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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: EC
Title: MAD
Page Count: 52
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Silver
Cover Price: 0.25 USD
Cover Date: July 1960
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Country: United States
Parodies of consumer product ads used as political ads.; A parody of Broadway musicals using comic strip characters. Rex Morgan has kidnapped Annie and intends to remove her unique eyes, but Sandy leads Dick Tracy and Tarzan to a rescue, which is aided by Snuffy Smith.; A look at how advertisements might be if they told the truth.; Phoney newspaper clippings showing how a good publicity man can get mountains of press from a molehill of an event.; A look at how the population explosion will lead to a garbage explosion and MAD's solution.; Details the expenses of owning a doll as big as a child, and advises parents to ask Congress to declare such dolls as dependents so the parents can get a tax break.; TV stars receive awards for categories of dubious merit, in a parody of the Emmy Awards show.; Parody of ad for a coffee growers organization.; A chiropractor loosens up his patient a little too much.; A woman who has been counseling cannibals gets unusual results.; A Tarzan-like man races through the jungle, swinging on vines, to an unusual destination.; A tourist takes a photo of some kids, one of whom has a strange growth.; A man on horseback escapes some Indians when the horse leaps a chasm...sort of.; Parody of a series of Johnny Walker liquor ads, featuring artists.