MAD #197 was published by DC Comics on March 1, 1978, as part of a series that began in 1952. Al Jaffee and Dave Berg write, and art comes from Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke and Harry North. This 52-page issue features Alfred E. Neuman, Darth Vader, Charlie Brown, Luke Skywalker and Spock, among 30 characters cataloged on VerseDB.