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Cover of Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #96
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CATALOG RECORD

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #96

EC · Series began 1970 · Early Spring 1994

Dates

Cover date
Early Spring 1994
Pages
100

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #96 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07099234080441

    Source ↗
  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Mort Drucker, Sam Viviano, Don Edwing, Dave Berg, Paul Peter Porges, Al Jaffee, John Caldwell, Jack Davis, Bob Clarke, Richard Williams, Sergio Aragonés, John Putnam, Don Martin, Angelo Torres, Paul Coker, George Woodbridge, Greg Theakston, Russ Cooper, M. Vandruff, Harry North, Bob Jonesinks: Mort Drucker, Sam Viviano, Don Edwing, Dave Berg, Paul Peter Porges, Al Jaffee, John Caldwell, Jack Davis, Bob Clarke, Richard Williams, Sergio Aragonés, John Putnam, Don Martin, Angelo Torres, Paul Coker, George Woodbridge, Greg Theakston, Russ Cooper, M. Vandruff, Harry North, Bob Jonescolors: Mort Drucker, Greg Theakstonscript: Debbee Ovitz, Don Edwing, Mike Snider, Dave Berg, Paul Peter Porges, Stan Hart, John Prete, John Caldwell, Dick DeBartolo, Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola, Sergio Aragonés, Don Reilly, Don Martin, Tom Koch, Lou Silverstone, Bob Clarke, Desmond Devlin, Russ Cooper, Andrew J. Schwartzberg, Al Jaffee, Frank Jacobsletters: Don Martin

Stories

  • Beers · Slam Danson Dept. · 5 pages
  • The Haunting Hunting Hullabaloo · 1 pages
  • Headlines You Can Bet We’ll Never See · 2 pages
  • The Lighter Side of... · 5 pages

    Cynical observations of human behavior are being bullied, the singles world, vanity, fashion, fishing, babies, food, finances, consideration, fathers, school, television, education, and doctors.

  • What’s Your Choice? · Dialing for Dullards Dept. · 3 pages
  • Video Reviews · Hartburn Dept. · 3 pages
  • It’s Never a Good Sign When… · Hardee-Har-Harbingers Dept. · 2 pages
  • Drama on Page 26 · A Dryer Sense of Humor Dept. · 1 pages

    A plumber uses the Heimlich maneuver to fix a woman’s dryer.

  • Kookoon: The Rehash · Vericose Encounters of the Absurd Kind Dept. · 4 pages
  • The Excruciating Escape Extravaganza · 1 pages
  • More Items From Mad's Celebrity Supermarket · Big-Name Brands Dept. · 3 pages
  • Battyman · 7 pages

    Fleeing from Battyman, criminal Yack Nattier falls into a vat of toxic waste and becomes the Jerker. The Jerker begins a citywide campaign of shooting, killing, and poisoning, laughing all the way. As the Jerker falls to his death during a fight, Battyman follows. That way they can both avoid the sequel.

  • A Super Opportunity · 1 pages

    Returning from a mission, Superman finds his clothes weren't safe in that phone booth.

  • Yellow Pages for Super-Heroes · Comic Relief Dept. · 2 pages

    Telephone book advertisements altered to target super-heroes.

  • Don Martin Looks at Spider-Man · 3 pages
  • New Comic Book Superheroes Based on Real People · Titan-ing Some Nuts Dept. · 4 pages
  • A Mad Look at Super Heroes · Comic Schnook's Dept. · 4 pages

    Humorous situations involving superheroes.

  • Don Martin Looks at... The Hulk · Green and Bare It Dept. · 4 pages
  • The Mad Week · Our Daily Dread Dept. · 2 pages
  • Scientific Advances that Unimprove Our Lives! · Progress Retort Dept. · 2 pages
  • It's Safe to Go to the Bathroom When... · Bladder Up! Dept. · 3 pages
  • Mad's Political Image Maker of the Year · Reaching New Hypes of Absurdity Dept. · 4 pages
  • The Ghastly Gallows Goodbye · 1 pages
  • The Lighter Side of ... · 5 pages

    The humorous complications of compassion, double standards, quick thinking, hunters, bachelors, restaurants, computers, television, dress codes, shopping, teens, prejudice, the office, relationships, and doctors.

  • Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages

    Black Spy tricks White Spy into falling into a moat filled with alligators.

  • Advertising Dream Teams · The Brand Name of the Game · 3 pages
  • Some Truly Hard to Find "Where's Waldo"-Type Characters · Chide and Seek Dept. · 1 pages
  • How-To Books · Guides and Dolts Dept. · 2 pages
  • The Strange and Wacky Adventures of Sydney O'Malley, DDS · Oral Hy-Jinx Dept. · 1 pages
  • Lively Dispenser Caps for Dull Products · Spoutrageous Dept. · 3 pages
  • Did You Ever Notice That the Same People Who… · Hypocritic Oafs Dept. · 2 pages
  • More New Laws That Congress Should Pass Right Now! Right Now! Right Now! · Better Legislate Than Never Dept. · 2 pages
  • Greeting Cards for Very, Very Special Occasions · 2 pages
  • The Refrigerated Rocky Run-through · 1 pages

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