{"product_id":"2026100009130-secondhand-mad-special-cop-out-issue-serpicool-and-mcclod-number-169-september-1974","title":"Mad: Special Cop Out Issue; Serpicool And Mcclod - Number 169, September 1974","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of America's most beloved and irreverent satirical institutions, MAD Magazine has been skewering pop culture, politics, and the absurdities of modern life since 1952, and Issue No. 169 (October 1974) is a prime example of the publication at its sharpest. This Special Cop Out Issue takes aim at two iconic TV and film law enforcement figures of the era — parodying the gritty, realistic cop drama Serpico as Serpicool and the rugged Western lawman series McCloud as McCLod — lampooning the cultural fascination with crime fighters during a period of deep public mistrust of authority in post-Watergate America.\n\nMAD built its legendary reputation on a razor-sharp wit delivered through masterful caricature and comic illustration, and this issue showcases the talents of the magazine's celebrated Usual Gang of Idiots at full throttle. Under the creative stewardship of editor Al Feldstein, the magazine consistently held a mirror up to American society, exposing hypocrisy and foolishness with a uniquely democratic brand of humor that spared no one. Priced at a mere 40 cents and proudly labeled Cheap, this collectable issue is a vivid time capsule of 1970s American satire — one that raises the question of just how little has changed since.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49313643135195,"sku":"2026100009130-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/de0c80b4-b147-4b1c-ac72-bcc9dd3166ad.png?v=1789524901","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009130-secondhand-mad-special-cop-out-issue-serpicool-and-mcclod-number-169-september-1974","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}