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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: October 1972
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Country: United States
Parody of the film "The Cowboys"; a rancher, desperate for hands for a cattle drive, is forced to hire a group of school boys to replace his deserted crew.; In a parody of the film "The Hot Rock," four incredibly cute cons are hired by a foreign agent to steal a precious jewel from a museum.; Examples of modern obsessions, phobias and compulsions.; Familiar nursery rhymes altered to reflect modern issues.; Examples of the aggravations of owning a car.; Lists of stereotypical characteristics of various political factions.; A section of the telephone company yellow pages with ads and listings for famous celebrities and the services they can provide.; Examples of the predictability of television fare.; At a bullfight, neither the matador nor the bull are what they seem.; The White Spy sets a trap for The Black Spy.; A tribe of plains Indians prepare their village for an attack from the U.S. Cavalry.; A biker causes a loud stir in a bar parking lot.