![Cover of Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #23](https://img.hipcomic.com/p/f36f419624b1c52a38ca28b972507df1.jpg)
Dates
- Cover date
- Winter 1977
- Pages
- 84
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- In an Agent's Office · 1 pages
A man tries to sell an entertainment agent on his unique special effect.
- A Crockwork Lemon · De Sadest Story Ever Told Dept. · 8 pages
In a parody of the film "A Clockwork Orange," a sadistic gang youth is captured by the police and subjected to brainwashing to remove his anti-social tendencies.
- The Mad TV Viewers Hate Book · Screen Plagues Dept. · 4 pages
Examples of the aggravating aspects of owning a television set.
- Future Enlistment Posters · You're in the Army - Wow Dept. · 2 pages
Army recruitment posters are altered to appeal to specific demographics.
- The Lighter Side of Fun in the Sun · 5 pages
Examples of how people try to relax.
- One Night in a Living Room · 1 pages
A woman has a gruesome encounter with her house cat.
- Middle Class Poverty Is... · Tightening the Money Belt Dept. · 3 pages
- Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy sets a trap to catch the White Spy's escape attempt.
- You Know It's Really Summer When... · Hot Shots Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of incidents that tell you summer is here.
- Late One Night on a Dark and Scary Street · 1 pages
- Relevant Job Applications · 2 pages
Job applications are skewed to the particular applicant being sought.
- Mad's Summer Camp Owner of the Year · Bunk Dealers Dept. · 6 pages
The shady owner of a kid's recreational camp is profiled.
- One Fine Day in the Life of Leonardo da Vinci · 1 pages
Leonardo da Vinci is inspired by birds to design a famous invention.
- Don't You Feel Like a Schmuck?! · Misfortune Kookie Dept. · 4 pages
- Mad's Rattlers · Wise Guide Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of sarcastic answers for every day occurrences.
- How Come on TV...? · To Telly Truth Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of how things that happen on television aren't realistic.
- A Mad Look at Tarzan · Lord of the Bungle Dept. · 4 pages
Humorous twists on well-known elements of the Tarzan legend.
- Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy remotely diffuses a trap set by the Black Spy.
- Head Shop Supplies · Freak Enterprise Dept. · 5 pages
A niche magazine aimed at hippies and stoners.
- Tell-Tale Comic Strip Balloons · 3 pages
Word balloons are given specific silhouette shapes to convey a non-verbal message.
- A Modern Fairy Tale · House Dressing Dept. · 1 pages
An old witch must use modern marketing to attract kids to her cottage.
- Old Standards Rewritten for the Liberated Woman · Liberal in the Family Dept. · 3 pages
Lyrics of famous songs are altered to reflect a feminist outlook.
- One Evening in Spain · 1 pages
Two tourists dine in a Spanish restaurant.
- The Lighter Side of Leisure Time · 5 pages
Satirical look at how Americans spend their down time.
- One Day with a Wishbone · 1 pages
Two people get their wish from a single wishbone.
- You Never Can Win with a Bigot! · In the Ire of the Beholder Dept. · 2 pages
- When All of TV Must Grant Equal Time · The Other Side of the Corn Dept. · 5 pages
Television series, such as soap operas, sitcoms, and dramas are forced to give equal time to advocacy groups.