Issue | #1 |
Published | 1958 |
Cover Price | 0.50 USD |
Pages | 104 |
Editing | Albert B. Feldstein |
Notes | Includes 4-page (2 blank) insert on different pre-glued paper. |
Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Colors | various |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Includes 4-page (2 blank) insert on different pre-glued paper. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #29; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 [covers] |
Synopsis | Phony ad for Ethel, exhorting everyone to drive more. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Wally Wood (signed) |
Inks | Wally Wood (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Parody of Ethyl Corp. gasoline additive ads. Some characters based on Pogo comic strip. |
Reprinted | from Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #29 |
Characters | Alfred E. Neuman; Bill Gaines |
Pencils | Harvey Kurtzman (frame, signed); Bill Elder (frame, signed) |
Inks | Harvey Kurtzman (frame, signed); Bill Elder (frame, signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #27 [frame only] |
Characters | Walt Dizzy; unnamed fairy; Jimmy Dood; Ozgood Zeiss; Sigismund Sponk; Davy Crawcutt; Mike Finque; Walt Dizzy's animated characters |
Synopsis | Behind the scenes look at the 5 worlds of Dizzyland: Tomorrowsland, Frontrearland, Adventuresland, Fantasticland, Moneyland. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Animated characters are not named but include: Pluto, Pinnochio; Big Bad Wolf; Thumper; Dumbo; birds and mice from Sleeping Beauty; Morty Mouse; Ferdie Mouse; Bambi; Jimminy Cricket; Nana; Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse; Brer Bear; Brer Rabbit; one of Three Little Pigs; Lady; Tramp; Grumpy; Sleepy; Dopey; Doc; Happy; Sneezy; Fox; Mr. Toad. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 Series) #30 |
Synopsis | Phony ad storyboard for Billie's Rope Mart. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Don Martin (signed) |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31 |
Characters | Aida Soto Voce; Hy Octane; Osgood Z'Beard; Gwendolyn Furd |
Synopsis | Story of planning and evening's events at a typical high school dance. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |
Characters | Billy Poobah; Jim Poobah; Charles Bickford |
Synopsis | Stories on the same news item as they might be done by different newspapers or magazines. |
Genre | satire |
Script | G. Stang |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31 |
Synopsis | Phony record labels for 45s. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Albert B. Feldstein |
Pencils | Wally Wood (signed) |
Inks | Wally Wood (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. Die cut labels on one side of pre-glued paper, probably blank on back. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32 |
Synopsis | Man is ready to jump from a high building ledge but changes mind when his baby is brought to the window...then slips and falls anyway on baby's rattle. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Inks | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 |
Synopsis | Scout-type merit badges for everyday lazy, loutish clods. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Jack Davis |
Inks | Jack Davis |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30 |
Synopsis | Fake Rorschach tests with explanations. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Kelly Freas; Bill Elder (title figures) |
Inks | Kelly Freas; Bill Elder (title figures) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31 |
Characters | Don Giovanni; Leporello; Donna Anna; Don Pedro; Zerlina; Don Ottavio; Emily Bravo; Elvis Presley (cameo) |
Synopsis | The story of the comic opera Don Giovanni is told with special emphasis on what makes it funny. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Nick Meglin |
Pencils | Wally Wood (signed) |
Inks | Wally Wood (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31 |
Synopsis | Ideas for backdrops so that when you answer the picture-phone of the future, you can still lie to people about where you are. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Inks | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 |
Synopsis | Several supposedly civilized ways to trap and kill mice. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Jack Davis (signed) |
Inks | Jack Davis (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Self-references this article with a mouse reading it. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30 |
Characters | Irving Smedley; Sidney Finster; Melvin Cowznofski |
Synopsis | Parody of the findings of Dr. Wertham regarding comic books, where nearly every juvenile delinquent has been found to have played or watched baseball. |
Genre | satire |
Script | ? [as Frederick Werthless, M.D.] |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 |
Synopsis | Advice for a girl who's being stalked by a boy. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30 |
Synopsis | Proposed coats of arms for current celebrities. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Frank Jacobs |
Pencils | Kelly Freas |
Inks | Kelly Freas |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 |
Synopsis | Offerings from a company that makes products and props used as "Brand X" to compare to advertised products on tv. |
Genre | satire |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Products compared to include: Halo Shampoo; Nash Rambler Autos; Bufferin; Goodrich Tires; Clorets Breath Mints; Arrid Deodorant; Remington Shavers; Rolaids Antacid; Bristol-Myers medicines; Anahist medicine. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 |
Synopsis | An unusual ending to a spitball contest. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Don Martin (signed) |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 |
Characters | Furd family |
Synopsis | The Furds find an attractive real estate ad only to be disappointed by the actual home. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Wally Wood; Jack Kamen (home rendering) |
Inks | Wally Wood; Jack Kamen (home rendering) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #29 |
Synopsis | Story of the ways civilian life is much better than Army life. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Frank Jacobs |
Pencils | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Inks | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Credited as Frank Jacobs's first story in MAD. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |
Synopsis | Humorous look at the relative problems of both types of cameras, ending in the question still unanswered. |
Genre | humor |
Script | A. Rosen |
Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31 |
Synopsis | A hunter is stuck in a bear trap and sends his dog back to town for help, whereupon the dog is captured by the local dog catcher. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Inks | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32 |
Synopsis | Phony ad storyboard for KLM Airlines. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Don Martin (signed) |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 |
Characters | Melvin Cowznofsky |
Synopsis | Story of Melvin's summer at Camp Pot-Ra-Zee-Bee. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Jack Davis (signed) |
Inks | Jack Davis (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #29 |
Synopsis | The ideal woman as visualized by 6 magazines, compared to the women who read the magazines. |
Genre | humor |
Script | D. Purdy |
Pencils | Kelly Freas |
Inks | Kelly Freas |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32 |
Characters | Johnathan Gordon; Barbara Bridgewood; Robert Miltown |
Synopsis | Messages to Alfred E. Neuman from three classmantes, at different points in their lives. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Nick Meglin |
Letters | ?; typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32 |
Synopsis | Phony supermarket ad with items never sold in stores. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Paul Laikin |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Parody of A&P Supermarkets ad. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |
Synopsis | Reviews different techniques of the shy type, agressive type and MAD type. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32 |
Synopsis | A couple discusses all the things they got with coupons from Rolly Cigarettes. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Allen Robin |
Pencils | Mort Drucker (signed) |
Inks | Mort Drucker (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Parody of Raleigh Cigarette ads. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32 |
Synopsis | Phony ad storyboard for Perfecut Knives from Elkon. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Don Martin (signed) |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |
Synopsis | Phony undelivered mail addressed to famous historical figures, just before they became famous. |
Genre | humor |
Letters | ?; typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |
Synopsis | Shows various future vending machines such as for livestock, autos, and more vending machines. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Frank Jacobs |
Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |
Characters | Quentin Scurvy; Edgar Simian; Omar Stagmire; Jerome McNasty; Chester Ripp; Boris Duckbill; Soames Grulnik; Alfred E. Neuman |
Synopsis | Phony dedication plaques for Hall of Shame inductees. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Frank Jacobs |
Pencils | Joe Orlando |
Inks | Joe Orlando |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |
Synopsis | Typical scenes from foreign movies with subtitles that don't describe what's going on. Includes Russian subtitles for "Martski." |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Wally Wood (signed) |
Inks | Wally Wood (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | One movie is a parody of "Marty." |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |
Synopsis | Phony travel destination stickers. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Bob Clarke |
Inks | Bob Clarke |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Die cut labels on one side of pre-glued paper, probably blank on back. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31 |
Synopsis | A Marshall tries to hide from some outlaws by climbing onto a tree branch, but his horse betrays him. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Inks | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |
Synopsis | Man feed pigeons homemade popcorn and the birds, nearby pets, and all the bystanders in the park go nuts for it. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Don Martin (signed) |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |
Characters | Edward R. Murrow; Irving Furd; Alfred E. Neuman; Bob Clarke |
Synopsis | Parody of TV Guide Magazine, with articles, ads and phony tv listings. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Paul Laikin |
Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 |
Characters | Nansy; Nansy Duck; Pinnochio; Dick Nansy; Junior; Pat [Patton]; Li'l Nansy; Abner Mae; Nansy Canyon |
Synopsis | A look at a joke from one cartoon strip as it might be interpreted by other strips. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Parodies of Nancy, Donald Duck, Dick Tracy, Li'l Abner and Steve Canyon. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32 |
Characters | John L. Lewis; Tommy Manville; Osgood Z'Beard |
Synopsis | Shows the scoring, style tips, psychological underpinnings, and problems of bowling. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Nick Meglin |
Pencils | Jack Davis (signed) |
Inks | Jack Davis (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30 |
Synopsis | Advice to a man whose girlfriend's father threatens that the man will only marry his daughter over his dead body. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30 |
Synopsis | Phony ad for tires from B. F. Goodnrich that don't need a car. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Reed Crandall (signed) |
Inks | Reed Crandall (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Parody of ad for B. F. Goodrich Tires. Inside back cover. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30 |
Genre | humor |
Script | Arnie Rosen; Coleman Jacoby; ? |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Various items reprinted with other features, from the corresponding pages of the issues noted. Writer credits are for items from issue #30, which was copyright 1955 by Variety. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #30; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #31; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #32; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33; MAD (EC, 1952 series) #34 |
Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
Synopsis | List of phony books and stories, with illustration of Alfred as the Sphinx. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Inks | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Parody of Reader's Digest cover. On back cover. |
Reprinted | from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #33 |