Mad #158
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"A Moving Jungle Tale" delivers a sharp, satirical take on police procedural tropes, wrapped in the absurdity of EC’s Mad magazine tradition. Written by Dick DeBartolo and brought to life with bold, expressive art by Mort Drucker, this 1973 installment follows a grizzled beat officer mentoring a wide-eyed rookie in the chaotic rhythms of city life. The cover, a lively collaboration by Norman Mingo, captures the story’s comedic edge with its exaggerated, eye-catching style.
In a sharp satire of *The New Centurions*, a grizzled beat officer puts a wide-eyed rookie through the paces of city policing—complete with absurd encounters and deadpan humor—highlighting the quirks and chaos of urban duty. Written with a wry edge and rendered in Mad’s signature deadpan style, the story skewers police procedural tropes with zero reverence and maximum laughs.
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Reprinted in Mad #53 (1973), Mad #60 (1974), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #20 (1976), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #22 (1977), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #23 (1977), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #24 (1977), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #48 (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #67 (1989), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad #501 (2009), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad #46 (2025)
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