CATALOG RECORD

Mad #121

EC · Series began 1952 · September 1968

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Dates

Cover date: September 1968
On sale: June 25, 1968
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, Al Jaffee, Sergio Aragonés, Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, Joe Orlando, Paul Coker, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Jack Davisinks: Norman Mingo, Al Jaffee, Sergio Aragonés, Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, Joe Orlando, Paul Coker, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Jack Daviscolors: Norman Mingo, Al Jaffee, Jack Rickard, Jack Davisscript: Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Mark Bricklin, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Dick DeBartolo, Dave Berg, Stan Hart, Dean Norman, Tom Koch, Antonio Prohías

Stories

A July 4th Salute · 1 pages
An ingenious boy gets more fireworks "bang" for his penny.
Valley of the Dollars · Methedrine-Acting Dept. · 6 pages
Parody of the film "Valley Of The Dolls"; three young women try to make it in Hollywood in the face of drugs, sexual harassment, failed relationships and the fact that none of them can act.
Everyday Varieties of Psychedelic Fun · Initial Dosage Dept. · 2 pages
Different things in life that can affect the mind in similar fashion to LSD.
The Mad Getting Married Primer · Better Dead Than Wed Dept. · 3 pages
Satire of the conventions of wedding ceremonies.
The Lighter Side of Swimming Pools · 4 pages
Satire of life and behavior around swimming pools.
More Specialized Self-Defense Books · Hitting Below the Black Belt Dept. · 2 pages
Self-defense books targeted toward specific demographic groups.
Mad's "Cliche Conversation" Killers · 3 pages
Puncturing cliche conversation starters in various social gatherings.
A Nostalgic Look at Sandlot Baseball · Hits, Runs and an Era Dept. · 4 pages
A look back at how boys played baseball before organized Little League baseball.
Alley-Oops · Robbin' Hood-winked Dept. · 1 pages
An armed robber finds slim pickings in the way of potential victims.
New "Protests" to the Same Old Tunes · Sour Notes Dept. · 4 pages
The tunes of sixties war protest songs are given new lyrics for new problems.
The Flying Nut · Nun Compos Mentis Dept. · 6 pages
Parody of the TV series "The Flying Nun": a staid Puerto Rican convent resists the radical changes attempted by a hip young nun.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy tries to bully his way through the White Spy's water lock.
Sik-Teen Magazine · Under Separate Cover Dept. · 8 pages
Parody of celebrity magazines aimed at teenage girls.

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad (2018), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (1982)