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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: EC
Title: MAD
Page Count: 52
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Bronze
Cover Price: 0.35 USD
Cover Date: January 1970
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Country: United States
The Academy Awards adds new award categories to accommodate changing sexual mores in modern films.; In a parody of the magazine "Consumer Reports," products are rated based on dubious standards.; Examination of how we celebrate birthdays and their implications.; Basing the concepts for toys and games aimed at children on famous television commercials and advertising slogans.; Cynical look at the inner workings of the phone company.; Rewritten version of Clement Clark Moore's "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to reflect modern consumerism.; Common phrases are given monstrous visualization, including "springing a trap" and "padding an expense account".; An ornithologist chooses to follow the tracks of a bird he thinks is less dangerous.; Each Spy tries to corrupt the other spy's child.; A circus high diver runs into a problem during his act.; The Black Spy tries to sabotage the White Spy's rocket launch.; A fully armored knight trips and falls down a flight of stairs.