Issue Details

Issue	#139
Published	December 1970
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Al Feldstein; Jerry DeFuccio (Associate Editor); Nick Meglin (Associate Editor)
Notes	With the exception of the covers, entire magazine is in black & white.

Cover Details - "The Magazine Of The Loud Minority"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis
Notes	With the exception of the covers, entire magazine is in black & white.

1 page Sergio Aragones filler "The Vampire"

Characters	Vampire; Hippy
Synopsis	A vampire gets the true meaning of peace when he drains the blood of a hippy.
Genre	Gags
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	Inside front cover.In color.
Reprinted	in Mad Special (1970 series) #14 Winter 1974; In Mad Special (1970 series) #43 Summer 1983; In Mad Special (1970 series) #62 Spring 1988

1 page Contents Page credits "Departments"

Synopsis	Contents page featuring staff listings & what's featured in the magazine, listed by special Mad departments.
Genre	Satire

2 page Letters letters page "Random Samplings of Reader Mail"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Two pages featuring three sections; First section is a subscription ad for Mad Magazine; Middle section is Letters page with random samplings of reader mail, And third section is an ad for Mad Power, a paperback novel with political themed reprints.
Genre	Satire
Notes	From the "Letters" Dept.

7 page Mad Movie Satire story "Airplot"

Characters	Mule Bakersdozen; Cinderblock; Tango Livingdoll; Vermin Swinger; B. Carria; Gryn Mayday; Antsin Hisspantz; Panicky Loudmouth; Obnoxious Kid; Adorable Nun; Phony Priest; Little Old Lady; Stowaway; Wide-Eyed Group Sickie
Synopsis	A satire of the movie, Airport.
Genre	Satire
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Notes	From the "Coffee, Tea And Milked" Dept.
Reprinted	in Mad Special (1970 series) #13 Fall 1974.

4 page Political Satire photo story "A Mad Look At Tokenism Of The Future"

Synopsis	Photo gags showing how ad agencies can go too far when pushing token minorities.
Genre	Satire
Script	Vic Cowen
Pencils	Irving Schild (Photography)
Inks	Irving Schild (Photography)
Notes	From "There's One In Every Crowd" Dept.

1 page Don Martin filler "One Day At A Construction Site"

Characters	Hippy; Two unnamed Construction workers
Synopsis	A hippy uses flower power, literally.
Genre	Gags
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Notes	From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part I.

5 page The Lighter Side Of... filler "The Lighter Side Of The Revolutionary Movement"

Characters	Roger Kaputnik
Synopsis	Dave Berg's Lighter Side of gag section focusing on a singular topic, The Revolutionary Movement.
Genre	Gags
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Notes	From the "Berg's Eye-View" Dept.

1 page Hawks And Dove filler "Hawks And Dove"

Characters	Major Hawks; Private Doves
Synopsis	Private Doves mows the army base's lawn into a peace symbol.
Genre	Gags
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Notes	From the "Fowl Play" Dept.This is the third Hawks And Doves feature strip.
Reprinted	in Mad Special (1970 series) #118 February 1997

2 page Topical Satire photo story "Deceptive Money-Saving Labels"

Synopsis	Photo product gags with fine print price savers.
Genre	Gags
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Irving Schild (Photography)
Inks	Irving Schild (Photography)
Notes	From the "Outside Pitch" Dept.

2 page Political Satire filler "Mad's Guaranteed Effective All-Occasion Non-Slanderous Political Smear Speech"

Synopsis	Political speech telling it like it is.
Genre	Satire
Script	Bill Garvin
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Notes	From the "Death By Elocution" Dept.
Reprinted	in Mad Special (1970 series) #14 Winter 1974

3 page Political Satire filler "Still Life"

Synopsis	A collection of political gags featuring inanimate objects.
Genre	Gags
Script	Jerry Robinson
Pencils	Jerry Robinson
Inks	Jerry Robinson
Letters	Jerry Robinson
Notes	Originally presented in the Chicago Tribune.From the "Here's To You, Mr. Robinson" Dept.

5 page Political Satire filler "Silent Majority-The Magazine For Middle America"

Synopsis	A mock magazine focusing on Middle American lifestyles.
Genre	Satire
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Notes	From the "Putting The Right On" Dept.

2 page Topical Satire story "A Mad Peek Behind The Scenes At An Ad Agency"

Synopsis	Gags taken place in an ad agency office.
Genre	Satire
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard
Notes	From the "Inside-Ouch" Dept.

3 page Topical Satire filler "Ads For Movie Revivals"

Characters	Moses; Moby Dick; Captain Ahab; Snow White; Dopey; Grumpy; Doc; Happy; Bashful; Sneezy; Sleepy
Synopsis	Updating classic straight-laced films like Born free; Moby Dick; Ten Commandments & Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs with a more adult sex themed angle.
Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Notes	From the "X"-ploy-tation" Dept.
Reprinted	in Mad Special (1970 series) #14 Winter 1974

3 page Topical Satire filler "A Mad Look At Two High School Generations"

Synopsis	Comparing then and now, from the forties to the seventies, featuring the topics, movies; clothes; smoking; war; hair; school authority; family car & the school paper.
Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker
Notes	From the "Minor Adjustment" Dept.
Reprinted	in Mad Special (1970 series) #13 Fall 1974

1 page Spy VS. Spy filler "Spy VS. Spy"

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	White Spy falls for Black Spy's bridge rock trap.
Genre	Gags
Script	Antonio Prohias
Pencils	Antonio Prohias
Inks	Antonio Prohias
Notes	From the "Joke And Dagger" Dept.Winner: Black Spy.

5 page Mad TV Satire story "Ironride"

Characters	Ironride; Eva; Edd; Muck Swinger; Finster
Synopsis	A TV satire of Ironhide.
Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres
Notes	From the "Sitting "Bull" Dept.
Reprinted	in Mad Special (1970 series) #14 Winter 1974

1 page Don Martin filler "One Day In A Crash Pad"

Synopsis	Answers the question, "Where does a hippy store his leftovers ?"
Genre	Gags
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Notes	From the "Don Martin" Dept. Part II.
Reprinted	in Mad Special (1970 series) #14 Winter 1974

1 page Mad Fold-In (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Mini ? Midi ? Maxi ? What Kind Of Clothing Style Would We Like To See Kids Wear ?"

Synopsis	Another famous Mad Fold-In from Al Jaffee.
Genre	Satire; Gags
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Notes	Inside backcover.In color.

1 page Political Satire (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "A Future Political Campaign Poster (The Spiro Of '76)"

Characters	Spiro Agnew
Synopsis	A painted poster of the Spirit Of '76 by Norman Mingo with all the characters played by Spiro Agnew.
Genre	Satire
Script	Bill Garvin
Pencils	Norman Mingo (Painted)
Inks	Norman Mingo (Painted)
Colors	Norman Mingo (Painted)
Notes	Outside backcover. In color.

Sergio Aragones filler "Drawn Out Dramas"

Synopsis	Sergio Aragones' mini textless gags that appear in various margins and panels on most of the pages in the magazine.
Genre	Gags
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	No page count as gags appear in Various Places Around The Magazine.