MAD #160 ~ July 1973 ~ 8.0 VF ~ Excellent Copy
Mad Magazine #160 ~ July 1973 ~ 8.0 VF ~ E. C. Publications. My grading is very conservative and most sellers would grade this higher. Bright colors; binding intact; b&w interior fine; Front cover extremely slight soiling on white areas, tiny tape residue top center; otherwise a Near Mint 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: Cover art by Norman Mingo. "Tell-Tale Comic Strip Balloons," script by Don Edwing, art by Bob Clarke; Word balloons are given specific silhouette shapes to convey a non-verbal message. "Cannonball," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Jack Davis; In a parody of the TV series "Cannon," a private detective is given a case to solve, if he can stop eating long enough to solve it. "One Day in the North Woods," script and art by Don Martin; Two lumberjacks drop their trees in the wrong spots. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "Mad's Corporate Ecologist of the Year," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Paul Coker Jr.; Mad interviews the head of a corporation lauded for its pro-ecology efforts. "A High School Yearbook That Tells It Like It Really Is," script by Tom Koch, art by Jack Rickard; A yearbook from a less-than-stellar inner city high school that doesn't hide the warts. "A Mad Look at Weddings," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Examples of embarrassing or unusual incidents at wedding ceremonies. "Going Thy Way," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Angelo Torres; In a parody of the film "Going My Way," a traditional Catholic priest has a clash of styles with a new priest with more contemporary values. "Going Way Out," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Angelo Torres; Parody sequel to "Going My Way", in which Father O'Irish, now in his sixties, is paired with a younger priest with contemporary seventies values. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.40.

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