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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: EC
Title: MAD
Page Count: 52
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Bronze
Cover Price: 0.40 USD
Cover Date: January 1972
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Country: United States
Parody of the film "The Summer of '42"; an awkward teen has a series of awkward encounters with an older woman waiting for her husband to return from the war.; Satire of modern society's attempts to deal with urban sprawl.; Glimpses of the age-progressed cast of "Peanuts" at various stages of their lives.; An explanation, in rhyme, of the positions, strategies and coverages of pro football.; Satire of the silly floats and balloons of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the antics of the people who watch it, and the network television coverage of it.; Examples of print advertising aimed at fringe demographics.; A man has a series of problems with an arcade game.; The antics and editorial decisions of a counter-culture oriented newspaper are revealed.; Examples of the pitfalls of owning a waterbed.; A sword duel ends badly for the winner because of gravity.; The plans for a plot to escape from prison gets passed on to one person too many.; Private Doves is assigned to put together the toy train set of the Major's son. He uses the opportunity to convey his message of peace.; The White Spy thinks he's sabotaged The Black Spy's ability to retaliate.; Two astronauts on a moon walk find their lunar rover stripped.; The White Spy uses trained fleas to harass the Black Spy.