MAD comic books issue 113

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Cover art by Norman Mingo. Beetle Bailey strip by Mort Walker. "Some Mad Auto Safety Features," script and art by Al Jaffee; Add-on devices for the auto designed to counteract driver's bad habits. "Water Sports Foto-plays"; Humorous captions are added to wire service photos of various water sports. "The Iron Horselaff," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the TV series "The Iron Horse," a shady womanizer wins a railroad in a crooked poker game and attempts to complete construction of the line in spite of interference from interested opponents and his own ineptitude. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "At the Academy of Electric Fan Repair," script and art by Don Martin; A teacher introduces his students to an electric fan. "If Famous Poets Had Written Mother Goose," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Jack Rickard; Nursery rhymes written in the style of William Shakespeare, Ogden Nash, Rudyard Kipling, Carl Sandberg and others. "Spy Vs. Spy," script and art by Antonio Prohias; The Black Spy tries to stab the White Spy in his sleep. "The Lighter Side of Going Steady," script and art by Dave Berg; The trials and pitfalls of teenage romance. "Everyday Guts," script by Larry Siegel, art by Bob Clarke; A niche magazine making everyday occurrences seem like harrowing adventures. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "Mad Mini-Movies: Dr. Zhicago," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Jack Davis; Parody of the film "Dr. Zhivago": A pompous doctor and his bimbo nurse get involved in the Russian Revolution. "Mad Mini-Movies: Is Paris Boring?", script by Lou Silverstone, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the film "Is Paris Burning?," a Frenchman lobbies the Allied forces to oust the Germans from France. "Mad Mini-Movies: Throw-Up," script by Arnie Kogen, art by Bruce Stark; In a parody of the film "Blowup," a self-important fashion photographer bounces from woman to woman, never finding self-satisfaction. "Where Is the Current Trend in Popular Literature Headed?" Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Down We Go" Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "It's on the House!"; Retelling of the story of Hansel and Gretel. "Fairy Tales According to Women's Lib"; Two fairy tales and a nursery rhyme retold with a "feminist" twist. "The Unexplainable," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The bionic people of the year 4072 are baffled when two young humans appear (a "male" and a "female"), so they decide to exile them to a remote island where they can't do any harm. The humans appear to be perfectly happy in their new Garden of Eden. "Wasted Horoscopes," art by Samm Schwartz; Several examples of people to whom the advice of some horoscopes is of no use whatever. "You Know You're in Outer Space if...", art by Samm Schwartz; eight gag cartoons. Sabrina's Witch Name word puzzle by Joe Edwards. Dear Aunt Gabby humorous advice column by Eda Edwards, art by Joe Edwards. "Come Clean"; The Professor invents a time machine that only functions as a clock; When it explodes, the Professor's vacuum robot runs wild instead of cleaning up the mess. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.