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Worst from Mad (1958) comic books 1961-1963

  • Issue #5N
    Worst from Mad (1958) 5N
    Published 1962 by EC.
    • 7" Cumulative spine split, some paper loss at spine. Piece missing from back cover.

    MISSING BONUS: Does NOT include 33 1/3 rpm record. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Arnie Kogen, Frank Jacobs, Sy Reit, Paul Laikin, Gary Belkin, Lester Krauss, Antonio Prohias, Mort Drucker, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, and Joe Orlando. The Worst from Mad was an annual collection of classic material from Mad magazine, with new material attached in the form of posters, stickers and even vinyl recordings. Mad's parody of dog hero Lassie, featuring art by Mort Drucker. Mad's lifestyle magazine for Beatniks, plus a Beatnik version of Casey at the Bat illustrated by Don Martin. Comic strip spoofs by comics legend Wally Wood. Early pre-"Lighter Side" strips by Dave Berg, early Don Martin cartoons, and Spy vs. Spy. If Magazines Carried Comic Strips; Up-To-Date Names for Rockets and Missiles; The Mad "Down-To-Earth" Coloring Book; The Safe Crackers; TV's Wonder Dog Lizzie; Spy Vs. Spy; Sailing; Admissions of Dishonesty Still Don't Make It Right!; Amateur Photography; The Carpenter's Assistants; Beatnik - The Magazine for Hipsters; Togetherness Through Music; Critical Reviews of Everything; Mad's "Pure Products" Law; Commercial Roulette; A Child's History of the Middle 1900's (1940-1960); If Doctors Advertised; The Fortune Teller; TV Ads We'd Like to See - The Bann Roll-On Commercial; How to Get Complete Newspaper Coverage; "Cool" Casey at the Bat; Scenes We'd Like to See - The Race to the Crossing; Madison Avenue Surplus Sale; At a Masquerade; The Parent from the Ages of 21 to 60; The Moving Men; Furd Foulcar; What Sort of Man Reads Mad? 8.5-in. x 11-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #6N
    Worst from Mad (1958) 6N
    Published 1963 by EC.
    • Chew.

    MISSING BONUS: Does NOT include 33 1/3 rpm record. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Tom Koch, Earle Doud, Don Reilly, Archie De Silva, Frank Jacobs, Sy Reit, Paul Laikin, Gary Belkin, Pearl Belkin, Lester Krauss, Mort Drucker, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Kelly Freas, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohias, and Joe Orlando. The Worst from Mad was an annual collection of classic material from Mad magazine, with new material attached in the form of posters, stickers and even vinyl recordings. Mad's parody of TV drama Route 66, plus a pre-1963 JFK story, featuring art by Mort Drucker. Mad's newspaper for Beatniks, illustrated by Joe Orlando. Bedtime story spoofs by comics legend Wally Wood. Early pre-"Lighter Side" strips by Dave Berg, early Don Martin cartoons, and Spy vs. Spy. A Realistic Children's Book for Realistic Children; The Inventor; How Madison Avenue Could Sell America to the World; Spy Vs. Spy; A Mad Look at The Beach; The Daily Square - A Newspaper for Discriminating "Nowhere" People; At the Knife-Throwing School; Route 67; Bedtime Stories as Told by "Job-Conscious" Fathers; The Little League Hall of Fame; Scenes We'd Like to See - The Doctor's Pronouncement; The Business of Baseball; Advertising Space on Road Signs; The Pickpocket; Medical Illustrated; How to Improve America's Prestige Abroad; Boarding the Uptown Bus; The Minute After That One-Minute TV Commercial; A Mad Guide to Classified Advertising Abbreviations; The Great Magazine Circulation Drive; In the Park; The Truth About Secret Ingredients; How to Read a Gossip Column; The Typical Summer Resort Ad / The Typical Summer Resort; Paperback Roulette In the Penny Arcade; A Mad Look at the Telephone; Sports Typography; The Hitchhiker; The Jack Kennedy Show; Liberty Mutilate Insurance Company; Glass Container Manufacturers Association. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.