Issue Details

Issue	#47
Published	June 1959
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein

Cover Details - "Stop"

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

1 page The Bedside MAD promo (ad from the publisher) "They Said It Shouldn't Be Done!"

Synopsis	House ad for 6th MAD paperback from Signet.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

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

Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art is excerpts from this issue. There is a writer credit for Vic Cowan, but uncertain what article(s) it is for.

Half page MAD Straight Jacket promo (ad from the publisher) "Dress Right"

Characters	Leonard Brenner
Synopsis	House ad for fake straight jacket.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Leonard is the model with back turned to the reader; named in letters column of MAD #49.

Half page MAD For Keeps promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's A Clever Mother's Day Gift"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	House ad for hardcover book from Crown Publishers.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Moxie Cowznofsky; Popeye; Pam Blandin
Synopsis	Letters of comment, mostly about issue #45.
Script	Albert B. Feldstein; Nancy Rice; Peggy O'Neill; Edward Lacombe; Pam Blandin; John Seeliger; Selma Mia; Mrs. Hanson; George Walters; Pat Leveille; Theta Upsilon (Tau Chapter); Knucklehead; Monty Levenson; Len Marino; Charles Atlas; Jan Leestma; Martin Friedman
Pencils	Kelly Freas; ? (photo)
Inks	Kelly Freas; ? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes a reworking of the cover gag from MAD #45. Moxie Cowznofsky is named in letters column of issue #48.

Half page Alfred E. Neuman promo (ad from the publisher) "Start Off Each Day With A Smile!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	House ad for pinups suitable for framing.
Pencils	Norman Mingo (painted)
Inks	Norman Mingo (painted)
Letters	typeset

Half page MAD Magazine promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's A Chance To Save Money!"

Synopsis	House ad for MAD subscriptions.
Pencils	Albert B. Feldstein ?
Inks	Albert B. Feldstein ?
Letters	typeset

4 page Double Jeopardy Dept. story "Combined Television Shows"

Characters	Joe Friday; Seymour Glad; Katherine Murray; Eleanor Roosevelt; Joe Rosner; Clarence Blechh; Melvin Cowznofski; Michael Anthony; Shorty The Slob; Matt Grappse; Gary Moore (not named); Dave Brinkle; Chet Hunter;
Synopsis	Explores combinations of 2 tv shows into one, with disastrous results.
Genre	humor
Script	Paul Laikin
Pencils	Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks	Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

3 page Mom's The Word Dept. story "Mother's Day Cards From Special People"

Synopsis	Some foolish Mother's Day cards.
Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks	Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

2 page Don Martin Dept. story "It Happened On The Crosstown Bus"

Synopsis	A man is attacked in an unusual way.
Genre	humor
Script	Don Martin (signed)
Pencils	Don Martin (signed)
Inks	Don Martin (signed)
Letters	typeset

3 page Vive La Difference Dept. story "How To Be A MAD Non-Conformist"

Synopsis	Showing the differences between ordinary folks, non-conformists, and MAD non-conformists.
Genre	humor
Script	Sy Reit
Pencils	George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks	George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

4 page Diamond's Are A Boy's Best Friend Dept. story "Little League"

Synopsis	The future of kids' baseball as Little League becomes ever more organized.
Genre	satire
Script	Dave Berg (signed)
Pencils	Dave Berg (signed)
Inks	Dave Berg (signed)
Letters	typeset

4 page All Charged Up Dept. story "The Battle of The Credit Cards"

Synopsis	Unlikely businesses that you can charge and a journal of how credit cards work for business expenses.
Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks	Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

4 page Sid Caesar Dept. story "The Professor Lectures On Space"

Characters	Sid Caesar; Professor Ludwig Von Orbitmacher
Synopsis	The professor gives an incoherent lecture, concerned more about situations on earth than in space.
Genre	humor
Script	Sid Caesar
Pencils	Wally Wood (signed)
Inks	Wally Wood (signed)
Letters	typeset

4 page Once More With Feeling Dept. text article "Jack And Jill As Retold By Various Magazines"

Characters	Jack Smith; Jill Jones; Freddy Furd
Synopsis	The nursery rhyme retold as tales of romance, adventure and crime.
Genre	satire
Script	Paul Laikin
Pencils	Joe Orlando
Inks	Joe Orlando
Letters	typeset
Notes	Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. Magazines parodied are: Seventeen; Official Detective Stories; True; Confidential; Screen Stories; Modern Romances.

3 page Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow Dept. story "Future Halls Of Fame"

Characters	Nifty Shlopp; Lester Rancid; Claudia Culvert; Abigail Sternwallow; Marvin Mung; Lethargy Mung; Bessie Clutz; Godfrey Lipton; Casey Larouche; Otis Ott; Felix Hither; Styles Fernleaf; Melvin Cowznofski; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Inductees into various Halls of Fame we might see, if the trend of establishing these for just about any occupation or hobby in sight continues.
Genre	satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks	George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

2 page Brains & Von Braun Dept. story "The Greatest Missle Ever Built"

Synopsis	Detailing the need for and design of an undetectable missile weapon.
Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Wally Wood
Inks	Wally Wood
Letters	typeset
Notes	Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

3 page Film-Flam Dept. text article "Movie Posters For Packing In Every Type Of Audience"

Characters	John Wayne; Jayne Mansfield; Ricky Nelson
Synopsis	Different posters for a movie, targeted at different audiences.
Genre	satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks	Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

3 page Bob & Ray Dept. story "Pressure Can Report"

Characters	Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Wally Ballew; Fenwick J. Finster
Synopsis	Fenwick shows us how stuff and air are put into aerosol spray cans and previews some new spray products.
Genre	humor
Script	Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding
Pencils	Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks	Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters	typeset

5 page One Good Tourniquet Deserves Another Dept. story "First Aid Handbook"

Synopsis	Bad advice on how to treat common injuries, including how to cause them.
Genre	humor
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Wally Wood
Inks	Wally Wood
Letters	typeset
Notes	Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

1 page Don Martin Dept. story "The Fishermen"

Synopsis	A fisherman drags a boy out of the water, but he is below the size limit so his buddy throws the boy back.
Genre	humor
Script	Don Martin (signed)
Pencils	Don Martin (signed)
Inks	Don Martin (signed)

1 page Musically MAD promo (ad from the publisher) "They'll Laugh When You Sit Down To Play Musically MAD"

Synopsis	House ad for first MAD record album, from RCA Victor.
Pencils	George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks	George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover.

Marginal Thinking Dept. filler "MAD Double Features"

Synopsis	Strange pairings of movies.
Genre	humor
Letters	typeset
Notes	Appear in the margins of 29 pages of the issue.

1 page Scotch Soft-Weave story "The Most Inexpensive Way To Make Smart Clothes..."

Synopsis	Phony ad for dressmakers' colored tissue paper; parody of Scott Tissue ad.
Genre	satire
Pencils	Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Inks	Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Colors	Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover.