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173March 1975
$0.50

Mad #173

EC · March 1975 · on sale 1975-01

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Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#173
Publication date
March 1975
Key date
1975-03-00
On-sale date
1975-01
Indicia publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Jack DavisAlfred E. Neuman
1Still More Hysteria Repeats Itself!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2-table of contents1letters: typeset
3-letters page0.67script: Jerry De Fuccio
4-statement of ownership0.25script: William M. Gaines
5Chinaclowncomic story7script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerJack Nicholson [as Joke Giddy]; Burt Young [as Burley]; Faye Dunaway [as Evelyn Mulebray]; Darrell Zwerling [as Horace Mulebray]; Bruce Glover [as Daffy]; Perry Lopez [as Lt. Escargot]; Roman Polanski [as man with knife]; John Huston [as Jonas Crass]
6Drawn Out Dramascartoon0script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
7One Saturday Morning in a Supermarketcomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
8A Mad Look at Our Consumer Societycartoon2script: Arnoldo Franchioni; pencils: Arnoldo Franchioni; inks: Arnoldo Franchioni
9Specialized Magazines for Office Waiting Roomscomic story2script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard
10A Mad Look at Model-Buildingcomic story4script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
11The Lighter Side of Collectingcomic story5script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
12Spy vs. Spycomic story1script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio ProhíasThe Black Spy; The White Spy
13You Know You're Really a Pet Owner When...comic story2script: Lloyd Gola; pencils: Lloyd Gola; inks: Lloyd Gola
14One Hot Sunny Afternoon in the Middle of the Oceancomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
15Mad's Poll-Taker of the Yearcomic story4script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr.
16Annual Reports to Family Memberscomic story8script: Tom Koch; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild
17A Modern Business Success Storycomic story2script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
18Kojerkcomic story5script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo TorresTelly Savalas [as Kojerk]; George Savalas [as Stayfroze]; Dan Frazer [as Chief]; Kevin Dobson [as Cracker]
19One Tuesday Afternoon on West Main Streetcomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
20What Is the One Driving Hazard That Auto Makers Are Almost Powerless to Remove?illustration1script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee
21Who Goes Up...Must Come Downillustration1pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild

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