Mad #123 ~ Dec 1968 ~ 8.5 VF+ ~ Fine+ Copy

Mad #123 ~ Dec 1968 ~ 8.5 VF+ ~ E. C. Publications. My grading is very conservative and most sellers would grade this higher. Bright colors; binding intact; b&w interior fine; a few very minor wrinkles; very slight soiling top of back cover; otherwise a NM copy. Issue in 2-mil archival poly bag with stiffener. Image shows the actual comic you will get (it is NOT a stock photo).

Issue hightlights: Cover art by Norman Mingo. "Adventures of The Red Baron or Happiness ist ein Kleine Kaput Beagle," script by Frank Jacobs and Bob Muccio, art by Jack Rickard; Series of comic strips, drawn in the style of Charles Schultz, depicting the battles between Snoopy and The Red Baron from the German perspective. "Can a Lot," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the musical "Camelot," the president of a canned wax fruit corporation deals with the plots and drama of his board and his cheating wife. "Mad's Home Movies," script by Dean Norman, art by Paul Coker Jr.; Scenes from home movies of a family's less than memorable vacation. "The Lighter Side of High School Football," script and art by Dave Berg; Examples of the ridiculous side of high school football games and the people who attend them. "A Psychedelic Diary," script by Dick DeBartolo; Pages from a diary recording the hallucinations of the author after sampling LSD. "Mad's Academy Awards For World Celebrities" photo story, script by Max Brandel and Frank Jacobs; featuring Hubert Humphrey; Frank Sinatra; Mia Farrow; Ho Chi-Mihn; Adam Clayton Powell; Richard Nixon; Charles DeGaulle; Dean Rusk; George Romney; Nelson Rockefeller; Eugene McCarthy; H. Rap Brown; and Dr. Timothy Leary. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "One Evening at the Health Club," script and art by Don Martin. "A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Service Station," script by Larry Siegel, art by George Woodbridge. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "Free-Loader: The Magazine for Deadbeats," script by Stan Hart, art by Joe Orlando; A niche magazine aimed at people dedicated to getting other people to pay for their lives. "Mad Mini-Vision: Jugg for the Defense," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the TV series "Judd for the Defense," a humorless attorney must represent the spoiled brat son of a prominent citizen. "Mad Mini-Vision: Mannecch," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of the TV series "Mannix"; a not so bright private detective bungles all the cases his corporate employers assign him. "Mad Mini-Vision: It Takes a Crook," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the TV series "It Takes a Thief," an amorous thief is extorted into acting as a field agent for a secret government agency, when he can stop chasing girls. "In What Battle Zone Are the Most Shocking Atrocities Being Committed?" Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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