CATALOG RECORD

Mad #145

EC · Series began 1952 · September 1971

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Dates

Cover date: September 1971
On sale: June 29, 1971
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, Paul Coker, John C. Goodwin, Don Martin, Mort Drucker, World Wide Photos, United Press International, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohías, Jack Davis, Bob Clarke, Al Jaffee, Sergio Aragonés, George Woodbridge, Jack Rickard, Angelo Torres, Irving Schildinks: Norman Mingo, Paul Coker, John C. Goodwin, Don Martin, Mort Drucker, World Wide Photos, United Press International, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohías, Jack Davis, Bob Clarke, Al Jaffee, Sergio Aragonés, George Woodbridge, Jack Rickard, Angelo Torres, Irving Schildcolors: Norman Mingo, Al Jaffee, Irving Schildscript: Al Jaffee, Al Feldstein, Lou Silverstone, Don Martin, Max Brandel, Dave Berg, Larry Siegel, Richard Nixon, Frank Jacobs, Antonio Prohías, Paul Peter Porges, Sergio Aragonés, Don Epstein, Dick DeBartolo, Arnie Kogen, Stan Hart

Stories

Five Easy Pages (and Two Hard Ones)! · Callous Key Bum Dept. · 7 pages
Everyone drops out of their lives to find something more meaningful, including the artist and writer.
Very Early One Morning · Don Martin Dept. · 1 pages
A man exercises with an unusual form of pushups.
The Lighter Side of Boating · 5 pages
A look at the strange things people do when boating.
The Mad Orthodontia Primer · Chewing Glum Dept. · 3 pages
A look at the problems of children growing up with dental braces, presented in old-fashioned school primer style.
That Sinking Feeling... · Abandon Ship of State! Dept. · 2 pages
Various quotes of President Nixon regarding the Vietnam War, arranged chronologically to show the change of focus.
Untitled · 1 pages
The White Spy builds a contraption that intrigues and ultimately defeats the Black Spy.
What Coaches Say... · Switch Pitch Dept. · 3 pages
Things sports coaches say about their player in public, compared to what they say in private.
Greeting Cards for the Sexual Revolution · Wow "Now" Cards Dept. · 3 pages
Up to date greeting card ideas for various players.
Hawks and Doves; Fowl Play Dept. · 1 pages
The Major sees peace signs everywhere in his dreams and is relieved to awake...until Private Doves serves a uniquely arranged breakfast.
A MAD Look at Palm Reading · Hand Shakedown Dept. · 2 pages
Various things that can go wrong with a palm reading.
Untitled · 1 pages
The Black Spy builds a contraption that intrigues and ultimately defeats the White Spy.
Excuses, Excuses! · Straddle Defense Dept. · 3 pages
Comparison of typical excuses of times past and today.
"Prison" Record Albums of the Future · Sing-Sing Sing Dept. · 2 pages
Ideas for record albums to be recorded in prisons, after the success of Johnny Cash's two albums recorded in prisons.
One Day in a Pet Shop · 1 pages
Two parrots in their cages are playing charades.
The Foul and the Prissy Cats · The Id and the Inhibit-Id Dept. · 6 pages
A parody of the movie "The Owl and the Pussycat", about a writer and prostitute who end up living together.
Drawn-Out Drams · 0 pages

Characters

Alfred E. NeumanSchroederThe Black SpyThe White SpyBob HopeBing CrosbyJoe NamathLiberace

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Swinging Mad (1977), Mad Overboard (1978), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (1982)