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A collection of vintage Mad magazine issues and mass-market softcover pocket books, dating primarily from the late 1970s through the late 1980s. The lot comprises various formats including Mad Super Special, Mad Extra, Mad Artists Special, and standard monthly issues. Identified magazine titles include Mad Super Special Fall 1979, Mad Extra Summer 1980, Mad Artists Special No. 1 and No. 2 (with UK pricing of £1.50), and Mad Classic Flops Spring 1986. The pocket books, published by Warner Books and Signet, include titles such as More Mad About Sports by Frank Jacobs and Bob Clarke, The Medicine Mad (number 44), The Portable Mad, The Cuckoo Mad (number 43), and In Mad We Trust! by Sergio Aragones. The magazines are quarto-sized with staple-bound pictorial softcovers, featuring cover art by notable contributors such as Don Martin and Sergio Aragones. Many issues bear UK pricing in pence and pounds, ranging from 70p to £2.25. A substantial stack of additional magazines shows various Super Special and Artists Special spines spanning the years 1981 to 1988, with many bearing the distributor marks IND and SURON.
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