CATALOG RECORD

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #25

EC · Series began 1970 · Fall 1978

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Dates

Cover date: Fall 1978
Pages: 84

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 0709893408025
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Creators

pencils: Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Paul Coker, Angelo Torres, Antonio Prohías, Irving Schildinks: Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Paul Coker, Angelo Torres, Antonio Prohías, Irving Schildscript: Don Edwing, Larry Siegel, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Dave Berg, Stan Hart, Arnie Kogen, Paul Peter Porges, Lou Silverstone, Antonio Prohías, Frank Jacobscolors: Jack Rickard, Al Jaffee, Irving Schildletters: Don Martin

Stories

On a Cold Winter Evening · 1 pages
When there's no heat in the shop, it's not a good thing to be a wooden boy.
American Confetti · There's Gold in Oldies Dept. · 7 pages
In a parody of the film "American Graffiti," teenagers in 1962 California spend their waning teen years cruising, finding love and acting stupidly.
One Sunday Morning on the Beach · 2 pages
A man gives a drowning victim mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
The Mad Bowling Primer · Alley Be Praised Dept. · 3 pages
A satirical look at the sport of bowling.
Trademark Graffiti · Add-vertising Dept. · 4 pages
You Know There's Something Fishy When... · The Other Side of the Con Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of how you can tell you're being conned or set up.
The Lighter Side of Dieting · 5 pages
How people deal, or don't deal, with trying to lose weight.
One Day in the City · 1 pages
Mad's Sure-Fire Cliche Killers · 4 pages
People respond to cliche observations of life with biting, satirical answers.
Remember When... · Then and Oww! Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of how progress isn't always better.
A Mad History of Sex · The Bare Facts Dept. · 6 pages
Mad Visits the "Realistic School of Medicine" · Hypocritical Oafs Dept. · 4 pages
An investigative reporter does a documentary on how modern medicine has caused medical school to evolve with the times.
One Tuesday Afternoon After School · 1 pages
A mother helps her son remove a plastic bandage.
Wishful Thinking · Opti-Missed Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of how reality doesn't measure up to a person's expectations.
The Dulltons · Never Trust a Show About the ‘30’s Dept. · 6 pages
Parody of the television show "The Waltons".
Biplane Buffoonery · 1 pages
The White Spy tricks the Black Spy into crashing his biplane.
A Mad Guide to Status Symbols · Staking Acclaim Dept. · 3 pages
One Evening at a Cocktail Party · 1 pages
A man engages an animal trainer in conversation at a party.
Picture Road Signs We'd Like to See · The Symbol Truth Dept. · 3 pages
Picture road signs are expanded to encompass other traffic hazards.
The Lighter Side of Minor Ailments · 5 pages
How people deal with, or don't deal with, injury and illness.
One Fine Evening in the Castle · 1 pages
A princess gets a surprise with her dinner of frog's legs.
Picture Road Signs for Everyday Situations · Symbol Explanation Dept. · 2 pages
Using picture signs to convey one's feelings rather than articulating them.
My Fair Laddie · Male Chauvinist Pig-Malion Dept. · 8 pages
The Broadway musical "My Fair Lady" is recast in reverse gender as a commentary on the modern women's liberation movement.
One Dark Night in a Laboratory · 1 pages
A mad scientist tries to animate a fabricated human body, with unexpected results.

Characters

Pinocchio