Mad #180 (Albert Feldstein) - Jaws Issue - January 1976

The Mad editors called upon famed men's magazine artist, Mort Kuntsler (aka "Mutz) to draw the shark on the cover of Mad #180.  Kunstler's drawings/paintings have appeared on covers and insides of Stag, For Men Only, Male, Sportsman, Men, Men's Pictorial and others.  He is also noted for his American Civil War paintings.  This was one of only two appearances by Mutz in Mad to date.

Steven Spielberg's Jaws was the popular movie of 1975 winning Oscars for film editing, music and sound.  The movie shark model lives on at the Universal Studios tour.  The Mutz cover was followed by the Siegel/Drucker parody, "Jaw'd" and then for good measure, Sergio Aragones added eleven shark jokes in "A Mad Look at Sharks."  [JAM 6/29/2010]

Look for mouseketeer Annette is "Jaw'd" and the chicken in Rhoda's mother's soup (page 17).

Mouse is a Notre Dame fan (page 42).

Departments:
Playing It for Shark Value - Jaw'd
Declaration of Human Frights - A Mad Portfolio of Contemporary Horror Scenes
Affrontal Attack - TV Disclaimers We'd Like to See
Don Martin - Don Martin Beats the High Cost of Gasoline
Ambiance Chasers - A Restaurant Supply Catalogue
Berg's-Eye View - The Lighter Side of Change
Biting Humor - A Mad Look at Sharks
We're Surrounded by Assassins - Mad's "CIA Agent of the Year"
Ecchology - Pollution Alert
Weary of Relativity - Time Flies ... Time Drags
Playing It for Shake Value - Mirthquake

Fold-In - Magnifying Glass