Issue Details

Issue	#212
Published	January 1980
Cover Price	0.75 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

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

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

1 page Letters Dept. letters page "Letters Dept."

Characters	Carol Burnett (photo); Jody Hamilton (photo)
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Jeff Gray, G. Kambic, Joe Abbott, Dorian Tenore, Renee Alper, Shawn Poole, John Wiencko, Baby John Swearingen, Jody Hamilton (Carol Burnett's daughter), Gabrielle Esperdy, Lloyd Golubski, Larry Cole, Joan Winters, Mark Hugo, Rodney Bublitz, Robert Capitani, Dan Partridge, Edmund Haffmans, Robert Erck, Thad Gutshall, Joey Townsel and Karen Conway.

8 page story "Alias"

Characters	Mother (computer); Dripley; Asp; Dullest; Pain; Lambaste; Barker; Frett
Synopsis	A satire of the movie ALIEN.
Genre	Satire; Science Fiction
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker

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

Characters	Spider-Man; Superman
Genre	Satire; Superhero
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Don Martin

3 page story "The Mad Running Primer"

Genre	Satire
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis

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

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

1 page story "TV Ads We'd Like to See"

Synopsis	Ads for The Cannonball AE-1, The American Expressed Card and The Whisk Detergent.
Genre	Satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard

2 page Yellow Pages Through History story "More Yellow Pages Through History [Imperial Roman Telephone Co.]"

Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Notes	This is part II of a continuing series. The "Medieval Yellow Pages" will appear next.

2 page story "You're a Victim of Bad Timing When..."

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

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

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	Al Jaffee ?

4 page story "Appeals From Charities Through History"

Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge

4 page Chipped Cahter story Mad's "Children's Movie Producer of the Year"

Characters	Bernard Bunko; Chipped Cahter
Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Harry North, Esq.
Inks	Harry North, Esq.

3 page story "Newspaper Stories We'll Never See"

Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke

3 page How Can You Trust... story "More How Can You Trust..."

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

6 page story "Taxing"

Characters	Lekvar; Tonal; Alix; Elate; Looney; Uncle Frank
Synopsis	A satire of the television show TAXI.
Genre	Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

1 page story "Lightning Never Strikes in the Same Place Twice"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Colors	Al Jaffee ?
Letters	Al Jaffee ?

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Reach Out"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	A satire of a telephone company advertisement.

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.