Issue Details

Issue	#22
Published	April 1955
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Harvey Kurtzman

Cover Details - "Special Art Issue"

Characters	Bill Elder ?
Genre	satire
Colors	Marie Severin
Letters	typeset

1 page Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Special Art Issue"

Characters	Bill Elder
Genre	humor
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the stories in this issue about Bill Elder.

3 page Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. story "The Child!"

Characters	Bill Elder
Synopsis	A humorous look at Bill's early life with some supposed early scribblings of his.
Genre	humor; bio
Pencils	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Inks	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Colors	Marie Severin
Notes	Includes photos as bases for drawings, with one image each from Braque, Matisse, and Picasso.

1 page The MAD Reader promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Letters	typeset
Notes	House ad for The MAD Reader, paperback book.

4 page Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. story "The Boy!"

Synopsis	Humorous bio of Bill's childhood, through photos supposedly showing his early artwork.
Genre	humor; bio
Pencils	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Inks	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Notes	Includes photos of U. S. coins, a Cellini sculpture, Rodin's "The Thinker", and Mount Rushmore.

5 page Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. story "The Young Artist!"

Characters	Jack Webb; Marilyn Monroe; Mona Lisa; George Washington
Synopsis	Humorous look at Bill's early career, with photos of various items he supposedly painted.
Genre	humor; bio
Pencils	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Inks	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Notes	Includes photos of billboards, a playing card, Playtex ad, Jack Webb, Marilyn Monroe, the Mona Lisa, George Washington, the Blue Boy, Young Woman With A Water Jug, Whistler's Mother and the Sistene Chapel. Several characters are named Coznowski, which may be its first use in MAD.

Half page MAD Mumblings letters page "MAD Mumblings"

Letters

typeset

Half page text article "Statement of Ownership"

Genre	fact
Script	Lyle Stuart
Letters	typeset
Notes	Editor: Harvey Kurtzman; Managing Editor: William M. Gaines; Business Manager: Lyle Stuart; Publisher: William M. Gaines; Owner: Educational Comics, Inc. [William M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines; V. E. MacAdie]

6 page Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. story "The Commercial Artist!"

Synopsis	Humorous look at Bill's commercial art career, with samples of fake advertisements.
Genre	humor; bio
Script	Harvey Kurtzman ?
Pencils	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Inks	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Notes	Ads include: California Zipper Blista-Dome train; Canadian Specific airline; Herbert Terrytoon cigarettes; Puntiac automobiles; Brewer's Foundation.
Reprinted	in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124 [Brewer's Foundation, Canadian Specific, Puntiac only]

7 page Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. story "The Old Pro! [Mole!]"

Characters	Bill Elder; Melvin Mole
Synopsis	Melvin is captured during a bank robbery and continually digs his way out of jail.
Genre	humor; bio
Script	Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Inks	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Colors	Marie Severin
Notes	One doctored photo as a lead-in to "Mole!", replacing original splash panel.
Reprinted	From MAD (EC, 1952 series) #2 (splash panel omitted)

1 page Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. story "Senility!"

Characters	Bill Elder
Synopsis	A few of Bill's most recent drawings, showing a regression to his earliest form.
Genre	humor; bio
Script	Harvey Kurtzman ?
Pencils	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Inks	Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Colors	Marie Severin

1 page MD promo (ad from the publisher) Introducing E. C.'s Sixth "New Direction" Magazine

Colors	Marie Severin
Notes	House ad for new MD comic subscriptions.

1 page Stuart Greetings advertisement "Tell Me What You Want Money For..."

Characters	B. J. Stuart
Pencils	?; ? (photo)
Inks	?; ? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Stuart Greetings cards sales.

1 page Zenith Company advertisement "319 All-Different Stamps"

Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Zenith Company stamp approval service.

1 page The FUNMan advertisement "Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for FUNman religious wall motto sales.

1 page National Radio Institute advertisement "I Will Train You at Home in Spare Time to Be A Radio-Television Technician"

Characters	J. E. Smith
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for training courses. Inside back cover.

1 page Charles Atlas advertisement "Check The Kind of Body You Want!"

Characters	Charles Atlas
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Charles Atlas's body building booklet. On back cover.