MAD comic books issue 56

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Cover art by Kelly Freas. Parody of ad for a coffee growers organization, script by Al Jaffee, art by Kelly Freas. Alfred E. Neuman bust ad. "Madison Avenue's Political Ad Campaigns," script by Gary Belkin, art by George Woodbridge; Parodies of consumer product ads used as political ads. "MAD's Modern Olympic Games," script by Tom Koch, art by Mort Drucker; Olympic style events based on the skills of living modern city life. "MAD Bubble Gum Cards," script by Tom Koch, art by Joe Orlando; What bubble gum card statistics might look like if the cards featured people from professions other than sports. "The MAD Comic Opera," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wallace Wood; A parody of Broadway musicals using comic strip characters; Rex Morgan has kidnapped Annie and intends to remove her unique eyes, but Sandy leads Dick Tracy and Tarzan to a rescue, which is aided by Snuffy Smith. "Honest Ads," script by Tom Koch, art by Bob Clarke. "Patty Play Dolls," script and art by Dave Berg; Details the expenses of owning a doll as big as a child, and advises parents to ask Congress to declare such dolls as dependents so the parents can get a tax break. "MAD's TV Alfie Awards," script by Sy Reit, art by Mort Drucker; TV stars receive awards for categories of dubious merit, in a parody of the Emmy Awards show. "The U.S. Army Chicken Officer's Field Manual," script by Larry Siegel, art by Bob Clarke; A phoney instruction book for army officers, showing how they are trained in all the things that annoy enlisted men. Parody of a series of Johnny Walker liquor ads, art by Kelly Freas. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Fall 1986. Includes Bonus Posters. Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Stan Hart, Larry Siegel, Don (Duck) Edwing, Lou Silverstone, Alen Robin, Dick DeBartolo, Bob Clarke, Paul Peter Porges, Frank Jacobs, Arnie Kogen, Jack Rickard, Harry North, Esq., Paul Coker, Jr., Mort Drucker, John Ficarra, Chris Hart, George Hart, Henry Clark, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge, Antonio Prohias, Dennis Snee, Dave Berg, Irving Schild, Norman Mingo 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 Hart to Hart, and the movies Dressed to Kill and The Shining. The Mad versions of Shakespeare and the Guinness Book of World Records. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Spy vs. Spy, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Don Martin cartoons. Includes Bonus Posters, poster-sized prints with satirical messages like "Smoking Is a Drag!" and "Throw a Pie at a Politician!" Fold-In; Undressed To Kill; One Morning on a Street Corner; T-Shirts Through the Ages; Mad's Career-Oriented Mother Goose; How to Read a New Car Ad; The Mad Stop Watch; Your Mad Horoscope; Har To Har; One Afternoon in the Far East; Mad Careers for the Slow and Lazy; Publically Prohibited Bad Habits of the Future; The Lighter Side of Fire; If The Guinness Book of World Records Dealt With Everyday Life; One Night in the Miami Bus Terminal; Bonus Full-Color Mad Mini-Posters; Extraordinary People; Mixed-Up Junk Mail Mailing Lists; How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture?; How Can You Possibly Believe...; More Sub-Divisions for Public Places; The Lighter Side of Fads; A Mad Look at Discrimination; William Shakespeare...Social Critic; The Mad Sale of Expendable American Properties, Landmarks and Monuments; Bonus Balonus; The Shiner; Late One Night in a Bank; Dog Plays Dead at Dinner Table. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Fall 1986. Does NOT Include Bonus Posters. Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Stan Hart, Larry Siegel, Don (Duck) Edwing, Lou Silverstone, Alen Robin, Dick DeBartolo, Bob Clarke, Paul Peter Porges, Frank Jacobs, Arnie Kogen, Jack Rickard, Harry North, Esq., Paul Coker, Jr., Mort Drucker, John Ficarra, Chris Hart, George Hart, Henry Clark, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge, Antonio Prohias, Dennis Snee, Dave Berg, Irving Schild, Norman Mingo 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 Hart to Hart, and the movies Dressed to Kill and The Shining. The Mad versions of Shakespeare and the Guinness Book of World Records. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Spy vs. Spy, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Don Martin cartoons. Fold-In; Undressed To Kill; One Morning on a Street Corner; T-Shirts Through the Ages; Mad's Career-Oriented Mother Goose; How to Read a New Car Ad; The Mad Stop Watch; Your Mad Horoscope; Har To Har; One Afternoon in the Far East; Mad Careers for the Slow and Lazy; Publically Prohibited Bad Habits of the Future; The Lighter Side of Fire; If The Guinness Book of World Records Dealt With Everyday Life; One Night in the Miami Bus Terminal; Extraordinary People; Mixed-Up Junk Mail Mailing Lists; How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture?; How Can You Possibly Believe...; More Sub-Divisions for Public Places; The Lighter Side of Fads; A Mad Look at Discrimination; William Shakespeare...Social Critic; The Mad Sale of Expendable American Properties, Landmarks and Monuments; Bonus Balonus; The Shiner; Late One Night in a Bank; Dog Plays Dead at Dinner Table. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

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"The Shape Scrape"; Captain Sprocket stops his old enemy, Anyshape, from robbing a bank. Ads for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, Betty and Veronica. "Can a Mighty Girl (from a Small Town) Find Romance (in a Small Town)??"; Mighty Chick searches for love. "Ads for Super Heroes" featuring Captain Sprocket. "Tale of Wail," art by Chic Stone; Prince Zyx of Mars travels to Earth as an advance scout for an invasion, but Earthlings do not react as expected to anything he does. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.