{"product_id":"2026100009134-secondhand-mad-magazine-no-193-september-1977","title":"Mad Magazine: No. 193, September 1977","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. Price sticker on front cover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew 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.\n\nMAD 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49313643004123,"sku":"2026100009134-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/877ea1d8-130e-4339-8f61-32beab0010cd.png?v=1789524893","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009134-secondhand-mad-magazine-no-193-september-1977","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}