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MAD comic books issue 31

  • Issue #31B
    Mad Special (1970 Super Special) 31B

    Does NOT Include Bonus Record. Cover by Norman Mingo. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Don (Duck) Edwing, Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Bob Clarke, Frank Jacobs, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Paul Coker, Jr., Paul Peter Porges, Mort Drucker, Angelo Torres, Tom Koch, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Irving Schild, Lou Silverstone, Lloyd Gola, and Sergio Aragones. The Mad Special, later known as the 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. A parody of 1970s film classic The Godfather Part II, featuring art by Mort Drucker. A Mad look at guidance counselors and Sports Illustrated. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Spy vs. Spy, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and early Don Martin cartoons. Another Day in the Jungle; The Odd Father Part, Too!; Don Martin Beats the High Cost of Gasoline; Additions to the Dictionary; You Know You're Really a Pet Owner When...; The Lighter Side of Chores; One Morning on an Assembly Line; It Ain't Fair When...; Pollution Alert; Young Sports Illustrated Magazine; A Mad Look at Commuting; Spy vs. Spy; Mad's Recession Mother Goose; One Fine Day in Suburbia; A Mad Look at Burial at Sea; TV Disclaimers We'd Like to See; Footnotes* to Football; Some Real Life Scenes We'd Like to See; What is a Guidance Counselor?; The Lighter Side of The Fast Food Craze; A Modern Business Success Story; One Beautiful Evening Last May; How Many Mistakes Can You Find in this Picture?; Mad's College Football Coach of the Year; Other Betting Pools; A Mad Look at Backpacking; One Saturday Night at the North Pole; Barnacle Groans; Fold-In; Here's Looking at You, Kid! 8.5-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #31
    Archie's Madhouse (1959) 31

    Untitled Alice the Astronaughty Space Girl story, script by George Gladir, art by Joe Edwards; Alice is chosen to be the first girl on the moon, but the launch of her rocket is almost sabotaged by her rival Brunhilda. "What's Wrong with Basketball?"; Mad House solutions for problems with basketball, like too tall teams, officials blowing the whistle too often, etc. "Mad House Guide to Camping and Hunting." "The Sandy Dandy"; Oswald is assigned with driving the Turks out of Arabia; A parody of "Lawrence of Arabia." "Mood TV," pencils by Joe Edwards; Watching TV programs from appropriate settings, like sea programs from the bathtub or psychiatrist programs from the couch. "Teen City," pencils by Joe Edwards; A city designed exclusively with teens in mind. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #31
    Mad (1959 Thorpe & Porter) UK Magazine 31