Mad comic books issue 23

Final issue as a color comic book. Ad for MD and Psychoanalysis magazines. "Gopo Gossum!", art by Wally Wood; Gopo mistakenly leads the swamp dwellers into politics and disaster; Parody of Pogo comic strip. "Scenes We'd... Like To See!", art by Jack Davis; Typical climax scenes from various movie genres, with untypical endings. "Ripup's Believe It Or Don't," art by Wally Wood; Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not strips. "The Barefoot Nocountessa!", art by Jack Davis; Harry narrates the story of the Nocountessa, as she marries a series of rich men; Parody of movie The Barefoot Countessa. Announcement that MAD will change to a magazine-sized book with #24 within 3 months. Text cover. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Includes Bonus Don Martin Stickers. Cover by Don Martin. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Tom Koch, Bob Clarke, Dick DeBartolo, Lloyd Gola, Frank Jacobs, Antonio Prohias, Don Epstein, Paul Coker, Jr., Paul Peter Porges, Jack Rickard, Angelo Torres, Marcelle Pesek, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Don (Duck) Edwing, Larry Gore, Norman Mingo, Jack Davis and Sergio Aragones. The Mad Special, later known as the Super Special, reprinted movie spoofs and classic material from the magazine, often accompanied by original stories and attached bonuses in the form of posters, stickers, recordings and comics. A parody of the classic Stanley Kubrick movie A Clockwork Orange. A Mad look at Tarzan, featuring Jack Davis art, and old songs get a feminist twist. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Spy vs. Spy, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and early Don Martin cartoons. Includes Bonus Don Martin Stickers, pre-glued, perforated stamps featuring Don Martin's distinctive sound effects in a full-color, attached fold-out. In an Agent's Office; A Crockwork Lemon; The Mad TV Viewers Hate Book; Future Enlistment Posters; The Lighter Side of Fun in the Sun; The Lighter Side of Leisure Time; One Night in a Living Room; Late One Night On a Dark and Scary Street; One Fine Day in the Life of Leonardo da Vinci; One Evening in Spain; One Day With a Wishbone; Middle Class Poverty Is…; Spy vs. Spy; You Know Its Really Summer when…; Relevant Job Applications; MADs Summer Camp Owner of the Year; Don't You Feel Like a Schmuck?!; MAD Rattlers; How Come on TV…?; Interpreting the News; A MAD Look at Tarzan; A Head Shop Supplies Catalog; Tell-Tale Comic Strip Balloons; A Modern Fairy Tale; Old Standards Rewritten for the Liberated Woman; You Never Can Win With a Bigot!; When All of TV Must Grant Equal Time; Fold-in; Heads You Lose! 8.5-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Does NOT Include Bonus Don Martin Stickers. Cover by Don Martin. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Tom Koch, Bob Clarke, Dick DeBartolo, Lloyd Gola, Frank Jacobs, Antonio Prohias, Don Epstein, Paul Coker, Jr., Paul Peter Porges, Jack Rickard, Angelo Torres, Marcelle Pesek, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Don (Duck) Edwing, Larry Gore, Norman Mingo, Jack Davis and Sergio Aragones. The Mad Special, later known as the Super Special, reprinted movie spoofs and classic material from the magazine, often accompanied by original stories and attached bonuses in the form of posters, stickers, recordings and comics. A parody of the classic Stanley Kubrick movie A Clockwork Orange. A Mad look at Tarzan, featuring Jack Davis art, and old songs get a feminist twist. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Spy vs. Spy, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and early Don Martin cartoons. In an Agent's Office; A Crockwork Lemon; The Mad TV Viewers Hate Book; Future Enlistment Posters; The Lighter Side of Fun in the Sun; The Lighter Side of Leisure Time; One Night in a Living Room; Late One Night On a Dark and Scary Street; One Fine Day in the Life of Leonardo da Vinci; One Evening in Spain; One Day With a Wishbone; Middle Class Poverty Is…; Spy vs. Spy; You Know Its Really Summer when…; Relevant Job Applications; MADs Summer Camp Owner of the Year; Don't You Feel Like a Schmuck?!; MAD Rattlers; How Come on TV…?; Interpreting the News; A MAD Look at Tarzan; A Head Shop Supplies Catalog; Tell-Tale Comic Strip Balloons; A Modern Fairy Tale; Old Standards Rewritten for the Liberated Woman; You Never Can Win With a Bigot!; When All of TV Must Grant Equal Time; Fold-in; Heads You Lose! 8.5-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by Desmond Devlin and Tom Richmond. Stories and art by John Pound, Sam Viviano, Greg Theakston, Dave Berg, E. Nelson Bridwell, Mort Drucker, Frank Jacobs, Lou Silverstone, Kenny Keil, Antonio Prohias, Hermann Mejia, Kerry Callen, Arie Kaplan, Johnny Sampson, Ryan Pagelow, Pete Woods, John Caldwell, John Prete, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Paul Coker, Jr., Stan Hart, Bruce Day, Russ Cooper, Amanda Conner, Tom Bunk, Scott Nickel, Tom Richmond, Kit Lively, Dan Birtcher and Sergio Aragones. This issue focuses on Batman, in all his various permutations over the years. Parodies of the 1960s Batman TV series, the 1989 movie, and the Animated Series, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Sam Viviano. Mad approaches to street crime, and the Batman's real age. Plus classic Bat-art from past Idiots, including Mad legend Dave Berg, underground comix legend John Pound, and Greg Theakston. Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy (vs. Spy) by Prohias. A Mad Look at Batman; Bats-Man; The Real Reasons Batman and Superman Hate Each Other; Batman Funnies; Crime Foilers For the Average Citizen; Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy; What if Batman Were Actually 80 Years Old?; Indisputable Tip-Offs You Weren't Cut Out for a Life of Crime; Using DNA Testing For Questions We Really Want Answered; O Batman! My Batman!; Battyman; Bluff that Mugger; Really Appropriate Brand Name Sound Effects; Batsman: The Anemic Series; Horrifying Crime Cliches; The Lighter Side of Crime in the Streets; Spy vs. Spy; Suburban Deviants and Their Really Minor Crimes; Final Frightful Funny!; Fold-In; The FBI's 6 Most Wanted Renegade Clowns. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $5.99.

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Broken House of Cards: Part 3 of 3 - Written by MATT WAGNER. Art by AMY REEDER HADLEY and RICHARD FRIEND. Cover by AMY REEDER HADLEY. The sisters fight to the death. Will Mr. Jones arrive in time to help Madame Xanadu escape her sister's wrath - or will Morgana find the artifact she needs to bring on the coming holocaust and her rise to power? Find out in the action-packed conclusion to 'Broken House of Cards.' MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

Cover art by Samm Schwartz. I Was an Exiled Monster, art by Joe Edwards; Ergo is exiled from his home planet for being Double Ugly! Electronic Comedian starring Professor Transistor and his robots, script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Video Wonderland, script by George Gladir, art by Joe Edwards; Les 'n' Ches climb into their television set. Have Typewriter Will Travel, art by Joe Edwards; Bob Weber would give anything to be a successful Science Fiction writer. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

15¢ Cover Price Variant. Cover art by Samm Schwartz. I Was an Exiled Monster, art by Joe Edwards; Ergo is exiled from his home planet for being Double Ugly! Electronic Comedian starring Professor Transistor and his robots, script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Video Wonderland, script by George Gladir, art by Joe Edwards; Les 'n' Ches climb into their television set. Have Typewriter Will Travel, art by Joe Edwards; Bob Weber would give anything to be a successful Science Fiction writer. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and Art by The Usual Gang of Idiots. In this issue: Our classic Terminator 2 spoof! Plus: 8 of Don Martin's goofiest gorilla gags! Also: 3 Nicolas Cage movies - a forgettable film festival! And: Artist of the Issue - Paul Peter Porges. Plus: Beach mishaps! Doomed Tomb Raider products! Insane sports fans! 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Stories and Art by The Usual Gang of Idiots. Cover by Don Martin. The very best of our worst stuff from past issues! In this special "fall" issue: Baseball boredom! The Presidential Election! Back to school stupidity! Plus, we trip up: Moronic gamers! Recessions! Reality TV! 96 pages. Cover price $4.99.