Mad Special #33A VG 4.0 1980 Stock Image Low Grade
| Grade | VG 4.0 |
| Year | 1980 |
| Publisher | EC |
This is a low grade item. It will be complete and readable, but will show significant wear. Allowed defects for this grade include: spine roll, a moderate amount of staining or water damage, writing or other marks on the cover, up to one inch spine splits or other tears, a cover or centerfold that is detached at one staple, discoloration due to oxidation, and a minor piece or pieces missing. An item could be assigned this grade due to either an accumulation of minor/moderate defects or one or two major defects.
Description
Includes Bonus Stamps and Stickers. Cover by Norman Mingo. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Tom Koch, Stan Hart, Dick DeBartolo, Lou Silverstone, Frank Jacobs, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Paul Coker, Jr., Paul Peter Porges, Mort Drucker, Angelo Torres, Norman Mingo, Alis Ellis, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Don (Duck) Edwing, and Sergio Aragones. The Mad Special, later known as the Super Special, reprinted movie spoofs and classic material from the magazine, often accompanied by original stories and attached bonuses in the form of posters, stickers, recordings and comics. A parody of the classic movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, featuring art by Mort Drucker. With the story "New Musicals Based on Big Movies," Mad once again proves itself to be several decades ahead of the curve. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Spy vs. Spy, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and early Don Martin cartoons. Includes Bonus Stamps and Stickers, pre-glued, perforated stamps celebrating Alfred E. Neuman's perennial appearances on American write-in ballots by announcing an actual presidential campaign, in a full-color, attached fold-out. More Scenes We'd Like to See - The Princess in the Tower; One Cuckoo Flew Over the Rest; Mad's Election-Year Mother Goose; One Day on the Highway; Mad's Packager of the Year; Spy vs. Spy; More Lawsuits We'd Like to See; The Lighter Side of Living Together; One Day at Mt. Rushmore; Some Mad Energy-Saving Devices; Alfred E. Neuman For President Stickers; A Mad History of Medicine; Once Upon a Time in the Black Hills of South Dakota; A Mad Look at the Beach; No Wonder We're All Screwed Up!; Early One Morning Downtown; Mad's Solutions to Big City Parking Problems; New Musicals Based on Big Movies; The Shadow Knows; One Fine Evening at a Recital; A Mad Look at The Tennis Set; The Lighter Side of The Summer Scene; One Afternoon Down Home; A Mad Look at Burps Through History; Barfetta; Fold-In; Let's Vote For Alfred E. Neuman For President - There Are Bigger Idiots Running! 8.5-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W.
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