MAD comic books issue 52

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Cover art by Kelly Freas. Parody of Polaroid Land Camera ad, art by Kelly Freas. Son of MAD ad. "The MAD 1960 Calendar," script by Larry Siegel, art by Joe Orlando, Bob Clarke, Wallace Wood, Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Dave Berg, Don Martin, and George Woodbridge; A calendar with a poem for each month. "New Ad Spaces," script by Tom Koch, art by George Woodbridge; For advertisers scraping the bottom of the barrel, MAD suggest some unusual places for ads in bars, hospitals, airplanes, and even prisons. "777 Sunset Strip," script by Larry Siegel, art by Mort Drucker; Stew and Jess try to avoid kissing their homely client while searching for Koukie's kidnapper, but the producer finds they have kidnapped Koukie because he was taking over the show. "The Brain Operation," script and art by Don Martin. "Protest Letters," script by Sy Reit, art by Bob Clarke; Shows the results when TV executives cave in to pressure from everyone who writes an angry letter about a show. "MAD's Helpful Household Repair Hints," script and art by Dave Berg; Very unhelpful household repair hints, resulting in both damage and injury. "MAD's Modern Folk Music," script by Tom Koch, art by Bob Clarke. "The Truth About Before And After Ads," script by Sy Reit, art by Wallace Wood; The real "after" photos showing unexpected side effects of various products. "MAD Goes To A Historical Movie Preview," script by Larry Siegel, art by Joe Orlando; A completely mixed-up look at American history via the needs of a movie plot. "MAD's Up-To-Date Version of The Night Before Christmas," script by Paul Laikin (translation) and Clement Clarke Moore (original), art by Wallace Wood; A hip rendition of the classic poem, with illustration showing Santa and the reindeer wearing shades, goatees and berets. Parody of Volkswagen ad, highlighting all the odd features in mock German dialect, art by Kelly Freas. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Fall 1985. Super Stars, Volume One. Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Stan Hart, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, Mort Drucker, Frank Jacobs, Antonio Prohias, Dave Berg, 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 classic TV show Dallas and the 1980 movies Popeye (with Robin Williams) and Raging Bull (with Robert De Niro). With the story "New Musicals Based on Big Movies," Mad once again proves itself to be several decades ahead of the curve; featuring musical versions of Jaws, The Godfather and The Towering Inferno. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Spy vs. Spy, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Don Martin cartoons. The Call of the Mild; Dullus; Don Martin Looks at Firemen; The Lighter Side of...; Don Martin Takes Another Look at Firemen; Flopeye; Spy vs. Spy; Don Martin Looks at The Hulk; Late One Evening on Death Row; New Musicals Based on Big Movies: The Mob's All Here; The Shark and I; Go to Blazes!; Don Martin Looks at Popeye; One Day in the Life of a Tennis Pro; Don Martin Looks at Three Fairy Tales: Rapunzel, The Frog Prince, King Arthur; Raving Bully; Don Martin Looks at Cavemen; Don Martin Escapes From Prison...Almost!; Don Martin in a Playland; Another Scene We'd Like to See: The Frog Prince. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Cover pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Flame Game," art by Bill Kresse; On vacation at a ski resort, Captain Sprocket battles Dr. Vile, the human blowtorch. "Snow Job," art by Bill Kresse; At a ski resort, a brawny bully is no match for Ronald. Ads for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, Archie Giant Series. "London Lore," pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Mario Acquaviva; Sabrina and Donald travel to England via magic. "Super Snail," art by Bill Kresse; The world's laziest super hero. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.