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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: EC
Title: MAD
Page Count: 52
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Copper
Cover Price: 1.25 USD
Cover Date: March 1984
UPC: 0709893323003
ISBN:
Country: United States
In a parody of the film "Staying Alive," a Brooklyn youth struggles to make it in his chosen profession without the aid of brains or talent.; In a parody of the TV series "Newhart," a terrifically low-key man owns a quaint bed and breakfast with a collection of quaint characters.; Cynical observations of human behavior concerning vintage wines, annoying pets, winning a bet, dinner guests, news broadcasts, being successful, being an only child, seeing a movie, problem eaters, job interviews, creating a mess, going to a psychiatrist, learning to tell time and arriving at a compromise.; Methods of ending a relationship so that you're not the villain.; Examples of situations from the perspective of an adult and a teen.; Examples of people wishing for dire consequences for other people doing annoying things.; Examples of how the replacement for a difficult situation isn't always an improvement.; Supplies for theaters guaranteed to make their patrons uncomfortable.; Patents for inventions of dubious value.; Illustrated ant puns.; A man down on his luck finds some money laying on the street.; The White Spy sends a crate to the Black Spy's embassy.; A man pays at a toll booth with unusual currency.; Jane gets flashed by an elephant.; Cave men discover there are other things that can go on a cave wall besides paintings.