CATALOG RECORD

Mad #164

EC · Series began 1952 · January 1974

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Dates

Cover date: January 1974
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge, Angelo Torres, Sergio Aragonés, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Irving Schildinks: Norman Mingo, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge, Angelo Torres, Sergio Aragonés, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Irving Schildcolors: Norman Mingo, Jack Rickard, Al Jaffee, Irving Schildscript: Don Edwing, Dick DeBartolo, Sergio Aragonés, Max Brandel, Tom Koch, Paul Coker, Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, Lou Silverstone, Antonio Prohías, Frank Jacobs, Larry Gore, Larry Siegelletters: Sergio Aragonés

Stories

On a Cold Winter Evening · 1 pages
When there's no heat in the shop, it's not a good thing to be a wooden boy.
Kung Fool · Chop Schtick Dept. · 7 pages
In a parody of the TV series "Kung Fu", a fugitive Shaolin Monk roams the west demonstrating his physical superiority and his social naiveté.
A Modern Fairy Tale · House Dressing Dept. · 1 pages
An old witch must use modern marketing to attract kids to her cottage.
When All Businesses Rely on Sales Promotion Gimmicks · Land of the Freebie Dept. · 4 pages
Promotions and premiums for businesses usually not associated with such things.
Customized Mobile Homes · Roam, Sweet Home Dept. · 2 pages
Mobile homes and trailers that reflect the owner's origins.
The Lighter Side of the Holiday Season · 5 pages
The ups and downs of the holiday season and how people deal with them.
An Architectural Triumph · The Best Splayed Plans Dept. · 2 pages
A foreign object on blueprints gets built into the structure.
Yecch, or What a Waste! · 6 pages
A modern metropolis is menaced by a pile of human fecal matter come to life.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy remotely diffuses a trap set by the Black Spy.
Mad's 1973 Christmas Poem · Holiday Jeer Dept. · 2 pages
A poem listing gifts Mad would give to various celebrities.
Mad's Rattlers · Wise Guide Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of sarcastic answers for every day occurrences.
What's in a Name, Part Two: Institutions · Letter Openers Dept. · 2 pages
Particular letters in the names of common institutions are enlarged to provide a commentary on that institution.
Caper Goon · Ryan's Daughter Dept. · 8 pages
In a parody of the film "Paper Moon," an iterate grifter is saddled with an obnoxious nine year old girl in the Depression-Era Midwest.

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad for Kicks (1980), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (1982), Mad (2018), Mad Stocking Stuffer (2023), Mad Stocking Stuffer (2024)