MAD #150 ~ April 1972 ~ 1.8 Good- ~ Nice Reading Copy

Mad Magazine #150 ~ April 1972 ~ 1.8 GD- ~ E. C. Publications. My grading is very conservative and most sellers would grade this higher. Bright colors; binding intact; b&w interior fine; cover separated bottom 1/3 and top 1"; abrasion at binding edge; minor wrinkles overall; otherwise a VG 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 highlights: "The Tourist" inside cover strip, script and art by Antonio Prohias; A man books a south sea vacation, but doesn't exactly get what he hoped for. "The White House Follies of '72," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker; Life in the Nixon White House, presented as a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "Ads That Turn People Off," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Bob Clarke; Examples of print ads that don't exactly put the product in the best light. "More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions," script and art by Al Jaffee; Examples of sarcastic responses to obvious questions, including a blank balloon to encourage audience participation. "One Fairly Nice Day Downtown," script and art by Don Martin; A man decides to step on an ant, to his regret. "A Mad Message to the Leading Democratic Candidates for President," script and art by Dave Gantz; The Democratic contenders for the 1972 Presidential nomination are given the noses of other famous people in order to raise their public favor. "When TV Makes Full Use of Howard Cosell," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Jack Davis; Casting Howard Cosell in other television situations, such as appearing on Sesame Street and reporting on the weather. "A Mad Look at Snow Mobiles," script and art by Paul Peter Porges. "The Lighter Side of Air Travel," script and art by Dave Berg. "The Putrid Family," script by Arnie Kogen, art by Angelo Torres; In a parody of the TV series "The Partridge Family," a family made up of an over-the-hill musical star, her vain teen idol son and a group of supporting children tour America as a pop band. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.40.

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