Mad Magazine: No. 193, September 1977
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. Price sticker on front cover.
Few publications have wielded satire as a cultural weapon quite as effectively as MAD Magazine, and Issue No. 193 is a quintessential example of the iconic brand at its irreverent best. Featuring a gloriously cheeky cover by the legendary Jack Rickard — a parody of the smash television hit Charlie's Angels — this September 1977 issue takes gleeful aim at the era's pop culture obsessions, from the glitzy world of Barbra Streisand's A Star Is Born and the saccharine magic of Disney World, to the groan-worthy tradition of Polish jokes and the then-topical presence of Amy Carter in the White House. MAD Magazine has long stood as one of America's most subversive and beloved institutions, a publication that has lampooned politicians, celebrities, and cultural phenomena since its founding in 1952 under the editorship of Harvey Kurtzman. Issue No. 193 captures the magazine in its commercial and creative prime — the late 1970s — when its circulation was at its peak and its roster of Usual Gang of Idiots was firing on all cylinders. With its sharp wit, masterful artwork, and unapologetic willingness to mock power in all its forms, this single issue is a vivid time capsule of a decade that took itself far too seriously — and was all the better for having MAD around to remind it not to.
Author: Various (Jack Rickard Cover Art)
Format: Paperback
Published: 1977, E.C. Publications
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Price sticker on front cover.
Few publications have wielded satire as a cultural weapon quite as effectively as MAD Magazine, and Issue No. 193 is a quintessential example of the iconic brand at its irreverent best. Featuring a gloriously cheeky cover by the legendary Jack Rickard — a parody of the smash television hit Charlie's Angels — this September 1977 issue takes gleeful aim at the era's pop culture obsessions, from the glitzy world of Barbra Streisand's A Star Is Born and the saccharine magic of Disney World, to the groan-worthy tradition of Polish jokes and the then-topical presence of Amy Carter in the White House. MAD Magazine has long stood as one of America's most subversive and beloved institutions, a publication that has lampooned politicians, celebrities, and cultural phenomena since its founding in 1952 under the editorship of Harvey Kurtzman. Issue No. 193 captures the magazine in its commercial and creative prime — the late 1970s — when its circulation was at its peak and its roster of Usual Gang of Idiots was firing on all cylinders. With its sharp wit, masterful artwork, and unapologetic willingness to mock power in all its forms, this single issue is a vivid time capsule of a decade that took itself far too seriously — and was all the better for having MAD around to remind it not to.