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Issue: Mad #146
Publication Date: October 1971
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Issues: #146 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/17/1971
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1971 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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Special Polluted Issue of Mad

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Pages: 1
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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: The giant from the famous fairy tale has his subscription copy of Mad delivered via beanstalk.
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Pages: 0.5
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Lover's Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ryan O'Neal [as Oscar Wallet IV]; Ali McGraw [as Penny Cowsnofskibumsteinpastafazoola]; Ray Milland [as Oscar Wallet III]; Katharine Balfour [as Mrs. Wallet]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "Love Story," a rich college boy romances an ethnic girl below his social station in spite of pressure from his parents, and then she dies - - beautifully.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #30 published January 1980
as Lover's Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #82 published July 1992
as Lover's Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Electronic War Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Major Hawks; Private Doves
Synopsis: Private Doves secretly rewires an animatronic war diorama to convey his message of peace.
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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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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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This Is America...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Turning a Phrase Dept.
Character(s): Richard Nixon; Spiro Agnew; Alfred E. Neuman; Neil Armstrong; Robert Kennedy
Synopsis: Photos are juxtaposed ironically in order to satirize contemporary United States society.
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Pages: 4
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The Lighter Side of the “Now Look”

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical look at contemporary youth fashions and behavior and the reaction to it by the previous generation.
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Pages: 5
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The Very First Musical Instrument

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A cave man invents the flute, then invents music criticism.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #18 published January 1975
as The Very First Musical Instrument [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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The Mad "Effluent Society" Pollution Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ecchology Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: The effect of pollution on modern American society and its influence on the members of that society.
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Pages: 3
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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 traps the Black Spy with images pasted onto the lenses of his sunglasses.
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Pages: 1
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Mad Interviews a Typical "Middle American" Family

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hypocritic Oafs Dept.
Character(s): Dick Cavett
Synopsis: Dick Cavett interviews a suburban couple in a typical American city.
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Pages: 5
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Recruiting Posters Through History

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Hitch in Time Dept.
Synopsis: Recruitment posters, based on the famous "Uncle Sam wants you" poster from the U.S. Army, are fashioned for multiple historical military actions.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #18 published January 1975
as Recruiting Posters Through History [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Resort Hotel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A series of humorous incidents inside a modern hotel.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #82 published July 1992
as A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes At A Resort Hotel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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A Mad Look at Amusement Parks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Up-Chuckles Dept.
Synopsis: Humorous incidents from amusement parks are portrayed.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #41 [$2.25 Cover Price] published January 1982
as A Mad Look at Amusement Parks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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One Fine Day a Million Years Ago

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Three cavemen try to tell time.
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Pages: 1
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Reality Street

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Roscoe Orman [as Gorgon]; Bob McGrath; Loretta Long; Bert; Ernie; Cookie Monster; Grover; Oscar the Grouch; Big Bird; Scary
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV show "Sesame Street," local residents and puppets try to teach simple lessons amid the decay and danger of an inner city slum neighborhood block.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #18 published January 1975
as Mad's Reality Street [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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What's Always Been the Favorite Method For Camouflaging Military Activity?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: One of the enemies of military action is truth.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Four Horsemen of the Metropolis

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The famous image of "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is recast for contemporary issues.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #18 published January 1975
as The Four Horsemen of the Metropolis [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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