CATALOG RECORD

Mad #133

EC · Series began 1952 · March 1970

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Dates

Cover date: March 1970
On sale: December 30, 1969
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Angelo Torres, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Dave Berg, Jack Rickard, Antonio Prohías, Irving Schild, John Johns, George Woodbridge, Al Jaffeeinks: Norman Mingo, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Angelo Torres, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Dave Berg, Jack Rickard, Antonio Prohías, Irving Schild, John Johns, George Woodbridge, Al Jaffeecolors: Norman Mingo, Al Jaffeescript: Bill Gaines, Larry Siegel, Ronnie Nathan, Earle Doud, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Sy Reit, Dave Berg, Max Brandel, Al Jaffee, Frank Jacobs, William Garvin, Antonio Prohías, Lou Silverstone, Arnie Kogen, Stan Hart

Stories

True Fat · Grit and Bear It Dept. · 6 pages
Parody of the film "True Grit"; a spoiled brat teams up with a drunken marshal and a dimwitted Texas Ranger to track down the man who murdered her father.
The Facts of Life (& Death) · Bitter Things for Bitter Living Through Chemistry Dept. · 2 pages
Examples, in verse, of how our modern lifestyle is slowly killing us.
If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their Capsule Descriptions · Condensed Milking Dept. · 3 pages
Television programs provide the literal content of their TV Guide summaries.
During a Summer Shower · 1 pages
A man avoids a tree during a lightning storm, but doesn't get the results he anticipated.
Mad's Do-It-Yourself Modern Movie Ads · Slime Pickings Dept. · 2 pages
Generic movie posters with fill-in-the-blanks and words provided so the reader can make their own movie posters with critic quotes.
The Lighter Side of Family Gatherings · 5 pages
Cynical look at family reunions and relations.
What Is a Born Winner? · Every Clod Has a Silver Lining Dept. · 2 pages
Analysis of what makes certain people luckier than others.
Mad's Lifetime Chart of Attitudes and Behaviors · Stage of Mind Dept. · 4 pages
Examples of how perceptions of current issues change as a person ages are told.
Future Instant Predictions · Data Knows Best Dept. · 2 pages
Television news programs' desire to predict the outcome of an event is extended to other television genres.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy lures the Black Spy into a trap.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at the U. S. Congress · Inside-Ouch Dept. · 2 pages
The antics behind the scenes at Congress is depicted.
A Mad Look at Celebrities in Real-Life Situations · V.I. Peek Dept. · 3 pages
Celebrities are placed in ordinary circumstances and their reactions depicted.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy lures the White Spy into a trap with fake rocks.
Joe Namath's Wallet · Give Our Regards to Broadway Joe Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of the items found in Joe Namath's wallet.
One Day in the Mountains · 1 pages
Two mountain men sample the product of another mountain man's still.
Mad Green Paper: The State of Our Suburbs · The Wrong Side of the Tracts Dept. · 4 pages
Suburban life is examined by a television news reporter.

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), The Medicine Mad (1977), Mad (2018), A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (1984), Mad's Greatest Artists: Mort Drucker (2012)