CATALOG RECORD

Mad #189

EC · Series began 1952 · March 1977

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Dates

Cover date: March 1977
On sale: January 4, 1977
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Jack Rickard, Bob Clarke, Harry North, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Bob Jones, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, Arnoldo Franchioni, Paul Coker, Al Jaffee, Angelo Torresinks: Jack Rickard, Bob Clarke, Harry North, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Bob Jones, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, Arnoldo Franchioni, Paul Coker, Al Jaffee, Angelo Torrescolors: Jack Rickard, Al Jaffeescript: Dick DeBartolo, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Paul Peter Porges, Tom Koch, Don Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Lou Silverstone, Dave Berg, Arnoldo Franchioni, Al Jaffee

Stories

The Omenous · Peck's Bad Boy Dept. · 7 pages
In a parody of the film "The Omen," an out-of-touch upper class couple find that they're raising Satan's little boy.
One Morning in a Courtroom · 1 pages
An attorney makes an overly aggressive summation.
Mad's "Customized" Skateboards · Sidewalk Surf's Up Dept. · 2 pages
Skateboards altered to appeal to various demographics.
A Little Kid's Guide to Understanding the News · Beating the Lexicon Game Dept. · 4 pages
Applying political terms to situations specific to the life of a child.
More What's the Story...? · Incident Replay Dept. · 2 pages
Pictures as word balloons show what led up to the depicted scene.
The Literary Yellow Pages · Consult Your Classicfied Dept. · 3 pages
Yellow Pages ads for famous characters from famous novels.
One Afternoon While Running an Errand · 1 pages
A boy leaves his skateboard unattended in the wrong neighborhood.
It's Adding Insult to Injury When... · Losers Weepers Dept. · 2 pages
Bad situations that get worse.
The Lighter Side of Winning · 5 pages
People handling victory with humorous lack of grace.
The Human Race · See How They Run! Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of what motivates different groups of people to compete.
American Jokes They're Telling in Poland · 3 pages
A series of jokes satirizing stereotypical American life.
A Mad Look at Some Exciting New Job Opportunities · Hire Aspirations Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of new jobs being created by new technology, and by the regulations governing that technology.
One Evening at a Banquet Saluting an Outstanding American · 1 pages
An honoree has a surprising physical trait.
Welcome Back, Klodder · A Grapple For the Teacher Dept. · 6 pages
In a parody of the TV series "Welcome Back, Kotter," a teacher who tells bad jokes teaches a class of inner city youths who tell worse jokes.

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad for Decades (2007), Mad About Town (1983), Mad Super Special (1984), A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] (1984), Mad XL (2000), Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (2015), Mad (2018)