Mad #173
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Chinaclown" is a sharp, satirical twist on the film Chinatown, delivered with the biting wit EC Comics was known for. In this 1975 issue, a private detective takes on a seemingly simple case of marital infidelity—only to unravel a tangled web of deception in the city's water commissioner's office. Written by Larry Siegel and brought to life with bold, expressive art by Mort Drucker, the story is capped off by a striking cover by Jack Davis.
In this satirical 1975 parody from Mad #173, a weary private detective takes on a case to catch the city water commissioner in the act—only to find himself tangled in a labyrinth of deceit far more tangled than he bargained for. With sharp wit and a deadpan delivery, the story twists the classic noir mystery into a surreal, absurd farce, all in just seven pages.
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Reprinted in Mad #72 (1975), Mad #73 (1975), Mad #190 (1977), Mad #100 (1977), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #28 (1979), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #29 (1979), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #31 (1980), The Eggs-Rated Mad #58 (1981), A Mad Carnival #59 (1982), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade #14 (1982), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #105 (1995), Mad about the Oscars #[nn] (2003), Mad #26 (2022), Mad #158, Mad #161
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