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Mad Special #1 Fall 1970
Cover Artist:
Norman Mingo
Mad Logo
(colorized version of
#97
):
Don Martin
Paying for a Diamond is Forever
(written by
Al Jaffee
/
Kelly Freas
art)
Contents Page
The Sound of More Music
(written by
Larry Siegel
/
Angelo Torres
art)
Hospital Signs We'd Like To See
(
Max Brandel
)
If Kids Behaved Like Their Fathers
(written by
Frank Jacobs
/
Jack Rickard
art)
The Diplomat
(
Antonio Prohias
)
The Mad Voodoo Doll
(bonus insert)
(
Paul Nonnast
design /
Al Jaffee
introduction art)
The Diplomat
(
Antonio Prohias
)
When Computer Match-Making Takes Over Completely
(written by
Tom Koch
/
George Woodbridge
art)
The Chiropractor
(
Don Martin
)
The Cavemen
(
Don Martin
)
The Nearsighted Man and the Telephone
(
Don Martin
)
In a "Greasy Spoon" Diner
(
Don Martin
)
The Brain Operation
(
Don Martin
)
The Defensers
(TV Satire)
(written by
Lou Silverstone
/
Mort Drucker
art)
TV Ads We'd Like to See - The Ill-State Insurance Commercial
(
George Woodbridge
art)
The Tenth Hour
(TV satire)
(written by
Lou Silverstone
/
Mort Drucker
art)
TV Ads We'd Like to See - The Polydent Commercial
(written by
Al Jaffee
/
Joe Orlando
art)
Dr. Kiljoy
(TV satire)
(written by
Lou Silverstone
/
Mort Drucker
art)
Eating Out
(
Dave Berg
)
Rain
(
Dave Berg
)
The Lighter Side of Dog Owners
(
Dave Berg
)
The Lighter Side of Homeowners
(
Dave Berg
)
Mutiny on the Bouncy
(movie satire)
(written by
Larry Siegel
/
Wally Wood
art)
Scenes We'd Like to See - The Race Through the Jungle
(
Mort Drucker
art)
For the Birds
(movie satire) (
Mort Drucker
art)
(written by
Arnie Kogen
and
Lou Silverstone
)
The Guns of Minestrone
(movie satire)
(written by
Larry Siegel
/
Mort Drucker
art)
But Wiser Beer
(written by
Al Jaffee
/
Kelly Freas
art)
Back Cover --
Park-David Great Moments in Medicine
(
Kelly Freas
art)
Red = First Appearance of Original Material
/
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