CATALOG RECORD

Mad #246

EC · Series began 1952 · April 1984

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Dates

Cover date: April 1984
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 0709893323004
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Creators

pencils: Jack Davis, Norman Mingo, Ray Osrin, Don Wright, Tom Batiuk, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Paul Coker, Don Martin, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Harry North, Paul Peter Porges, Angelo Torres, Al Jaffeeinks: Jack Davis, Norman Mingo, Ray Osrin, Don Wright, Tom Batiuk, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Paul Coker, Don Martin, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Harry North, Paul Peter Porges, Angelo Torres, Al Jaffeecolors: Jack Davis, Al Jaffeescript: Stan Hart, Sergio Aragonés, George Gipe, John Ficarra, Don Martin, Dave Berg, Frank Jacobs, Chris Hart, Dennis Snee, Antonio Prohías, Lou Silverstone, Don Edwing, Paul Peter Porges, Dick DeBartolo, Al Jaffee

Stories

Framing Sequence · 1 pages
Parodying the television show "At The Movies", two critics review three current hit films.
Trading Races · 2.67 pages
In a parody of the film "Trading Places," as a social experiment, two wealthy capitalists engineer a life swap between a upper-class white man and an inner-city black man.
Raunchy Business · 2 pages
In a parody of the film "Risky Business," a high school student sleeps around until he finds a woman he wants to settle down with.
Flashdunce · 2 pages
In a parody of the film "Flashdance," a young woman moonlights from her welding job as an exotic dancer.
The Mad Guide to Sure-Fire Ad Lib Lines · Reply-in-the-face Dept. · 3 pages
Multiple examples of possible quips for particular situational set-up lines.
One Morning on a Corner Downtown · 1 pages
A street beggar gets a tough contribution.
The Lighter Side of... · 5 pages
The humorous aggravations of auto repairs, divorce, excuses, tests, dieting, staying awake, playmates, college, cold weather, cooking, time, mothers, the telephone and progress.
Mad's Aptitude Test Number Four: Will You Make a Good Politician? · B-S.A.T. Dept. · 1 pages
Series of questions designed to test a person's political savvy.
A Mad Look at Foto-Booths · 2 pages
Humorous vignettes revolving around foto-booths.
One Afternoon on a Corner Downtown · 1 pages
A street beggar courts multiple income streams.
Other Crises in our Public Schools · Curriculumps Dept. · 3 pages
On-going problems faced by public school systems that have fallen through the cracks.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy lays a trap for the Black Spy with some secret plans as bait.
C-R-E-E-P of the Year · Nah-Nuke Nah-Nuke Dept. · 5 pages
Robin Williams interviews a Crisis Relocation Emergency Evacuation Planner.
Mad's Early Warning Signs · Fission Tips Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of signs that the country is gearing up for war.
A Mad Look at Cold Sufferers · Here's Looking Achoo Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of annoying habits of sick people.
One Evening on a Corner Downtown · 1 pages
A blind man's guide dog attacks a pedestrian.
Matt Houstink · Magnum Cum Lousy Dept. · 6 pages
In a parody of the TV series "Matt Houston," a wealthy Texan acts as a private detective despite not having any aptitude for the job.

Reprinted in

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad for Decades (2007)