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More Trash from Mad (1958) comic books 1950-1959

  • Issue #1A
    More Trash from Mad (1958) 1A
    Published 1958 by EC.

    COMPLETE WITH BONUS: 8-pg. color insert/reprint from Mad comic #20. Reprints. Painted cover art by Kelly Freas. "I Don't Want To Be A King," art by Kelly Freas; Phony ad for Kings Man liquors. "Gunsmoked," art by Jack Davis; Parody of TV show "Gunsmoke." "A Collection of Daily Strips," art by Bill Elder; parodies of popular comic strips. "The Race Is On For The Super Guided Missile," script by Al Jaffee, art by Al Jaffee, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood; Shows various parts of the space race between the US and USSR, with ultimate consequences of missile use. "Future TV Ad," script and art by Don Martin; Phony ad storyboard for Schveppes Activated Sparkling Seltzer. "Orson Bean's The Two Chinese Fellas Who Go To An American Restaurant Routine," script by Orson Bean, art by Wally Wood; Illustrated comedy routine that reverses cliches about Chinese restaurants and people. "Field & Scream," art by Jack Davis; Excerpts from hunters' magazine, including some phony ads. "Kovacs' Strangely Believe It!", script by Ernie Kovacs, art by Wally Wood; Parody of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" "The Truth About Cowboys," script by Henry Morgan, art by Wally Wood; Discussion of historically accurate cowboys. "New Designs In Television Sets," art by Jack Davis. "MAD Establishes An...Old Comic-Strip Characters' Home," art by Wally Wood. "The Steve Allan Story," art by Bob Clarke; Parody of TV's Steve Allen Show. "Mr. Science," art by Mort Drucker; Mr. Science performs a simple experiment with a light bulb and nearly burns down the studio. "Modern Furniture," art by Dave Berg. "Katchandhammer Kids!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; A parody of the Katzenjammer Kids comic strip. "The Night People" vs. "Creeping Meatballism", script by Jean Shepherd, art by Wally Wood. "Wrestling," art by Jack Davis; A humorous look at professional wrestling matches, using all the stereotypes in the sport. "Free Fall Ferris," script by Jerry DeFuccio, art by Wallace Wood; Story about a mouse who becomes a U.S. astronaut. "Wedding Album," art by Wally Wood (as Wally Balloo); Typical wedding pictures contrasted with pictures of the same couple six months later. 108 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #1B
    More Trash from Mad (1958) 1B
    Published 1958 by EC.

    MISSING BONUS: 8 pg. color reprint from Mad comic #20. Reprints. Painted cover art by Kelly Freas. "I Don't Want To Be A King," art by Kelly Freas; Phony ad for Kings Man liquors. "Gunsmoked," art by Jack Davis; Parody of TV show "Gunsmoke." "A Collection of Daily Strips," art by Bill Elder; parodies of popular comic strips. "The Race Is On For The Super Guided Missile," script by Al Jaffee, art by Al Jaffee, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood; Shows various parts of the space race between the US and USSR, with ultimate consequences of missile use. "Future TV Ad," script and art by Don Martin; Phony ad storyboard for Schveppes Activated Sparkling Seltzer. "Orson Bean's The Two Chinese Fellas Who Go To An American Restaurant Routine," script by Orson Bean, art by Wally Wood; Illustrated comedy routine that reverses cliches about Chinese restaurants and people. "Field & Scream," art by Jack Davis; Excerpts from hunters' magazine, including some phony ads. "Kovacs' Strangely Believe It!", script by Ernie Kovacs, art by Wally Wood; Parody of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" "The Truth About Cowboys," script by Henry Morgan, art by Wally Wood; Discussion of historically accurate cowboys. "New Designs In Television Sets," art by Jack Davis. "MAD Establishes An...Old Comic-Strip Characters' Home," art by Wally Wood. "The Steve Allan Story," art by Bob Clarke; Parody of TV's Steve Allen Show. "Mr. Science," art by Mort Drucker; Mr. Science performs a simple experiment with a light bulb and nearly burns down the studio. "Modern Furniture," art by Dave Berg. "Katchandhammer Kids!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; A parody of the Katzenjammer Kids comic strip. "The Night People" vs. "Creeping Meatballism", script by Jean Shepherd, art by Wally Wood. "Wrestling," art by Jack Davis; A humorous look at professional wrestling matches, using all the stereotypes in the sport. "Free Fall Ferris," script by Jerry DeFuccio, art by Wallace Wood; Story about a mouse who becomes a U.S. astronaut. "Wedding Album," art by Wally Wood (as Wally Balloo); Typical wedding pictures contrasted with pictures of the same couple six months later. 108 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #2A
    More Trash from Mad (1958) 2A
    Published 1959 by EC.

    COMPLETE WITH BONUS: Market product labels. Reprints. Painted cover art by Kelly Freas. "I Never Carry More Than $50 in Cash," art by Kelly Freas; Parody of American Express Travelers Cheques ads. "MAD's Revised New Up-to-Date Alphabet Book," art by Bob Clarke; A rhyming alphabet using modern culture items, pastimes, and people. "How to Make America's Kids...Science Conscious," art by Wallace Wood; Ideas to incorporate science lessons into various media. "Pizza Pie," script and art by Dave Berg; All the problems associated with pizzas, the new national dish. "Three Strange Tales," script and art by Don Martin; Stories are: In a Tavern, In King Arthur's Kitchen, In Another Tavern. "A Martian Field Guide to U.S. Wild Life - 1957 Edition," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Bob Clarke; Details of pop culture stereotypes presented as a field guide to wildlife from a Martian point of view. "Nobody Has Any Fun at Parties," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wallace Wood; A party that never gets going because the guests spend all night introducing themselves to each other. "In a Field of Daisies," script and art by Don Martin; Two men walking through a field discover an oversized flower, which one of them has somehow connected to a gag spray bulb. "Initials That Describe the Name," script by Frank Jacobs, art by George Woodbridge; A look at the future overuse of acronyms. "Opera Record Albums," art by Bob Clarke; Phony record album covers for opera, drawn in the style of paperback novels. "Coast-to-Coast For $16.75," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wallace Wood; An account of a cross-country trip booked by MAD using unconventional conveyances. "How to Read a Chamber of Commerce Folder," script by Larry Yother, art by Joe Orlando; The hidden meanings between common phrases used on municipal promotional brochures. "Pravda," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wallace Wood; Parody of the Soviet Union's Pravda newspaper. "Party Games," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wallace Wood; Instructions for three impossible, illegal, and dangerous party games. "The Skid-Row Bums" back cover strip, art by Kelly Freas; Phony ad parody of Chesterfield Cigarettes ad. 104 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.50.