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Mad #42 (2025) · The Collector

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EC
Mad (2018)
#42

EC#42

Mad

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Mad #42

Publisher: EC
Cover date: April 2025
On sale: Feb 19, 2025
Cover price: $5.99
Pages: 60

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Two men open a health club steam cabinet and make a gruesome discovery.

Stories

15 titled

1A Mad Look at Beautification
2Body Modification Trends of the Future
3One Evening at the Health Club
4Yoga Positions That Occur in Daily Life
5Universal Pet Peeves of Beloved Yoga Masters
6The Schlubstance
7The Ten Commandments of Body Piercing
8MAD Reader!
9It's Time to Unfollow an Influencer When...
10The Lighter Side of... Health Nuts
11A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Health Spa
12The Miss American Beauty Pageant
13Signs You're Fixated on Flawlessness
14Unavoidable Exercises for the Urban Dweller
15A Mad Guide to Radical Self-Improvement

Credits

Writers: Tom Bunk, Sergio Aragonés, Brian Farrelly, Sean Farrelly, Don Martin, Peter Kuper, Gary Hallgren, John Caldwell, Paula Sevenbergen, Tom Cheney, Harvey Kurtzman, Ivan Ehlers, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Frank Jacobs
Pencillers: Tom Bunk, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Peter Kuper, Darren Johnson, John Caldwell, Hermann Mejía, Tom Cheney, Basil Wolverton, Ivan Ehlers, Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, Mort Drucker, Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Inkers: Tom Bunk, Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Peter Kuper, Darren Johnson, John Caldwell, Hermann Mejía, Tom Cheney, Basil Wolverton, Ivan Ehlers, Dave Berg, Al Jaffee, Mort Drucker, Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Colorists: Carrie Strachan, Peter Kuper, John Caldwell, Hermann Mejía, Ivan Ehlers, Nathan Kane, Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Letterers: Sergio Aragonés, Peter Kuper, John Caldwell, Ben Oda, Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Cover: Tom Bunk
Cover colors: Tom Bunk
Cover letters: Tom Bunk

Editorial and production

Art director: Suzy Hutchinson
Associate art director: Bern Mendoza

Characters

Bert Parks
Betty White
Charlie Sheen
Elena Kagan
Helga
Jenkins
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Lucky Eddie
Melvin
Otto Preminger

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