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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: June 1964
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Country: United States
A niche magazine for people with violent tempers.; Serious dramatic films sanitized and altered to appeal to a pre-teen audience. Films parodied are "Days of Wine and Roses", "The Hustler", "Irma La Douce" (with an all funny animal cast), "Never on Sunday" and "Monte Cane".; A satirical look at circus acts.; A satirical look at owning a home.; Examples of advertised bargains with hidden costs concealed in the fine print.; Escalating examples of redesigned cigarette filter tips.; Answering machine messages designed to discourage certain callers.; Merry mix-ups at a costume shop.; Then current television commercials given satirical endings.; Record album covers designed to make you think you're getting something you're not.; Common words or phrases are given anthropomorphic embodiment.; The Black Spy tricks the White Spy into thinking he has a rodent problem.; The White Spy fools the Black Spy with a fake time bomb.; The 1040 form is redesigned by a psychiatrist.; A man attempts to install a ceiling light fixture.