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The Rip Off Mad #34 (74-252)

Apr 1973 · Warner Books · 0.75 USD
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This volume from Warner Books' MAD Series collects a selection of classic satirical pieces from the magazine, featuring the iconic gap-toothed mascot Alfred E. Neuman in his usual role as the face of the publication's irreverent humor. The collection reprints material originally published in the 1970s, offering readers a curated look at the magazine's trademark parodies and social commentary from that era.

In "Mad School Songs for Everyday Activities," Larry Siegel and Jack Davis deliver a delightfully absurd parody of Hogan's Heroes, imagining a Nazi prison camp where the head officer, despite having access to all the hidden luxuries, can't relax—his mind constantly racing with worries about what comes next. With Jack Davis handling both pencils and inks, and Norman Mingo bringing the chaotic energy to the cover, this 1973 75-cent comic offers a sharp, satirical take on wartime bureaucracy, all wrapped in the signature madcap style of the era.

Contains 16 stories
Mad School Songs for Everyday Activities
9 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Spy vs. Spy
4 pp · Humor
The Black SpyThe White Spy
The Sound of Money
22 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Julie Andrews [as Mitzia]Peggy Wood [as Mother Obsess]Christopher Plummer [as Captain Von Tripe]Eleanor Parker [as The Countess]

In this satirical twist on *The Sound of Music*, a disgraced former nun named Mitzia—played with deadpan flair by Julie Andrews—takes a job as a governess for the eccentric children of a Baron, only to find herself entangled in a whirlwind of off-key melodies and absurd family dynamics. Amid the chaos, she’s drawn to Captain Von Tripe, a mustachioed military man with a penchant for dramatic pronouncements, while the enigmatic Countess watches from the sidelines, her expression frozen in perpetual judgment.

The Lighter Side of Arguments
15 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
In the Locker Room
8 pp · Humor
A Portfolio of Mad Namelies
10 pp · Humor
More Snappy Answers to Those Old Cliches
11 pp · Humor
Telephone Solicitors
20 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Spy vs. Spy
3 pp · Humor
The Black SpyThe White Spy
The Shadow Knows
7 pp · Humor
The Mad Comic Strip Characters' Forum on Current Affairs
9 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Charlie BrownLucy Van PeltMary WorthPogo PossumHowland OwlAlbert AlligatorNancySluggoLittle Orphan AnnieDaddy WarbucksDagwood BumsteadMr. Dithers
Once Again in the Laboratory
6 pp · Humor
The Lighter Side of Autumn
15 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Hokum's Heroes
12 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Bob Crane [as Col. Robert Hokum]John Banner [as Sgt. Schlitz]Werner Klemperer [as Commandant Klunk]Sigrid Valdis [as Olga]Dwight EisenhowerAdolf Hitler
Downtown
4 pp · Humor
Mad's Academy Awards for Teenagers
15 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody

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Full credits

artist, inker Jack Davis
cover pencils, inks Norman Mingo

Reprints

↩ Reprints Mad #107 (1966), Mad #108 (1967), Mad #109 (1967)

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