Mad #217
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Crymore vs. Crymore," two identical men named Crymore face off in a surreal, deadpan battle of wits and wills, each claiming to be the real one—while the world around them dissolves into absurd, satirical movie posters that mock Cold War anxieties and suburban dread. Written by Frank Jacobs and Mike Snider and drawn with sharp, deadpan precision by Jack Rickard, this Mad classic blends biting satire with visual gags, all framed by Al Jaffee’s iconic, tongue-in-cheek cover art.
In this satirical gem from Mad #217, a series of absurdly titled movie posters skewer the horror genre by turning everyday annoyances into cinematic nightmares—think bureaucratic dread, broken appliances, and the terror of being stuck on hold. With deadpan humor and sharp wit, the story imagines a world where the mundane becomes monstrous, all rendered in Mad’s signature typeset lettering.
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Reprinted in Mad #117 (1980), Mad #137 (1980), Mad #138 (1980), Mad #139 (1980), Mad #140 (1980), Mad #141 (1981), Mad #142 (1981), Norsk Mad #3/1981 (1981), Norsk Mad #1/1982 (1982), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #46 (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #50 (1985), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #57 (1986), Mad Super Special #Mad Autumn '87 Super Special Number 60 (1987), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #58 (1987), Mad XL #33 (2005), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), The Comics Journal #301 (2011), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs #[nn] (2015)
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