Issue Details

Issue	#74
Published	Spring 1991
Frequency	four times a year
Cover Price	3.50 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Nick Meglin; John Ficarra
Notes	Indicia title: Mad Spring 1991 Super Special.

Cover Details - "Mad Rock Super Special"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	humor
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Colors	Bob Clarke
Letters	typeset

1 page filler "untitled"

Characters	Bruce Springsteen (illustration)
Pencils	Paul Coker (illustration)
Inks	Paul Coker (illustration)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Contents and indicia.

5 page story "Dumbo: More Blood Part II"

Characters	Dumbo [Sylvester Stallone] (Rambo parody)
Genre	humor
Script	Dick De Bartolo
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	typeset
Notes	Rambo: First Blood Part II movie parody.

1 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs Spy"

Characters	Black; White
Synopsis	Black spy uses a mosquito and a Venus Fly Trap to distract White spy.
Script	Antonio Prohias
Pencils	Antonio Prohias
Inks	Antonio Prohias
Letters	Antonio Prohias

2 page story "Pastimes for Nerds"

Genre	humor
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Paul Peter Porges
Inks	Paul Peter Porges
Letters	typeset

5 page The Lighter Side of... story "The Lighter Side of..."

Genre	humor
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	typeset
Notes	The Lighter Side of... Fighting, Finances, Women, Weddings, Jogging, Television, Crime, Company, Communication, Health, Relationships and School.

3 page story "Useful and Practical Information We'd Like to See"

Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	typeset

2 page text story "The Mad Travel Agency's Specialized Tours for You and Your Neurosis"

Genre	humor
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Harry North (illustrations)
Inks	Harry North (illustrations)
Letters	typeset

2 page story "The Mysteries of the Morning"

Genre	humor
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Paul Peter Porges
Inks	Paul Peter Porges
Letters	typeset

3 page story "Mad's Endangering Species"

Genre	humor
Pencils	Arnoldo Francioni; Alexandro Olivera (photographs)
Inks	Arnoldo Francioni; Alexandro Olivera (photographs)
Letters	typeset

1 page illustration "untitled"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	humor
Pencils	Norman Mingo (painting, signed)
Inks	Norman Mingo (painting, signed)
Letters	typeset

6 page story "Rock Video Produced by Pressure Groups"

Characters	Boy George; Cyndi Lauper (spelled Cindy Lauper); Michael Jackson; Sting
Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	typeset

2 page story "Traveller's Blues"

Characters	Glenn Frey
Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Will Elder
Inks	Harvey Kurtzman
Letters	typeset

1 page story "A Fairy Tale We'd Like to See"

Characters	Prince
Genre	humor
Script	Bob Jones
Pencils	John Rios
Inks	John Rios

2 page story "The Exploitation of a Rock Death"

Genre	humor
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Letters	typeset

3 page story "Where Your Rock Dollar Goes"

Genre	humor
Script	John Ficarra
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	typeset; Al Jaffee

2 page story "Boys Just Wanna Be George"

Genre	humor
Script	Tom Hachtman
Pencils	Tom Hachtman
Inks	Tom Hachtman
Letters	typeset

2 page story "How Many Mistakes Can You Find In This Picture?"

Genre	humor
Script	Chris Hart
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Letters	typeset

1 page story "Porn in the U.S.A."

Characters	Bruce Springsteen
Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker
Letters	typeset

4 page story "Red Topple and... 'Night Time' Takes a Mad Look at Rock Video"

Characters	Red Topple (Ted Koppel parody)
Genre	humor
Script	Dick De Bartolo
Pencils	Harry North
Inks	Harry North
Letters	typeset

3 page story "Woodstock Revisited"

Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Sergio Aragonés
Inks	Sergio Aragonés
Letters	typeset

2 page text story "Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Country Western Song"

Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Letters	typeset

2 page story "Superior Girl"

Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text sung to Madonna's "Material Girl" song.

1 page text story "Will You Make a Good Rock Star?"

Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	George Woodbridge (illustration)
Inks	George Woodbridge (illustration)
Letters	typeset

1 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs Spy"

Characters	Black; White
Synopsis	Black spy uses catsup and a firecracker to scare White spy.
Genre	humor
Script	Antonio Prohias
Pencils	Antonio Prohias
Inks	Antonio Prohias
Letters	Antonio Prohias

5 page The Lighter Side of... story "The Lighter Side of..."

Genre	humor
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	typeset
Notes	The Lighter Side of... Cooking, Singing, Revenge, Corrections, Weddings, Office Collections, Time Passages, Baby Sitting, Looking Ahead, Reading, Following Directions, Football, Confusion and Hi Tech.

1 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs Spy"

Characters	Black; White
Synopsis	Black spy is about to use T.N.T. but White spy beats him with springs, a glove and a match.
Genre	humor
Script	Antonio Prohias
Pencils	Antonio Prohias
Inks	Antonio Prohias
Letters	Antonio Prohias

5 page story "Witless"

Genre	humor
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres
Letters	typeset
Notes	Witness movie parody.

1 page story "Mad's 'Goetz Mask'"

Characters	Bernhard Goetz
Genre	humor
Script	Harvey Kurtzman (idea); Will Elder (idea)
Pencils	A. Tannenbaum-Sygma (photograph)
Inks	A. Tannenbaum-Sygma (photograph)
Letters	typeset

2 page story "Other Uses for Household Pets"

Genre	humor
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Paul Peter Porges
Inks	Paul Peter Porges
Letters	typeset

3 page story "Modern Merit Badges"

Genre	humor
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Letters	typeset

3 page story "M.O.B. Shop-By-Mail Catalog"

Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Letters	typeset

2 page story "Raising Money With Other Forms of Legalized Gambling"

Genre	humor
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Letters	typeset; George Woodbridge

2 page text story "NASA's Proposed Questionnaire for Civilian Space Shuttle Passengers"

Genre	humor
Script	John Ficarra
Letters	typeset

5 page The Lighter Side of... story "The Lighter Side of..."

Genre	humor
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	typeset
Notes	The Lighter Side of... Lost Items, Self-Confidence, School, Accidents, Music, Gambling, One-Up Manship, Television, Eating Out, Dating, Pets, Making It, School Lunchrooms and Telephones.

1 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs Spy"

Characters	Black; White
Synopsis	Black spy tries unsuccessfully to climb a ladder to get to White spy's top secret information.
Genre	humor
Script	Antonio Prohias
Pencils	Antonio Prohias
Inks	Antonio Prohias
Letters	Antonio Prohias

2 page story "Mad's Talking Stamps"

Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Letters	typeset

3 page story "The Mad Stress Chart"

Genre	humor
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker
Letters	typeset

4 page story "Kookoon"

Genre	humor
Script	Arnie Kogen
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	typeset
Notes	Cocoon movie parody.

1 page Mad Fold-In story "Mad Fold-In"

Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee (painting)
Inks	Al Jaffee (painting)
Colors	Al Jaffee (painting)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover. Asks "What powerful non-nuclear device is there no defense against?".

1 page story "untitled"

Characters	Caspar Weinberger
Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Will Elder
Inks	Harvey Kurtzman
Colors	Harvey Kurtzman
Letters	typeset
Notes	Outside back cover.