Issue Details

Issue	#18
Published	1975
Cover Price	1.00 USD
Pages	136
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein
Notes	Includes 36-page comic book insert reprinting stories from 1953 and 1954 issues. Indicia title "MAD Super Special."

Cover Details - "Mad Super Special"

Characters	Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Marlon Branflakes; Lone Stranger; Bottleneck; Starchie
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	Bill Elder; Wally Wood; Jack Davis
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes 36-page comic book insert reprinting stories from 1953 and 1954 issues. Indicia title "MAD Super Special."

1 page Mad cover reprint (on interior page) "The Nostalgic Mad No. 4"

Characters	Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
Notes	Comic-book insert
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #7

8 page Crime Dept. story "Shermlock Shomes!"

Characters	Dr. Whatsit; Shermlock Shomes
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	Bill Elder
Notes	Spoof of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes; comic book insert
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #7 (October 1953).

8 page Hollywood Dept. story "Wild 1/2"

Characters	Marlon Branflakes
Genre	Humor
Pencils	Wally Wood
Notes	Parody of the Marlon Brando movie "The Wild One"; comic book insert
Reprinted	Mad (EC, 1952 series) #15.

7 page Western Dept. story "Lone Stranger Rides Again!"

Characters	Lone Stranger; Pronto
Genre	Humor; Western
Pencils	Jack Davis
Notes	Take-off on Fran Striker's The Lone Ranger; comic book insert
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #8

1 page The EC "Publisher of the Issue" text article "William M. Gaines (Alias Melvin)"

Characters	William M. Gaines
Genre	Humor; Biography
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #5

8 page Teen-Age Comics Dept. story "Starchie"

Characters	Starchie; Bottleneck; Mr. Weathernot; Salonica; Biddy; Wedgie Van Smelt
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	Bill Elder
Notes	Parody of Archie; comic book insert
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #12

1 page Mad cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad"

Genre	Humor
Notes	Comic book insert
Reprinted	Mad (EC, 1952 series) #20

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

Characters	Dr. Whatsit; Shermlock Shomes; Bottleneck; Starchie; Marlon Branflakes; Lone Stranger
Genre	Humor; Satire
Pencils	Bill Elder; Wally Wood; Jack Davis
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Reprints images on front cover (from 1950s issues)

6 page Wind-Up Ploys Dept. story "Mad Final Episodes of Some Long-Running TV Shows"

Characters	Frank; Major Hoolihan; Klinger; Radar; Columbo; Matt Dillon; Festus; Doc; Kwai Chang Caine; Archie Bunker; Edith Bunker; Mike Stivic; Gloria Stivic; George Jefferson
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Spoofs "M*A*S*H," "Columbo," "Gunsmoke," "Kung Fu" and "All in the Family"

2 page The Whims of Change Dept. text article How Today's "Special Interest" Pressure Groups Would Rewrite the Constitution

Genre	Humor
Script	William Garvin
Letters	Typeset

4 page Pair-Shaped Dept. filler "A Portfolio of Mad Good News-Bad News Photo Silhouettes"

Characters	Marlon Brando; Beatles; Charlie Chaplin; Jerry Lewis
Genre	Humor
Script	Arnoldo Franchioni
Pencils	Arnoldo Franchioni
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Photos supplied by Wide World; U.P.I.

3 page The Reel Meaning Dept. story "The Marvelous Mad De-Coding Machine"

Genre	Humor
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard
Letters	Typeset

1 page Alphabetterment Dept. filler "Spell It Like It Is"

Genre	Humor
Script	Norman Miller
Letters	Typeset

6 page Hippie Hunting Ground Dept. story "Shmoe"

Characters	Melistless Compost; Hank; Bull Compost; Shmoe; Spiro Agnew (cameo)
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Spoof of 1970 motion picture "Joe," starring Peter Boyle
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144.

3 page A Hitch in Time Dept. filler "Recruiting Posters Through History"

Genre	Humor
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146.

2 page Don Martin Dept. Part 1 story "The Very First Musical Instrument"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146.

3 page Double-Talk Dept. story "What They Say ... and What It Really Means"

Genre	Humor
Script	George Hart
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #137.

2 page Escape Claus Dept. story "Answers to Children's Letters--From Santa"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dick De Bartolo; Donald K. Epstein
Pencils	United Press International (Photograph)
Inks	United Press International (Photograph)
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148.

4 page Berg's-Eye View Dept. story "The Lighter Side of ... Love"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #142.

3 page Postal Mortems Dept. story "Condolence Cards for Business and Professional Tragedies"

Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks	Paul Coker, Jr.
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147.

1 page Don Martin Dept. Part 2 story "One Hot Summer Morning"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144.

2 page Burden of Beasts Dept. story "A Mad Look at Pet Owners"

Genre	Humor
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147.

3 page New Delhi-catessen Dept. story "Meet Sudhir Dar"

Genre	Humor
Script	Sudhir Dar
Pencils	Sudhir Dar
Inks	Sudhir Dar
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147.

6 page Opened Sesame Dept. story "Mad's Reality Street"

Characters	Dirty Bird; Curt; Ornery; Cake Monster; Scary
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Dick De Bartolo
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Satire of television's "Sesame Street"
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146.

1 page Hung Up Dept. story "Modern Art"

Genre	Humor
Script	Max Brandel
Pencils	Irving Schild (Photograph)
Inks	Irving Schild (Photograph)
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144.

2 page Sleeper Play Dept. filler "The Psychology of Snoring"

Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #141.

1 page Don Martin Dept. Part 3 story "One Morning on Main Street"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147.

3 page Straddle Defense Dept. story "Excuses, Excuses!"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dick De Bartolo; Donald K. Epstein
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #145.

2 page Everything's Coming Up Sub Rosa Dept. filler "A Collection of Mad X-Rayvings"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Edwing
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144.

5 page Berg's-Eye View Dept. story "The Lighter Side of ... Living Space"

Genre	Humor
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148.

2 page Seer Sucker Dept. story "Future Shock"

Genre	Humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147.

3 page Chewing Glum Dept. story "The Mad Orthodontia Primer"

Genre	Humor
Script	Larry Siegel
Pencils	Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks	Paul Coker, Jr.
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #145.

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

Genre	Humor
Script	Anthony Prohias
Pencils	Anthony Prohias
Inks	Anthony Prohias

4 page Gung Ho-Hum Dept. story "The New Army"

Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147.

5 page Senate and House Organ Dept. story "Congressional Off-the-Record"

Genre	Humor
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Irving Schild (Photographs)
Inks	Irving Schild (Photographs)
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148.

2 page Inside-Ouch Dept. story "A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Recording Studio"

Genre	Humor
Script	Earle Doud
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #144.

4 page Adding a New Wrinkle Dept. story If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People

Characters	Charlie Brown; Schroeder; Lucy Van Pelt; Pigpen; Linus Van Pelt; Violet; Snoopy; Woodstock
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148.

2 page Asleep on the Deep Dept. story "A Mad Look at Water Beds"

Genre	Humor
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Paul Peter Porges
Inks	Paul Peter Porges
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148.

1 page Don Martin Dept. Part 4 story "An Italian Robin Catching a Worm"

Genre	Humor
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147.

6 page Three to Get Ready Dept. story "The Trauma of '42"

Characters	Wormy; Mrs. Pushover
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Satire of motion picture "Summer of '42"
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #148.

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 illustration "The Four Horsemen of the Metropolis"

Characters	Drugs; Graft; Pollution; Slums
Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Jack Thurston
Inks	Jack Thurston
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Back Cover
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146.