Issue | #49 |
Published | September 1959 |
Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Albert B. Feldstein |
Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
Inks | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
Colors | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | Parody of long distance ad for Bell Telephone System. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
Inks | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover. |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Art is excerpts from this issue. There is a writer credit for Gary Belkin but uncertain what article(s) it is for. |
Synopsis | House ad for hardcover book from Crown Publishers. |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
Synopsis | House ad for pinups suitable for framing. |
Pencils | Norman Mingo (painted) |
Inks | Norman Mingo (painted) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | House ad for sixth MAD paperback book. |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Leonard Brenner; Naval Fighter Squadron 141 |
Synopsis | Letters of comment, mostly about issue #47. |
Script | Albert B. Feldstein; Ken Franklin; The Brothers Kaminsetzky; Jim Daniels; J. F. McGlinchy; Suzy Zuckerman; Donald Bralich; Douglas Lindsey; Marjorie Parver; J. S. Coleman, Jr.; Noll Anne Cunningham |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Leonard Brenner is revealed as one of the models in the MAD straight jacket ads in the previous 3 issues. |
Synopsis | House ad for MAD subscriptions. |
Pencils | Albert B. Feldstein ? |
Inks | Albert B. Feldstein ? |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
Synopsis | House ad for new record album featuring Alfred and his Furshlugginer Five. |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Album cover art is by Norman Mingo and Don Martin. |
Characters | Dr. Frankenstein; Frankenstein's monster; The Creature; King Kong; Dracula; Wolf-Man; The Mummy |
Synopsis | A grade-school reader type introduction to horror movies. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Larry Siegel |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | A boy breaks another boy's new toy, and is then himself broken by the first boy. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Don Martin (signed) |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Millard Fillmore; Alfred E. Neuman |
Synopsis | Highly specialized book clubs. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Frank Jacobs |
Pencils | Bob Clarke |
Inks | Bob Clarke |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | Buildings that look like the companies they house. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Dave Berg (signed) |
Pencils | Dave Berg (signed) |
Inks | Dave Berg (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Appears to be first use of the name "Roger Kaputnik" by Dave Berg. |
Characters | Marilyn Monroe; |
Synopsis | Fun combining the messages on billboards into a single new message, when installing one message over another. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Frank Jacobs |
Pencils | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Inks | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | The cops stage a shootout, but the criminal moved out of the building weeks ago. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Klaus Nordling |
Pencils | Mort Drucker |
Inks | Mort Drucker |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Characters | Bing Crosby; Bob Crosby; Gary Crosby; Kathryn Grant Crosby; Bess Truman; Harry Truman; Dwight Eisenhower; Ricky Nelson; David Nelson; Ozzie Nelson; Harriet Nelson; Nelson Rockefeller; Liberace; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Prince Charles; Edsel Ford |
Synopsis | Magazines that could be published by celebrity families, to inform other family members of what's going on in their lives. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Arnie Kogen |
Pencils | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Inks | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | A list of consumer complaints about modern car design and a suggestion of a design that addresses them...the Model T. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Sy Reit |
Pencils | Bob Clarke |
Inks | Bob Clarke |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Sid Caesar; Somerset Winterset; Professor Ludvig Von Rumblemacher; Progress Hornsby; Edward T. Morrow |
Synopsis | Three of Sid Caesar's characters are guests on a parody of the tv show "Small World." |
Genre | satire |
Script | Sid Caesar |
Pencils | Mort Drucker |
Inks | Mort Drucker |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | A sculptor handles his lazy assistant in an unusual manner. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Don Martin (signed) |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Zelda Zitzlaff; Fenwick J. Finster; Arthur L. Mudge; Elihu Bunchwell; Freda Prawn; Fanny Strongthumber |
Synopsis | Medals that could be awarded for overcoming everyday problems. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Dave Berg |
Pencils | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Inks | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Brigette Bardot; Steve Canyon |
Synopsis | A rather prescient look at the future of merchandising for a successful novel, using "Doctor Zhivago" as an example. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Sy Reit |
Pencils | Wally Wood (signed) |
Inks | Wally Wood (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | The day the Clawettes breath meter doesn't work; a parody of ad for Clorettes breath mints. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Joe Orlando |
Inks | Joe Orlando |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Abraham Lincoln |
Synopsis | The original address compared to an updated, "Cool School" version. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Paul Laikin |
Pencils | Mort Drucker (signed) |
Inks | Mort Drucker (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | Resorts that cater to extreme niche markets. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Paul Laikin |
Pencils | Bob Clarke |
Inks | Bob Clarke |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Synopsis | The day the Colgrate toothpaste invisible shield falls on the announcer. A parody of Colgate toothpaste ads. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Joe Orlando |
Inks | Joe Orlando |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Vic Tinny; Popeye |
Synopsis | Discusses the methods and success of the new style of commercial gym. Parody of Vic Tanny Gyms. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Al Jaffee |
Pencils | Wally Wood (signed) |
Inks | Wally Wood (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | A man knocks a spider out of a window and watches it fall. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Don Martin (signed) |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Leonard Brenner; Alfred E. Neuman |
Synopsis | House ad for tee shirts. |
Pencils | Larry Maleman (photo); Wally Wood |
Inks | Larry Maleman (photo); Wally Wood |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Leonard is the model with the t-shirt; named in letters column. Inside back cover. |
Synopsis | One sentence reviews of movies. |
Genre | humor |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Appear in the margins of 30 pages of the issue. |
Synopsis | Parody of ad for Four Roses Whiskey. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
Inks | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
Colors | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. |