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Issue: Mad #96
Publication Date: July 1965
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Issues: #96 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/18/1965
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
Format Notes:  
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FlagMad #479 published July 2007 as What The Heck Is The Difference? [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Special "Middle-of-the-Road" Issue

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Part of a highway maintenance team, Alfred paints the black asphalt around the white center line.
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In Content Item: FlagMad #479 published July 2007
as What The Heck Is The Difference? [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Substandard Brands, Inc.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Department of the Inferior Dept.
Synopsis: Consumer products, parodying then current ad campaigns, which are blatantly and proudly inferior.
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Pages: 3
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The Man From A.U.N.T.I.E.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hollarin' Uncle Dept.
Character(s): Robert Vaughn [as Napoleon Polo]; David McCallum [as Ilya Nutcrackin]; Leo G. Carroll [as The Boss]; Sean Connery [as James Bond]
Synopsis: In a parody of the series The Man From U.N.C.L.E., two secret agents wander through a semi-serious plot trying to track down the head of a rival spy organization.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Antonio Prohias's The White Spy makes several cameo appearances in this story.
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On the Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A construction worker accidentally eats one of his tools for lunch.
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Pages: 1
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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Baseball Foto-Plays

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Wire photos of Major League Baseball action are given humorous dialogue.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Among the recognizable players are Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, as well as actress Doris Day.
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy tricks the Black Spy with a flying serum.
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Pages: 1
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Unspoken Messages in TV Commercials

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
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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Pages: 2
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Show Biz Celebrities in Ordinary Life Situations

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Off But Still "On" Dept.
Character(s): Bing Crosby; Garry Moore; Phil Silvers; Judy Garland; Margaret Rutherford; Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin; Sammy Davis Jr.
Synopsis: Ordinary situations made unusual by the participation of a celebrity.
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Pages: 3
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy lures the White Spy into a trap with a promise of stardom.
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Pages: 1
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Today's Typical "Sales & Promotional" Gimmicks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Previews of Drumming-Up Attractions Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of sales promotions of dubious value.
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Pages: 5
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Mad's Seed and Garden Catalog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hoe-Hum Dept.
Synopsis: A garden supply catalog with bizarre plants and garden implements of dubious value.
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Pages: 3
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The Lighter Side of the Boss

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satire of various people and their relationships with their boss at work.
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Pages: 4
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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In Injun Territory

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A settler escapes two disguised Indian warriors with the aid of his horse.
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Pages: 1
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TV Commercial Aids

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Out! Damned Spot! Dept.
Synopsis: Devices designed to make television viewing more enjoyable.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: The caricature of Cary Grant on the television screen on page 2 is by Mort Drucker.
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Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
Synopsis: The Black and White Spies try to rescue the Gray Spy, who is trapped in a runaway carriage.
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Pages: 1
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Crazy Fists

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
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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Pages: 7
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The Indignant Husband

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man paints uncomplimentary graffiti about his wife.
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Pages: 1
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The Harvest We Shall Reap From the Super-Patriots' Methods of Exposing "Communist Plotters" in America

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A warning about political extremism in the United States.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Let's Kill Off Ridiculous Ad Campaigns

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Kellogg's cereal print ads; A man eats corn flakes from the mouth of a Sousaphone for no reason other than to draw attention to the cereal.
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Pages: 1

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