Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #14
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Vampire," Frank Jacobs crafts a satirical skewering of cultural obsessions through a series of mock obituaries for societal trends, all illustrated with Norman Mingo’s sharp, expressive art. Don Martin’s iconic cover, featuring Alfred E. Neuman in vampiric guise, perfectly captures the issue’s irreverent tone—a 75-cent comic from 1974 that skewers the absurdity of the moment with wit and visual flair.
In "Midnight Wowboy," a clueless Texan stumbles into New York City and forms an unlikely bond with a grizzled, perpetually broke New Yorker, as they navigate the absurdities of urban life in a deadpan satire that skewers the original film’s tone with Mad’s signature wit.
A satirical take on American cultural shifts, this Mad Special feature presents fictional obituaries for fading traditions—like drive-in theaters and rotary dial phones—each illustrated with Alfred E. Neuman in increasingly absurd costumes and makeup, capturing the magazine’s signature absurdity with a wry, nostalgic edge.
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↩ Reprints Mad #127 (1969), Mad #130 (1969), Mad #134 (1970), Mad #135 (1970), Mad #136 (1970), Mad #137 (1970), Mad #138 (1970), Mad #139 (1970), Mad #140 (1971)
Reprinted in Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade #14 (1982), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #56 (1986), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014)
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