CATALOG RECORD

Mad #87

EC · Series began 1952 · June 1964

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Dates

Cover date: June 1964
On sale: March 26, 1964
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Sergio Aragonés, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Joe Orlando, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Paul Coker, Al Jaffeeinks: Norman Mingo, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Sergio Aragonés, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Joe Orlando, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Paul Coker, Al Jaffeecolors: Norman Mingoscript: Stan Hart, Don Martin, Sergio Aragonés, Al Jaffee, Antonio Prohías, Darlene Rutherford, Jim Rutherford, Tom Koch, Dave Berg, Frank Jacobs, Larry Siegelletters: George Woodbridge

Stories

Kids' Versions of Adult Films · Tot A-Okay Dept. · 6 pages
Serious dramatic films sanitized and altered to appeal to a pre-teen audience. Films parodied are "Days of Wine and Roses", "The Hustler", "Irma La Douce" (with an all funny animal cast), "Never on Sunday" and "Monte Cane".
At the Mask Store · 2 pages
Merry mix-ups at a costume shop.
Watch That Price with the Asterisk · Who's Covering Up Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of advertised bargains with hidden costs concealed in the fine print.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy tricks the White Spy into thinking he has a rodent problem.
TV Ads We'd Like to See · 2 pages
Then current television commercials given satirical endings.
A Mad Look at the Circus · Grinding the Acts Dept. · 4 pages
A satirical look at circus acts.
Fake-Out Record Jackets · Stars in Your Buys Dept. · 2 pages
Record album covers designed to make you think you're getting something you're not.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy fools the Black Spy with a fake time bomb.
If Tax Forms Were Made Up by Psychiatrists · Bread-Shrinker Dept. · 1 pages
The 1040 form is redesigned by a psychiatrist.
The Lighter Side of Home Owners · 4 pages
A satirical look at owning a home.
The Great Cigarette Filter Tip War · Puff, the Tragic Draggin' Dept. · 3 pages
Escalating examples of redesigned cigarette filter tips.
Pre-Recorded Phone Messages · If a Machine Answers, Hang Up Dept. · 3 pages
Answering machine messages designed to discourage certain callers.
Mad Beastlies · Word Game Preserve Dept. · 2 pages
Common words or phrases are given anthropomorphic embodiment.
The Electrician · 1 pages
A man attempts to install a ceiling light fixture.
Angry · Act Your Rage Dept. · 7 pages
A niche magazine for people with violent tempers.

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Hopping Mad (1969), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014), The Completely Mad Don Martin (1974), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (1982)