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Issue: Mad #156
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
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Volume: 1
Pages: 52
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Price: $0.40 USD
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Content Items: 19 (14 stories, 1 cover)
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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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In This Issue: Fiddler Made a Goof!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman
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Miscellaneous
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Christmas Greedings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Santa Claus; Satan
How commercialism is perverting the Christmas season.
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Miscellaneous
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Inside front cover.
Haunted By the Ghost of Christmas Presents?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman [as Jacob Marley]; Ebenezer Scrooge
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Antenna on the Roof

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Zero Mostel [as Mr. Buckchaser]; Estelle Parsons [as Mrs. Buckchaser]; Pamela Rogers [as Shiela Buckchaser]; Katharine Ross [as Nancy Buckchaser]; Woody Allen [as Harvey]; Topol [as Tevye]
The musical "Fiddler on the Roof" is updated to contemporary times and transplanted into American suburbia.
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Miscellaneous
7
Realistic Mad Model Car Kits

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Plashtick Dept.
Model cars that realistically reflect modern cars and driving.
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Miscellaneous
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Drawn Out Dramas

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
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Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes in a Department Store at Christmastime

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Examples of the chaos and mass commercialism rampant in a modern department store.
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3
You Know You Really Have a Problem When ...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Plight Gags Dept.
Examples of signs that things might not be about to go your way.
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Miscellaneous
2
Don Martin's Personal Experiences With New Power Tools For the Home Craftsman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
There's No Tool Like an Old Tool Dept.
Examples of people mishandling power tools.
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Miscellaneous
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If Today's Celebrities Answered Virginia's Letter About Santa Claus

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Subject Matter
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Ask a Stupid Question ... Dept.
Various celebrities respond in writing to the question "Is Santa Claus real?"
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The Lighter Side of Week-ends

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The antics of people celebrating the weekend.
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Profitable Football News

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Field Gold Dept.
Joe Namath; Fran Tarkenton
A magazine that focuses on the monetary side of pro football.
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Miscellaneous
5
Howard Cosell's face appears on a talking alarm clock found in the souvenir section of the magazine.
A Mad Look at Service Stations

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Pump and Circumstance Dept.
Silly situations associated with auto garages and gas stations.
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Miscellaneous
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The Mad Christmas Hate Book

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Yule-O-Gee! Dept.
Examples of things that spoil the Christmas season for people.
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
The Black Spy; The White Spy
The Black Spy disguises a vampire bat as a butterfly so it can infiltrate the White Spy's home.
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Clodumbo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Peter Falk [as Lt. Clodumbo]; Robert Culp [as Dr. Robert Culpable]; Basil Rathbone [as Sherlock Holmes]; Nigel Bruce [as Dr. John Watson]; Sidney Toler [as Charlie Chan]; Sen Yung [as Jimmy Chan]; Mickey Spillane [as Mike Hammer]
Parody of the TV show "Columbo"; a police detective solves crimes by being a general pest and driving suspects into confessing out of self-defense.
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Visiting Day

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Subject Matter
humorous
Mother Load Dept.
A mother has a surprise for her son, whom she is visiting in prison.
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What Special Gift Is Still in Short Supply This Year?

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Subject Matter
humorous
Christmas gives us everything we want, but not what we need.
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Miscellaneous
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Inside back cover.
Mad Salutes the Modern Christmas Spirit

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Subject Matter
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A Christmas wreath is made of one and five dollar bills.
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Back cover.

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