Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #9
"Don Martin Tries 8 New Ways to Fly" is a standout gag strip from Mad Special #9, a 1972 60-cent comic featuring the inimitable humor of Antonio Prohías, who wrote, drew, and inked the entire story. The issue's cover, by Norman Mingo, captures the absurd energy of the era, while inside, a classic spy farce unfolds with a perfectly timed plunger prank that sends the White Spy tumbling—just one of eight hilariously doomed attempts to fly.
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The Black Spy sticks a plunger to the inside of the White Spy's window, then uses a hose to make it appear to be raining. When the White Spy tries to shut his window the plunger handle comes down with the window and knocks him over the head.
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