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Mad Special [Mad Super Special]#56
Cover: Richard Williams

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #56

Oct 1986 · EC · 2.75 USD
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In "Undressed to Kill," Mad Special #56 (1986), classic nursery rhymes get a gloriously absurd twist as Frank Jacobs turns familiar verses into a series of surreal, satirical sketches. Paul Coker Jr. brings the madness to life with his sharp, exaggerated art, while Richard Williams' cover delivers a perfectly bizarre preview of the chaos within.

Contains 26 stories
Undressed to Kill
7 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Kite Muller (dies)Dr. Robert IlliotPutter MullerLust BlakeBrian DeTraumaMr. LudwigDr. LeafyLt. MarinaTony Perkins (cameo)
One Morning on a Street Corner
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
T-Shirts Through the Ages
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
NapoleonJosephineAdamEveVenus De MiloTarzanBaron Von RichthofenMosesRobinson CrusoeHenry VIIIMona LisaKing KongChristopher ColumbusSamsonDelilahJoan of ArcBeethovenGenghis Khan
Mad's Career-Oriented Mother Goose
3 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody

In this playful parody from Mad Special #56, classic nursery rhymes get a sharp, satirical twist as Mother Goose trades innocence for career ambition—Mary’s LTD isn’t just a car, Jack and Jill are climbing the corporate ladder, and Taffy’s a hitman with a side hustle. With clever wordplay and deadpan humor, the story reimagines beloved verses through a lens of office politics, suburban satire, and absurdity, all rendered in Mad’s signature style.

How to Read a New Car Ad
3 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
The Mad Stop Watch
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Har to Har
6 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Jonapun HarMrs. H [Jenifun Har]LaxKimTollbooth (dog)
One Afternoon in the Far East
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Mad Careers for the Slow and Lazy
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Publically Prohibited Bad Habits of the Future
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
The Lighter Side of... Fire
5 pp · Humor
If the Guinness Book of World Records Dealt with Everyday Life
3 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
One Night in the Miami Bus Terminal
1 pp · Humor
Extraordinary People
7 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
BessConrailDr. BurperJeannie
Mixed-Up Junk Mail Mailing Lists
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture?
2 pp · Satire-Parody
How Can You Possibly Believe...
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
More Sub-Divisions for Public Places
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
The Lighter Side of Fads
5 pp · Humor
A Mad Look at Discrimination
4 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Spy vs. Spy
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody, Spy
Black SpyWhite Spy
The Mad Sale of Expendable American Properties, Landmarks and Monuments
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Bonus Balonus
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
The Shiner
7 pp · Humor, Horror-Suspense, Satire-Parody
Mr. UlpmanWack TorrentsMariaDr. FrankensteinWindy TorrentsDinny TorrentsDork Hollerman (dies)BoneyThe Grisly SistersEgbert Grisly
Late One Night in a Bank
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Playing Dead
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody

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CGC 9.8 · 4 in census $109*
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Full credits

artist, inker Paul Coker Jr.
cover pencils, inks Richard Williams

Reprints

↩ Reprints Mad #36 (1957), Mad #118 (1968), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #14 (1974), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #17 (1975), Mad #198 (1978), Mad #200 (1978), Mad #203 (1978), Mad #208 (1979), Mad #215 (1980), Mad #221 (1981), Mad #222 (1981), Mad #223 (1981), Mad #224 (1981), Mad #225 (1981), Mad #227 (1981), Mad #228 (1982)

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