CATALOG RECORD

Mad #70

EC · Series began 1952 · April 1962

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Dates

Cover date: April 1962
On sale: February 8, 1962
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Kelly Freas, Lester Krauss, Wally Wood, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Dave Berg, Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Joe Orlando, Jack Rickard, M. Szepinks: Kelly Freas, Lester Krauss, Wally Wood, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Dave Berg, Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Joe Orlando, Jack Rickard, M. Szepcolors: Kelly Freas, M. Szepscript: Frank Jacobs, Gary Belkin, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Antonio Prohías, Arnie Kogen, Dave Berg, Jimmie Hodges-Fitzgerald, Sy Reit, Howie Schneider, Larry Siegel, Phil Hahn, Don Reilly, M. Szepletters: Bob Clarke, M. Szep

Stories

Alfred's Poor Almanac · 1 pages
Satirical anecdotes for every day of February and March.
Museum of Madison Avenue · Exhibit "A's" Dept. · 4 pages
Museum dedicated to famous advertising icons and campaigns.
In a Doctor's Office · 2 pages
A doctor keeps getting punched in the face.
More Efficient Snow Removal · Getting the Drift Dept. · 4 pages
Innovative ways to remove heavy snowfall from neighborhood streets.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy gives the Black Spy a booby-trapped present.
Celebrities' Wallets · Screwball in the Back Pocket Dept. · 2 pages
Items from Jerry Lewis's wallet.
The Lighter Side of Entertaining · Guesting Game Dept. · 4 pages
Series of gags related to entertaining at home.
Six Comics in Search of a Punch Line · 2 pages
Six popular standup comics tell the same situational joke in their own comic style.
Some Valentines We Rarely Get to See · Love's Old Sweet Studio Card Dept. · 2 pages
Valentines for specific situations.
A TV Scene We'd Like to See · Tape Me to Your Leader Dept. · 1 pages
A supposedly live broadcast begins with a countdown leader.
Movies in Flight · You Ain't Seen Nuttin' Jet Dept. · 3 pages
How air travel has changed due to in-flight movies.
Some Pages From a Satirist's Notebook · Notes to You Dept. · 2 pages
Satirical short stories revolving around a cartoonist.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy tries to bomb the Black Spy.
Route 67 · 4 pages
Parody of the television show "Route 66".
The Telephone · 1 pages
A man talks to a telephone operator in a dangerous location.
Another Mad Peek Through the Microscope · 2 pages
Series of spot gags revolving around microscopic organisms.
Scenes We'd Like to See · 1 pages
A mountain climber encounters the abominable snowman.
The North American Veeblefetzer Corporation Annual Report · Taking Stock-Holders Dept. · 7 pages
The annual report of a less-than-competent corporation.
Nuclear Jitters · 1 pages
A man builds a bomb shelter.

Characters

Alfred E. NeumanThe Black SpyThe White Spy

Reprinted in

Boiling Mad (1966), Mad Follies (1963), Mad (2018), More Trash from Mad (1958), The Ridiculously Expensive Mad (1969), The Worst from MAD (1958), Howling Mad (1967), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), The Completely Mad Don Martin (1974), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014)