MAD comic books issue 48

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Cover art by Kelly Freas. Parody of ad for Oasis cigarettes, art by Kelly Freas. "Comic Strip Heroes (Taken From Real Life)", script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wally Wood; Comic strips about currently famous people, in styles similar to current comic strips. "Skin Diving," script and art by Dave Berg; Problems with skin diving, new developments, and the ultimate return of man to the sea. "The Cavemen," script and art by Don Martin; A cavewoman who is resistant to being clobbered on the head falls for a man with an unusual approach. "For The Life Of Progress Hornsby," script by Sid Caesar, art by Mort Drucker; Progress appears on the tv show "For The Life Of You," a parody of "This Is Your Life." "The Daily Optimist," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Joe Orlando; Sample of a newspaper that prints all news with a positive spin...no matter how bad the news is. "On-The-Job Marching Songs," script by Frank Jacobs, art by George Woodbridge; Spirit and loyalty building songs for various industries' employees, set to familiar melodies. "The Night That Perry Masonmint Lost A Case," script by Dee Caruso and Bill Levine, art by Mort Drucker; Perry finally loses a case, because he only wins on Saturday nights. "How A Television Script is Born," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wally Wood; Follows a script from the original author through various rewrites, showing how all the meaning and creativity is gradually watered down. "Graduation Speeches...That Somebody Listened To," script by Arnie Kogen, art by Joe Orlando; Possible graduation speeches that could have helped form the philosophies of some celebrities. "Insurance Policies For Teen-Agers," script by Sy Reit, art by George Woodbridge; Ideas for insurance policies against common hazards of teen-agers, such as blind dates and flunking school. Parody of Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Company ads, art by Kelly Freas. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Fall 1984. TV Chide. Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Stan Hart, Larry Siegel, Paul Peter Porges, Tom Koch, Dick DeBartolo, Bob Clarke, Frank Jacobs, Lou Silverstone, Jack Rickard, Harry North, Esq., Sy Reit, Arnie Kogen, Bruce Day, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge, Antonio Prohias, Paul Coker, Jr., Dave Berg, Marcelle Pesek, Gary Alexander, Tony Garcia, 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 classic TV shows, including Mork & Mindy, 60 Minutes, WKRP, MASH, and The Dukes of Hazzard. Spoofs of TV sports, commercials, and even TV dinners. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Spy vs. Spy, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Don Martin cartoons. Fold-In; The Dopes of Haphazzard; One Evening in a Hospital Room; A Mad Look at Half-Truths in TV Ads; Mad Explores the TV Ratings System; Mad's TV Guide Textbook; WKRAP in Cincinnati; TV Ads We'd Like to See; TV as Viewed By the Animal World; How Come on TV...?; Diff'rent Jokes; A Mad Guide to Little-Known Jobs in Television; A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a TV Network; TV Game Shows Based on Newspaper Headlines; Spy Vs. Spy; Snappy Answers to Stupid TV Commercials; When TV Makes Full Use of Howard Cosell; M*A*S*H*UGA; A Mad Look at TV Sports Interviews: Past, Present & Future; Shmork & Windy; Sixty Seconds; Interpreting the News - What They Say... What It Means...; The Mad TV Viewers Hate Book; The Lighter Side of the Idiot Box; Crapper John, M.D.; TV Dinners to Match the Shows; Fold-In; A Mad Peek Through Frank Perdue's Keyhole. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover by Bill Kresse. "Sprocket, Jr.", art by Bill Kresse; Captain Sprocket and Sprocket Junior try to recover the Shlunk jewels after the Catman has stolen them. "The Cupid Caper," art by Bill Kresse; Girl-hater Gerald Gooch appears to be immune to Cupid's arrows, so he dips his arrows in a super love potion. Ads for Archie's Jokes, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun, Archie Annual. "Spy Guy School," art by Bill Kresse; Zeke enrolls in spy school. "Beach Party Smarty," art by Bill Kresse; At the beach, Sabrina tries to get Donald away from her rival Rosalind, but all her spells keep backfiring. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.