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CATALOG RECORD

Mad #287

EC · Series began 1952 · June 1989

Dates

Cover date
June 1989
Pages
52

Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 07098933230006

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Creators

pencils: Richard Williams, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Angelo Torres, Al Jaffee, Don Edwing, Paul Coker, Will Eisner, Bob Clarke, Paul Peter Porges, Dave Berg, Jack Davis, Sam Viviano, Greg Theakston, D. Wunderlininks: Richard Williams, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Angelo Torres, Al Jaffee, Don Edwing, Paul Coker, Will Eisner, Bob Clarke, Paul Peter Porges, Dave Berg, Jack Davis, Sam Viviano, Greg Theakston, D. Wunderlinscript: Stan Hart, Sergio Aragonés, Tom Koch, Larry Siegel, Don Edwing, Chris Hart, Frank Jacobs, Will Eisner, Paul Peter Porges, Dave Berg, John Prete, Dick DeBartolo, Mike Snider, Charlie Kadau, Al Jaffee, Joe Raiolaletters: Sergio Aragonés, Will Eisner, Paul Peter Porges, Bob Clarkecolors: Al Jaffee, D. Wunderlin

Stories

  • Grossanne · The Fats of Life Dept. · 6 pages
  • A Mad Look at Female Bodybuilders · 2 pages
  • Future Supreme Court Decisions · Bench Pressed Dept. · 2 pages
  • Specialized Nautilus Machines for Practical Everyday Activities · Guided Muscles Dept. · 3 pages
  • The Unnerving Undertaker’s Undertaking · 1 pages
  • Anonymous Groups That Didn’t Make It · They Just Didn’t Clique Dept. · 2 pages
  • Additions to the Dictionary · Neumanclature Dept. · 1 pages

    List of suggestions for new word additions to the dictionary, complete with definitions.

  • Will Eisner’s City People Notebook · Excerpts Mark the Spot Dept. · 3 pages

    Excerpts from the book.

  • Consumer Reports Aimed at Special Interest Groups · Assess Pool Dept. · 2 pages
  • Stupid Pet Owner Tricks · It’s Training Cats and Dogs Dept. · 2 pages
  • The Lighter Side of... · 5 pages

    The humorous aspects of going to the movies, staying in shape, preparedness, school, charm, science, advice, natural talent, leaving the nest, relationships, housekeeping, communication, relatives, and doctors.

  • Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages

    The White Spy redirects the Black Spy's wrecking ball back at him.

  • It’s Never a Good Sign When… · Hardee-Har-Harbingers Dept. · 2 pages
  • The Refrigerated Rocky Run-through · 1 pages
  • Kookoon: The Rehash · Vericose Encounters of the Absurd Kind Dept. · 4 pages
  • Spy vs. Spy · 1 pages

    The Black Spy kills the White Spy using a lawnmower attachment in his airplane.

  • Headlines You Can Bet We’ll Never See · 2 pages
  • The Hideous Headman's Horseplay · 1 pages
  • Academy Awards for Movie Audience Members · Statues for Limitations Dept. · 2 pages
  • Not Playing · 1 pages

Reprinted in

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

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