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Issue Details

Issue #33
Published June 1957
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Albert B. Feldstein

Cover Details - "Another Spring Issue"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Genre humor
Pencils Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
Inks Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
Colors Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
Letters typeset

1 page MAD Jewelry promo (ad from the publisher) "Hey Gang! It's Here!"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis House ad for Alfred E. Neuman jewelry designed by Astrahan of NY.
Pencils Carl Klein (photo); Romeo Serry (photo touchup); Jack Davis
Inks Carl Klein (photo); Romeo Serry (photo touchup); Jack Davis
Letters typeset
Notes Small character at bottom of ad is by Jack Davis, an excerpt from some previous issue. On inside front cover.

1 page Vital Features foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Departments"

Genre fact
Pencils various
Inks various
Letters typeset
Notes Art is excerpts from this issue. Masthead quote is from Beumarchais (1732-1799). First issue with "Contributing Writers" credits: lists Frank Jacobs and Paul Laikin as writers and Nick Megliola for ideas, but unknown for which articles.

2 page Spoil-Sports Dept. text article "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 in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1

Half page Mad Magazine promo (ad from the publisher) "MAD Subscriptions"

Synopsis House ad for MAD Magazine subscriotions.
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters typeset

Half page Alfred E. Neuman promo (ad from the publisher) "Now! In Full Color"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis House ad for pinups suitable for framing.
Pencils Norman Mingo; Jack Davis
Inks Norman Mingo; Jack Davis
Letters typeset

1 page Letters Dept. letters page "Random Samplings of Reader Mail"

Synopsis Letters of comment, mostly about issue #32.
Script Albert B. Feldstein; Fred Baushard; Rick Baushard; Sandy Nelson; Jane Meadows; Dick Goode; John Jarvis; Roy Kudla; Jim Sullivan; Henry Kirchner; C. James Hudson; Catherine O'Donnell; Walt Alston; Mike Moorman; Porfirio Rubitosa; Stanley Glarken; Bill Johannes; Jan Esten; Judy Zilber; Ellen Kaplan; Martin Pekar; Tom Essig; Steve Kirschner; David Angstreich; Sheldon Weltman; Mike Freese; Fred Jackson; David Small; Adolph Hitler; Willis Buell; Mrs. Jay Muir
Pencils various
Inks various
Letters typeset
Notes Art is excerpts from issue #32. First issue with bomb in mailbox logo.

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 in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1

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 in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1

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 in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1

2 page Ernie Kovacs Dept. story "Kovacs' Strangely Believe It!"

Synopsis Strange things around the world.
Genre satire
Script Ernie Kovacs
Pencils Wallace Wood (signed)
Inks Wallace Wood (signed)
Letters Wallace Wood (signed)
Notes Parody of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!"
Reprinted in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1

1 page Travelers Aid Dept. text article "The Railroad Timetable"

Synopsis Parody of a passenger railroad timetable with lots of meaningless information.
Genre satire
Script Frank Jacobs
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1

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 in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn]; in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1

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 in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn]; in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1

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 in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1

4 page Henry Morgan Dept. text story "The Truth About Cowboys"

Characters Henry Morgan
Synopsis Discussion of historically accurate cowboys.
Genre humor
Script Henry Morgan
Pencils Wally Wood (signed)
Inks Wally Wood (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1

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 in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1

1 page Show-Off Dept. text article "MAD Tickets"

Synopsis Phony ticket stubs to historical events.
Genre humor
Script Frank Jacobs
Pencils George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Reprinted in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1

2 page Eddie Lawrence Dept. text article "The Dee Jay's Old Philosopher"

Characters Eddie Lawrence
Synopsis Lyrics to a song recorded by Eddie on Coral Records.
Genre humor
Script Eddie Lawrence
Pencils Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Illustrations appear to show the verses.

2 page Science Dept. text article "The Potrzebie System of Weights And Measures"

Synopsis A system of weights, measures, force and time based on the thickness of MAD #26 as a standard potrzebie. It seems to resemble the metric system.
Genre satire
Script Donald Knuth
Pencils Wally Wood (signed)
Inks Wally Wood (signed)
Letters typeset

4 page People Dept. story "Hollywood Is Ruining Marlin Brando"

Characters Marlin Brando
Synopsis Examples of changes in Brando's life and attitude, with advice for changing back.
Genre humor
Pencils Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of Marlon Brando's career.

2 page Ernie Kovacs Dept. story "Kovacs' Strangely Believe It!"

Synopsis Strange things around the world.
Genre satire
Script Ernie Kovacs
Pencils Wally Wood (signed)
Inks Wally Wood (signed)
Letters Wally Wood (signed)
Notes Parody of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!"
Reprinted in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1

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 in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1

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 in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1

1 page MAD books promo (ad from the publisher) "Everything Must Go!!"

Characters Shermlock Shomes
Synopsis House ad for MAD paperback books.
Pencils Bill Elder (Shomes figures); ? (photo)
Inks Bill Elder (Shomes figures); ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Shomes figures are excerpts from previous issues.

We'd Like To Be Dept. text article "Jobs We'd Like To Have"

Synopsis Short descriptions of jobs that would do nothing if they actually existed.
Genre humor
Letters typeset
Notes Appear on 21 pages of the issue.
Reprinted in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 [portions]; in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1 [portions]

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 in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn]; in Worst From MAD (EC, 1958 Series) #1