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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published 1958
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 104
Editing Albert B. Feldstein
Notes Includes 4-page (2 blank) insert on different pre-glued paper.

Cover Details - "A Collection of Humor And Satire From These Past Sickening Issues:"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Genre humor
Pencils various
Inks various
Colors various
Letters typeset
Notes Includes 4-page (2 blank) insert on different pre-glued paper.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #29; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 [covers]

1 page Ethel story "The Furious Falcon"

Synopsis Phony ad for Ethel, exhorting everyone to drive more.
Genre satire
Pencils Wally Wood (signed)
Inks Wally Wood (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of Ethyl Corp. gasoline additive ads. Some characters based on Pogo comic strip.
Reprinted from Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #29

1 page Table of Contents foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Departments"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman; Bill Gaines
Pencils Harvey Kurtzman (frame, signed); Bill Elder (frame, signed)
Inks Harvey Kurtzman (frame, signed); Bill Elder (frame, signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #27 [frame only]

6 page TV Dept. story "Walt Dizzy Presents Dizzyland"

Characters Walt Dizzy; unnamed fairy; Jimmy Dood; Ozgood Zeiss; Sigismund Sponk; Davy Crawcutt; Mike Finque; Walt Dizzy's animated characters
Synopsis Behind the scenes look at the 5 worlds of Dizzyland: Tomorrowsland, Frontrearland, Adventuresland, Fantasticland, Moneyland.
Genre satire
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters typeset
Notes Animated characters are not named but include: Pluto, Pinnochio; Big Bad Wolf; Thumper; Dumbo; birds and mice from Sleeping Beauty; Morty Mouse; Ferdie Mouse; Bambi; Jimminy Cricket; Nana; Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse; Brer Bear; Brer Rabbit; one of Three Little Pigs; Lady; Tramp; Grumpy; Sleepy; Dopey; Doc; Happy; Sneezy; Fox; Mr. Toad.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 Series) #30

2 page Soft-Sell Advertising Dept. story "Future TV Ad"

Synopsis Phony ad storyboard for Billie's Rope Mart.
Genre satire
Script Don Martin (signed)
Pencils Don Martin (signed)
Inks Don Martin (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31

4 page Having A Ball Dept. story "High-School Dance"

Characters Aida Soto Voce; Hy Octane; Osgood Z'Beard; Gwendolyn Furd
Synopsis Story of planning and evening's events at a typical high school dance.
Genre humor
Pencils Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33

3 page Newspaper Dept. text story "Item"

Characters Billy Poobah; Jim Poobah; Charles Bickford
Synopsis Stories on the same news item as they might be done by different newspapers or magazines.
Genre satire
Script G. Stang
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31

2 page Punch Out And Paste Dept. insert or dust jacket "MAD Record Labels"

Synopsis Phony record labels for 45s.
Genre satire
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Wally Wood (signed)
Inks Wally Wood (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. Die cut labels on one side of pre-glued paper, probably blank on back.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32

1 page Hollywood Dept. story "Scenes We'd Like To See: The Man On The Ledge"

Synopsis Man is ready to jump from a high building ledge but changes mind when his baby is brought to the window...then slips and falls anyway on baby's rattle.
Genre satire
Pencils Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks Joe Orlando (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34

2 page Awards Dept. story "MAD Merit Badges"

Synopsis Scout-type merit badges for everyday lazy, loutish clods.
Genre satire
Pencils Jack Davis
Inks Jack Davis
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30

2 page Psychology Dept. text article "MAD's Ink Blot Test"

Synopsis Fake Rorschach tests with explanations.
Genre satire
Pencils Kelly Freas; Bill Elder (title figures)
Inks Kelly Freas; Bill Elder (title figures)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31

4 page Culture Dept. story "Don Giovanni"

Characters Don Giovanni; Leporello; Donna Anna; Don Pedro; Zerlina; Don Ottavio; Emily Bravo; Elvis Presley (cameo)
Synopsis The story of the comic opera Don Giovanni is told with special emphasis on what makes it funny.
Genre satire
Script Nick Meglin
Pencils Wally Wood (signed)
Inks Wally Wood (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31

2 page Seeing Is Believing Dept. story "MAD's Picture-Phone Backdrops"

Synopsis Ideas for backdrops so that when you answer the picture-phone of the future, you can still lie to people about where you are.
Genre humor
Pencils George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34

2 page Beat-A-Path Dept. story "MAD Builds A More Civilized Mouse Trap"

Synopsis Several supposedly civilized ways to trap and kill mice.
Genre humor
Pencils Jack Davis (signed)
Inks Jack Davis (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Self-references this article with a mouse reading it.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30

3 page Out of Left Field Dept. story "Baseball Is Ruining Our Children"

Characters Irving Smedley; Sidney Finster; Melvin Cowznofski
Synopsis Parody of the findings of Dr. Wertham regarding comic books, where nearly every juvenile delinquent has been found to have played or watched baseball.
Genre satire
Script ? [as Frederick Werthless, M.D.]
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34

1 page Advice Dept. story "Alfred E. Neuman Answers Your Questions"

Synopsis Advice for a girl who's being stalked by a boy.
Genre humor
Pencils Don Martin (signed)
Inks Don Martin (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30

2 page Ye Olde Heraldry Dept. story "MAD Coats of Arms"

Synopsis Proposed coats of arms for current celebrities.
Genre satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Kelly Freas
Inks Kelly Freas
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34

3 page Comparrison Proves Cept. story "Products For TV Commercials, Inc."

Synopsis Offerings from a company that makes products and props used as "Brand X" to compare to advertised products on tv.
Genre satire
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Products compared to include: Halo Shampoo; Nash Rambler Autos; Bufferin; Goodrich Tires; Clorets Breath Mints; Arrid Deodorant; Remington Shavers; Rolaids Antacid; Bristol-Myers medicines; Anahist medicine. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34

2 page Little Squirt Dept. story "The Spitball Contest"

Synopsis An unusual ending to a spitball contest.
Genre humor
Script Don Martin (signed)
Pencils Don Martin (signed)
Inks Don Martin (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34

2 page Home-Sweet-Homes Dept. story "Real Estate Ads"

Characters Furd family
Synopsis The Furds find an attractive real estate ad only to be disappointed by the actual home.
Genre humor
Pencils Wally Wood; Jack Kamen (home rendering)
Inks Wally Wood; Jack Kamen (home rendering)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #29

3 page Section 8 Dept. story "Why I Left The Army And Became A Civilian"

Synopsis Story of the ways civilian life is much better than Army life.
Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Credited as Frank Jacobs's first story in MAD.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33

3 page Negative Thinking Dept. story "Why the Precision Engineered, Highly Perfected 35mm Camera Replaced The Simple, Unpretentious, Primitive Box Camera"

Synopsis Humorous look at the relative problems of both types of cameras, ending in the question still unanswered.
Genre humor
Script A. Rosen
Pencils Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31

1 page Hollywood Dept. story "Scenes We'd Like To See: The Faithful Dog"

Synopsis A hunter is stuck in a bear trap and sends his dog back to town for help, whereupon the dog is captured by the local dog catcher.
Genre satire
Pencils Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks Joe Orlando (signed)
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32

2 page Soft-Sell Advertising Dept. story "Future TV Ad"

Synopsis Phony ad storyboard for KLM Airlines.
Genre satire
Script Don Martin (signed)
Pencils Don Martin (signed)
Inks Don Martin (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34

4 page Poison Ivy Dept. story "Camp"

Characters Melvin Cowznofsky
Synopsis Story of Melvin's summer at Camp Pot-Ra-Zee-Bee.
Genre humor
Pencils Jack Davis (signed)
Inks Jack Davis (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #29

2 page Point of View Dept. story "The Ideal Woman"

Synopsis The ideal woman as visualized by 6 magazines, compared to the women who read the magazines.
Genre humor
Script D. Purdy
Pencils Kelly Freas
Inks Kelly Freas
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32

2 page Nostalgia Dept. story "Childhood Chums"

Characters Johnathan Gordon; Barbara Bridgewood; Robert Miltown
Synopsis Messages to Alfred E. Neuman from three classmantes, at different points in their lives.
Genre humor
Script Nick Meglin
Letters ?; typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32

1 page Shopping Dept. text article "AsP Super-Duper Markets"

Synopsis Phony supermarket ad with items never sold in stores.
Genre satire
Script Paul Laikin
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of A&P Supermarkets ad. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33

4 page Dating Dept. story "The MAD Dating Technique"

Synopsis Reviews different techniques of the shy type, agressive type and MAD type.
Genre humor
Pencils Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32

1 page Awards Dept. story "The Rolly Cigarette Ad"

Synopsis A couple discusses all the things they got with coupons from Rolly Cigarettes.
Genre satire
Script Allen Robin
Pencils Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of Raleigh Cigarette ads. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32

2 page Soft-Sell Advertising Dept. story "Future TV Ad"

Synopsis Phony ad storyboard for Perfecut Knives from Elkon.
Genre satire
Script Don Martin (signed)
Pencils Don Martin (signed)
Inks Don Martin (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33

3 page Signed, Sealed And Undelivered Dept. text story "Dead Letters"

Synopsis Phony undelivered mail addressed to famous historical figures, just before they became famous.
Genre humor
Letters ?; typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33

3 page Out of Order Dept. story "Vending Machines of The Future"

Synopsis Shows various future vending machines such as for livestock, autos, and more vending machines.
Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33

2 page Spoil-Sports Dept. story "Baseball's Hall of Shame"

Characters Quentin Scurvy; Edgar Simian; Omar Stagmire; Jerome McNasty; Chester Ripp; Boris Duckbill; Soames Grulnik; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis Phony dedication plaques for Hall of Shame inductees.
Genre satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Joe Orlando
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33

5 page Movies Dept. story "The English Titles Don't Quite Match The Action In Foreign Movies"

Synopsis Typical scenes from foreign movies with subtitles that don't describe what's going on. Includes Russian subtitles for "Martski."
Genre satire
Pencils Wally Wood (signed)
Inks Wally Wood (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes One movie is a parody of "Marty."
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33

2 page Punch Out And Paste Dept. insert or dust jacket "MAD Travel Stickers"

Synopsis Phony travel destination stickers.
Genre satire
Pencils Bob Clarke
Inks Bob Clarke
Letters typeset
Notes Die cut labels on one side of pre-glued paper, probably blank on back.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31

1 page Hollywood Dept. story "Scenes We'd Like To See: The Overhanging Bough"

Synopsis A Marshall tries to hide from some outlaws by climbing onto a tree branch, but his horse betrays him.
Genre satire
Pencils Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks Joe Orlando (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33

3 page Wild Life Dept. story "The Unfortunate Part of Feeding Pigeons Homemade Popcorn"

Synopsis Man feed pigeons homemade popcorn and the birds, nearby pets, and all the bystanders in the park go nuts for it.
Genre humor
Script Don Martin (signed)
Pencils Don Martin (signed)
Inks Don Martin (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33

5 page Go Ax The Ol' Cable Dept. story "TV Guise"

Characters Edward R. Murrow; Irving Furd; Alfred E. Neuman; Bob Clarke
Synopsis Parody of TV Guide Magazine, with articles, ads and phony tv listings.
Genre satire
Script Paul Laikin
Pencils Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34

2 page Newspaper Comics Dept. story "Nansy"

Characters Nansy; Nansy Duck; Pinnochio; Dick Nansy; Junior; Pat [Patton]; Li'l Nansy; Abner Mae; Nansy Canyon
Synopsis A look at a joke from one cartoon strip as it might be interpreted by other strips.
Genre satire
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters typeset
Notes Parodies of Nancy, Donald Duck, Dick Tracy, Li'l Abner and Steve Canyon.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32

4 page Sports Dept. story "Bowling"

Characters John L. Lewis; Tommy Manville; Osgood Z'Beard
Synopsis Shows the scoring, style tips, psychological underpinnings, and problems of bowling.
Genre satire
Script Nick Meglin
Pencils Jack Davis (signed)
Inks Jack Davis (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30

1 page Advice Dept. story "Alfred E. Neuman Answers Your Questions"

Synopsis Advice to a man whose girlfriend's father threatens that the man will only marry his daughter over his dead body.
Genre humor
Pencils Don Martin (signed)
Inks Don Martin (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30

1 page B. F. Goodnrich Carsaver Tires story "B. F. Goodnrich Autoless - Because You Don't Need A Car, Just Tires"

Synopsis Phony ad for tires from B. F. Goodnrich that don't need a car.
Genre satire
Pencils Reed Crandall (signed)
Inks Reed Crandall (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of ad for B. F. Goodrich Tires. Inside back cover.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30

Marginal Thinking Dept. text article "Nobody Asked Us, But; Purloined Proverbs Ascribed to Popular People; Fictitious Want Ads Placed By Famous Folk; Jobs We'd Like To Have; Meaningless Musings While Munching Miltown"

Genre humor
Script Arnie Rosen; Coleman Jacoby; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Various items reprinted with other features, from the corresponding pages of the issues noted. Writer credits are for items from issue #30, which was copyright 1955 by Variety.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34

1 page illustration "Reader's Disgust"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis List of phony books and stories, with illustration of Alfred as the Sphinx.
Genre satire
Pencils Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks Joe Orlando (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of Reader's Digest cover. On back cover.
Reprinted from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33