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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: July 1970
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Country: United States
In a parody of the film "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid," two wild west outlaws rob, steal, have fun and generally act adorably.; Satirical examples of the sexual attraction between genders.; Satirical profile of Vice-President Spiro Agnew, following him as he performs his basic job of being a complete public buffoon, making the President look good in comparison.; Parody of the TV series "Room 222"; a handsome, popular teacher is part of the staff of the most boring, unrealistic inner city high school in existence.; Newspaper obituaries for aspects of popular society rather than individual people, illustrated by pictures of Alfred E. Neuman in various garb and make up.; Examples of how the same situation can be viewed differently from different perspectives.; The controversy over sex education, presented as a children's reading primer.; Sympathy cards for less than tragic circumstances.; A struggling street musician provides for his family in an unexpected manner.; The Black Spy booby-traps his observation headquarters.; A psychiatrist tries to allay his patient's phobia about being in a horrible random accident.; The White Spy escapes prison with the aid of a poster.; A surgeon gets ironic revenge on his auto mechanic.; A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new bridge leads to tragedy.