Issue Details

Issue	#258
Published	October 1985
Cover Price	1.25 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Nick Meglin; John Ficarra

Cover Details - "Featuring the Mad Computer Program"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Humor
Pencils	Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks	Al Jaffee

1 page Mad Classic Flops promo (ad from the publisher) "You'll Flip Over These Flubs!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Humor
Notes	Inside Front Cover (full color)

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

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Various
Letters	Typeset

2 page Letters and Tomatoes Dept. letters page "Letters and Tomatoes Dept."

Genre	Humor
Letters	Typeset

5 page Teen-sell Town Dept. story "Mad's Academy Awards for Teenage Films"

Characters	Dick Martin; Tom Hulcer; Gene Siskel; Roger Ebert; Jacqueline Briskette; Ally Cheaty; Sean Punk; Ray Walston; Chevy Chase; Neil Izzy; Pat Propp; Gregory Peck; Scott Bayou
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Arnie Kogen
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	Typeset

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

Genre	Humor
Script	Anthony Prohias
Pencils	Anthony Prohias
Inks	Anthony Prohias

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

Genre	Humor
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Berg tackles a variety of subjects: predictability, speeding, addiction, weddings, communication, seasons, mishaps, shopping, travel, social activity, persuasion, sleep, and choices.

1 page Grimm Shot Dept. story "A Fairy Tale We'd Like to See"

Characters	Prince
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	John Rios
Pencils	Bob Jones
Inks	Bob Jones

2 page A Mad Look story "A Mad Look at Some Not-So-Famous First Attempts"

Characters	Jim McKay
Genre	Humor
Script	Mike Snider
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	Typeset

2 page Hoax-a-Mania Dept. story "Goons, They Know How It's Done"

Characters	Hulk Hogan; Captain Lou; Big John Studd; Sarge Slaughter; "Rowdy" Roddy; Patera; Andre the Giant
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	Typeset

2 page Bits and P.C.'s Dept. story "The Mad Computer Primer"

Genre	Humor
Script	John Boni
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	Typeset

2 page Dick Dept. story "Practical Computer Programs for Normal Everyday Use"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dick De Bartolo
Pencils	Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks	Paul Coker, Jr.
Letters	Typeset

1 page Don Martin Dept. story "Don Martin Dept.:One Morning at the Office"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin

4 page In the Chips Dept. story "The Computer Company President of the Year"

Characters	Rivaldo Jivera
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Dick De Bartolo
Pencils	Harry North
Inks	Harry North
Letters	Typeset

3 page Designated Hacker Dept. story "Casey at the Byte"

Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Parody of Ernest Lawrence Thayer's "Casey at the Bat"

2 page Terminal Illness Dept. story "If Computers Are So Brilliant ..."

Genre	Humor
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Letters	Typeset

2 page Mad's Guide to story "Mad's Guide to Computer Language"

Genre	Humor
Script	Charlie Kadau
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis
Letters	Typeset

4 page Data All, Folks Dept. text article "The Mad Computer Program"

Genre	Humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Letters	Typeset

3 page Big-Name Brands Dept. story "Mad's Celebrity Supermarket"

Characters	Charles Bronson; Billy Graham; John Candy; Burt Reynolds; Mark Hamill; Bette Midler; Arnold Schwarzenegger; Bryant Gumbel; Eddie Murphy; E.T.; Indiana Jones; Al Pacino; Stevie Wonder
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Letters	Typeset

5 page Grinding Out the Same Old Spiel-berg Dept. story "Goofies"

Characters	Mucus; Datum
Synopsis	"Take a bunch of klutzy kids, a deep dark cave, hidden treasure and a giant ogre and what have you got?" [from the intro]
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Spoof of the motion picture "Goonies"

1 page Sergio Aragones Dept. story "Justice Once"

Genre	Humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

1 page Mad Fold-In filler "untitled"

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

1 page What's the Beef? illustration "The Weinburger"

Characters	Ronald Reagan
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Will Elder
Inks	Harvey Kurtzman