Mad Special [Mad Super Special] 1970 #9 - back issue - $8.00

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.

Examples of how to reduce highway sign clutter by combining billboards and traffic signs.

Examples of boorish behavior from American tourists abroad and from the foreign people entertaining those tourists.

Examination of the sport of ice hockey, presented in the form of a child's reading primer.

People say things they're later sorry for saying.

Various comic strips have current social issues injected into their story lines.

Two hunters misuse a duck call and get a surprise.

Examples of famous poems rewritten in the styles of different famous poets.

Examples of less-than-admirable events occurring at a typical airport.

Series of cynical examples of how Christmas has been corrupted by commercialism and greed.

The White Spy leads the Black Spy's tank across a bridge whose planks roll up behind the White Spy as he walks, sending the tank over the ledge.

Cliche phrases are given horrifying visualizations.

Children's dolls G.I. Joe and Barbie are given realistic back-stories.

The misunderstandings and miscommunication between generations is explored.

A restaurant carving station cuts more than just some ham.

Examples of how history would have been altered if those involved had listened to pollsters.

Examples of frustrating incidents in life.

In a parody of the TV series "The Mod Squad," three runaways are recruited by the police as undercover operatives and sent on inherently silly missions.

The Black Spy sticks a plunger to the inside of the White Spy's window, then uses a hose to make it appear to be raining. When the White Spy tries to shut his window the plunger handle comes down with the window and knocks him over the head.

Clothing or objects with messages imprinted on them denoting how affluent the owner is.

A restaurant patron complains about his dish of spaghetti.

Superduperman defeats Captain Marbles by causing Marbles to punch himself out, but Superduperman still can't make it with Lois.

The Greystrokes take Melvin back to London but then flee him by going to Africa.

The Professor creates Heap and uses him to rob banks until Heap leaves to find a mate.

Parody of LIFE cover.

A warning against holiday drinking and driving.

Model of a graveyard monument to smoking victims.

84-page magazine-size issue with bound-in 28-page The Nostalgic Mad #1 comic.

• A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at an Airport - Comic strip character Steve Canyon makes a cameo as an airline pilot.
• - Cover to the Nostalgic Mad section. Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin, possibly based on an erroneous attribution to her for this cover?s original 1952 colors.
• Smithson John & Co. - Satire of Johnson Smith & Co. novelty catalog ads.
• Superduperman! - A parody of both Superman and Captain Marvel.
• Melvin of the Apes! - Ookaballakonga is spelled Ookabollakonga in this story.
• What Gift Will Many Holiday Party Revelers Pick Up on the Drive Home? - Inside back cover.
• The Tomb of the Unknown Smoker - Back cover.