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Mad #30 (2023) · The Collector

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EC
Mad (2018)
#30

EC#30

Mad

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Mad #30

Publisher: EC
Cover date: April 2023
On sale: Feb 14, 2023
Cover price: $5.99
Pages: 60

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Various short satires of pop culture on the internet.

Stories

17 titled

1If Computers Are So Brilliant...
2You've Definitely Bought the Wrong Robot If...
3A Mad Look at Drones
4Other Y2K Problems Guaranteed to Make Your Life Miserable
513 Things You Never Want to Hear from a Computer Tech Support Guy
6Small But Significant Inventions of the Past
7Messy Layered One
8Low-Tech Inventions for Everyday Needs
9Free Speeches on the Beaches
10Mad's Catalogue of Practical Joke Items for the Computer
11The Future of Job Automation
12MAD's 50 Worst Things About the Internet
13Inventions We'd Like to See
14Rob the Evil Backstabbing Robot Temp
15Accidental Inventions
16Blobs!
17A Guided Tour Through a Steel Foundry

Credits

Writers: Tom Koch, John Caldwell, Peter Kuper, Sergio Aragonés, Mike Snider, Jeff Kruse, Paul Peter Porges, Desmond Devlin, Al Jaffee, Matt Cohen, Dick DeBartolo, Kenny Keil, Charlie Kadau, Corey Pandolph, Paul Krassner, Harvey Kurtzman, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías
Pencillers: George Woodbridge, John Caldwell, Peter Kuper, Sergio Aragonés, Monte Wolverton, Peter Bagge, Paul Peter Porges, Tom Richmond, Al Jaffee, Marc Palm, John Martz, Leonardo Rodriguez, Drew Friedman, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Jose Garibaldi, Rick Tulka, Corey Pandolph, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías
Inkers: George Woodbridge, John Caldwell, Peter Kuper, Sergio Aragonés, Monte Wolverton, Peter Bagge, Paul Peter Porges, Tom Richmond, Al Jaffee, Marc Palm, John Martz, Leonardo Rodriguez, Drew Friedman, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Jose Garibaldi, Rick Tulka, Corey Pandolph, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías
Colorists: Jim Campbell, Tom Richmond, Marc Palm, John Martz, Marie Severin
Letterers: Sergio Aragonés, Ben Oda
Cover: Mark Fredrickson
Cover colors: Mark Fredrickson

Characters

Alfred
Conan O'Brien
Melvin
Perez Hilton
Steve Ballmer
Steve Jobs
Tay Zonday
The Black Spy
The White Spy
Tila Tequila

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