| Issue | #7 |
| Published | October-November 1953 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Notes | Character appearances, Department names and other miscellaneous info for this issue added by Donald Dale Milne, December 2008. |
| Characters | Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit |
| Genre | humor; parody |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Inks | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Notes | Character appearances, Department names and other miscellaneous info for this issue added by Donald Dale Milne, December 2008. |
| Reprinted | in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] |
| Pencils | Bill Elder (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Elder (signed) |
| Notes | Subscription ad for MAD. Inside front cover. |
| Characters | Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Cecil B. V. D. Mill (cameo); Mrs. Gowanus; a woman; the woman's uncle |
| Synopsis | A parody of Sherlock Holmes. Fearing for her uncle's life, a woman has Shermlock break into his room and Shermlock goes nuts trying to solve the non-crime. |
| Genre | humor; parody |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Bill Elder (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Elder (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Notes | References Lassie Rover and Rollover Rover from the Kane Keen story in MAD #5. |
| Reprinted | in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124; in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn]; MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #18; Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #3 |
| Characters | Melvin of the Apes (cameo); Melvin Hawkins; Captain Rollem Bones; Long-John Aluminum; Melvin Mole (cameo) |
| Synopsis | A parody of Classics Illustrated comics version of Treasure Island. |
| Genre | humor; parody |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | John Severin [as Long John Severin] (signed) |
| Inks | John Severin [as Long John Severin] (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Reprinted | in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #3 |
| Synopsis | House ad for Weird Fantasy #21. |
| Pencils | Frank Frazetta (signed); Al Williamson (signed) |
| Inks | Frank Frazetta (signed); Al Williamson (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Notes | Left side of page |
| Characters | Five Fingers Jones; The Chief |
| Synopsis | Five Fingers makes his first appearance and receives instructions. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman ? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Right side of one page and left side of facing page. |
| Reprinted | in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #3 |
| Synopsis | House ad for the Picture Stories books. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Thumbnail cover reproductions of Picture Stories from the Bible Complete Old Testament, Picture Stories of the Bible Complete New Testament, Picture Stories from Science #2, and Picture Stories from World History #2. Right side of page. |
| Synopsis | Introduction of the E.C. Fan-Addict Club. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | No letters published in this issue. |
| Synopsis | A man brings home a new puppy that likes to chew things. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Inks | Harvey Kurtsman |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Letters | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Notes | The first panel contains text lacking in the original publication noting that this and the following 5 pages are reprints. |
| Reprinted | From Margie Comics (Marvel, 1946 series) #44 (December 1948) |
| Synopsis | A man has an egg he can't crack. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Inks | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Letters | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Reprinted | From Gay Comics (Marvel, 1944 series) #34 (October 1948) |
| Synopsis | A man discovers a beautiful lake in the mountains. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Inks | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Letters | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Reprinted | From Joker Comics (Marvel, 1942 series) #33 (September 1948) |
| Synopsis | A man's toaster shoots the toast too high. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Inks | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Letters | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Reprinted | From Patsy Walker (Marvel, 1945 series) #21 (March 1949) |
| Synopsis | A man's friend loves to sing. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Inks | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Letters | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Reprinted | From Gay Comics (Marvel, 1944 series) #36 (February 1949) |
| Synopsis | A man can flip eggs any way. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Inks | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Letters | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Reprinted | From Nellie the Nurse (Marvel, 1945 series) #16 (December 1948) |
| Characters | Smilin' Melvin; Upwind Johnson; Thatstuff |
| Synopsis | A parody of the aviation comic strip Smiling Jack. |
| Genre | humor; parody |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Wally Wood (signed) |
| Inks | Wally Wood (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin |
| Notes | May be first use of the word "Veeble-fetzer." |
| Reprinted | in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124; Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #3 |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | An ad for the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, PA. |
| Synopsis | An ad for Seagee Company's coin bank with an illuminated projection window. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Synopsis | An ad for salesmen for the Wil-Knit Hosiery Company in Greenfield, Ohio. |
| Pencils | ? (photgraph) |
| Inks | ? (photgraph) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover |