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Cover: Mark Fredrickson

Mad #28

Dec 2022 · EC · 5.99 USD
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In "MAD Reader!", Dick DeBartolo and Mort Drucker deliver a delightfully absurd parody of "Star Trek," following an intrepid but hilariously inept crew as they attempt to save a planet from a bizarre plague—complete with Drucker’s signature caricature flair and Fredrickson’s sharp, satirical cover.

Contains 17 stories
MAD Reader!
2 pp · Satire-Parody
The Mad "Effluent Society" Pollution Primer
3 pp · Humor
Alfred E. Neuman
Another Mad Look at Mad
3 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Black SpyThe White SpyThe Red Spy
One Fine Day on Main Street
1 pp · Humor
The Bathroom
5 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Hijinks on the High Seas!
3 pp · Humor, Non-Fiction
Mad’s Avalanche O’ Catalogs
3 pp · Humor
Star Blecch
5 pp · Satire-Parody
William Shatner [as Captain Kook]Leonard Nimoy [as Mr. Spook]DeForrest Kelley [as Dr. BeCoy]Nichelle Nichols [as the phone operator]

In a delightfully absurd parody of "Star Trek," the bumbling crew of the starship *Blecch* stumbles through space, attempting to save a planet from a bizarre plague—without quite knowing what they're doing. With deadpan humor and perfectly typeset letters, the story mocks sci-fi tropes while keeping the chaos firmly in check.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
MAD Dogs and Their Owners
2 pp · Humor
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
3 pp · Humor
The Castaway
1 pp · Humor
One Fine Morning in Miami
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
A Swinging Jungle Tale
1 pp · Humor
Tarzan [John Greystoke]
Don Martin Beats the High Cost of Gasoline
3 pp · Humor
The Best of... the Lighter Side of the Mad Office
2 pp · Humor

In "The Best of... the Lighter Side of the Mad Office," Jo navigates the absurd chaos of everyday life—from office politics and parenting woes to the mysteries of modern math and the perils of driving—all with a satirical eye and a touch of surreal humor. With sharp, typeset letters and a stream-of-consciousness riff on modern anxieties, the story skewers everything from the economy to heavy metal, finding absurdity in the mundane.

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Raw (NM) $5
CGC 9.6 · 2 in census $30*
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $30*
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Full credits

artist, inker Mort Drucker
cover pencils, inks Mark Fredrickson

Reprints

↩ Reprints Mad #11 (1954), Mad #39 (1958), Mad #41 (1958), Mad #67 (1961), Mad #73 (1962), Mad #104 (1966), Mad #115 (1967), Mad #146 (1971), Mad #167 (1974), Mad #180 (1976), Mad #182 (1976), Mad #190 (1977), Mad #292 (1990), Mad #293 (1990), Mad #298 (1990), Mad #299 (1990), Mad #303 (1991), Mad #304 (1991), Mad #305 (1991), Mad #306 (1991), Mad #307 (1991), Mad #308 (1992), Mad #312 (1992), Mad #315 (1992), Mad #316 (1993), Mad #317 (1993), Mad #402 (2001), Mad #486 (2008), Mad #494 (2008), Mad #512 (2011)

Reprinted in Mad #32 (2023)

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