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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: EC
Title: MAD
Page Count: 52
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Silver
Cover Price: 0.25 USD
Cover Date: October 1963
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Country: United States
In a parody of the CBS TV series "The Nurses," a cynical veteran nurse mentors a naive and slightly dim student nurse through the wards of an incompetent hospital.; Scandal tabloid-style magazine focused on the private lives of famous comic strip characters.; In a parody of the film "The Birds," a woman tries to warn a seaside town of an impending attack by the local bird population, but her erratic behavior causes her not to be believed.; Parody of the style of advertisement where inanimate objects talk to each other, taking to absurd extreme.; Examples of how advancements in technology haven't necessarily made our lives better.; Series of cartoons satirizing the relationship between parents and their children.; Swimming pools adapted to fit any urban situation.; A mail-order, do-it-yourself psychoanalysis kit.; Examples of business opportunities that can grow from current urban problems.; An artist finishes the portrait he was laboring on.; Pedantic, over-descriptive titles for new television shows.; Examples of outrageous car designs.; The text of an ad is intentionally printed out of focus to trick readers into visiting an optometrist.; The Black Spy confuses the White Spy with a spring-loaded blackjack.; A father complains about his son's obsession with the game "piggyback".; The Gray Spy fakes out the other spies with a dummy stick of dynamite.