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MAD #228                                             Magazine 
Editors: Albert B. Feldstein, John Ficarra & Nick Meglin 
Cover by: Jack Rickard 

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 #228 contents:

“Marginal Thinking Department” 
“Drawn-Out Dramas” By Sergio Aragones   Various Pages 

“Letters Department” 
Random Samplings of Reader Mail.   Page 2 

“A Turn of the Scrooge Department” 
“A Christmas Carol O’Conner” or “A Visit to Starchie Bonker’s Place” (A MAD TV Show Satire)   Page 4 

“A Little Bo Peek Department” 
Don Martin’s Looks at Tarzan’s “Jane”  Page 10 

“Strike Up the Bland Department”
The Nice New Uncontroversial National Enquirer   Page 13

“Berg’s-Eye View Department” 
The Lighter Side of…   Page 14 

“Midnight Mess Department”  
The 1981 Night Before Christmas   Page 19

“Nixed Pix Department”
Family Snapshots They Never Put in the Album   Page 22

“High Moon Department”
“Outlandish” (A MAD Sci-Fi Movie Satire)   Page 24

“Another Turkey Department” 
Give Thanks   Page 30

“Panned Parenthood Department” 
The National Parents Test.   Page 32 

“Kill of Rights Department” 
A MAD Look at Discrimination.   Page 35 

“Zodiacs Murder Department” 
Your MAD Horoscope.   Page 39 

“Yule Be Sorry Department” 
Where Your Christmas Dollar Goes.   Page 40 

“The Empire Strikes It Rich Again Department” 
“Raiders of the Lost Art” (A MAD Movie Satire)   Page 42 

Magazine is bagged & double boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly. 

Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc. 
Publication Date: January 1982 
Format: BW, 52 pages, Magazine, 10.75″ x 8.1″ 
UPC: 0709893323001 

Collectible Entertainment note: Magazine is in Good condition. (significant damage/small tears from page 15 to back cover at top… see 2^nd scan) Overall… Nice Reading Copy!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious MAD and/or Indiana Jones collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended. 

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