The Phantom featured in Mad Magazine #600 special issue

Mad Magazine is an iconic American magazine featuring humorous and satirical comic strips of all types, shapes, and sizes. The magazine has been going around since 1952 and was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines.

Some of the key features include satire & parody comics or one-cell comic strips poking fun at pop culture, politics, movies, and advertising. Spy vs. Spy, a wordless, black-and-humor comic strip created by Antonio Prohias. and the back-page feature created by Al Jaffee that turns into a different image when the page is folded. Horrible for those who collect their collectibles in mint condition, but lots of fun for generations of kids.

In this celebrational issue 600 features brand-new content and a whole slew of classic MAD movie and TV parodies from the Usual Gang of Idiots. Among the reprint content includes Duck Edwing's & Don Martin's classic "Guide to Some Very Obscure Sound Effects". This includes one panel poking fun at the Phantom – and now this feature is in color, unlike the original b/w print!

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