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Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #72

EC · Series began 1970 · Fall 1990

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Dates

Cover date: Fall 1990
Pages: 100

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 07098934080003
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Creators

pencils: Basil Wolverton, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Harry North, George Woodbridge, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, Bill Johnson, Sergio Aragonés, Bob Clarke, Angelo Torresinks: Basil Wolverton, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Harry North, George Woodbridge, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, Bill Johnson, Sergio Aragonés, Bob Clarke, Angelo Torresscript: Arnie Kogen, Dick DeBartolo, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, John Ficarra, Tom Koch, Chris Hart, Dave Berg, Stan Hart, Harvey Kurtzman, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Bill Johnson, Larry Siegel, Sergio Aragonés, Mark Dressler, Lou Silverstoneletters: Bob Clarkecolors: Al Jaffee

Stories

Splash-dance · Fish Schtick Dept. · 6 pages
Parody of the film Splash.
What It Will Be Like When Every Device "Talks" · From Bad to Voice Dept. · 2 pages
We Won't Miss Them...or Will We? · Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Ire Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of how the replacement for a difficult situation isn't always an improvement.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy tries to get into the White Spy's safe by travelling along a clothesline but the White Spy leaves two booby-trapped cuckoo clocks to cut the line.
Mad's List of Runners-Up for "The Three Biggest Lies in America" · Turning Back the Crock Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of commonplace exaggerations.
Ain't It Great!! · Positive Winking Dept. · 3 pages
The Lighter Side of ... · 5 pages
The humorous complications of dating, favors, clothing, accidents, mornings, questions, the telephone, shopping, television, compassion, the family car, illness, do-it-yourself and restaurants.
Grimlins · Our Creatures Presentations Dept. · 7 pages
In a parody of the film "Gremlins," a cuddly little beast becomes the pet from Hell and rampages through a small town.
MAD Reader! · 6 pages
Portraits of MAD readers.
Horrifying Cliches · Spooking from Pictures Dept. · 3 pages
Grisly visualizations of common cliche phrases.
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.
A Mad Look at Ants · Ant-tics Dept. · 2 pages
Illustrated ant puns.
Jaw'd · 8 pages
In a parody of the film "Jaws," a local sheriff teams with a foul-mouthed fisherman and a nerdy ichthyologist to catch a shark menacing the local beach.
A Mad Look at King Kong · Kong-Two Dept. · 4 pages
Series of cartoons satirizing the film "King Kong".
Other Uses for Pet Boa Constrictors · Snaking Do Dept. · 3 pages
Outrageous alternative uses for snakes.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy makes the White Spy fall into a pit of alligators by tickling him.
Little Known Patents · Rights to Wrongs Dept. · 2 pages
Patents for inventions of dubious value.
What's Cute...and What's Not · Point of You Dept. · 2 pages
Two events are counterpointed to distinguish what is and isn't cute.
C-R-E-E-P of the Year · Nah-Nuke Nah-Nuke Dept. · 5 pages
Robin Williams interviews a Crisis Relocation Emergency Evacuation Planner.
A Mad Look at Airline Safety Instructions · Crashing Bore Dept. · 3 pages
The Best... and the Worst... Things to Say for Every Occasion · Dupes and Don'ts Dept. · 4 pages
Beers · Saloony Goons Dept. · 5 pages
In a parody of the TV series "Cheers," a neighborhood bar is too busy being hip and intellectual to actually be a place to drink.
A Fish Tale · 1 pages
A man catches a mermaid and brings her home, but has a problem with his mother.