CATALOG RECORD

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #37

EC · Series began 1970 · Winter 1981

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Dates

Cover date: Winter 1981
Pages: 84

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #37 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition

Barcode 0709893408014
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$1.75
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Creators

pencils: Sergio Aragonés, Al Jaffee, Harry North, Don Martin, Bob Jones, Dave Berg, Jack Davis, Paul Peter Porges, George Woodbridge, Paul Coker, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres, Norman Mingoinks: Sergio Aragonés, Al Jaffee, Harry North, Don Martin, Bob Jones, Dave Berg, Jack Davis, Paul Peter Porges, George Woodbridge, Paul Coker, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres, Norman Mingoscript: Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Don Martin, Sergio Aragonés, Paul Peter Porges, Marc Bilgrey, Larry Siegel, Dave Berg, Lou Silverstone, Frank Jacobs, Stan Hart, Tom Koch, Antonio Prohíascolors: Al Jaffee, Norman Mingoletters: Norman Mingo, Sergio Aragonés

Stories

One Night in the Big City · 1 pages
A woman finds a magic lamp on the street.
King Korn · Kong-Phew Dept. · 7 pages
In a parody of the film remake "King Kong," an oil exploration search team pair with a stowaway anthropologist and a rescued castaway and encounter a hundred foot tall ape.
One Night on Skull Island · 1 pages
King Kong finds a new use for his native sacrifice.
A Mad Look at King Kong · Kong-Two Dept. · 4 pages
Series of cartoons satirizing the film "King Kong".
Famous People's Telephone Answering Machine Messages · Fone-Bonus Dept. · 2 pages
Inventions We'd Like to See · Necessity for that Mother Dept. · 4 pages
Examples of helpful inventions that don't yet exist.
You Don't Give a %#*&!*? What Other People Think When... · Up Theirs! Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of people who refuse to follow popular convention.
The Lighter Side of Winning · 5 pages
People handling victory with humorous lack of grace.
Early One Morning in South America · 1 pages
We'd Like to See the Day When... · We Should Live So Long Dept. · 2 pages
Scenes of annoying people getting their just deserts.
A Mad Look at Sun 'n' Surf · 2 pages
Mad Map of the U.S.A. · 2 pages
If Today's Sex Symbols Weren't in Show Biz · 2 pages
Zappy Endings We'd Like to See · Revenge Is Mime Dept. · 4 pages
One Tuesday Morning on Main Street · 1 pages
A man reports a vandalized phone booth to the phone company.
Mad's "Religious Cult Leader" of the Year · 4 pages
American Jokes They're Telling in Poland · 3 pages
A series of jokes satirizing stereotypical American life.
Marathon Mess · Thou Shalt Not Drill Dept. · 7 pages
Parody of the film "Marathon Man"; a nebbish stumbles onto a Nazi war criminal in hiding.
One Day in Egypt · 2 pages
While excavating around a pyramid, archaeologists make a startling discovery.
Casey at the Talks · How Much Is on First? Dept. · 3 pages
The Lighter Side of Mornings · 5 pages
The trials of getting up in the morning.
One Morning in a Courtroom · 1 pages
An attorney makes an overly aggressive summation.
Top Secret Minutes of Top Secret Meetings · Exposed Nerds Dept. · 4 pages
Meeting minutes from organizations that don't want their actions made public.
When You're Poor... and... When You're Rich · Status Quotes Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of how your social status affects the way your behavior is labeled.
Plane with Machine Guns · 1 pages
The White Spy booby traps his own airplane to catch the Black Spy.
Churlie's Angles · Private-Eyefuls Dept. · 5 pages
One Wednesday Evening in a Restaurant Men's Room · 1 pages

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman