Mad #192

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First 60-cent cover price. Cover art by Bob Jones. "King Korn," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Harry North; In a parody of the film remake "King Kong," an oil exploration search team pair with a stowaway anthropologist and a rescued castaway and encounter a hundred foot tall ape. "One Day in Philadelphia," script and art by Don Martin; A vending machine that offers a cure for smoking. "A Mad Look at CB Radio," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Jack Rickard; A satirical look at the citizen's band radio craze. "The Lighter Side of Morning," script and art by Dave Berg; The trials of getting up in the morning. "Mad Forms for Personalized Wills," script by Tom Koch, art by Angelo Torres; Templates for wills aimed at specific demographic groups. "A Mad Look at King Kong," script and art by Sergio Aragones. "Mad's Academy Awards for Jocks," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Jack Davis; Awards are given to sports celebrities for dysfunctional behavior. "When Truth-in-Advertising Laws Apply to Movie Ads," script by Tom Koch, art by Bob Clarke; Movie ads are forced to print disclaimers debunking their banner claims. "Nutwork," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the film "Network," an embittered newscaster uses his television spot to perform anti-social acts and a programming executive decides to make a series out of it. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.60.