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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: EC
Title: MAD
Page Count: 52
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Silver
Cover Price: 0.35 USD
Cover Date: January 1969
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Country: United States
In a parody of the film "Rosemary's Baby," a young couple moves into an apartment building filled with sinister people. Soon the pregnant woman fears her baby may be Satan's child.; Corporate stockholders report on the previous year's profits and losses for a crime organization.; Parody of people attempting to exercise.; Examples of how technological progress hasn't necessarily made life better.; Various humorous examples of insects interacting with their environment.; In a parody of the poem "Casey at the Bat," a famous craps player tries to beat a table on a hot streak.; Lyrics satirizing various hate groups are set to the music of famous show tunes.; Series of cynical examples of how Christmas has been corrupted by commercialism and greed.; Examples of how history would have been altered if those involved had listened to pollsters.; A downtrodden man finds hope of success when he discovers a fish who can sing and dance.; A princess kisses a frog and gets an unexpected result.; A rookie snake charmer gets the wrong end of a cobra.; The Black Spy sets a trap for the White Spy in a duck blind.; The White Spy sabotages the Black Spy's bombing attempt.