Issue Details

Issue	#193
Published	September 1977
Cover Price	0.60 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein

Cover Details

Characters	Jolly; Saccharina; Killy; Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard

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

Genre	Fact
Pencils	Various
Letters	Typeset

2 page Letters Dept. letters page "Letters Dept."

Genre	Fact
Letters	Typeset

7 page Rock of Aged Dept. story "A Star's a Bomb"

Characters	Kris Kristofferson; Barbra Streisand
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Spoof of movie "A Star Is Born"

1 page Don Martin Dept. story "Don Martin Dept. Part 1: One Monday Afternoon in a Downtown Jewelry Store"

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

2 page Show and Sell Dept. story "Mad Products with Paired Names"

Genre	Humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Letters	Bob Clarke (?)

6 page Unbecoming Attractions Dept. story "Welcome to Mad Magazine's Reality World"

Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Parody of Disneyland; based on an idea by Marc Bilgrey

4 page A Mad Look story "A Mad Look at Movie Making"

Genre	Humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

2 page Fone-Bonus Dept. story "Famous People's Telephone Answering Machine Messages"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dick De Bartolo
Pencils	? (Photograph)
Inks	? (Photograph)
Letters	Typeset

1 page Don Martin Dept. story "Don Martin Dept. Part 2: One Wednesday Evening in a Restaurant Men's Room"

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

3 page The Joke's on U.S. Dept. story "More American Jokes They're Telling in Poland"

Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks	Paul Coker, Jr.
Letters	Typeset

2 page Sick Transit Gloriously Dept. story "The Mad Travel Agency's Specialized Tours for You and Your Neurosis"

Genre	Humor
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Harry North, Esq.
Inks	Harry North, Esq.
Letters	Typeset

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

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

2 page Look for the "Union" Army Dept. story "When Members of Our Armed Forces Join a Union"

Genre	Humor
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Letters	Typeset

3 page How Much Is on First? Dept. story "Casey at the Talks"

Characters	Casey
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Updated version of Ernest Lawrence Thayer's famous poem "Casey at the Bat"

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

Genre	Humor
Script	Antonio Prohias
Pencils	Antonio Prohias
Inks	Antonio Prohias

5 page Private-Eyefuls Dept. story "Churlie's Angles"

Characters	Boresly; Saccharina; Killy; Jolly; Lynda Carter; Lindsay Wagner; Telly Savalas; Robert Blake; Angie Dickinson; Cindy Williams; Penny Marshall
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Parody of television series "Charlie's Angels"

1 page Don Martin Dept. story "Don Martin Dept. Part 3: Late One Friday Night on an Uptown Street Corner"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "Mad Fold-In"

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

1 page More Scenes We'd Like to See: Fairy Tales story "The Frog Prince"

Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Don Edwing
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Notes	Back Cover