CATALOG RECORD

Mad #88

EC · Series began 1952 · July 1964

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Dates

Cover date: July 1964
On sale: May 26, 1964
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, Paul Coker, Jack Rickard, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Mort Drucker, Antonio Prohías, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Joe Orlando, Bob Clarke, Al Jaffee, Lester Kraussinks: Norman Mingo, Paul Coker, Jack Rickard, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Mort Drucker, Antonio Prohías, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Joe Orlando, Bob Clarke, Al Jaffee, Lester Krausscolors: Norman Mingo, Lester Kraussscript: Arnie Kogen, Stan Hart, Don Martin, Larry Siegel, Don Reilly, Antonio Prohías, Dave Berg, Frank Jacobs, Sergio Aragonés, Al Jaffee

Stories

Movie Ads With Behind the Scene Gossip · Hollywood Bilge-Board Dept. · 2 pages
Movie posters that use the stars' personal lives as selling points for the film.
The Mad Safety Council's Predictions for the Upcoming July 4th Weekend · Mis-Happy Holiday Dept. · 1 pages
Predictions of summer accidents accompanied by humorous illustrations of said mishaps.
Don Martin in an Italian Restaurant · 3 pages
A boy plays with his food; a chef receives a spaghetti delivery; a diner's pasta comes alive; a man is attacked by his cheese; a customer's entree unravels
Mad Visits the Producer-Director of "Charades" · Corpse and Robbers Dept. · 5 pages
The director of a murder and espionage film tries to explain its incomprehensible plot.
The Long Range Effects of Products on People · Cause and Defect Dept. · 3 pages
How overuse of certain consumer products can adversely affect a person's physical condition.
Untitled · 1 pages
The Black Spy fakes the White Spy into shooting himself with a cannon.
The Lighter Side of Little League · 3 pages
Satirical look at Little League Baseball and over-enthusiastic parents.
The Sights and Sounds of the U.S.A. · 2 pages
Satirical look at life in New York.
The Swampview Terrace Weekly · Tenants, Anyone Dept. · 4 pages
A humorous version of an apartment complex newsletter, presented as a lurid tabloid.
Untitled · 1 pages
The Black Spy thinks he's diffused a White Spy booby-trap.
Mad's Caterer of the Year · Affairs of Status Dept. · 5 pages
Newsman David Brinkley interviews a catering manager as he oversees a wedding party dinner.
The Mad Politicians Primer · Snakes in the Grass Roots Dept. · 4 pages
Satirical descriptions of politicians, their families, their staff and the lobbyists who support them.
Comics For Publications That Don't Have Comics · 4 pages
If comic strips had their content adjusted for niche publications.
Untitled · 1 pages
The Gray Spy lures the others into a rocket headed for space.
Buck'$ Law · Gold-Plated Copper Dept. · 4 pages
Parody of the television series "Burke's Law"; A rich, handsome police captain can't solve crimes because he's too busy dodging all the women who want to marry him.

Reprinted in

Hopping Mad (1969), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad (2018), The Completely Mad Don Martin (1974)