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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #71
Publication Date: January 1990
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Issues: #71 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: 07098934080002
Price: $2.95 USD
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Content Items: 31 (24 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Indicia title: Mad Summer '90 Super Special Number 71.
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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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In Your Face

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Genres: humorous
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Departments

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The Right Stiff

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Blast-Offul Dept.
Character(s): Sam Shepard [as Chuck Yaygear]; Charles Frank [as Scott Carpentry]; Scott Glenn [as Alan Schlepper]; Fred Ward [as Gus Gruesome]; Lance Henrikson [as Wally Hurrah]; Scott Paulen [as Deke Slayem]; Dennis Quaid [as Gordon Kookie]; Ed Harris [as John Grim]; Lyndon Johnson; Dwight Eisenhower
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Right Stuff," the story of how the United States space program got off the ground in spite of itself is told.
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The Mad Nasty Book, Volume Five

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Along the Snide Lines Dept.
Character(s): Michael Jackson; Billy Martin; Jesse Jackson; Fred Rogers; Mickey Mouse; Joan Rivers; John Glenn
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Time Flies...Time Drags...

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Feature(s): The Eerie of Relativity Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of how circumstances can change your perception of the passage of time.
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The Lighter Side of...

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Synopsis: Humorous situations involving anxious mothers, superstitions, teenage phrases, the post office, income taxes, relatives, senior citizens, education, recipes, the movies, fighting, eating out, home remedies, and moving out.
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Additions to the Dictionary

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Feature(s): Neumanclature Dept.
Synopsis: List of suggestions for new word additions to the dictionary, complete with definitions.
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A Mad Look at Cold Sufferers

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Feature(s): Here's Looking Achoo Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of annoying habits of sick people.
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Here's a New Mad Look at the Shape of Things! We Call Them... Mad Turn-Arounds!

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Synopsis: Odd shapes with humorous text wrapping around the entire shape. Each side describes the shape as a different object when viewed from that angle.
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Mad's Dorky Door Hang-Ups

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Academy Awards for Teachers

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Feature(s): Class Act Dept.
Synopsis: Awards for less-than-desirable behavior by teachers.
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Spy vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): White Spy; Black Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy builds a makeshift trapeze to swing up to the White Spy's window and steal a bag of plans but the flagpoles outside the White Spy's window are booby traps designed to break the trapeze.
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Mad's Helpful Hints on Breaking Up with a Girl

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Feature(s): Curing a Splitting Headache Dept.
Synopsis: Methods of ending a relationship so that you're not the villain.
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Mad's Easy Step-by-Step "Break Dance" Chart

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Feature(s): Loco-Motion Dept.
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Poems... To Inspire You and Bring Hope to Your Heart and Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better

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Feature(s): Cheery-Odes Dept.
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Holy Exploitation!

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Bats-Man

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Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Adam West [as Bruce Swain and Bats-Man]; Burt Ward [as Gray Dickson and Sparrow]; Alan Napier [as Alfred]; Madge Blake [as Aunt Harriet]; Neil Hamilton [as Commissioner Gordon]; Stafford Repp [as Chief O'Hara]
Synopsis: Parody of the television show "Batman"; tired of his double identity ruining his love life, Sparrow attempts to murder Bats-Man.
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Bat Boy and Rubin!

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Character(s): Bat Boy; Rubin; the Fleagle Gang; the Flurgle Gang
Synopsis: Bat Boy and Rubin eliminate the gangs in Cosmopolis, but the killer is still at large.
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A Mad Look at Batman

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Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis: A satirical look at Batman.
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Wishful Thinking

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Feature(s): Punishmental Images Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of people wishing for dire consequences for other people doing annoying things.
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Spy vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): White Spy; Black Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy steals an experimental helicopter helmet from the White Spy.
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The Mad Speedometer

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Feature(s): Smiles per Hour Dept.
Character(s): Bo Derek
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Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself TV Guide Listings

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Blank Accounts Dept.
Synopsis: Generic template of a typical TV Guide page with an assortment of fill-ins for the empty spaces.
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Simple Games and Pastimes for the School Drop-Out

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Feature(s): Yuks for Clucks Dept.
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What Parents Think...and What Kids Think...

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Feature(s): Generation Slap Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of situations from the perspective of an adult and a teen.
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Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): RIP, Please! Dept.
Character(s): Howard Cosell; George Steinbrenner; Brian De Palma
Synopsis: Parody of Ripley's Believe It or Not.
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What Is a Hang-up?

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Feature(s): Shoot the Quirks Dept.
Synopsis: Essay on human behavior quirks.
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The Lighter Side of ...

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The humorous aspects of movies, school, shopping, insomnia, convertible sofas, worry, job hunting, the law, mothers, the blues, appreciation, computers, salaries, and empathy.
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Not-So-New-Hart

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inn-Sipid TV Dept.
Character(s): Bob Newhart [as Duck Looton]; Mary Frann [as Joyanna]; Tom Posten [as Gorge]; Peter Scolari [as Quirk]; Julia Duffy [as Loosely]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Newhart," a terrifically low-key man owns a quaint bed and breakfast with a collection of quaint characters.
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What Insatiable Monster Is Starting to Roam Our Streets Again?

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Genres: opinion
Synopsis: The beast from Detroit has returned.
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In Case of Atomic Attack

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody atomic fallout warning poster for your school.
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