CATALOG RECORD

Mad #191

EC · Series began 1952 · June 1977

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Dates

Cover date: June 1977
On sale: March 29, 1977
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Bob Clarke, Harry North, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, Bob Jones, Paul Coker, Angelo Torres, Antonio Prohías, Jack Davis, Al Jaffeeinks: Bob Clarke, Harry North, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, Bob Jones, Paul Coker, Angelo Torres, Antonio Prohías, Jack Davis, Al Jaffeecolors: Bob Clarke, Al Jaffee, Don Martinletters: Bob Clarkescript: Stan Hart, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Don Edwing, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Larry Siegel, Marc Bilgrey, Tom Koch, Dennis Snee, Antonio Prohías, Frank Jacobs, Lou Silverstone, Al Jaffee

Stories

Marathon Mess · Thou Shalt Not Drill Dept. · 7 pages
Parody of the film "Marathon Man"; a nebbish stumbles onto a Nazi war criminal in hiding.
One Day in Egypt · 2 pages
While excavating around a pyramid, archaeologists make a startling discovery.
The Lighter Side of Health Nuts · Berg's Eye View Dept. · 5 pages
Presenting the odd things people do to stay healthy.
What If a Newsletter Came with Every Bill? · Padding the Bill Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of what you'd get if other creditors followed the example of the electric company.
You Don't Give a %#*&!*? What Other People Think When... · Up Theirs! Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of people who refuse to follow popular convention.
The Mad Guide to Parental Hang-Ups · Home Groan Dept. · 4 pages
Examples of how parents are unintentionally exasperating their kids.
A Mad Treasury of Shakespeare's Lesser Known Quotes · Going Over Bard Dept. · 1 pages
Shakespearean quotes that history has forgotten, for a reason.
The Jazzyslums · A Credit to their Ratings Dept. · 6 pages
In a parody of the TV series "The Jeffersons," an upper class black family try to put up with the obnoxious head of the household.
Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy feeds the Black Spy to the sharks.
We'd Like to See the Day When... · We Should Live So Long Dept. · 2 pages
Scenes of annoying people getting their just deserts.
Another Day in Egypt · 1 pages
While excavating a pyramid, two archaeologists make a startling discovery.
Sobsession · Seeing Is Bereaving Dept. · 6 pages
In a parody of the film "Obsession", a man grieving over the loss of his wife becomes obsessed with the notion that she's still alive and leading a second life.
What Remarkable Magic Trick Will the East be Looking for This Fall? · 1 pages
Not living up to your name can be a problem.
One Day in Alaska · 1 pages
Making a pipeline palatable to the native population.

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad About Town (1983), Mad Super Special (1984), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014), Mad (2018)