The original 1966 Batmobile used in the Adam West television series sold at auction recently for a whopping $4.6 million — very good news for the current owner of Burgess Meredith’s penguin-shaped submarine. We pay tribute to the sale with the cover and first page of our Batman spoof from MAD #105.
It hasn’t been a good year for the former cast members of the classic TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. In January, actor Robert Hegyes (Juan Epstein) died. And today we’ve learned of the passing of Ron Palillo (Arnold Horshack). Once again we present the front cover of MAD #189 which featured Welcome Back, Klodder (that’s Palillo in the lower left hand corner) and our entire satire of the show as well.
From MAD #189, March 1977
Cover Artist: Jack Rickard
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Writer: Lou Silverstone
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Artist: Angelo Torres
From MAD #273, September 1987
Writer: Lou Silverstone
Artist: Sam Viviano
Dallas is back! Massively popular in the 1980s, the nighttime soap is returning to television tonight, continuing the epic story of the wealthy Ewing family and all of the drama that comes with their 1% lifestyle. What better way to catch up on the saga than with MAD's 1981 parody, "Dullus"?
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From MAD #223, June 1981 Cover Artist: Sam Viviano
"Dullus" Writer: Lou Silverstone "Dullus" Artist: Mort Drucker
From "The MAD Nasty File Volume III", MAD #282, October 1988
Writer: Tom Koch
Artist: Gerry Gersten
From "Six Minutes Looks At...Smoking, MAD #292, January 1990
Writer: Lou Silverstone
Artist: Angelo Torres
Here’s the cover of MAD #189 and the opening splash of the Welcome Back, Kotter spoof in the same issue, both featuring Robert Hegyes as Juan Epstein.
From MAD #189, March 1977
Cover Artist: Jack Rickard
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Writer: Lou Silverstone
"Welcome Back, Klodder" Artist: Angelo Torres
Here is the opening splash to MAD's spoof, “Clodumbo,” by Lou Silverstone and Angelo Torres.
