| Issue | #5 |
| Published | June - July 1953 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Characters | Kane Keen |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | Bill Elder (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Elder (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Reprinted | in Mad Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002) |
| Characters | William M. Gaines [Melvin] |
| Synopsis | A fake biography of William M. Gaines. |
| Genre | satire |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
| Reprinted | in Mad Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002) |
| Characters | Ramon; The Professor; Heap |
| Synopsis | The Professor creates Heap and uses him to rob banks until Heap leaves to find a mate. |
| Genre | satire |
| Pencils | Bill Elder (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Elder (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Reprinted | in Mad Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1; Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #2; Bedside Mad, The (Ballantine Books, 1959 series) #S1647; Bedside Mad, The (Ballantine Books, 1959 series) #D2316; Bedside Mad, The (Ballantine Books, 1959 series) #P3520 |
| Characters | Saddlesore; Saurbratten; Robespierre; Boss Hawk; Yonny Yohnson; Chop Chop Chop; woman in red |
| Synopsis | The Black And Blue Hawks stage a mutiny. |
| Genre | satire |
| Pencils | Wally Wood [as Woodhawk] |
| Inks | Wally Wood [as Woodhawk] |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Notes | A parody of Blackhawk comic books. |
| Reprinted | in Mad Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002); in Mad (EC, 1952 series) #28; in Brothers Mad, The (Ballantine Books, 1958 Series) #267; in Brothers Mad, The (Ballantine Books, 1958 Series) #267K; in Brothers Mad, The (Ballantine Books, 1958 Series) #U2105; in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #2 |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | House ad for E.C. comics. Printed as two ½ pages in bookend fashion around text story sequence. |
| Reprinted | in Mad Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002) |
| Synopsis | Analysis of what happens to the average college student on exam day. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Jerry DeFuccio |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
| Reprinted | in Mad Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002); Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #2 |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman ? |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | in Mad Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002) |
| Characters | Scott Yardland; Jackie; Herbie; Jerkie; Scoggins; Miltie; Nanuk The Canuk |
| Synopsis | Miltie the Mountie doesn't get his man. |
| Genre | satire |
| Pencils | John Severin (signed) |
| Inks | John Severin (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Reprinted | in Mad Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002); Son Of Mad (Ballantine Books, 1959 series) #S1701; Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #2 |
| Characters | Kane Keen; Lassie Rover; Rollover Rover; Schlep; Mrs. Rover; laywer; police officer |
| Synopsis | Kane finds the murderer: the butler did it. |
| Genre | satire |
| Pencils | Jack Davis (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Davis (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Reprinted | in Mad Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002); Son Of Mad (Ballantine Books, 1959 series) #S1701; Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #2 |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Ad for rings. |
| Characters | Roger Hirsch; George Jowett |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Ad for body-building method. On inside back cover. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Ad for mystery novel book club. On back cover. |