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215June 1980
$0.75

Mad #215

EC · June 1980

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Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#215
Publication date
June 1980
Key date
1980-06-10
Indicia publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.75
Pages
52
Barcode
0709893323006

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Alfred E. Neumancover1pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones; colors: Bob JonesAlfred E. Neuman
1Mad Disco Magazinepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack RickardAlfred E. Neuman
2Departmentstable of contents1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset
3-letters page1letters: typeset
4A Crock o' Blip Nowcomic story7script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerMartin Sheen [as Captain Benjamin Dullard]; Marlon Brando [as Colonel Klutz]; Albert Hall [as Grief]; Frederic Forrest [as Chaff]; Sam Bottoms [as Dunce]; Laurence Fishburne [as Clown]; Robert Duvall [as Colonel Killbore]
5Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Day on a Desert Islandcomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin
6A Mad Look at the Future with the Energy Crunchcomic story3script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North
7Mad's "TV Guide" Textbookcomic story4script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
8An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Jogging Incidentcomic story2script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee
9Signs We'd Like to Seecomic story3script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
10Things You Can Do to Remember Your Car Bycomic story2script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges
11The Lighter Side of... the Idiot Boxcomic story5script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
12Mad's Energy Crisis Mother Goosecomic story3script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker
13Spy vs. Spycomic story1script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías; letters: Antonio ProhíasBlack Spy; White Spy
14Six Minutes on "The Return of the Draft"comic story4script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack DavisHarry Reasonable; General Douglas MacBoondock; Colonel Robert E. Ramrod; Dan Gather; Morely Safecall; Mike Malice; Senator Owen Z. Patronage
15Don Martin Dept. Part II: Another Day on a Desert Islandcomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin
16Mad "No Tip" Cardscomic story1script: Dick DeBartolo
17Diff'rent Jokescomic story7script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo TorresConrad Bain [as Phil Dumbmon]; Gary Coleman [as Arnut]; Big Bird (cameo); Bert (cameo); Ernie (cameo); Todd Bridges [as Willies]; Dana Plato [as Kammy Dumbmon]; Charlotte Rae [as Mrs. Carrot]; Snoopy (cameo); Kermit the Frog (cameo); Leery [McLain Stevenspoon]; Fred Silvermoon
18Don Martin Dept. Part III: The Last Day on a Desert Islandcomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin
19What Species Would We All Like to See Become Extinct?cartoon1script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee
20The Jumpercomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin
21Drawn-Out Dramascomic story0script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés

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