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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: April 1972
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Country: United States
Life in the Nixon White House, presented as a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta.; The humorous trials and tribulations of commercial flying.; In a parody of the TV series "The Partridge Family," a family made up of an over-the-hill musical star, her vain teen idol son and a group of supporting children tour America as a pop band.; Examples of print ads that don't exactly put the product in the best light.; Casting Howard Cosell in other television situations, such as appearing on Sesame Street and reporting on the weather.; Examples of sarcastic responses to obvious questions, including a blank balloon to encourage audience participation.; The Democratic contenders for the 1972 Presidential nomination are given the noses of other famous people in order to raise their public favor.; Examples of how your life changes after a divorce.; A man books a south sea vacation, but doesn't exactly get what he hoped for.; A man decides to step on an ant, to his regret.; A family of tourists visit a venue advertising alligator wrestling.; The humorous result of a diner's reliance on jargon.; Two boys try to sneak into an X-rated movie.