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Issue: Mad #172
Publication Date: January 1975
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Issues: #172 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: $0.50 USD
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Content Items: 21 (12 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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Santa Claus
First Line: Yes, Virginia
Synopsis: Santa writes a letter to the mythical "Virginia", telling her that inflation has forced him to suspend operations.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Among the letters is one from actor Dennis Weaver, with picture, commenting on the "McCloud" parody, and Barbara Nell King, a staff editor at Cosmopolitan Magazine, submitting a "Horrifying Cliche" that Paul Coker illustrates.
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The Great Gasbag

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Boring '20s Dept.
Character(s): Robert Redford [as Jay Gasbag]; Mia Farrow [as Dizzy Pewkanan]; Sam Waterston [as Nick Carrawayseed]; Bruce Dern [as Tomcat Pewkanan]; Lois Chiles [as Jordan Almond]
Synopsis: In a parody of the film "The Great Gatsby," a boring socialite gets involved with a man with a dubious past and they proceed to be boring together.
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Pages: 7
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Drawn Out Dramas

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Genres: humorous
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Disclose Notes: Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
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Alfred's Poor Almanac

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical events and milestones for the dates between November 15 and January 1.
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Don Martin's Natural History Movies, Short Subject #14: Insect Masters of Camouflage and Illusion

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Examples of camouflage tactics employed by insects.
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If the World of Yesterday Faced the Conditions of Today

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hysteria Repeats Itself Dept.
Synopsis: Historical events are altered, in newspaper clipping form, by applying modern environmental conditions to them.
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More Powerful Than a Locomotive...

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: Superman stops a train from running over a man, but fails to consider the physics.
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Picture Road Signs We'd Like to See

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Symbol Truth Dept.
Synopsis: Picture road signs are expanded to encompass other traffic hazards.
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A Downer Is...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bummer Crop Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of events or occurrences that will depress you.
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The Lighter Side of Staying Young

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Dealing with, or hiding from, getting older.
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Don Martin's Natural History Movies, Short Subject #27: The Goono Aboriginies

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A film about a really big tribe of primitive humans.
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Commemoratives to President Nixon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Let's Make It Perfectly Clear Dept.
Character(s): Richard Nixon
Synopsis: Ways to commemorate President Nixon that accurately reflect his effect on democracy.
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Mad Solutions to Big City Doggie-Do Problems

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Out, Damned Spot! Dept.
Synopsis: Creative ways to clean up after your dog.
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Bluff That Mugger!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Schtick 'em Up Dept.
Synopsis: Things you can say to a mugger so he won't mug you.
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Picture Road Signs for Everyday Situations

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Symbol Explanation Dept.
Synopsis: Using picture signs to convey one's feelings rather than articulating them.
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Don Martin's Natural History Movies, Short Subject #39: The Great Golden Eagle

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A director has a problem with filming his nature documentary short subject.
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The Six Million Dollars, Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lee Majors [as Steel Awesome]; Richard Anderson [as Roscoe]; Bobby Riggs; Otto Preminger [as Werner Won Ton]; Martin Balsam [as Dr. Balsawood]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man," an astronaut injured in an accident is given bionic implants and must rescue the surgeon who implanted them from his Soviet abductors.
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What Simple Pasttime Is Fast Becoming a Luxury That Many Americans Can No Longer Afford?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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...So Why Not...Pardon Hitler?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Adolf Hitler
Synopsis: If you're going to excuse smoking, you might as well go all the way.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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