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Mad #41

EC · February 2025 · on sale 2024-12-11

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Series
Mad (EC, 2018 series)
Issue
#41
Publication date
February 2025
Key date
2025-02-00
On-sale date
2024-12-11
Indicia publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Price
$5.99
Pages
60
Barcode
76194135676104111

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Artificially [Un]intelligentcover1pencils: Mark Fredrickson; inks: Mark Fredrickson; colors: Mark Fredrickson
1-table of contents2pencils: Jesse Jacobs; inks: Jesse Jacobs; colors: Jesse Jacobs
2A Mad Look at Automationcomic story4script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; colors: Carrie Strachan; letters: Sergio Aragonés
3If Computers Are So Brilliant...comic story2script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
4The Future of Job Automationcomic story2script: Kenny Keil; pencils: John Martz; inks: John Martz; colors: John Martz
5-comic story2script: Peter Kuper; pencils: Peter Kuper; inks: Peter Kuper; colors: Peter Kuper; letters: Peter Kuper
6Meanwhile...; Technically Speaking Dept.cartoon1script: Ian Boothby; pencils: Pia Guerra; inks: Pia Guerra; colors: Pia Guerra
7Truly Logical Transformerscomic story3script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee
8Everyday Pet Peeves of Transformerscomic story2script: Jacob Lambert; pencils: Tom Bunk; inks: Tom BunkTransformers
9A Guided Tour Through a Steel Foundrycomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
10The Mad Artifical Intelligence Hate Bookcomic story3script: Johnny Sampson; pencils: Johnny Sampson; inks: Johnny Sampson; colors: Johnny Sampson
11A.I. Absolute Idiocycomic story4script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerShrek (cameo); William Hurt [as Professor Hubby]; Haley Joel Osment [as DaveNocchio]; Frances O’Connor [as Momica]; Pinocchio (cameo); Eveready the Bear; Jude Law [as Giggle-Low Joe]; Jake Thomas [as Mark’em]; R2-D2 (cameo); Robby the Robot (cameo); Robocop (cameo); Brent Spiner [as Data] (cameo); T
12The Mad Computer Primercomic story2script: John Boni; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee
13What Lies Behind the Matching-Jammies Holiday Portrait!cartoon2script: Teresa Burns Parkhurst; pencils: Teresa Burns Parkhurst; inks: Teresa Burns Parkhurst; colors: Teresa Burns Parkhurst
14Where Not to Go on Your Winter Break Vacationcomic story2script: Jeff Kruse; pencils: Bob Staake; inks: Bob Staake
15Scenes We'd Like to See: The Abominable Snowmancomic story1script: Don Edwing; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
16More Efficient Snow Removalcomic story4script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
17Frosty the Snowpersoncomic story1script: Jon Adams; pencils: Jon Adams; inks: Jon Adams; colors: Jon Adams
18Let's Humanize Those Automated Machinescomic story2script: Stan Hart; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
19When Delivery Drones Go Badcomic story2script: John Caldwell; pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell; colors: John Caldwell
20Other “Diseases” of the Machine Worldcomic story3script: Mike Snider; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee
21If Wishes Were Horsescomic story2script: Ivan Ehlers; pencils: Ivan Ehlers; inks: Ivan Ehlers; colors: Ivan Ehlers
22Roboslopcomic story6script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
23Rob the Evil Backstabbing Robotcomic story0.5script: Corey Pandolph; pencils: Corey Pandolph; inks: Corey Pandolph; colors: Corey Pandolph
24Rob the Evil Backstabbing Robotcomic story0.5script: Corey Pandolph; pencils: Corey Pandolph; inks: Corey Pandolph; colors: Corey PandolphThe Hulk [Ed Norton]; Father O'Flannity; Choirboy Timmy; Rob; Freddy; Velma; Scooby-Don't; Fantabulaman (and as Robo-Rogue); Radiationman; Snakeman
25Meanwhile...; Laugh Chance Dept.cartoon1script: Ian Boothby; pencils: Pia Guerra; inks: Pia Guerra; colors: Pia Guerra
26Robots In Disguisecomic story0.25script: Scott Bricher; pencils: Scott Bricher; inks: Scott BricherBilly Mays; Bill O'Reilly; Keith Olbermann
27Almost Perfect Universecomic story0.25script: Dakota McFadzean; pencils: Dakota McFadzean; inks: Dakota McFadzean; colors: Dakota McFadzean
28What is One Thing Artists "Get" that A.I. Never Will?activity1script: Johnny Sampson; pencils: Johnny Sampson; inks: Johnny Sampson; colors: Johnny Sampson
29Giving A.I. the Middle Fingerscover reprint (on interior page)1script: Matt Cohen; pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo

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