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Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #70

EC · Series began 1970 · Spring 1990

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Dates

Cover date: Spring 1990
Pages: 100

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 07098934080001
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Creators

pencils: Greg Theakston, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker, Harry North, Al Jaffee, Bob Clarke, Jack Davis, Angelo Torres, Dave Berg, Sergio Aragonés, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, George Woodbridgeinks: Greg Theakston, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker, Harry North, Al Jaffee, Bob Clarke, Jack Davis, Angelo Torres, Dave Berg, Sergio Aragonés, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, George Woodbridgecolors: Greg Theakston, Al Jaffeescript: Larry Siegel, John Ficarra, Tom Koch, Chris Hart, Al Jaffee, Frank Jacobs, Dave Berg, Lou Silverstone, Sergio Aragonés, Dick DeBartolo, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, James Kasmir, Arnie Kogen

Stories

Family Tides · Generation Pap Dept. · 5 pages
Parody of TV show Family Ties.
Mad Percentages · Fractions Speak Louder Than Words Dept. · 3 pages
Only in the Middle of the Night... · No Rest for the Leery Dept. · 3 pages
The Mad Owner's Manual for a New American Car · Lemon Aid Dept. · 5 pages
Explanation of how to cope with the defects of your new car.
The Evolution of the Species, Updated · Darwinners and Losers Dept. · 2 pages
Snappy Answers to Stupid Bumper Stickers · Drive Shafts Dept. · 2 pages
Rockhead II · 7 pages
A satire of the movie Rocky II.
Casey at the Talks · How Much Is on First? Dept. · 3 pages
The Lighter Side of Little League · 4 pages
Satirical look at Little League Baseball and over-enthusiastic parents.
After the Game Is Over · Oscillating Fans Dept. · 3 pages
Another side to sports fans.
Horrifying Sports Cliches · Spooking from Pictures Dept. · 3 pages
International Symbols for Other Olympic Highlights · Signs of the Crimes Dept. · 1 pages
Examples of non-verbal signs designed for the Olympic experience.
Mad Novelty Items for Practical-Joker Jocks · 3 pages
Mad's Candid Snapshots of Some Insignificant Moments in Sports · Underplay-By-Play Dept. · 3 pages
The MAD Guide to Power Boating · Oy-Vay All Boats Dept. · 6 pages
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The two spies engage in a boxing match.
A Mad Look at the Summer Olympics · 5-Ring Circus Dept. · 4 pages
Reporters swarm the pretty loser of a sprint; a shot-putter fails; a relay is disrupted; a wrestling underdog wins; a pole vaulter fails; a photographer interferes with an event; a sprint has two illegal entrants.
Magazines for Neglected Sports · Games of Nil Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of niche magazines for cult games and sports.
The Lighter Side of Water Sports · 4 pages
The Sham-Jock Catalog · Sweat Sucks! Dept. · 4 pages
Athletic equipment for the non-athlete.
The Mad Tennis Primer · Court Jesting Dept. · 3 pages
A Mad Look at Football · Pokin' the Pigskin Dept. · 3 pages
Series of cartoons satirizing the game of football.
Mad Magazine Introduces 43-man Squamish · There's a Soccer Born Every Minute Dept. · 3 pages
Mad creates a new sport, a combination of polo, soccer and gang fighting.
Mad's Baseball Owner of the Year · Our National Blastime Dept. · 4 pages
Interview with baseball team owner
Mad's Aptitude Test Number Three: Will You Make a Good Athlete? · B-S.A.T. Dept. · 1 pages
Form questions designed to test a person's aptitude to be a professional athlete.
Mentl · Funny Boy Dept. · 5 pages
In a parody of the film "Yentl," a Jewish woman fights for opportunity in male-dominated Jewish society by masquerading as a man.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy's torpedo contains multiple extra torpedoes.

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman