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Issue: Mad #121
Publication Date: September 1968
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Issues: #121 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/25/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 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
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; The Beatles [John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ringo Starr]; Twiggy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The symbols bordering the picture are actually stylized letters spelling out the refrain from the song "Swannee" (lyrics by Irving Caesar, music by George Gershwin), with the word "swannee" changed to "swami".
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A July 4th Salute

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: An ingenious boy gets more fireworks "bang" for his penny.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Viva Mad

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for the paperback collection "Viva Mad", accompanied by new illustrations.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.66
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Valley of the Dollars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Methedrine-Acting Dept.
Character(s): Barbara Parkins [as Anna Welts]; Patty Duke [as Ninny O'Horror]; Sharon Tate [as Juniper Nock]; Jacqueline Susann; Paul Burke [as Leon Bunk]; Martin Milner [as Mal Nebbish]; Jack Valencia
Synopsis: Parody of the film "Valley Of The Dolls"; three young women try to make it in Hollywood in the face of drugs, sexual harassment, failed relationships and the fact that none of them can act.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Everyday Varieties of Psychedelic Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Initial Dosage Dept.
Synopsis: Different things in life that can affect the mind in similar fashion to LSD.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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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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Don Martin Looks at All Them Indians

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Forked Tongue-In-cheek Dept.
Synopsis: A collection of cartoons satirizing various western-genre movie cliches.
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Pages: 3
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The Mad Getting Married Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Better Dead Than Wed Dept.
Synopsis: Satire of the conventions of wedding ceremonies.
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Pages: 3
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The Lighter Side of Swimming Pools

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satire of life and behavior around swimming pools.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as The Lighter Side of Swimming Pools [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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More Specialized Self-Defense Books

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hitting Below the Black Belt Dept.
Synopsis: Self-defense books targeted toward specific demographic groups.
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Pages: 2
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Mad's "Cliche Conversation" Killers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Puncturing cliche conversation starters in various social gatherings.
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Pages: 3
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A Nostalgic Look at Sandlot Baseball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hits, Runs and an Era Dept.
Synopsis: A look back at how boys played baseball before organized Little League baseball.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as A Nostalgic Look at Sandlot Baseball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Alley-Oops

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Robbin' Hoodwinked Dept.
Synopsis: An armed robber finds slim pickings in the way of potential victims.
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Pages: 1
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New "Protests" to the Same Old Tunes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sour Notes Dept.
Synopsis: The tunes of sixties war protest songs are given new lyrics for new problems.
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Pages: 4
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The Flying Nut

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Nun Compos Mentis Dept.
Character(s): Sally Field [as Sister Brazil]; Bishop Fulton J. Sheen [as Bishop Fulton J. Showbiz]; Madeline Sherwood [as Mother Superior]; Adam West [as Batman]; Yul Brynner [as Tex]; Phil Silvers [as Guest Buddhist #1]; Jack E. Leonard [as Guest Buddhist #2]; Tab Hunter [as The Frontier Rabbi]; Jerry Van Dyke [as Hans]; Zsa Zsa Gabor [as Helga]; Jim Nabors [as Gomer Pyle]; Bill Cosby [as Willie X]; Hugh Hefner
Synopsis: Parody of the TV series "The Flying Nun": a staid Puerto Rican convent resists the radical changes attempted by a hip young nun.
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Pages: 6
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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 tries to bully his way through the White Spy's water lock.
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Pages: 1
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Sik-Teen Magazine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of celebrity magazines aimed at teenage girls.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Parody is printed upside down, with the magazine cover serving as the issue back cover.

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