Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 297
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Cover by Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Michael Goodwin, Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola, Tom Koch, Stan Hart, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., John Pound, Rick Tulka, Tom Bunk, Hy Bender, Mike Snider, Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. A parody of The Hunt for Red October, and simultaneous spoofs of Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. Mad's response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill includes a new version of Poe's The Bells, with art by underground comix legend John Pound, and a map of "Exxon Ocean." Telltale signs of adulthood. A lifestyle magazine for smokers, another joke that later became reality. Mad's takes on sports sponsorships, corporate acronyms, and yo-yos. Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Letters page features a photo of Rick Moranis reading Mad's spoof of Honey I Shrunk the Kids. America's Phoniest Home Videos Visits Fool House; The Lyrical Latin Lalapalooza; 12 Sure Signs That You've Reached Adulthood; A Mad Guide to Devolution; Spy vs. Spy; Choke - The Magazine For People Who Enjoy Smoking; A Mad Look at Boxing; What Corporate Initials Really Stand For; The Oil; The Lighter Side of...; When TV Sports Advertisers Decide to "Sponsor" More Than Just Kickoffs & Home Runs; The Torturous Trapeze Travesty; Mad Visits a Modern Day Law School; The Sadistic Sharpshooter's Stunt; Fooling With Food; Hunt For Last October; Unofficial Yo-Yo Tricks Every Kid Knows; Fold-In; Exxon Ocean. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.
