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Issue: Mad #98
Publication Date: October 1965
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Issues: #98 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/17/1965
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (17 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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: A dolphin trains Alfred how to perform tricks while other dolphins watch.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: The letters page features letters with pictures from Mick Jagger (of The Rolling Stones), Gerry Marsden (of Gerry & the Pacemakers); Herman's Hermits, and Donna Douglas (Elly Mae Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies).
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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
Synopsis: Parody of the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" cartoon panel; examples of ordinary people with unique talents or circumstances.
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Pages: 1
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Surfing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Only For the Board-Minded Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical look at the sport of surfing.
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Pages: 6
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A Dreadful Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A woman tries to rescue her husband from a well.
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Flapper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Defeating the Porpoise Dept.
Character(s): Brian Kelly [as Porter Ricks]; Luke Halpin [as Sandy Ricks]; Tommy Norden [as Bud Ricks]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Flipper," the story of a boring game warden, his two sons and the dolphin (or porpoise) who is smarter than all of them put together.
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Pages: 5
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Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A choice of sarcastic answers to typical oblivious questions is provided.
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Pages: 3
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Drawn Out Dramas

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Genres: humorous
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Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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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 fools the White Spy with a fake fire.
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Fight Songs For the Common Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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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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Pages: 3
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Mad's Summer Camp for Adults

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fuddy-Duddy Buddy System Dept.
Synopsis: A summer camp with activities designed specifically for adults.
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Pages: 3
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Early One Morning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man does his morning exercises.
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Pages: 1
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The Mad Academy Awards for Small Businessmen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Counter-Acting Dept.
Synopsis: Giving awards to small business operators who provide creative lack of service to their customers.
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Pages: 5
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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 acquires a trained gorilla to guard his complex.
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The Mad United States Foreign Policy Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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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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Pages: 3
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The Lighter Side of Summer Evenings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical look at summer activities.
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Pages: 4
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Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
Synopsis: The Gray Spy lures the other spies into the middle of a cattle stampede.
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Lord Jump

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Two Years Before the Masochist Dept.
Character(s): Peter O'Toole [as Lord Jump]; Jack Hawkins [as Jack Hawknose]; Eli Wallach [as The General]; Daliah Lavi [as The Girl]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Lord Jim," a sailor branded for cowardice falls into a confrontation between island natives and a mad General and stays cowardly.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Popeye and Charlie Brown make cameos in the story.
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One Summer Afternoon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Three children play with balloons.
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Pages: 1
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Who Are the Disaster Victims That Nobody Helps?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Al Jaffee points out one disaster area that remains a disaster area.
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The Day That "Ajax" Got That Housewife Out of the Kitchen a Little Too Fast

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Ajax Cleanser TV commercials; A canister of Ajax pulls a woman through a door at high speed.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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