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Issue: Mad #289
Publication Date: September 1989
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Issues: #289 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07098933230009
Price: $1.50 USD
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Content Items: 19 (17 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 about Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2006 as Battyman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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In This Issue We…

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman [as Batman]
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Battyman

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Battyman [Bruce Swain]; Neuman; Icky; the Jerker [Yack Nattier]; Superman (cameo); Dick Tracy (cameo); Ed Koch (cameo); Charles Bronson (cameo); the Phantom of the Opera (cameo)
Synopsis: Fleeing from Battyman, criminal Yack Nattier falls into a vat of toxic waste and becomes the Jerker. The Jerker begins a citywide campaign of shooting, killing, and poisoning, laughing all the way. As the Jerker falls to his death during a fight, Battyman follows. That way they can both avoid the sequel.
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Disclose Notes: Satirizes the 1989 film "Batman."
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The Haunting Hunting Hullabaloo

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Genres: humorous
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A Mad Guide to Social Behavior

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Faux Pas for the Course Dept.
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The Rookstone Catalog

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Genres: humorous
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Spy vs Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; the White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy disguises his submarine as an island.
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More New Laws That Congress Should Pass Right Now! Right Now! Right Now!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Better Legislate Than Never Dept.
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When Rap Music Spreads Into Everyday Lives

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Genres: humorous
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The Excruciating Escape Extravaganza

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Genres: humorous
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The Lighter Side of...

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The humorous aggravations of excuses, offspring, videos, violation, relationships, business, partying, obedience, tests, computers, inquiries, success, employment, popularity, and doctors.
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Video Reviews

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hartburn Dept.
Character(s): Bruce Willis; Alan Rickman; Olympia Dukakis; Cher; Nicolas Cage; Michelle Pfeiffer; Dean Stockwell; Michael Caine; Steve Martin; Willem Dafoe; Mel Brooks; Kurt Russell; Mel Gibson; Charles Grodin; Robert De Niro; Michael Palin; Kevin Kline; Jamie Lee Curtis; John Cleese; Jean Marsh; Ron Howard; George Lucas
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Selected Highlights from the BOTB Sports Cable Network

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Feature(s): The Bore of the Crowd Dept.
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Murky Brown

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Feature(s): Bergen’s Eye View Dept.
Character(s): Baba Waters; Huge Downer; Murky Brown; Smiles Silvernerd; Dorky; Grin; Alldim; Crank
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A Mad Look at Driver’s Ed

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Genres: humorous
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If Different Comedians Told The Same Joke

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gag Reflects Dept.
Character(s): Robin Williams; George Carlin; David Letterman; Rodney Dangerfield; Sam Kinison; Dana Carvey [as the Church Lady]; Yakov Smirnoff; Steven Wright
Synopsis: The old joke, "There’s a fly in my soup…", as it might be told by various comedians.
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The Silly Solitary Scenario

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Genres: humorous
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Mad Charts

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Speaking with a List Dept.
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What’s the Latest in Exciting Summer Water Sports?

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Drawn-Out Dramas

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Genres: humorous
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