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Issue: Mad #95
Publication Date: June 1965
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Issues: #95 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/23/1965
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color (#1-23, 400-550); color cover with black & white interior (#24-399)
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US (#1-23); magazine size (#24 onward)
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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A TV Scene We'd Like to See

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): James Franciscus [as John Novak]
Synopsis: A student asks Mr. Novak a question that's actually a subtle dig at actor James Franciscus.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Photo is an NBC publicity still from the series "Mr. Novak".
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Mad Visits a Typical Teenage Beach Movie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): It Surfs You Right Dept.
Character(s): Frankie Avalon; Annette Funicello; Sal Mineo; Bob Crosby; Shelley Fabares; Don Rickles [as Big Drug]; William M. Gaines; Al Feldstein; Paul Anka
Synopsis: Satire of the beach movie genre; a group of teenagers surf, suffer relationship problems, surf some more, and generally act irresponsibly.
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Pages: 5
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
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Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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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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Pages: 2
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If Kids Used Movie Cliches in Everyday Life

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Examples of children acting out famous overdone movie scenes.
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Pages: 3
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Hair Goo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hair 'em Scare 'em Dept.
Synopsis: A niche magazine dedicated to outlandish hairstyles.
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Pages: 6
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Mad Magazine Introduces 43-man Squamish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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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Pages: 3
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The Sights and Sounds of the U.S.A.: Small Town, U.S.A.

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical look at a neighborhood in a typical small town.
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Pages: 2
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy booby-traps a bridge.
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Pages: 1
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The Modern Highwayman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Iambic Speedometer Dept.
Synopsis: The classic poem "The Highwayman" is updated to reflect modern times.
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Pages: 4
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The Mad Gun Owners and Other Small Bores Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Nuts With Bolts Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical look at guns, gun owners and hunters, presented in a children's primer format.
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Pages: 3
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Typewri-Toons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kiddin' on the Keys Dept.
Synopsis: Typewriter fonts are manipulated to create humorous images.
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The Lighter Side of Spring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The behavior of people during springtime is satirized.
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Pages: 4
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A Celebrity's Wallet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Billfold-out Dept.
Synopsis: Examination of the contents of Hugh Hefner's wallet.
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Pages: 2
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy tricks the Black Spy into crashing his plane.
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Pages: 1
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Passion Place

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
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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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Previous archivist described it as a parody of the 1957 film. It was a satire of the 1964-1969 Peyton Place television series (per page 360, Inside Peyton Place: The Life of Grace Metalious; by Emily Toth, Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1981).
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Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: More examples of odd people doing odd things.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is page three of the "Ripley's" parody done earlier in the issue. For some reason it was put on page 50 instead of with the rest of the parody.
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The Fold--In Picture That Not Even Playboy Would Dare Print

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two Playboy bunnies hold a Shoji screen with an April surprise behind it.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Little Wooden Puppet

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Scene We'd Like to See
Character(s): Pinocchio; The Blue Fairy
Synopsis: The Blue Fairy's attempt to give Pinocchio life backfires.
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Pages: 1

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