Madhouse (1954 Ajax 1st Series) 1

Stories and art by Colin Allen and others. An attempt to duplicate the humor of MAD from Ajax-Farrell and the anonymous talents in the Iger Shop. In a spoof of hardboiled detective stories, private eye Monday Afternoon is hired by a blonde femme fatale and her brother, an actual gorilla. A send-up of the notorious Kinsey Report that includes numerous corn jokes and no actual reference to what the Report is about. A henpecked scientist becomes a monster, but his wife is the real terror. The Murky Mystery of Rue de la Phew, or Guilty Gertie's Revenge; Shh! Sneak a Look at the Kornsey Report; The Looneys, What a Family!: Cold Collectors, Color Scheme, Mind Readers, Well; Dropsy-Turvy; Dr. Jerque Go and Hide! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.