Issue Details

Issue	#21
Published	1976
Cover Price	1.00 USD
Pages	112
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein
Notes	Includes 28-page full-color comic book insert titled "The Nostalgic Mad" No. 5, with reprints of classic stories from the 1950s

Cover Details - "Mad Special"

Characters	Melvin; Woman Wonder
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	John Severin; Bill Elder
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Includes 28-page full-color comic book insert titled "The Nostalgic Mad" No. 5, with reprints of classic stories from the 1950s

1 page Mad cover reprint (on interior page) "The Nostalgic Mad No. 5"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
Notes	Comic book insert
Reprinted	Mad (EC, 1952 series) #6

1 page Cliche Dept. story "Scenes We'd ... Like to See"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Jack Davis (signed)
Notes	Inside Front Cover of comic book insert; one-half page in color and one-half page in black & white
Reprinted	Mad (EC, 1952 series)

7 page Heroine Worship Dept. story "Woman Wonder!"

Characters	Diana Banana [Woman Wonder]; Steve Adore; Superduperman
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	Bill Elder
Notes	Comic book insert; parody of Wonder Woman
Reprinted	from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #10

2 page Cliche Dept. story "More Scenes We'd Like to See"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Jack Davis
Notes	First page in color; second page in black & white (comic book insert)
Reprinted	Mad (EC, 1952 series)

7 page Movie Dept. story "Stalag 18!"

Characters	Lt. Wunbar; Animal; Security; Stepton; Feldwebbel Johann Sebastian Shmaltz
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	Wally Wood (signed)
Notes	Spoof of motion picture "Stalag 17" (comic book insert)
Reprinted	Mad (EC, 1952 series)

7 page Jungle Dept. story "Melvin"

Characters	Melvin of Apes; Jane; Boy
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	John Severin
Notes	Spoof of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes (comic book insert)
Reprinted	Mad (EC, 1952 series)

2 page Cliche Dept. story "Still More Scenes We'd Like to See"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Jack Davis
Notes	Continued on inside back cover (comic book insert); one page in color; inside cover in black & white
Reprinted	Mad (EC, 1952 series)

1 page Ded Ryder advertisement "Cowboy Carbine"

Genre	Humor; Satire
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Back cover of comic book insert; mock advertisement for Dandelion rifles (spoofing Daisy rifles)

1 page Mad foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Characters	Melvin
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	John Severin
Letters	Typeset

7 page Fiddler Made a Goof Dept. story "Antenna on the Roof"

Characters	Mr. Buckchaser; Mrs. Buckchaser; Sheila Buckchaser; Nancy Buckchaser; Joy Buckchaser
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Parody of "Fiddler on the Roof"

3 page Ask a Stupid Question ... Dept. text article "If Today's Celebrities Answered Virginia's Letter About Santa Claus"

Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Letters	Typeset

3 page There's No Tool Like an Old Tool Dept. story "New Power Tools for the Home Craftsman"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Typeset

4 page Knowing Your Left from Your Right Dept. story "The Mad Guide to Political Types"

Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Includes liberals, leftists, conservatives, reactionaries, right-wing militants, and new left extremists

1 page Joke and Dagger Dept. story "Spy vs. Spy"

Genre	Humor
Script	Anthony Prohias
Pencils	Anthony Prohias
Inks	Anthony Prohias

2 page Oh-Oh! Dept. story "You Know Your Days Are Numbered When ..."

Genre	Humor
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Letters	Typeset

5 page Berg's-Eye View Dept., Part 1 story "The Lighter Side of ... Week-ends"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Typeset

1 page Don Martin Dept. Part 1 story "One Fairly Nice Day Downtown"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Typeset

4 page A Discouraging Word from Our Sponsor Dept. story "Ads That Turn People Off"

Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Letters	Typeset

5 page Jock's Trapped Dept. story "A Mad Look at ... TV Sports Interviews--Past, Present & Future"

Genre	Humor
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis
Letters	Typeset

1 page Polish Joke Dept. story "The Small Businessman"

Genre	Humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

3 page Criminal Types Dept. story "Suicide"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Edwing
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Includes oil companies, tobacco companies, factories on rivers; soap companies, hunters, auto manufacturers, and pushers

5 page Progressive Jazz Dept. story "Mad's Educator of the Year"

Characters	David Slushkind
Genre	Humor
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks	Paul Coker, Jr.
Letters	Typeset

2 page The Eyes of Taxes Are Upon You Dept. text article "Letters from the Internal Revenue Service"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dick De Bartolo; Donald K. Epstein
Letters	Typeset

1 page Don Martin Dept. Part 2 story "One Day at a Seance"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin

5 page Boolah-Boolah Dept. story "Typical Sports Movies, Past and Present"

Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis
Letters	Typeset

3 page Pick-Up Schticks Dept. story "When Watching Television, You Can Be Sure of Seeing ..."

Characters	Joe Namath; Johnny Carson; Bob Hope; Rocky Graziano; Murray Mulch; Rona Barrett; Raymond Burr [Ironside]; James Franciscus [Longstreet]; William Conrad [Cannon]; Jackie Gleason; Dean Martin; Richard M. Nixon
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres
Letters	Typeset

3 page Inside-Ouch Dept. story "A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes in a Department Store at Christmastime"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dick De Bartolo
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Letters	Typeset

3 page Yule-o-gee! Dept. story "The Mad Christmas Hate Book"

Genre	Humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	Typeset

1 page Don Martin Dept. Part 3 story "One Night in a Bar Along the Highway"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Typeset

5 page Berg's-Eye View Dept., Part 2 story "The Lighter Side of ... Commuting"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Typeset

3 page Slay Ride Dept. story "A Mad Look at Snowmobiles"

Genre	Humor
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Paul Peter Porges
Inks	Paul Peter Porges

2 page Don Martin Dept. Part 4 story "One Day at Campsite 39-B"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Don Martin

7 page Knifin' Falk Dept. story "Clodumbo"

Characters	Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Charlie Chan; Lt. Clodumbo; Dr. Robert Culpable
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Spoof of television's "Columbo"

1 page Mad Fold-In filler "untitled"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks	Al Jaffee
Colors	Al Jaffee
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside Back Cover (full color)

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "The Choke's on Us"

Genre	Humor
Script	Max Brandel
Pencils	Irving Schild (Photograph)
Inks	Irving Schild (Photograph)
Colors	Irving Schild (Photograph)
Letters	Typeset