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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: July 1964
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Country: United States
The director of a murder and espionage film tries to explain its incomprehensible plot.; Newsman David Brinkley interviews a catering manager as he oversees a wedding party dinner.; A humorous version of an apartment complex newsletter, presented as a lurid tabloid.; Satirical descriptions of politicians, their families, their staff and the lobbyists who support them.; If comic strips had their content adjusted for niche publications.; Parody of the television series "Burke's Law"; A rich, handsome police captain can't solve crimes because he's too busy dodging all the women who want to marry him.; A boy plays with his food; a chef receives a spaghetti delivery; a diner's pasta comes alive; a man is attacked by his cheese; a customer's entree unravels; How overuse of certain consumer products can adversely affect a person's physical condition.; Satirical look at Little League Baseball and over-enthusiastic parents.; Movie posters that use the stars' personal lives as selling points for the film.; Satirical look at life in New York.; Predictions of summer accidents accompanied by humorous illustrations of said mishaps.; The Black Spy fakes the White Spy into shooting himself with a cannon.; The Black Spy thinks he's diffused a White Spy booby-trap.; The Gray Spy lures the others into a rocket headed for space.