Mad #206
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Heaving Can Wait," a 1979 Mad issue that stands out for its sharp satire and offbeat humor, a group of eccentric characters—Jo, Squiggy, Stavros, Carlton, Horshack, and others—find themselves caught in a chain of increasingly absurd misadventures. Written by Tom Koch and brought to life with expressive, deadpan art by Harry North, the story unfolds with the kind of surreal logic only Mad could deliver, all wrapped in a cover by Norman Mingo that captures the chaos perfectly.
In a delightfully absurd 1979 satire, Mad #206 imagines a world where every TV show has spawned a spin-off—some absurd, some barely related—featuring characters like Jo, Squiggy, Stavros, Carlton, and the ever-awkward Horshack. With deadpan humor and sharp parody, the story runs through a dizzying lineup of fictional sequels, each one a self-contained joke about the endless appetite for TV reboots.
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Reprinted in Mad #101 (1979), Mad #121 (1979), Mad #122 (1979), Mad #123 (1979), Mad #124 (1979), Mad #126 (1979), Mad #136 (1980), Norsk Mad #3/1981 (1981), Norsk Mad #4/1981 (1981), Mad's videoguide #1 (1983), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #45 (1983), Mad #174 (1983), A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #53 (1985), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #51 (1985), Mad #47 (2026)
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