey at the Bat"
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The Lighter Side of Little League

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Synopsis: Satirical look at Little League Baseball and over-enthusiastic parents.
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After the Game Is Over

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Feature(s): Oscillating Fans Dept.
Synopsis: Another side to sports fans.
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Horrifying Sports Cliches

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A Mad Look at Winter Sports

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ice-Elation Dept.
Synopsis: A skier has an accident; an ice fisher has an accident; a bobsled team has an accident; a ski jumper picked up some unwanted passengers; a figure skating team has an accident.
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International Symbols for Other Olympic Highlights

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Feature(s): Signs of the Crimes Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of non-verbal signs designed for the Olympic experience.
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Mad Novelty Items for Practical-Joker Jocks

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Mad's Candid Snapshots of Some Insignificant Moments in Sports

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Feature(s): Underplay-By-Play Dept.
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The MAD Guide to Power Boating

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Feature(s): Oy-Vay All Boats Dept.
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Spy vs. Spy

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Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The two spies engage in a boxing match.
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A Mad Look at the Summer Olympics

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): 5-Ring Circus Dept.
Synopsis: Reporters swarm the pretty loser of a sprint; a shot-putter fails; a relay is disrupted; a wrestling underdog wins; a pole vaulter fails; a photographer interferes with an event; a sprint has two illegal entrants.
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Magazines for Neglected Sports

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Feature(s): Games of Nil Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of niche magazines for cult games and sports.
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The Lighter Side of Water Sports

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A Mad Look at Horseback Riding

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Giddy-Yaks Dept.
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The Sham-Jock Catalog

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Writer(s): James Kasmir (plot)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sweat Sucks! Dept.
Synopsis: Athletic equipment for the non-athlete.
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The Mad Tennis Primer

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Feature(s): Court Jesting Dept.
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A Mad Look at Football

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pokin' the Pigskin Dept.
Synopsis: Series of cartoons satirizing the game of football.
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Mad Magazine Introduces 43-man Squamish

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Feature(s): There's a Soccer Born Every Minute Dept.
Synopsis: Mad creates a new sport, a combination of polo, soccer and gang fighting.
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Mad's Baseball Owner of the Year

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Our National Blastime Dept.
Character(s): Joan Rivers; George Steinbrenner
Synopsis: Interview with baseball team owner
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Mad's Aptitude Test Number Three: Will You Make a Good Athlete?

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): B-S.A.T. Dept.
Synopsis: Form questions designed to test a person's aptitude to be a professional athlete.
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Mentl

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Funny Boy Dept.
Character(s): Barbra Streisand [as Mentl/Anschure]; Nehemiah Persoff [as Papa]; Mandy Patinkin [as Avadorable]; Amy Irving [as Hadassa]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Yentl," a Jewish woman fights for opportunity in male-dominated Jewish society by masquerading as a man.
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Spy vs. Spy

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Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy's torpedo contains multiple extra torpedoes.
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Where Are Public Executions Sometimes Performed to Entertain an Audience?

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Genres: opinion
Synopsis: A diatribe against a blood sport.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
Answer is: "In boxing rings."
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A Scene We're Soon Liable to See

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Disclose Notes: On back cover.

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