MAD #196 was published by DC Comics on January 1, 1978, as part of a series that began in 1952. Al Jaffee and Arnie Kogen write, and art comes from Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke and Harry North. This 52-page issue features Alfred E. Neuman, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Spock and Princess Leia, among 27 characters cataloged on VerseDB.