MAD comic books issue 85

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Cover art by Norman Mingo. Parody of Avis print ads, photo by Lester Krauss. Statement of ownership; Total Paid Circulation, avg. 12 months: 55,070. "Mannie Get Your Ghoul," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Jack Rickard; A Broadway musical is written and staged starring old movie monsters. Margin cartoons by Sergio Aragones. "The Minute That TV Show is Over," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; Unexpected events that happen after a television show has been broadcast. "Spy Vs. Spy," script and art by Antonio Prohias. "The Lighter Side of the College Crowd," script and art by Dave Berg. "The Sunday Drive," script and art by Don Martin. "What Could Happen When They Use Numbers for Everything," script by Larry Siegel, art by Joe Orlando; Numbers begin to replace words in ordinary conversation. "Future Educational Comic Pamphlets," script by Larry Siegel, art by Wally Wood; Using well-known comic strip characters in promotional pamphlets for various businesses and organizations. "The Mad Hospital Primer," script by Stan Hart, art by George Woodbridge; Examples of what to expect if you have to spend time in the hospital. "The Real Story Behind the News," script by Stan Hart, art by Bob Clarke; Normally barely noticed news stories are given expanded coverage for reasons other than the story's newsworthiness. "Strange Interlude With Hazey," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; The television series "Hazel" is staged as if it were the play "Strange Interlude." 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

January 1993. Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Al Jaffee, Max Brandel, Dick DeBartolo, Tom Koch, Larry Siegel, Don Epstein, Stan Hart, Jack Rickard, Hugh McMahon, Don (Duck) Edwing, May Sakami, Arnie Kogen, Bob Clarke, Paul Peter Porges, Frank Jacobs, Paul Coker, Jr., Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Angelo Torres, Antonio Prohias, Dave Berg, Jack Davis and Sergio Aragones. The Mad Super Special reprinted movie spoofs and classic material from the magazine, often accompanied by original stories and attached bonuses in the form of posters, stickers, recordings and comics. Parodies of the TV series Happy Days, and the classic film The French Connection, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. A Mad take on the Post Office, and "Mad Articles You Never Got to See." Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Includes Bonus Spy vs. Spy Planes, detachable paper airplanes shaped like the famous characters on an attached insert. What's the Connection?; Wishful Thinking; Spy vs. Spy; A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at the Post Office; Time Drags...Time Flies...; Ripoff Cafe Accessories, Inc. Restaurant Supply Catalogue; Trademark Graffiti: Future Broadway Musicals Based on Famous Literary Classics; A Portfolio of Mad Zoo-Lulus; Spy vs. Spyplanes; Some Mad Articles You Never Got to See; Honest Greeting Cards; The Mad Crime Alphabet Book; The Lighter Side of Death; The Civil War Buff's Shopping Guide; Mad Automobile Inspection Stickers; Jobs on the Fringe of Show Business; The Lighter Side of Goofs; When You're Poor...and...When You're Rich; What's the Story...?; Football as Covered by Other Publications; Horrifying Cliches; Letters from the Internal Revenue Service; Crappy Days; Fold-In; The Replacement. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

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"Strangely Enough," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Clyde gains the power of E.S.P. and has a vision of a young girl locked in a house; He goes to rescue her and finds her being kept against her will by a vampire, but when Clyde goes to report the vampire to the police, they tell him that the girl he rescued has been dead for five years. "On the Ball," art by Samm Schwartz; Clyde begins to worry that his hair is falling out and goes to great lengths to restore it. Archie Doll ad. "The Eyes Have It," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; The gang busts up a hypnotist that has been hypnotizing his volunteers, including Fran and Dippy, into stealing things for him. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.