Issue Details

Issue	#177
Published	September 1975
Cover Price	0.50 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry DeFuccio (associate); Nick Meglin (associate)

Cover Details - "The Towering Inferno"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Norman Mingo (painting; signed)
Inks	Norman Mingo (painting; signed)
Colors	Norman Mingo (painting; signed)

1 page More Fairy Tales Scenes We'd Like to See story "The Frog Prince"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Edwing
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Notes	On inside front cover and in color.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Letters

typeset

1 page Letters Dept. letters page "Letters Dept."

Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Miles Rind, Ward Ellis, Jim Gonnerman, Wade Williams, Bret Rudnick, Toni Turcic, John Wiencko, Benita Tsang, Paul Dodson, Brian Allison, Chuck Gill, Linda Burrows, Charles Rosenay, Mehboob Hajce, Warren Shawn, John O'Neill, Larry Collard, Ms. Jimmie Hankey, Ms. S. Newman and Steve Sigler.

Half page Mad promo (ad from the publisher) "Why Kill Yourself?"

Notes

Mad subscription.

Half page Mad promo (ad from the publisher) "Another Double Fault"

Notes

Promo for "Mad's Don Martin Steps Further Out" and "Steaming Mad."

8 page story "The Towering Sterno"

Characters	Dug Rivets; Dodger Summons; Fullip; Omolette
Synopsis	A satire of the movie "The Towering Inferno."
Genre	Satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker

2 page X-Posed Dept. story "A Collection of Mad X-Rayvings"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Edwing
Pencils	Bob Clarke
Inks	Bob Clarke
Notes	12 single panel cartoons.

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Sunday Morning in the Park"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin

5 page Minor Disaster Dept. story "Young Sports Illustrated"

Characters	Jock Bender; Roman Orgy; Kermit Blinkny; Bubby Clatnik; Commissioner Gazelle; Ken Noseblow
Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis

4 page A Mad Look story "A Mad Look at Super Heroes"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Thor [Dr. Donald Blake]
Genre	Satire; Superhero
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Letters	Sergio Aragones

2 page activity "How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture?"

Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge

5 page The Lighter Side story "The Lighter Side of... Summer Hazards"

Genre	Satire
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Beautiful Evening Last May"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin

2 page Sour Gripes Dept. story "It Ain't Fair When..."

Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard

6 page Where There's Smoke, There's Ire Dept. story "Mad Devices Designed to Solve Our Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Problems"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee

2 page Shoe Biz Dept. story "Footnotes* to Folklore"

Genre	Satire
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Paul Coker, Jr.
Inks	Paul Coker, Jr.

1 page Spy vs Spy story

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Genre	Satire; Spy
Script	Antonio Prohias
Pencils	Antonio Prohias
Inks	Antonio Prohias

5 page story "Cheeko and the Ham"

Characters	Sheeko; Egg Brawny; Fred Sanford (cameo); Lamont Sanford (cameo); Eloise
Synopsis	A satire of the television show "Chico and the Man."
Genre	Satire
Script	Stan Hart
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

1 page Don Martin Department story "Don Martin Dept. Part III: The Great Zucchini"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Special Items Do Foreign Shoppers Find Easily Obtainable in the U.S.?"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Notes	On inside back cover and in color.

1 page Mad Mini-Poster illustration "The Modern-Day Carpetbaggers"

Genre	Satire
Notes	A Mad mini-poster on back cover.

Drawn-Out Dramas filler "Drawn-Out Dramas"

Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.