Mad #104
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Advertising Campaigns with Ulterior Motives," a satirical take on the era's sci-fi tropes, a bumbling family of space travelers stumbles upon a planet teeming with colossal gemstones—only to find their eccentric scientist, The Professor, has a far more sinister plan than mere discovery. Written by Dick DeBartolo and brought to life with sharp, exaggerated flair by artist Mort Drucker, this Mad issue delivers a biting, cartoonish critique of consumerism and corporate manipulation, all wrapped in the familiar absurdity of EC's signature humor. The cover, by Norman Mingo, captures the chaos with a classic, over-the-top flourish.
In this 1966 satire from Mad #104, a hapless family of space travelers—led by the perpetually exasperated Professor—stumbles upon a planet teeming with giant gemstones, only to find their misadventures are far from over. With the Professor once again plotting to eliminate his own crew, the chaos unfolds in six pages of deadpan absurdity.
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Reprinted in Mad #1 (1967), Mad #2 (1967), Mad #4 (1967), Mad #11 (1968), The Ridiculously Expensive Mad #[nn] (1969), The Completely Mad Don Martin #[nn] (1974), The Non-Violent Mad #33 (86-110) (1975), Dave Berg's Mad Trash #[nn] (1977), Dave Berg's Mad Trash #[nn] (1981), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #45 (1983), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #69 (1989), Mad #28 (2022), Mad #61
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