Mad Super Special (1970) #28

Fall 1979. Includes Bonus Nostalgic Mad Comic. Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder (Robinson Crusoe, Resturant! and Shermlock Shomes figures), Wally Wood (Prince Violent figure), and Jack Davis (Face Upon the Floor figure). “The Nostalgic Mad #7” cover reprint of MAD #4 by Harvey Kurtzman.

“Robinson Crusoe!”, script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; Parody of the novel Robinson Crusoe. “Prince Violent,” script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Prince Violent pursues Maid Alota, hacking many a foe before meeting her. “Restaurant!”, script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; The deprivations the Sturdleys suffer at a typical Sunday restaurant outing. “The Face Upon the Floor!”, script by Jack Davis (plot) and H. Antoine D’Arcy (original poem), art by Jack Davis and Basil Wolverton (final panel); An illustration of D’Arcy poem. “The Hound of the Basketballs!”, script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; Shermlock captures the hound that has cursed the Basketball family. “The Castaway,” script and art by Sergio Argonès; A castaway on a desert island makes a boat. “Angel of Misery Hospital Orientation Guidebook & Official Souvenir Program,” script by Tom Koch, art by Jack Rickard. “Mad’s More Realistic City Monuments,” script by Stan Hart, art by Bob Clarke. “The Towering Sterno,” script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Mort Drucker; A satire of the movie “The Towering Inferno.” “Don Martin Escapes …From Prison… Almost!”, script and art by Don Martin. “The Lighter Side of… Graduation,” script and art by Dave Berg.

120 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.25.