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Issue: Mad #203
Publication Date: December 1978
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Issues: #203 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 0709893323012
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (15 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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The Mad "Star Wars" Musical

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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In Content Item: FlagMad About Star Wars #[nn] published October 2007
as The Mad "Star Wars" Musical; [Cover - Mad #203] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Why Battle with Common, Vulgar Clods at the Newsstand for Your Copy of Mad... When You Can... Subscribe

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Subscription advertisement for Mad (EC, 1952 series).
Inside front cover.
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[untitled]

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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Susan Richardson (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from Dean Bruggeman, Katie Allen, Richard Schwartz, Glen Gold, Terry Wilson, Grant M. Wanner, Marshall Johnson, Evan Spring, Teri Tremet, Elizabeth Kurtz, Vita A. Oliva, Jeff Jones, Mike Karp, Richard R. Brookman, Alan Harris, Jim La Ruffa, William Hogan, Jerry Stewart, Bill Peckenpaugh, Edward Hatton, Phil Prawda, Mauricio Dini, Wayne Stoll and Susan Richardson.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): E.C. Publications, Inc.
First Line: Business... before... pleasure!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for 97 different Mad paperbacks.
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The Force and I - The Mad "Star Wars" Musical

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jawas; Stormtroopers; Kermit the Frog (cameo); Unnamed B.C. Characters (cameo); Tin Man (cameo); Tusken Raiders
First Line: Once, not too long ago in our galaxy, we were invaded by a movie called 'Star Wars'...
Synopsis: A musical version of Star Wars using famous songs from Broadway hits.
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In Content Item: FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] [unnamed variant] published March 1984
as The Force and I The Mad "Star Wars" Musical [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad About Star Wars #[nn] published October 2007
as The Force and I: The Mad "Star Wars" Musical [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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One Morning at Max's Novelty Shop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Maybe your novelties are the funniest in the world, Max... but I never buy anything without testing it first!!
Synopsis: A man gets his comeuppance at a novelty shop.
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In Content Item: FlagNorsk Mad #4/1981 published November 1981
as Julegaveshoppen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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More Candid Mad Snapshots of Historical Celebrities

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hokey-Focus Dept.
First Line: Henry the VIII between wives - out girl-watching
Synopsis: What photographs of historical figures might have revealed.
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If Freedom of the Press Applied to High School Papers

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Write On! Dept.
First Line: Each year, the Supreme Court hands down new decisions that broaden the First Amendment and increase Freedom of the Press.
Synopsis: A series of satirical high school newspaper articles.
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Easily-Computed Human Factors

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Formula Equation Dept.
First Line: During the past few winters, weathermen have been adding insult to injury by not only telling us how cold it is...
Synopsis: How the human factor affects masochism, gullibility, self-deprecation, infatuation, naiveté, horniness, laziness, humiliation, curiosity and stupidity.
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The Lighter Side of Rip-offs

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Hey, Mister, did you happen to see a Policeman anywhere around this neighborhood?
Synopsis: Humorous everyday situations involving rip-offs.
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Pages: 5
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How to Read a New Car Ad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Auto Suggestion Dept.
First Line: There are a lot of changes going on in the automobile industry these days.
Synopsis: Satirical information on how to understand automobile ads.
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A Mad Look at the "Clorox" Commercial

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Clothes Encounters Dept.
First Line: I'll give you twenty dollars for that pair of pants...
Synopsis: Several different variations on a particular scene from a Clorox commercial from 1978, in which people are offered money for their laundry.
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A Seven Day Tour of Israel for the Guilt-ridden

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Mad Travel Agency's Specialized Tours for You and Your Neurosis; Sic Transit Gloriously Dept.
First Line: Nowadays, Travel Agencies are packaging all kinds of tours for all kinds of people with all kinds of special interests...
Synopsis: What a seven-day pre-packaged tour of Israel for the severely guilt-ridden traveler might look like.
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If Sesame Street Branched out into Specialized Avenues of Education

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mr. Hooper; Sherlock Hemlock; The Count; Kermit the Frog
First Line: Pushing drugs - Filling some creep with drugs - Goons and thugs - And the hide-outs where boss-es meet -
Synopsis: A parody of Sesame Street using different types of occupations and genres such as mafia, medical, and athlete.
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In Content Item: FlagA Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] [unnamed variant] published March 1984
as If Sesame Street Branched out into Specialized Avenues of Education [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Amazing Facts About the Animal World vs Amazing Facts About the American Scene

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Nerds and the Bees Dept.
First Line: In grade school, you probably learned - and promptly proceeded to forget - that bees have 12,000 eyes...
Synopsis: How the animal world compares to typical Americans.
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One Afternoon at Rocky's Diner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A diner complains that there is only one fly in his soup.
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In Content Item: FlagNorsk Mad #4/1981 published November 1981
as En ettermiddag i stamkneipa [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Fantasy "Buy" Land

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Paying Atoll Dept.
First Line: There's a new hit show on TV that takes place on a lush tropical island.
Synopsis: A satire of the television show Fantasy Island.
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Pages: 5
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One Evening at the Bus Terminal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A vending machine promising to rid patrons of their ugly wrinkles works too efficiently.
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In Content Item: FlagNorsk Mad #3/1981 published October 1981
as En kveld nede på Oslo S [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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What Former World Champ Is Taking an Awful Licking Lately?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: In our highly competitive world, yesterday's bum can become today's champ...
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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One Day in Paris

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Quasimodo
Synopsis: The Hunchback of Notre Dame moonlights as an ice-cream man. Back cover.
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Drawn Out Dramas

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