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Mad #601

EC · October 2026 · on sale 2026-08-19

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Series
Mad (EC, 2018 series)
Issue
#601
Publication date
October 2026
Key date
2026-10-00
On-sale date
2026-08-19
Indicia publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Price
$5.99
Pages
60
Barcode
76194135676160111

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What the Hell?cover1pencils: Terry Wolfinger; inks: Terry Wolfinger; colors: Terry Wolfinger
1-table of contents2pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
2Horrifying Clichescomic story3script: May Sakami; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr.
3A Mad Look at Hellcomic story3script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; colors: Carrie Strachan
4Satan's Secret Pacts… Revealed!comic story2script: Mark Hudis; pencils: Drew Friedman; inks: Drew Friedman
5-comic story2script: Peter Kuper; pencils: Peter Kuper; inks: Peter Kuper; colors: Peter Kuper; letters: Peter Kuper
6Meanwhile...cartoon1script: Ian Boothby; pencils: Pia Guerra; inks: Pia Guerra
7Mad Looks at... Draculacomic story3script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don MartinDracula
8The Devil Cares Nadacomic story5script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Tom Richmond; inks: Tom Richmond; colors: Tom Richmond
9Late Nite with Igorcomic story3script: John Caldwell; pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell; letters: John CaldwellVictor Frankenstein, Igor
10Differences between the Original Halloween & Halloween 2018comic story2script: Brian Posehn; pencils: Gideon Kendall; inks: Gideon Kendall; colors: Gideon Kendall
11Mad's Tom Bunk Goes to Hellcomic story6script: Tom Bunk; pencils: Tom Bunk; inks: Tom Bunk; colors: Tom Bunk; letters: Tom Bunk
12Presenting... Hollywood's Horror Schlockbusterscomic story2script: Brockton McKinney; pencils: Hermann Mejía; inks: Hermann Mejía; colors: Hermann Mejía
13The Ecchorcistcomic story8script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerLinus Van Pelt (cameo); Ellen Burstyn [as Crass McSqueal]; Max von Sydow [as Father Merry]; Kitty Wynn [as Saran]; Linda Blair [as Ravin McSqueal]; Rudolf Schundler [as Kraut]; Jack MacGowran [as Burpp Denims]; Barton Heyman [as Dr. Klown]; Flip Wilson [as Geraldine]; Lee J. Cobb [as Lt. Kindergarte
14Projectile Vomit Baby Through Historycomic story2script: Scott Nickel; pencils: Scott Nickel; inks: Scott Nickel; letters: Scott Nickel
15The Exquisite Exorcism Experiencecomic story1script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing
16Catch Hellcomic story4script: George A. Escobar, Bob Lizarraga; pencils: Bob Lizarraga; inks: Bob Lizarraga; colors: Bob Lizarraga
17A Witch's Talecomic story1script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías
18Fear Is Afraid!comic story2script: Hurricane Ivan; pencils: Hurricane Ivan; inks: Hurricane Ivan; colors: Hurricane Ivan
19The Lighter Side of Halloweencomic story2script: Tammy Golden; pencils: Jon Adams; inks: Jon Adams
20The Dopiest Demons in Dungeons & Dragonscartoon2script: Dan Telfer; pencils: Hermann Mejía; inks: Hermann Mejía; colors: Hermann Mejía
21What the Hell Is the Difference?activity1pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman MingoFrankenstein's monster, Alfred E. Neuman
22What Is Causing an Upsurge in Heavy Drinking?activity1script: Johnny Sampson; pencils: Johnny Sampson; inks: Johnny Sampson; colors: Johnny Sampson
23Don't Die This Halloween!!!comic story1script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Ed Steckley; inks: Ed Steckley

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