MAD Magazine #253

MAD Magazine (USA)
Updated:
MAD Magazine #253 • USA • 1st Edition - New York
Country:
USA
Edition:
1st Edition - New York
Company:
E.C. Publications, Inc.
Published:
March 1st, 1985
Sale price:
$1.25
Pages:
52
Format:
Magazine

Editorial

Cover Variations

Image of MAD Magazine #83
Denmark
Image of MAD Magazine #275
Great Britain
Image of MAD Magazine #222
Netherlands
Image of MAD Magazine #253
South Africa
Image of MAD Magazine 1986 #4
Sweden

Featured characters

Image of Ralph George Macchio
Ralph George Macchio (Actor)
Image of Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow (Actor)
Image of Prince
Prince (Musician)
Image of Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin (Actor)
Image of Bill Murray
Bill Murray (Actor)

Table of Contents

Cover

Writer: Al Jaffee Artist, Colorist: Richard Williams

MAD Multiplex - Three Big Hits 1.Ghost-Dusters

Department: Deja Review - Roger Ebore and Gene Sissy review three films

Artist: Sam Viviano Writer: Arnie Kogen

MAD Multiplex - Three Big Hits 2.Purple Acid Rain

Department: Deja Review - Roger Ebore and Gene Sissy review three films

Artist: Harry North Writer: Arnie Kogen

MAD Multiplex - Three Big Hits 3.The Karocky Kid

Department: Deja Review - Roger Ebore and Gene Sissy review three films

Artist: Angelo Torres Writer: Arnie Kogen

Reprinted in: US MAD Magazine #21

The Trend Toward Rottenness in the Comic Strips

Department: Sour Grapes

Artist: Bob Clarke Writer: Larry Siegel

Don Edwing Looks At Funerals

Department: Bury Funny

Artist, Writer: Don Edwing

The Mad Chain Letter

Department: Post Waste

Writer: Frank Jacobs

An Instant Guide to American Regional Types

Department: Sectional Education

Writer: Paul Coker, Jr. Artist: Frank Jacobs

The Lighter Side Of...

Department: Berg's-Eye View

Artist, Writer: Dave Berg

Mad's Lurid Romantic Textbooks

Department: Hot Off the Press

Artist: Harry North Writer: Tom Koch

A Mad Look At Pets' Back Talk

Department: Back Talk

Artist, Writer: Paul Peter Porges

The Mad 1984 Quiz

Department: Orwell That Ends Well

Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Irving Schild

If You Walk Down A Dark Street

Department: Opt-Tickles

Writer: Frank Jacobs Artist: George Woodbridge

Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts!

Department: Rip, Please!

Writer: Frank Jacobs Artist: Bob Clarke

Exciting New Uses For Miracle Velcro

Department: Fasten Furious

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee Idea: T.J. Glenn

Supergall

Department: Maid of Steal

Artist: Jack Davis Writer: Dick DeBartolo

Spy vs. Spy

Department: Spy vs Spy

Artist, Writer: Antonio Prohias

Drawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Back Cover Inside: What New Labor Development

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee

Back Cover

Writer: Don Edwing Artist: George Woodbridge