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Mad Special [Mad Super Special]#15
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Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #15

Jan 1975 · EC · 0.75 USD
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"Botch Casually and the Somedunce Kid" is a delightfully absurd Mad Special #15 from 1975, where Frank Jacobs' sharp wit meets Jack Davis' wildly expressive art in a series of satirical poems celebrating sports with deadpan flair. From "Broadway Joe" to "The Hometown Goalie," each piece turns athletic clichés into hilarious, surreal vignettes, all rendered with Davis’ signature exaggeration and Norman Mingo’s dynamic cover work.

Contains 22 stories
Botch Casually and the Somedunce Kid
7 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody, Western-Frontier
Paul Newman [as Botch Casually]Robert Redford [as The Somedunce Kid]Katharine Ross [as Lotta Place]W.C. Fields [as Eustace McGonicle]Ted Cassidy [as Harvey Logan]Don RicklesDanny ThomasRichard PryorWoody AllenBob Hope
One Day on Location
2 pp · Humor
The Mad Blow-Your-Mind Drug Primer
3 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
If The World's Greatest Painters Drew the Comics
4 pp · Satire-Parody
Prissy PercyHarrieCarrieThose GirlsCool CatsTillie
Spray Can Sprays We'd Like to See
2 pp · Satire-Parody
The Lighter Side of Sex
5 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
One Day in a Garage
1 pp · Humor
A Sports Fan's Garden of Verses
4 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Lew AlcindorJoe NamathRod TaylorDean MartinFred MacMurrayChuck ConnorsAl HirtCurt GowdyJim NaborsJack LemmonErnest Borgnine

In "A Sports Fan's Garden of Verses," Mad Special #15 delivers a delightfully absurd collection of satirical poems that skewer the quirks and clichés of American sports culture. From the mythical "Broadway Joe" to the humble "Hometown Goalie," each verse offers a laugh with a wink, blending absurdity and wordplay in true Mad fashion.

More "So How Come..."?
3 pp · Humor
Richard NixonTom SmothersDick SmothersHarry ReasonerDean Martin
How-Are-Ya, Five-0?
6 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Jack Lord [as Steve McGarrish]James MacArthur [as Dummy Williams]Cam Fong [as Gung-Ho]Zulu [as Loco]Leo G. Carroll [as Mr. Asmus]Zsa Zsa Gabor [as Mrs. Asmus]Buddy Hackett [as Rocky]George C. Scott [as Benson O'Connor]Richard Denning [as The Governor]

In this hilarious 1975 parody from Mad Special #15, a clueless detective and his equally bewildered team chase a missing Hawaiian artifact across the islands, turning the iconic "Hawaii Five-0" formula into a riot of absurdity—complete with perfectly typeset letters that add to the satire.

One Day in the Garden of Eden
1 pp · Humor
AdamEve
The Mad Love Book
3 pp · Humor
Progress
1 pp · Humor
The Problem
1 pp · Humor
Mad's Christmas Carols for the 1974 Season
4 pp · Satire-Parody
The Lighter Side of Transportation
5 pp · Humor
Roger Kaputnik
One Day at a Construction Site
1 pp · Humor
HippyTwo unnamed Construction workers
Spy vs. Spy
1 pp · Humor
The Black SpyThe White Spy
You Know You're Really a Football Fan When...
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Great Non-Violent Guns!
2 pp · Humor
Put*On
7 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
George C. Scott [as General Put*on]Karl Malden [as General Boredly]
One Day in the Park
1 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Fine) $9
CGC 9.8 $224
CGC 9.6 $84*
CGC 9.4 $69
CGC 9.2 $39*
CGC 9.0 $32*
CGC 8.5 $26*
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CGC 8.0 $23*
CGC 7.5 $20*
CGC 7.0 $20*
CGC 6.5 $20*
CGC 6.0 $20*
CGC 5.5 $20*
CGC 5.0 $20*
CGC 4.5 $20*
CGC 4.0 $20*
CGC 3.5 $20*
CGC 3.0 $20*
CGC 2.5 $20*
CGC 2.0 $20*
CGC 1.5 $20*
CGC 1.0 $20*
CGC 0.5 $20*
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Full credits

artist, inker Jack Davis
cover pencils, inks Norman Mingo

Reprints

↩ Reprints Mad #4 (1953), Mad #8 (1953), Mad #9 (1954), Mad #17 (1954), Mad #23 (1955), Mad #134 (1970), Mad #136 (1970), Mad #137 (1970), Mad #138 (1970), Mad #139 (1970), Mad #140 (1971), Mad #141 (1971)

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