Mad #122
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Mad's Updated Comic Strip Heroes," Ronnie Nathan and Jack Rickard deliver a sharp, satirical take on media censorship, using three fictional CBS memos to the Smothers Brothers—delivered in mock-verse and illustrated with biting humor. The story’s tone is perfectly matched by Mort Drucker and Norman Mingo’s iconic cover, which visually captures the gagged duo under the weight of institutional pressure. A 35-cent comic from 1968, it’s a pointed, clever snapshot of late-60s cultural tension.
In "Genteel Ben," a grizzly bear outshines his human family in manners and decorum, turning the Everglades into a surreal stage where the real wild ones are the people. This sharp satire, drawn with deadpan precision, flips the script on the classic "Gentle Ben" trope with a bear who’s far more refined than the folks he’s stuck with.
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Reprinted in Mad #15 (1969), The Ridiculously Expensive Mad #[nn] (1969), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #5 (1971), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #7 (1972), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #8 (1972), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #11 (1973), Steaming Mad #[nn] (1975), 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] #99 (1994), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] (2010), Beaux Arts hors-série #12 (2010), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad #16 (2020), Mad Spoofs Movie Classics #[nn] (2023), Mad #40 (2024), Mad #49 (2026)
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