Mad #135
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Sleazy Riders" is a sharp, satirical take on the countercultural road-trip trope, featuring a disillusioned reporter on a cross-country quest for "The Real America"—a journey that feels both earnest and absurd, echoing the spirit of Then Came Bronson with a distinctly EC twist. Written by Dick DeBartolo and brought to life with gritty, expressive art by Angelo Torres (pencils and inks), the story captures the era’s restless energy, all framed by Jack Davis’s iconic, over-the-top cover.
In "Then Came Bombsome," a disillusioned reporter hits the road in a quest for "The Real America," dodging clichés and trying not to look like a cross between a beat poet and a motorcycle rebel. Parodying the TV series *Then Came Bronson*, the story skewers the myth of the lone wanderer with deadpan satire and a typeset lettering style that leans into its mock-serious tone.
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Reprinted in Mad #39 (1970), Mad #25 (1970), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #13 (1974), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #14 (1974), The Medicine Mad #44 (1977), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade #14 (1982), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #40 (1982), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #62 (1988), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #69 (1989), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #97 (1994), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad #17 (2021)
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