Mad #119
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"One Day in the Park" is a sharp, satirical gem from EC’s Mad #119, a 1968 35-cent comic that skewers consumer culture with a mock Shell Oil ad gone hilariously wrong. Written by Lou Silverstone and brought to life with bold, consistent art by George Woodbridge—pencils, inks, and colors all his—this story follows a test car in a ridiculous race that ends in a cliffhanger of epic proportions. The cover, by Norman Mingo, captures the absurdity perfectly, setting the tone for a laugh that’s as timeless as it is sharp.
In "One Day in an Office," a frustrated secretary watches in disbelief as her seemingly super-efficient coworker churns out page after page with uncanny speed—only to uncover a delightfully absurd secret: the other woman has been typing the very sound effects her own typewriter makes.
In this satirical take from Mad #119, a mock Shell Oil commercial spins into chaos as a test car races past competing brands’ mileage markers—only to narrowly miss a cliff’s edge, leaving the outcome hilariously uncertain.
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Reprinted in Svenska Mad #6/1968 (1968), The Ridiculously Expensive Mad #[nn] (1969), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 (1971), The Completely Mad Don Martin #[nn] (1974), Mad #83 (1976), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #30 (1980), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #34 (1981), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade #14 (1982), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #67 (1989), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #105 (1995), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad #26 (2022), Mad #35 (2024)
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