CATALOG RECORD

Mad #148

EC · Series began 1952 · January 1972

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Dates

Cover date: January 1972
On sale: November 16, 1971
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, George Woodbridge, Bob Clarke, Jack Rickard, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, Antonio Prohías, Jack Davis, Paul Coker, Paul Peter Porges, Angelo Torres, Irving Schildinks: Norman Mingo, George Woodbridge, Bob Clarke, Jack Rickard, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, Antonio Prohías, Jack Davis, Paul Coker, Paul Peter Porges, Angelo Torres, Irving Schildcolors: Norman Mingo, George Woodbridge, Al Jaffee, Irving Schildscript: Al Jaffee, Frank Jacobs, Stan Hart, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Dave Berg, Don Epstein, Dick DeBartolo, Antonio Prohías, Sy Reit, Paul Peter Porges, K. North, Lou Silverstone

Stories

The Sword Duel · 1 pages
A sword duel ends badly for the winner because of gravity.
If the Characters in "Peanuts" Aged Like Ordinary People · 4 pages
Glimpses of the age-progressed cast of "Peanuts" at various stages of their lives.
When Madison Avenue Appeals to Extremists · Hard-Core-Sell Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of print advertising aimed at fringe demographics.
The Trauma of '42 · Three to Get Ready Dept. · 6 pages
Parody of the film "The Summer of '42"; an awkward teen has a series of awkward encounters with an older woman waiting for her husband to return from the war.
The Great Escape Plot · Con Vex Dept. · 1 pages
The plans for a plot to escape from prison gets passed on to one person too many.
Don Martin in a Play-Land · 2 pages
A man has a series of problems with an arcade game.
The Lighter Side of Living Space · 5 pages
Satire of modern society's attempts to deal with urban sprawl.
The Electric Train · 1 pages
Private Doves is assigned to put together the toy train set of the Major's son. He uses the opportunity to convey his message of peace.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy thinks he's sabotaged The Black Spy's ability to retaliate.
Mad's Rhyming Guide to Pro Football · Pros and Poetry Dept. · 4 pages
An explanation, in rhyme, of the positions, strategies and coverages of pro football.
One Thursday Afternoon on the Moon · 1 pages
Two astronauts on a moon walk find their lunar rover stripped.
Behind the Scenes at an Underground Newspaper · 2 pages
The antics and editorial decisions of a counter-culture oriented newspaper are revealed.
A Mad Look at Waterbeds · Asleep on the Deep Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of the pitfalls of owning a waterbed.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy uses trained fleas to harass the Black Spy.
Messy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · Turkey An' the Store Dept. · 4 pages
Satire of the silly floats and balloons of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the antics of the people who watch it, and the network television coverage of it.

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad Clowns Around (1978), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (1982), A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (1984), Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès (2010), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014), Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (2015)