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Issue: Mad #133
Publication Date: March 1970
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Issues: #133 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/30/1969
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (18 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1970 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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Mad No Longer Contains Cyclamate or M.S.G.

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Among the letters is one from actor Clint Eastwood, complete with picture of him and "When Eagles Dare" director Brian Hutton reading a copy of Mad.
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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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Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: An armored medieval postman is catapulted into a castle in order to deliver a subscription copy of Mad.
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Pages: 0.67
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True Fat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Grit and Bear It Dept.
Character(s): John Wayne [as Booster Claghorn]; Kim Darby [as Brattie Ross]; Glen Campbell [as LaBeefy]; Jeff Corey [as Tom Shamey]; Strother Martin [as The Colonel]
Synopsis: Parody of the film "True Grit"; a spoiled brat teams up with a drunken marshal and a dimwitted Texas Ranger to track down the man who murdered her father.
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Pages: 6
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The Facts of Life (& Death)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bitter Things for Bitter Living Through Chemistry Dept.
Synopsis: Examples, in verse, of how our modern lifestyle is slowly killing us.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as The Facts of Life (& Death) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their Capsule Descriptions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Condensed Milking Dept.
Character(s): Dean Martin; George Hamilton; Pat Paulsen; Nancy Sinatra; Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane; Marlon Perkins; Jim Fowler; Walter Cronkite; David Susskind; Gore Vidal; Norman Mailer; Lawrence Welk; Kyle Rote
Synopsis: Television programs provide the literal content of their TV Guide summaries.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as A Mad Look at Celebrities in Real-Life Situations [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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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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During a Summer Shower

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man avoids a tree during a lightning storm, but doesn't get the results he anticipated.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
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Mad's Do-It-Yourself Modern Movie Ads

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Slime Pickings Dept.
Synopsis: Generic movie posters with fill-in-the-blanks and words provided so the reader can make their own movie posters with critic quotes.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as Mad's "Do-It-Yourself" Modern Movie Ads [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #30 published January 1980
as Mad's “Do-It-Yourself” Modern Movie Ads [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Family Gatherings

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Cynical look at family reunions and relations.
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Pages: 5
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Dreams That Went Up in Smoke

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Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sleeping "Bag" Dept.
Character(s): Ronald Reagan
Synopsis: Ronald Reagan daydreams of his election to the Presidency.
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Pages: 1
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What Is a Born Winner?

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Every Clod Has a Silver Lining Dept.
Synopsis: Analysis of what makes certain people luckier than others.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as What Is a Born Winner? [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] published January 2010
as What Is a Born Winner? [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitudes and Behaviors

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Stage of Mind Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of how perceptions of current issues change as a person ages are told.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitudes and Behavior [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] [unnamed variant] published March 1984
as Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitude and Behavior [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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Future Instant Predictions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Data Knows Best Dept.
Synopsis: Television news programs' desire to predict the outcome of an event is extended to other television genres.
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Pages: 2
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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 lures the Black Spy into a trap.
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Pages: 1
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A Mad Look at Antiques of the Future

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Here Today, Dear Tomorrow Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of common modern items that will be considered collectable antiques in the future.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
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Pages: 3
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at the U. S. Congress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inside-Ouch Dept.
Synopsis: The antics behind the scenes at Congress is depicted.
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Pages: 2
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A Mad Look at Celebrities in Real-Life Situations

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): V.I. Peek Dept.
Character(s): Aristotle Onassis; Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis; John Lennon; Yoko Ono; Sammy Davis Jr.; Hugh Hefner; Frank Sinatra; Richard Nixon; Pat Nixon; Spiro Agnew
Synopsis: Celebrities are placed in ordinary circumstances and their reactions depicted.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
as A Mad Look at Celebrities in Real-Life Situations [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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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 fake rocks.
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Pages: 1
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Joe Namath's Wallet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Give Our Regards to Broadway Joe Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of the items found in Joe Namath's wallet.
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Pages: 2
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One Day in the Mountains

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two mountain men sample the product of another mountain man's still.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
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Mad Green Paper: The State of Our Suburbs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Wrong Side of the Tracts Dept.
Synopsis: Suburban life is examined by a television news reporter.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
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Pages: 4
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What Is One Special Benefit Derived From Modern Rock Music By Some of Its Fans

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Loud rock music provides youth with an unexpected draft deferment.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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A Valentine to All Our Mad Readers

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Cynical ode to Mad readers, with Alfred E. Neuman as cupid.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 published January 1973
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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