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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 1974
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Country: United States
In a parody of the film "American Graffiti," teenagers in 1962 California spend their waning teen years cruising, finding love and acting stupidly.; A niche magazine aimed at chronic gamblers.; In a parody of the TV series "M*A*S*H*," two joke-a-minute surgeons turn an army hospital unit upside down.; How people deal, or don't deal, with increasing social and political polarization.; Awards are given to people who come up with the best excuses in delicate situations.; People and situations are labeled with their ingredients in order of percentage included.; Three well-known legends get ironic, satirical endings.; A mugging victim gets assistance, but only by appealing to the self-interest of her neighbors.; A man makes an impassioned plea to spare an old theater scheduled for demolition.; The Black Spy sets a trap to catch the White Spy's escape attempt.; Places to go so you'll lose your appetite and not eat so much.