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Issue Details

Issue #205
Published March 1979
Cover Price 0.60 USD
Pages 52
Editing Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry DeFuccio (associate); Nick Meglin (associate)
Notes John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

Cover Details - "In This Issue, We Monkey Around With Grease"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman; John Travolta
Genre Satire
Pencils Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Inks Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Colors Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Notes John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Letters typeset

Half page Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation text article "Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation"

Letters typeset
Notes Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months - 2,446,495.

Half page Letters Dept. letters page "Letters Dept."

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - David Wiechorek, Chris Motley, Katherine McKie, Linda Osborne Blood, Shari Miller, Mayor Edward O. Koch, Chris Nessinger, Don Flynn, Karen Lynn Gregory, Fred Merf, Tony Muratori and Bob Zarum.

7 page story "Cease"

Characters Wizzo; Dinny; Sandee; Kenocker; Cragface; Frankie Avalon; Cha Cha
Synopsis Satire of the movie GREASE.
Genre Satire
Script Stan Hart
Pencils Mort Drucker
Inks Mort Drucker

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part I: Early One Morning Down in South America"

Genre Satire
Script Don Martin
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Letters Don Martin

3 page story "Mad's Candid Snapshots of Some Insignificant Moments in Sports"

Genre Satire
Script Paul Peter Porges
Pencils Paul Peter Porges
Inks Paul Peter Porges

4 page story "Consumer Reports for Government Purchasing Agencies"

Genre Satire
Script Dick DeBartolo
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)

1 page This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to story "This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Doctors"

Genre Satire
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Al Jaffee
Inks Al Jaffee

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

Genre Satire
Script Dave Berg
Pencils Dave Berg
Inks Dave Berg
Letters Dave Berg ?

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Cold Afternoon Outside Buffalo"

Genre Satire
Script Don Martin
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Letters Don Martin

2 page story "Recycled Magazine Articles"

Genre Satire
Script Tom Koch
Pencils Harry North, Esq.
Inks Harry North, Esq.

3 page Evel Knievel story "Some Really Dangerous Stunts We'd Like to See Evel Knievel Do on TV"

Characters Evel Knievel
Genre Satire
Script Lou Silverstone
Pencils Jack Davis
Inks Jack Davis

3 page story "Other Election Campaign Acts"

Genre Satire
Script Dennis Snee
Pencils George Woodbridge
Inks George Woodbridge

3 page story "Mad Greeting Cards for Very Special Occasions"

Genre Satire
Script Frank Jacobs; Earle Doud
Pencils Paul Coker
Inks Paul Coker

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Night in the L.A. Bus Terminal"

Genre Satire
Script Don Martin
Pencils Don Martin
Inks Don Martin
Letters Don Martin

2 page story Some "Joy of..." Books We Could Really Use

Genre Satire
Script Stan Hart
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke

3 page story "Kid's Letters to Santa After Xmas"

Genre Satire
Script Lou Silverstone

6 page story "Lou Grouch"

Characters Lou Grouch; Raunch; Mrs. Pynchbottom; King Kong
Synopsis Satire of the television show LOU GRANT.
Genre Satire
Script Tom Koch
Pencils Angelo Torres
Inks Angelo Torres

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What's the Most Sickening Thing on T.V. Today?"

Genre Satire
Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Al Jaffee
Inks Al Jaffee
Notes Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: Sugar coated kiddie food ads.

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "The Photographer"

Genre Satire
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones

Drawn-Out Dramas filler "Drawn-Out Dramas"

Genre Satire
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Letters Sergio Aragones
Notes No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.