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Issue: Mad #156
Publication Date: January 1973
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Issues: #156 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
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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FlagMad #501 published October 2009 as The MAD Vault 1973 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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In This Issue: Fiddler Made a Goof!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Christmas Greedings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Santa Claus; Satan
Synopsis: How commercialism is perverting the Christmas season.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Haunted By the Ghost of Christmas Presents?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman [as Jacob Marley]; Ebenezer Scrooge
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Pages: 1
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Antenna on the Roof

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): 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]
Synopsis: The musical "Fiddler on the Roof" is updated to contemporary times and transplanted into American suburbia.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Realistic Mad Model Car Kits

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Plashtick Dept.
Synopsis: Model cars that realistically reflect modern cars and driving.
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Pages: 2
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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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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes in a Department Store at Christmastime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Examples of the chaos and mass commercialism rampant in a modern department store.
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Pages: 3
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You Know You Really Have a Problem When ...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Plight Gags Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of signs that things might not be about to go your way.
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Pages: 2
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Don Martin's Personal Experiences With New Power Tools For the Home Craftsman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): There's No Tool Like an Old Tool Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of people mishandling power tools.
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Pages: 3
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If Today's Celebrities Answered Virginia's Letter About Santa Claus

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ask a Stupid Question ... Dept.
Synopsis: Various celebrities respond in writing to the question "Is Santa Claus real?"
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Pages: 3
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The Lighter Side of Week-ends

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The antics of people celebrating the weekend.
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Pages: 5
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Profitable Football News

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Field Gold Dept.
Character(s): Joe Namath; Fran Tarkenton
Synopsis: A magazine that focuses on the monetary side of pro football.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Howard Cosell's face appears on a talking alarm clock found in the souvenir section of the magazine.
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A Mad Look at Service Stations

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pump and Circumstance Dept.
Synopsis: Silly situations associated with auto garages and gas stations.
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Pages: 2
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The Mad Christmas Hate Book

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Yule-O-Gee! Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of things that spoil the Christmas season for people.
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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 disguises a vampire bat as a butterfly so it can infiltrate the White Spy's home.
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Pages: 1
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Clodumbo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): 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]
Synopsis: 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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Pages: 7
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Visiting Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mother Load Dept.
Synopsis: A mother has a surprise for her son, whom she is visiting in prison.
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Pages: 1
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What Special Gift Is Still in Short Supply This Year?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Christmas gives us everything we want, but not what we need.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Mad Salutes the Modern Christmas Spirit

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A Christmas wreath is made of one and five dollar bills.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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