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Issue: Mad #122
Publication Date: October 1968
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Issues: #122 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/13/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (14 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 1968 Presidential candidate possibilities pictured on the balloons are President Lyndon Johnson, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, California Governor Ronald Reagan, Alabama Governor George Wallace, Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy, and former Vice President Richard Nixon.
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Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts 8

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Synopsis: Parody of the "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" panel cartoon; A collection of satirical anecdotes of unusual people and places is presented.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Among the letters is one from future comic pro Mike Gold.
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Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: Subscription solicitation featuring a subscription copy of Mad sent to a convict in his cell.
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Pages: 0.5
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Mad's Updated Comic Strip Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lyndon Johnson [as Dagwood Bumstead]; Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson [as Blondie Bumstead]; George Wallace [as Dennis the Menace]; Hubert Humphrey [as Mr. Magoo]; Johnny Carson [as Mickey Mouse]; Dean Rusk [as Charlie Brown]; Everett Dirkson [as Snuffy Smith]; Dean Martin [as Li'l Abner]; Adam Clayton Powell [as The Phantom]; Casey Stengel [as Popeye]; Twiggy [as Olive Oyl]; Ringo Starr [as Prince Valiant]; Richard Nixon [as Alley Oop]; Charles DeGaulle [as The Little King]; J. Edgar Hoover [as Dick Tracy]
Synopsis: The faces of real life celebrities are pasted onto the bodies of various comic strip characters for ironic effect.
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Pages: 3
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Genteel Ben

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Trouble is A'Brewing Dept.
Character(s): Warden Tame; Helpem Tame; Marsh Tame; Genteel Ben
Synopsis: In a parody of the television series "Gentle Ben," an Everglades park ranger and his annoying family live and interact with a grizzly bear who is more civilized than they are.
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Pages: 6
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
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A CBS-TV Summer Memo to the Smothered Brothers

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tom, Dick and Harried Dept.
Character(s): The Smothers Brothers [Tom Smothers; Dick Smothers]
Synopsis: Three examples of CBS Network memos to the Smothers Brothers, telling them in gentle verse to stop being political and just be funny. The memos are set against an illustration of the two comedians bound and gagged by censorship.
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A Mad Look at Movie Monsters

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical results to basic cliche film monster movie scenes.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #7 published January 1972
as A Mad Look at Movie Monsters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #30 published January 1980
as A Mad Look at Movie Monsters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] published January 2010
as A Mad Look at Movie Monsters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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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 sets up a booby-trapped house for the Black Spy.
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Pages: 1
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Mad's "TV Game Show" Originator of the Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Deadly Giveaways Dept.
Character(s): Frank McGee [as Frank McGeek]; Chuck Barris
Synopsis: The producer of low-brow, embarrassment-oriented game shows is interviewed.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #7 published January 1972
as Mad's "TV Game Show" Originator of the Year [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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Mad Magazine's Ideal Presidential Candidate

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Piece Candidate Dept.
Character(s): Lyndon Johnson; Eugene McCarthy; Ronald Reagan; Hubert Humphrey; Mark Hatfield; Nelson Rockefeller; Dwight Eisenhower; Richard Nixon; John Lindsey; Charles Percy
Synopsis: Individual features from ten prospective Presidential candidates are combined to form the face of a single compromise candidate.
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Pages: 3
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The Hippie Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): 76 Sitars Dept.
Synopsis: Scenes from the film "The Music Man" are presented, complete with musical numbers, with hippies substituted for the main characters.
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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 thinks he's trapped the Black Spy in his own dungeon.
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Pages: 1
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When We Have the Future "Long, Long" Cigarette

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Butt Out! Dept.
Synopsis: Devices designed to handle cigarettes that are longer than a foot.
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Pages: 5
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Horrifying Cliches 6

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spooking From Pictures Dept.
Synopsis: Common phrases given horrific visualizations.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Hair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satire of having, wanting and caring for hair.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #7 published January 1972
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Pages: 4
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You May Have Already Read This

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Win, Place and Snow Dept.
Synopsis: Various notes and letters from everyday life, written in the style of a Publisher's Clearing House contest solicitation.
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Pages: 2
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Mad Mini-Movies: Guess Who's Throwing Up Dinner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sidney Portier [as Dr. Sidney Sensational]; Spencer Tracy [as Spence]; Katherine Hepburn [as Mom]; Katherine Houghton [as the daughter]; Cecil Kellaway [as Father Ryan]
Synopsis: Parody of the film "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner"; a flighty woman takes her black fiance to meet her prejudiced father.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #7 published January 1972
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Pages: 2
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Mad Mini-Movies: In Cold Bleeech

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Robert Blake [as Percy]; Scott Wilson [as Hiccup]; The Nelson Family [Ozzie Nelson; Harriet Nelson; Rick Nelson; Dave Nelson]; John Forsythe [as the detective]; Paul Stewart [as the other detective]
Synopsis: Parody of the film "In Cold Blood"; two indifferent detectives stumble onto the murderers of a simple, boring American family.
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Mad Mini-Movies: The Post-Graduate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dustin Hoffman [as Benny]; Anne Bancroft [as Mrs. Robinhood]; Katherine Ross [as Elate Robinhood]; Murray Hamilton [as Mr. Robinhood]
Synopsis: Parody of the film "The Graduate"; a young nebbish must choose between his fiance and her oversexed mother.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #7 published January 1972
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Pages: 2
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What New Source of Explosive Energy Has The United States Developed?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A volatile new power threatens American society.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 published January 1971
as What New Source of Explosive Energy Has The United States Developed? [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Day They Fired The Goodrich Girl-Giant

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Combining the then-current ad campaigns for B.F. Goodrich tires and Green Giant vegetables, to less than successful results.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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