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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: EC
Title: MAD
Page Count: 52
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Bronze
Cover Price: 0.90 USD
Cover Date: October 1981
UPC: 0709893323010
ISBN:
Country: United States
Parody of the film "Superman II": The hero's attempt to claim a normal life is interrupted by the intrusion of three fugitive criminals from his home planet.; Parody of the TV series "Too Close For Comfort": An overprotective father annoys his two teenage daughters, but not as much as the unfunny script does.; Single entry strips satirizing how people deal with economizing, obedience, love, communication, finances, vacations, working, cooking, activists, marriage, worries, the office, and teenagers; Catalog of supplies for stadium operators to help them make more money and make their customer's experience worse.; Various humorous situations revolving around listening to sea shells.; Examples of how TV reality doesn't always include real reality.; Situations revealing people thinking about anything but the situation at hand.; Jokes based on stereotypical behavior characteristics of Americans.; Parody of the KFC quality promise to customers.; Roadside plaques that reveal their peculiarities in the fine print.; The White Spy decoys the Black Spy into sabotaging himself.; Clark Kent tries to raise a stuck window.