Mad #127
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "One Day on the Prairie," a satirical twist on the TV series The Mod Squad, three young runaways are unexpectedly recruited by the police to go undercover—only to find themselves embroiled in a series of absurd, small-town missions. Written by Dick DeBartolo and illustrated with sharp, expressive art by Mort Drucker, the story blends deadpan humor and offbeat charm, all framed by Jack Rickard’s clever cover.
From the Red Baron’s perspectival perch, the never-ending aerial duel with Snoopy takes a surreal twist in this Mad parody, rendered in a style that mimics Charles Schulz’s iconic simplicity. Told with deadpan humor and a delightfully absurd twist on the classic dog-and-ace rivalry, it’s a 3-page satire where even the letters are typeset with mock solemnity.
In this 1969 satire from Mad #127, three mismatched runaways are recruited by the police to go undercover in a parody of *The Mod Squad*, plunging into absurdly silly missions that skewer the genre’s over-the-top tropes. With deadpan humor and sharp satire, the story follows their chaotic, offbeat assignments—never quite sure if they’re solving crimes or just making a mess.
In "The Hunters," a hunter’s wild game call goes hilariously wrong when it summons a single bird stitched together from over 20 different animals, each contributing a bizarre feature. The absurdity unfolds in a single page of classic Mad humor, where the hunter’s overconfidence meets the chaos of nature’s oddities.
In a deadpan parody of *Bullitt*, a weary detective named Jo finds himself on a reckless, high-speed chase after his partner is ambushed by mob enforcers. With no backup and a city full of suspects, Jo takes matters into his own hands—one wild ride at a time.
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Reprinted in The Ridiculously Expensive Mad #[nn] (1969), Mad #27 (1971), Mad #29 (1971), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #8 (1972), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #9 (1972), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #10 (1973), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 (1973), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #14 (1974), The Completely Mad Don Martin #[nn] (1974), Steaming Mad #[nn] (1975), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #40 (1982), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad #503 (2010), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs #[nn] (2015), Mad #14 (2020)
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