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MAD Issue #204                                                   Magazine
Editors: Albert B. Feldstein, Jerry De Fuccio & Nick Meglin
Cover by: Jack Rickaro

Mad is an American humor magazine founded in 1952 by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines, launched as a comic book series before it became a magazine. It was widely imitated and influential, affecting satirical media, as well as the cultural landscape of the 20th century, with editor Al Feldstein increasing readership to more than two million during its 1973–74 circulation peak

The magazine, which is the last surviving title from the EC Comics line, publishes satire on all aspects of life and popular culture, politics, entertainment, and public figures. Its format is divided into a number of recurring segments such as TV and movie parodies, as well as freeform satire articles about normal everyday occurrences that are changed to seem humorous. Mad’s mascot, Alfred E. Neuman, is typically the focal point of the comic books cover, with his face often replacing that of a celebrity or character who is lampooned within the issue.

MAD #204 contains:

“Marginal Thinking Department”
“Drawn-Out Dramas” By Sergio Aragones   Various Pages
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“Letters Department”
Random Samplings Of Reader Mail.   Page 2
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“Playing It For Shark Value Again Department”
“Jaw’d, Too” (A MAD Movie Satire)   Page 4
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“Yule Be Sorry! Department”
Christmas Is…   Page 12
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“Device, Man, Cometh Department”
New-Improved Products That Really Are New and Improved.   Page 14
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“Don Martin Department”
Early One Moring Down in South Americas.   Page 17
One Hot Afternoon in the American Desert.   Page 23
One Evening in an Amsterdam Bus Terminal.   Page 3
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“Dead Ended Street Department”
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams.   Page 18
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“Gift Rap Department”
If Someone Today Received Those Gifts On The Twelve Days of Christmas.   Page 20
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“Two’s Company, We’s A Crowd Department”
Clones of The Future.   Page 24
Clones of The Past.   Page 26
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“Fun in Games Department”
Novelty Items for Practical-Joker Jocks.   Page 27
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“Berg’s Eye View Department”
The Lighter Side of Boo-Boos.   Page 30
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“Novel-Tease Department”
A Preview Of This Year’s “Gimmick” Christmas Gifts.   Page 35
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“Volume Sales Pitch Department”
If Libraries Sold Advertising Space.   Page 40
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“Green With Ennui Department”
“The Incredible Bulk” (A MAD TV Satire)   Page 42
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Magazine is bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

Publisher: EC Publications
Publication Date: January 1979
Format: BW, 52 pages, Mag, 10.6″ x 8.1″
UPC: 0709893323001

Collectible Entertainment note: Magazine is in Very Good condition.  Nice!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious MAD and/or Jaws collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended.

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