CATALOG RECORD

Mad #175

EC · Series began 1952 · June 1975

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Dates

Cover date: June 1975
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, Jack Rickard, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Arnoldo Franchioni, Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Antonio Prohías, Irving Schild, Jack Davis, Paul Coker, Angelo Torres, Al Jaffeeinks: Norman Mingo, Jack Rickard, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Arnoldo Franchioni, Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Antonio Prohías, Irving Schild, Jack Davis, Paul Coker, Angelo Torres, Al Jaffeecolors: Norman Mingo, Jack Rickard, Al Jaffeescript: Sergio Aragonés, Frank Jacobs, Don Martin, Arnoldo Franchioni, Tom Koch, Dave Berg, Lou Silverstone, Larry Sharp, Antonio Prohías, Dick DeBartolo, Paul Peter Porges, Al Jaffee

Stories

The Frog Prince · 1 pages
A princess kisses a frog, hoping for a handsome prince.
What's Entertainment? · Best Footage Forward Dept. · 7 pages
Parody of major motion picture releases which are basically cheaply assembled clip shows of past film releases.
One Morning on an Assembly Line · 1 pages
A man is assembled in order to receive an award.
What is a Guidance Counselor? · Advice to the Forelorn Dept. · 2 pages
Satirical essay on the profession of guidance counseling.
The Lighter Side of Chores · 5 pages
The good and bad points of performing menial household tasks.
The Prisoner's Last Request · 1 pages
A prisoner's last cigarette kills him before the firing squad can.
A Mad Look at Commuting · Round Trip-Schtick Dept. · 2 pages
The trials of trying to get from your home to your job.
Has Anybody Ever Really Seen... · Vanishing Americanisms Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of comic strip cliches which really don't occur in reality, illustrated by famous comic strip characters.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy fools the White Spy with a false bay in his armored car.
Popular Photo-Monotony · 6 pages
A niche magazine devoted to photography hobbyists.
Mad's College Football Coach of the Year · Doin' the Varsity Dragon Dept. · 5 pages
A college football coach is interviewed and program excesses are exposed.
It's Bad Timing When... · Fate Accompli Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of people being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Footnotes* to History · 2 pages
Ironic takes on historical situations, presented so that only the participants' feet and legs are visible.
One Day in a Hospital · 1 pages
A surgeon has a unique solution for respiratory distress.
Barnacle Groans · Tired Bloodhounds Dept. · 6 pages
In a parody of the TV series "Barnaby Jones," a folksy senior citizen becomes a private detective.

Characters

Alfred E. NeumanLucy Van PeltThe Black SpyThe White SpyFrank SinatraBing CrosbyJimmy DuranteClark GableFred AstaireElizabeth TaylorDebbie ReynoldsJudy GarlandJoan CrawfordMyrna LoyGene KellyWilliam PowellMickey RooneyEsther Williams

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad (1959), The Eggs-Rated Mad (1981), A Mad Carnival (1982), Mad's Greatest Artists: Mort Drucker (2012), Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (2015)