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Issue Details

Issue #36
Published Fall 1981
Cover Price 1.50 USD
Pages 100
Editing Albert B. Feldstein
Notes Mad looks at comic strips over the years, culled from past issues of "the best newspaper comics satires, comic magazine hero parodies, Don Martin insanity and Sergio Aragones madness."

Cover Details - "The Comics"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman; Daddy Warducks; Nannie; Dick Tracy; Minnie Mouse; Donald Duck; Superduperman; Lone Ranger
Genre Humor; Satire
Notes Mad looks at comic strips over the years, culled from past issues of "the best newspaper comics satires, comic magazine hero parodies, Don Martin insanity and Sergio Aragones madness."

1 page Mad story "One Day in the Comics Suburbs"

Characters Popeye; Olive Oyl; Dagwood; Blondie; Daisy Mae; Li'l Abner
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Arnoldo Franchioni
Pencils Jack Rickard
Inks Jack Rickard
Notes Inside Front Cover (full color)
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #153 (September 1972)

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

Genre Humor; Satire
Letters Typeset

4 page Strip Teasers Dept. story "Comic Strips They'd Really Like to Do"

Characters Charlie Brown; Pogo; Mary Worth; Beetle Bailey; Miss Peach
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Charles Schulz; Walt Kelly; Allen Saunders; Mort Walker; Mell Lazarus
Pencils Charles Schulz; Walt Kelly; Ken Ernst; Mort Walker; Mell Lazarus
Inks Charles Schulz; Walt Kelly; Ken Ernst; Mort Walker; Mell Lazarus
Letters Typeset
Notes Also includes photos (no credits given) of Schulz, Kelly, Ernst, Saunders, Walker, and Lazarus.
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #89 (September 1964)

3 page Rush Money-Order Today Dept. story "If Comic Strip Characters Answered Those Little Ads"

Characters Little Orphan Annie; Dick Tracy; Donald Duck; Nancy; Sluggo; Alley Oop; Henry; The Phantom; Dagwood Bumstead; Blondie; Popeye; Olive Oyl
Genre Humor; Satire
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #35 (October 1957)

6 page Song of India Ink Dept. story The Mad "Comic" Opera

Characters Dick Tracy; Mickey Finn; Tarzan; Rex Morgan; Dagwood Bumstead; Henry; Sandy; Flash Gordon; Clark Kent [Superman]; Steve Canyon; Daddy Warbucks; Annie; Snuffy Smith; Loweezy; Gumps; Prince Valiant; Donald Duck; Jiggs; Maggie; Joe Palooka; Humphrey; Mark Trail; Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Red Ryder; Mandrake; Archie; Fritzi Ritz; Katzenjammer Kids; Eugene the Jeep; Alley Oop; Moon Mullins; Kayo; Linus Van Pelt; Blondie Bumstead; Mary Worth; Mr. Dithers; Olive Oyl; Smokey Stover; Phantom; Dondi; Smilin' Jack
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #56 (July 1960)

2 page From "Super" to Nuts Dept. story "More Powerful Than a Locomotive ..."

Genre Humor; Satire
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #172 (January 1975)

3 page Drawing on an Old Format Dept. story "Adult TV Cartoons"

Characters Freddy Flintstoner; Barney; Ralphy; Norton; Mickey Mouse; Croc Paar; Groucho Owl
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters Typeset
Notes Parodies of The Flintstones, The Honeymooners, Untouchables, Candid Camera, To Tell the Truth, Jack Paar Show, You Bet Your Life, and Person to Person.
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #63 (June 1961)

4 page No Longer Working for Peanuts Dept. story "Will Success Spoil Charlie Brown?"

Characters Shermy; Lucy; Schroeder; Linus; Pigpen; Violet; Peppermint Patty; Snoopy; Patty; Charlie Brown
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Larry Siegel
Pencils Jack Rickard
Inks Jack Rickard
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #117 (March 1968)

3 page Don Martin Dept. story "Don Martin Looks at Spider-Man"

Characters Spider-Man
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Don Martin
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #212 (January 1980)

5 page Funnies Are People Dept. story "Comicland"

Characters Orphan Annie; Sandy; Prince Valiant; Superman; Donald Duck; Henry; Daisy Mae; Nancy; Smitty; Dondi; Alexander Bumstead; Charlie Brown; Little Lulu; Kayo Mullins; Marcia Mason; Junior Tracy; Mary Worth; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Frank Jacobs; E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #82 (October 1963)

4 page Pen and "Shrink" Dept. story "If Comic Characters Were Psychoanalyzed"

Characters Dagwood; Blondie; Cookie; Alexander; Mr. Dithers; Charlie Brown; Snoopy; Donald Duck; Beetle Bailey; Sarge; Mary Worth
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #125 (March 1969)

4 page Comic Shnook's Dept. story "A Mad Look at Super Heroes"

Characters Superman; Wonder Woman; Plastic Man; Batman; Billy Batson [Captain Marvel]; Flash; Captain America; Spider-Man; Thor; Green Lantern
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #177 (September 1975)

2 page Newspaper Comics Dept. story "Nansy"

Characters Nansy; Pinocchio; Pat Patton; Junior Tracy
Genre Humor; Satire
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32 (April 1957)

4 page Roasted Peanuts Dept. story "Misery Is a Cold Hot Dog"

Characters Charlie Brown; Marcia Mason; Herbie; Nancy; Sluggo; Dondi; Kayo Mullins; Orphan Annie; Little Iodine; Archie; Henry; Little Lulu; Dennis Mitchell; Swee'pea; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Chip Flagston; Junior Tracy; Alexander Bumstead; Jughaid; Pepper; Trixie Flagston
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Larry Siegel
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #80 (July 1963)

4 page What Mortals These Fools Be Dept. story "If Comic Strip Characters Behaved Like Ordinary People"

Characters Charlie Brown; Lucy; Snoopy; Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Daddy Warbucks; Annie; Superman; Pogo Possum; Albert Alligator; Mandrake; Lothar; B.C.; Maggie; Jiggs; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #81 (September 1963)

4 page High Flown Balloons Dept. story "If Famous Authors Wrote the Comics"

Characters Huey; Dewey; Louie; Donald Duck; Dick Tracy; Flattop; Pruneface; Charlie Brown; Snoopy; Lucy; Schroeder; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Captain; Rex Morgan; Little Orphan Annie; Daddy Warbucks; Asp; Sandy; Nancy; Sluggo; Fritzi Ritz; Dennis Mitchell
Synopsis Premise: what if Paddy Chayefsky wrote Donald Duck? Gilbert & Sullivan, Dick Tracy? Rudyard Kipling, Peanuts? Walt Whitman, The Katzenjammer Kids? Rodgers & Hammerstein, Rex Morgan, M.D.? Tennessee Williams, Little Orphan Annie? Mickey Spillane, Nancy? And Edgar Allan Poe, Dennis the Menace?
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series)#46 (April 1959)

4 page "Pop" Goes the Easel Dept. story "If the World's Great Painters Drew the Comics"

Genre Humor; Satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Jack Rickard
Inks Jack Rickard
Notes Comics drawn in the styles of Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Grant Wood, Millet, Rousseau, and Whistler.
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #137 (September 1970)

3 page Punch in the Noise Dept. story "A Mad Portfolio of Appropriate Comic Strip Sound Effects"

Characters Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mutt; Jeff; Charlie Brown; Dagwood Bumstead; Mr. Dithers; Oliver Warbucks; Beetle Bailey; Mary Perkins; Dick Tracy; Rick O'Shay; Marcia Mason
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Earle Doud
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #128 (July 1969)

5 page Funny Pitches Dept. story "Future Educational Comic Pamphlets"

Characters Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Popeye; President Kennedy; Olive Oyl; Bluto; Mary Worth
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Larry Siegel
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #85 (March 1964)

2 page Shnook ... Up in the Sky! Dept. story "A Mad Look at Superman"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Hulk; Batman; Wonder Woman
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Don Edwing
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #208 (July 1979)

4 page Doing It Up "Brown" Dept. story If "Peanuts" Were a Weekly TV Series

Characters Charlie Brown; Schroeder; Lucy Van Pelt; Snoopy; Linus Van Pelt; Peppermint Patty; Sally Brown; Woodstock
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Lou Silverstone
Pencils Jack Rickard
Inks Jack Rickard
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #138 (October 1970)

2 page Never on Sunday-Pages Dept. story "The Comic Strip Characters' Christmas Party"

Characters Mr. Dithers; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Moonbeam McSwine; Dick Tracy; Rex Morgan; Steve Canyon; Terry Lee; Little King; Louie; Henry; Ferd'nand; Col. Potterby; Pottsy; Fearless Fosdick; Mickey Finn; Hi Flagston; Lois Flagston; Joe Palooka; Archie; Penny; Tarzan; Prince Valiant; Mary Perkins; Phantom; Mandrake; Lothar; Fritzi Ritz; Snuffy Smith; Major Hoople; Minnie Mouse; Donald Duck; Churchy La Femme; Pigpen; Charlie Brown; Popeye; Saint; Horace Dripple; Dotty Dripple; Swee'pea; Lucy Van Pelt; Nancy; Junior Tracy; Smitty; Herby; Moon Mullins; Smokey Stover; Schroeder; Alley Oop; Felix the Cat; Shmoo; B.C.; Eugene the Jeep; Mary Worth; Lone Ranger; Maggie; Jiggs; Snoopy; Albert Alligator; Pogo Possum; Quincy Magoo; Miss Peach; Marcia Mason; Oliver Warbucks; Annie; Sandy; Kayo Mullins; Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Jeff; Rip Kirby; Desmond; Dondi; Mark Trail; Gravel Gertie; Hairless Joe
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Gary Belkin
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Notes Two-page spread.
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #68 (January 1962)

4 page Someday Supplement Dept. story "Comics for Publications That Don't Have Comics"

Characters Dagwood Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead; J.C. Dithers; Charlie Brown; Goofy; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Daisy Duck; Scrooge McDuck; Annie; Oliver Warbucks; Sandy; Hy Fashion; General Abercrombie; Albert Alligator; Pogo Possum; Ty Coon; Dennis Mitchell
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #88 (July 1964)

2 page With a Little Bit of Puck Dept. story "If Comic Strip Artists Drew Editorial Cartoons"

Characters Alley Oop; Mary Worth; Jiggs; Superman; Charlie Brown; Linus; Snoopy; Lucy; Schroeder; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Oliver Warbucks; Annie; Popeye; Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Nancy; Sluggo; Morticia Addams
Genre Humor; Satire
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #45 (March 1959)

3 page True-to-Form Dept. story "Tell-Tale Comic Strip Balloons"

Characters Rex Morgan; Lois Flagston; Trixie Flagston; J.C. Dithers; Dagwood Bumstead; Popeye; Olive Oyl; Mary Worth; Brenda Starr; Scamp; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Major Hoople; Andy Capp; Charlie Brown; Lucy; Linus; Schroeder; Patty; Violet; Smitty; Redeye; Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Genre Humor
Script Don Edwing
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #160 (July 1973)

1 page You Kent Win 'Em All Dept. story "A Super Opportunity"

Characters Clark Kent [Superman]
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #190 (April 1977)

4 page The Yellowed Kids' Dept. story "If Comic Strip Characters Were as Old as Their Strips"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Junior Tracy; Popeye; Bluto; Swee'pea; Wimpy; Abner Yokum; Daisy Mae Yokum; Fearless Fosdick; Mandrake; Lothar; Tarzan; Jane; Henry; Dennis Mitchell
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Earle Doud
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #72 (July 1962)

2 page West-Ward-Ho-Ho! Dept. story "A Mad Look at Batman"

Characters Batman; Robin
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Letters Sergio Aragones
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #106 (October 1966)

4 page Installment Overdue Dept. story "The End of Comics"

Characters Little Orphan Annie; Oliver Warbucks; Mandrake; Lothar; Pogo Possum; Albert Alligator; Porky Pine; Churchy La Femme; Mamselle Hepzibah; Howland Owl; Dick Tracy; Junior Tracy; Pat Patton; Mary Worth; Mammy Yokum; Al Capp; Pappy Yokum; Li'l Abner Yokum; Daisy Mae; Dennis Mitchell; Smilin' Jack; Blondie Bumstead; Henry
Genre Humor; Satire
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #43 (December 1958)

3 page R.I.P. Kirby Dept. story "Obituraries for Comic Strip Characters"

Characters Oliver Warbucks; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Nancy Fritz; Donald Duck; Smilin' Jack Martin; Dick Tracy; Mandrake J. Mandrake; Henry Smith; Dagwood Bumstead
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils various
Inks various
Letters Typeset
Notes Indexer originally listed art credits, both pencils and inks, as "Fabian Madrach; Bradford Madrach" but art appears to be parts of art from other sequences listed in this issue, and neither Madrach is listed in credits for any MAD issue on the "Totally MAD" CD.
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #106 (October 1966)

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "Which Modern Artist Is Most Successfully Communicating With His Audience?"

Genre Humor; Satire
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks Al Jaffee
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside Back Cover (full color)
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #126 (April 1969)

1 page [Don Martin Dept.] story "Superman's Super-Hernia"

Characters Superman
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Don Edwing
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Letters Typeset
Notes Back Cover. Title from table of contents of "Totally MAD" CD.
Reprinted From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #208 (July 1979)