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Issue: Mad #136
Publication Date: July 1970
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Issues: #136 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/12/1970
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (16 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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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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FlagMad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] published January 2010 as The Problem [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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In This Issue: Botch Casually and the Somedunce Kid

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Paul Newman [as Botch Casually]; Robert Redford [as The Somedunce Kid]; Katharine Ross [as Lotta Place]
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Disclose Notes: Among the letters is one from actor Jon Voight, complete with picture.
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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
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A postman hitches a ride with a motorcycle hoodlum to deliver the subscription copy of Mad to an old lady in a trailer being pulled by a reckless driver.
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Pages: 0.5
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Botch Casually and the Somedunce Kid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shooting From the "Hip" Dept.
Character(s): Paul Newman [as Botch Casually]; Robert Redford [as The Somedunce Kid]; Katharine Ross [as Lotta Place]; W.C. Fields [as Eustace McGonicle]; Ted Cassidy [as Harvey Logan]; Don Rickles; Danny Thomas; Richard Pryor; Woody Allen; Bob Hope
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid," two wild west outlaws rob, steal, have fun and generally act adorably.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #30 published January 1980
as Botch Casually and the Somedunce Kid [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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If There Were Only Two Survivors of World War III Left on Earth

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): On That Old "Doo-Dah" Day Dept.
Synopsis: Mad takes a controversial quote from a sitting United States Senator and gives it an ironic reality.
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Pages: 2
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One Day in a Tenement

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A struggling street musician provides for his family in an unexpected manner.
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Pages: 1
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
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Disclose Notes: 14 small cartoons placed one per page in the upper right corner of some pages.
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Mad's Condonence Cards for Life's Other Tragedies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Postal Mortems Dept.
Synopsis: Sympathy cards for less than tragic circumstances.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Sex

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical examples of the sexual attraction between genders.
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Pages: 5
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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 booby-traps his observation headquarters.
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Pages: 1
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Feature By Feature Advertising

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ad Infinite Items Dept.
Synopsis: Ads that go overboard pointing out each desirable feature of a product.
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Pages: 2
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A Mad Look at College

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Universi-Tease Dept.
Synopsis: A satirical look at the antics and interactions at a modern university.
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Pages: 3
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The Problem

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A psychiatrist tries to allay his patient's phobia about being in a horrible random accident.
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In Content Item: FlagMad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] published January 2010
as The Problem [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Obituaries for Traditions, Pasttimes and Other Dying-Out Landmarks of the American Way of Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Of Grave Concern Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Newspaper obituaries for aspects of popular society rather than individual people, illustrated by pictures of Alfred E. Neuman in various garb and make up.
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Mad's Vice-President of the Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Agnew and the Ecchstacy Dept.
Character(s): Spiro Agnew
Synopsis: Satirical profile of Vice-President Spiro Agnew, following him as he performs his basic job of being a complete public buffoon, making the President look good in comparison.
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Pages: 5
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More "So How Come..."?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Richard Nixon; Tom Smothers; Dick Smothers; Harry Reasoner; Dean Martin
Synopsis: Examples of how the same situation can be viewed differently from different perspectives.
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Pages: 3
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The Mad Sex Education Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Show and Tell Dept.
Synopsis: The controversy over sex education, presented as a children's reading primer.
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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 White Spy escapes prison with the aid of a poster.
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Pages: 1
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Room 222ZZZZZZZZZ

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): There's No School Like a Soul School Dept.
Character(s): Lloyd Haynes [as Pete Dixie]; Denise Nicholas [as Miss McIntyre]; Michael Constantine [Mr. Kowman]; Karen Valentine [as Miss Johnson]
Synopsis: Parody of the TV series "Room 222"; a handsome, popular teacher is part of the staff of the most boring, unrealistic inner city high school in existence.
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Pages: 5
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One Day in a Garage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A surgeon gets ironic revenge on his auto mechanic.
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Pages: 1
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What Form of Inflation Are Most Americans Constantly Fighting?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The Consumer Price Index isn't what most people are worried about.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new bridge leads to tragedy.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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