Mad Magazine No. 175, June 1975
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
For over seven decades, MAD Magazine has stood as the undisputed court jester of American popular culture, and Issue No. 175 is a prime specimen of the publication at the height of its irreverent powers. Published in 1975 by E.C. Publications at its iconic price of 50¢ Cheap, this issue captures the anarchic spirit of Alfred E. Neuman and the magazine's legendary stable of contributors — including the Usual Gang of Idiots — as they gleefully skewer the politics, celebrities, movies, and social absurdities of the mid-1970s. The iconic umbrella-sea cover art, a visual gag rendered with masterful painterly skill, immediately signals the sharp wit and artistic ambition that set MAD apart from every other humour publication of its era. MAD Magazine occupies a singular place in the canon of American satire, having shaped the comedic sensibilities of generations of writers, artists, and filmmakers since its founding by Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. Issue No. 175 presents the full arsenal of the magazine's trademark formats — movie parodies, advertising send-ups, the Spy vs. Spy strip, and biting political commentary — all rendered in the bold, expressive illustration style that became its visual signature. This is not merely a comic magazine; it is a cultural artefact that documented an era's follies with surgical precision and boundless glee. Whether you are a lifelong devotee or a curious newcomer, one question will linger long after the last page: what, exactly, was the rest of the world so serious about?
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Published: 1975, E.C. Publications
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
For over seven decades, MAD Magazine has stood as the undisputed court jester of American popular culture, and Issue No. 175 is a prime specimen of the publication at the height of its irreverent powers. Published in 1975 by E.C. Publications at its iconic price of 50¢ Cheap, this issue captures the anarchic spirit of Alfred E. Neuman and the magazine's legendary stable of contributors — including the Usual Gang of Idiots — as they gleefully skewer the politics, celebrities, movies, and social absurdities of the mid-1970s. The iconic umbrella-sea cover art, a visual gag rendered with masterful painterly skill, immediately signals the sharp wit and artistic ambition that set MAD apart from every other humour publication of its era. MAD Magazine occupies a singular place in the canon of American satire, having shaped the comedic sensibilities of generations of writers, artists, and filmmakers since its founding by Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. Issue No. 175 presents the full arsenal of the magazine's trademark formats — movie parodies, advertising send-ups, the Spy vs. Spy strip, and biting political commentary — all rendered in the bold, expressive illustration style that became its visual signature. This is not merely a comic magazine; it is a cultural artefact that documented an era's follies with surgical precision and boundless glee. Whether you are a lifelong devotee or a curious newcomer, one question will linger long after the last page: what, exactly, was the rest of the world so serious about?