CATALOG RECORD

Mad #144

EC · Series began 1952 · July 1971

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Dates

Cover date: July 1971
On sale: May 18, 1971
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Al Jaffee, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres, Irving Schild, Jack Davis, George Woodbridgeinks: Norman Mingo, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Al Jaffee, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres, Irving Schild, Jack Davis, George Woodbridgecolors: Norman Mingo, Al Jaffee, Irving Schildscript: Larry Siegel, Sergio Aragonés, Al Jaffee, E. Nelson Bridwell, Dave Berg, Don Martin, Max Brandel, Don Edwing, Antonio Prohías, Dick DeBartolo, Paul Peter Porges, Earle Doud, Frank Jacobs

Stories

Schmoe · Hippie Hunting Ground Dept. · 6 pages
In a parody of the film "Joe," an upper class father murders the drug addict boyfriend of his daughter, then teams up with a borderline psychotic construction worker to search the city's counterculture hangouts for his missing daughter.
The Mad Non-Smoker's Hate Book · Where There's Smoke, There's Ire Dept. · 4 pages
Examples of how inconsiderate smokers annoy people who don't smoke.
New Movie Monsters From the Medical World · Medi-Scare Dept. · 3 pages
Horror film plots based on modern hospital practices.
The Air Show · 1 pages
Private Doves alters the flight plan of a military air show to promote his peace message.
The Lighter Side of Sound Equipment · 5 pages
Satire of society's obsession with radios, record players and stereo speakers.
One Afternoon at the Beach · 1 pages
A woman folds up her compactable beach equipment.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy wears an odd contraption involving a microphone and a toilet.
The F.I.B. · Forced-Feds Dept. · 6 pages
In a parody of the TV series "The F.B.I.," two F.B.I. agents track down diamond thieves while making sure that the products of the show's sponsor are prominently displayed.
TV... as Viewed by the Animal World · Zoo's View Dept. · 2 pages
A television screen is displayed from the point of view of different types of animals.
A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Recording Studio · 2 pages
A look at the behind closed doors antics at a commercial recording studio.
One Hot Summer Morning · 1 pages
A woman stops her husband from snoring.
Incredible Occult Magazine · Seer-Suckers Dept. · 7 pages
A niche magazine dedicated to documenting supernatural occurrences.
The American Tourists in a Tokyo Restaurant · 1 pages
Two American tourists comply with the Japanese custom of removing one's shoes before entering.

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Swinging Mad (1977), Mad (2018), Mad Overboard (1978), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014)