Mad #112
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Mad Song Textbook," EC's satirical edge shines as a parody of the Tarzan craze takes center stage, featuring a hyper-muscular jungle lord whose exploits are anything but heroic. Written by Dick DeBartolo and brought to life with sharp, exaggerated art by Mort Drucker, the story skewers adventure tropes with a mix of absurdity and social commentary. The cover, by Norman Mingo, captures the over-the-top spirit with its bold, stylized imagery.
In this 1967 satire from Mad #112, the Lord of the Jungle—Jo—lives up to his name with a mix of jungle antics and exaggerated physique, all while oblivious to the real danger: hunters exploiting the very natives he's supposed to protect. The story skewers the tropes of the genre with sharp wit and typeset lettering that adds to the parody’s deadpan charm.
In a sharp satire of "The Professionals," a wealthy rancher hires a flamboyant crew of over-the-top cowboys to rescue his hot wife, abducted by a gang of bandits—only to find their real trouble might be each other. Written with a wink and drawn in Mad’s signature deadpan style, this 5-page parody gleefully mocks Western tropes with exaggerated action and absurd logic.
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Reprinted in Mad #6 (1968), Mad #7 (1968), The Mad Morality or the Ten Commandments Revisited #[nn] (1972), The Completely Mad Don Martin #[nn] (1974), Mad #67 (1974), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #41 (1982), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade #14 (1982), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014)
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