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Issue: Mad #177
Publication Date: September 1975
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Issues: #177 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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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
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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, We Shpritz The Towering Inferno

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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Pages: 1
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The Frog Prince

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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Disclose Notes: On inside front cover and in color.
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Table of Contents

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Letters Dept.

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers - Miles Rind, Ward Ellis, Jim Gonnerman, Wade Williams, Bret Rudnick, Toni Turcic, John Wiencko, Benita Tsang, Paul Dodson, Brian Allison, Chuck Gill, Linda Burrows, Charles Rosenay, Mehboob Hajce, Warren Shawn, John O'Neill, Larry Collard, Ms. Jimmie Hankey, Ms. S. Newman and Steve Sigler.
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Why Kill Yourself?

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Feature(s): Mad
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Mad subscription.
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Another Double Fault

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Feature(s): Mad
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Promo for "Mad's Don Martin Steps Further Out" and "Steaming Mad."
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The Towering Sterno

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Plot-Boiler Dept.
Character(s): Dug Rivets; Dodger Summons; Fullip; Omolette
Synopsis: A satire of the movie "The Towering Inferno."
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #28 published January 1979
as The Towering Sterno [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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A Collection of Mad X-Rayvings

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): X-Posed Dept.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: 12 single panel cartoons.
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Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Sunday Morning in the Park

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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Young Sports Illustrated

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Minor Disaster Dept.
Character(s): Jock Bender; Roman Orgy; Kermit Blinkny; Bubby Clatnik; Commissioner Gazelle; Ken Noseblow
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Pages: 5
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A Mad Look at Super Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Thor [Dr. Donald Blake]
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #28 published January 1979
as A Mad Look at Super Heroes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #36 [$1.75 Cover Price] published January 1981
as A Mad Look at Super Heroes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture?

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Feature(s): Err Apparent Dept.
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The Lighter Side of... Summer Hazards

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 5
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Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Beautiful Evening Last May

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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It Ain't Fair When...

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sour Gripes Dept.
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Pages: 2
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Mad Devices Designed to Solve Our Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Problems

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Where There's Smoke, There's Ire Dept.
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In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #28 published January 1979
as Mad Devices Designed to Solve Our Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Problems [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Footnotes* to Folklore

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

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Genres: espionage, humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
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Pages: 1
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Cheeko and the Ham

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Impairing the Morale of a Minority Dept.
Character(s): Sheeko; Egg Brawny; Fred Sanford (cameo); Lamont Sanford (cameo); Eloise
Synopsis: A satire of the television show "Chico and the Man."
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Pages: 5
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Don Martin Dept. Part III: The Great Zucchini

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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What Special Items Do Foreign Shoppers Find Easily Obtainable in the U.S.?

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside back cover and in color.
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The Modern-Day Carpetbaggers

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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A Mad mini-poster on back cover.
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Drawn-Out Dramas

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Disclose Notes: No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.

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