CATALOG RECORD

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #85

EC · Series began 1970 · January 1993

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Dates

Cover date: January 1993
Pages: 72

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 07098934080001
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Creators

pencils: Antonio Prohías, Richard Williams, Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Paul Coker, Jack Rickard, Bob Clarke, Al Jaffee, Max Brandel, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Angelo Torresinks: Richard Williams, Antonio Prohías, Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Paul Coker, Jack Rickard, Bob Clarke, Al Jaffee, Max Brandel, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Angelo Torrescolors: Richard Williams, Al Jaffee, Bob Clarkescript: Dick DeBartolo, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Larry Siegel, Stan Hart, Tom Koch, Al Jaffee, Frank Jacobs, Max Brandel, Dave Berg, Don Edwing, May Sakami, Don Epstein, Arnie Kogen

Stories

What's the Connection? · Inside Dope Dept. · 8 pages
In a parody of the film "The French Connection," a racist, violent narcotics detective tries to arrest the members of a drug-smuggling ring.
Wishful Thinking · Opti-Missed Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of how reality doesn't measure up to a person's expectations.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy is working at a customs house. The Black Spy sneaks by using a decoy.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at the Post Office · Inside-Ouch! Dept. · 2 pages
A satirical look at the inner workings of your local postal station.
Time Drags... Time Flies... · Weary of Relativity Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of how the perception of time's passage varies depending upon one's desire for an event to happen.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy ests a club on top of a pole. When the Black Spy punches the White Spy into the pole it breaks and the club swings down into the Black Spy's jaw.
Ripoff Cafe Accessories, Inc. · Ambiance Chasers Dept. · 3 pages
Sales catalog for a company that sells inordinately fancy and expensive restaurant supplies.
Trademark Graffiti · Add-vertising Dept. · 4 pages
Future Broadway Musicals · Tune Up the Volume Dept. · 4 pages
Famous novels and plays like Moby Dick, Julius Caesar and A Tale of Two Cities are turned into Broadway Musicals.
A Portfolio of Mad Zoo-Lulus · Animal Crack-Ups Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of the names of animals with the calligraphy altered or stylized to resemble that animal.
Some Mad Articles You Never Got to See · Eccccch-Traneous Matter Dept. · 4 pages
The first pages of features previously rejected by the editors.
Jobs on the Fringe of Show Business · Way Off-Broadway Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of dreams of show business stardom that didn't quite pan out.
The Lighter Side of Goofs · 5 pages
Examples of people caught in embarrassing situations.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
At sea, the White Spy gives the Black Spy a piece of meat then releases a shark.
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.
What's the Story...? · Incident Replay Dept. · 2 pages
Word balloons in pictures explain the events leading up to the depicted scenes.
Football as Covered by Other Publications · Punt of View Dept. · 3 pages
Football stories written for non-sports niche magazines.
Letters from the Internal Revenue Service · The Eyes of Taxes Are Upon You Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of letters from the IRS to individual filers questioning attempted deductions.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy holds up the White Spy with a fake arm.
Crappy Days · The Fatuous Fifties Dept. · 6 pages
In a parody of the TV series "Happy Days," the boring antics of a typical fifties nuclear family and the hilarious biker who visits them.
The Replacement · 1 pages
A lighthouse with a burned out lamp is replaced.

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman