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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: EC
Title: MAD
Page Count: 50
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Silver
Cover Price: 0.30 USD
Cover Date: January 1964
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Country: United States
Parody of a niche magazine aimed at teachers.; Satirical look at the procedure of hypnotizing someone and the benefits of hypnotism.; An award show dedicated to home movies of average people.; Examples of commercial jingles that adapt the melodies of famous Broadway musical songs. Products involved are Raleigh cigarettes, Anacin, Dash detergent, Allstate insurance, Vitalis hair tonic and Crest toothpaste.; Satirical look at police officers.; Suggestions on what to do with unwanted gifts, cards and leftover decorations.; Various celebrities dream about their worst fears.; Presentation of an Edgar A. Guest poem, with satirical illustrations added.; Merging famous trademarks to reflect corporate mergers. Trademarks merged are Sherwin-Williams with Dutch Boy Paint, RCA with MGM, Schweppes with White Rock, American Airlines with Greyhound, Prudential with Traveler's Insurance, White Owl cigars with Raleigh cigarettes, Kool and Camel cigarettes, Mr. Clean with Old Dutch cleanser, Sunshine Biscuits with Arm & Hammer, and Morton's salt and Heinz Ketchup.; Dubious ways of getting hired.; Series of cartoons satirizing both the real Santa Claus, and charity ringers and store employees dressed as him.; Series of single movie cliche scenes with the dialogue redone to satirize the situation.; The Black Spy leaves a gift on the White Spy's doorstep.; The White Spy booby-traps the door to his castle.; The Gray Spy fools the others into thinking she's drowning.; A man berates the plumber he hired for the poor job done.