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Issue: Mad Follies #5
Publication Date: January 1967
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Issues: #5 of 7 Issues (11 Printings)
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Variant: 60¢ Cover Price
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 84
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Price: $0.50 USD
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Content Items: 34 (27 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover
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Publishing Format: Was ongoing
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Genres: humorous
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Be Suspicious

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Sanforized Laundry Services ads; a private detective uses the Sam Foureyes ad format to sow doubt among housewives and drum up business.
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Departments

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Mad's Snappy Answers to Those Old Cliches

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Sarcastic responses to obvious, inane and oblivious queries.
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Crazy Fists

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Socko B.O. Dept.
Character(s): Bette Davis; George Hamilton; Keenan Wynn; Audrey Hepburn; Buddy Hackett; Walter Cronkite; Don Knotts
Synopsis: In a satire of the "boxing movie" genre, a youth gives up his ambitions to become a musician in order to make a living as a professional boxer.
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Three Hairy Stories

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man gets a hair cut; another man tries to cover his bald spot; a third man grooms his mustache.
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The Lighter Side of the Boss

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Synopsis: Satire of various people and their relationships with their boss at work.
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Disclose Notes: On page one, a note is clipped to the top of the page, allegedly from Publisher William Gaines, instructing Editor Al Feldstein to fire Artist Dave Berg. On page three, there is one sequence where the boss of a multi-million dollar business complains about an employee spending fifty-five cents on a long distance phone call. The boss is a caricature of William Gaines and the sequence satirizes one of Gaines' famous personality quirks.
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Fight Songs for the Common Man

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: New lyrics are added to famous songs to reflect the trials and tribulations of common people.
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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 suckers the Black Spy with a false trap.
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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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When Politicians Do Television Commercials

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Character(s): Pat Nixon; Madame Chiang Kai Shek; General Chiang Kai Shek; George Wallace; Barry Goldwater
Synopsis: Famous political figures are recruited as commercial spokespeople.
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Early One Morning

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Synopsis: A man does his morning exercises.
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The Mad United States Foreign Policy Primer

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lyndon Johnson; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Examination of U.S. foreign policy in the form of a children's primer.
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Son of Mighty Joe Kong

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): What Time Does the Baboon Go Up? Dept.
Character(s): James Garner [as Robert Headstrong]; Doris Day [as Rae Faye]; Dick Van Dyke [as Bruce Cabbage]
Synopsis: Parody remake of "King Kong"; two cynical promoters and a vapid actress bring a giant ape to New York to succeed on Broadway.
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One Summer Afternoon

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Synopsis: Three children play with balloons.
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Mad's Valentines to American Industry

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Feature(s): Cupidity (look it up) Dept.
Synopsis: Cynical Valentine messages with subtle criticisms of various industries.
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Spy vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy booby-traps his safe in anticipation of the White Spy.
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TV Commercial Aids

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Feature(s): Out! Damned Spot! Dept.
Synopsis: Devices designed to make television viewing more enjoyable.
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Disclose Notes: The caricature of Cary Grant on the television screen on page 2 is by Mort Drucker.
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Horror Movie Scenes We'd Like to See

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Frankenstein's monster; The Mummy; The Creature from the Black Lagoon; Dracula; King Kong
Synopsis: Various famous film monsters are satirized.
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In the Desert

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Synopsis: Vultures watch a dying man in the desert.
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Mad Interviews the Greeting Card Manufacturer of the Year

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Feature(s): Card Shark Dept.
Character(s): Frank Gifford [as Frank Giffurd]; Konrad Kupid
Synopsis: An interview with a less-than-scrupulous greeting card maker.
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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 tries to corrupt the Black Spy's guard dog.
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Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Getting Even with the Odd Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" cartoon panel; examples of odd people and odd behavior are presented.
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A Frightful Incident

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Synopsis: A woman tries to rescue her husband from a precarious situation.
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Hair Goo

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hair 'em Scare 'em Dept.
Synopsis: A niche magazine dedicated to outlandish hairstyles.
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Football "In Depth"

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Play by Play's the Thing Dept.
Character(s): Mel Hyndsite; Charlie Dittoe
Synopsis: A television broadcast team's attempt to broadcast a football game ends up interfering with the game and confusing the viewers.
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Spy vs. Spy

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Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy traps the Black Spy in a fake rodeo.
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Unspoken Messages in TV Commercials

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sponsor Speak with Forked Tongue Dept.
Synopsis: Footnoting dialogue in commercials to reveal hidden facts about the product.
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The Lighter Side of Employees

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical look at employees, their job performances and their relationships with their employers.
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In an Alley

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Synopsis: A police officer's warning shot goes awry.
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Passion Place

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Warner Anderson [as Matt Swine]; Barbara Parkins [as Barbara Anacin]; Ryan O'Neal [as Rodney Hairbrain]; Dorothy Malone [as Constance McFrenzie]; Mia Farrow [as Allison McFrenzie]; Ed Nelson [as Michael Rusty]; Christopher Connelly [as Mr. Hairbrain]
Synopsis: A satire of the 1964-1969 television series "Peyton Place," the continuing story of a town where the population is too busy cheating on each other to get anything constructive done.
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Disclose Notes: Satire of the 1964-1969 Peyton Place television series.
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Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts

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Synopsis: More examples of odd people doing odd things.
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Who Are the Disaster Victims That Nobody Helps?

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Synopsis: Al Jaffee points out one disaster area that remains a disaster area.
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The Day They Shot the "Ten-foot-tall Washing Machine" Ad in an 8-foot High Basement

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Dash laundry soap TV ads; a washing machine grows so large that it bursts through the ceiling into the room above it due to the effects of Dash detergent.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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