Issue | #37 |
Published | January 1958 |
Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Albert B. Feldstein |
Characters | Alfred E. Neuman; Father Time 1957 |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Norman Mingo (painted, signed) |
Inks | Norman Mingo (painted, signed) |
Colors | Norman Mingo (painted, signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Edward, Duke of Wales |
Synopsis | Phony ad for Kings Man liquors. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | Kelly Freas (signed) |
Inks | Kelly Freas (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Parody of ad for Kingsman after-shaving products. Inside front cover. |
Reprinted | in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Art is excerpts from this issue. Masthead quote is from Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1878). Lists Frank Jacobs, Albert Meglin, Paul Krassner, George Mandel, Ron Goulart, and Paul Laikin as writers and Nick Megliola for ideas, but unknown for which articles. |
Characters | Garbage Man; Postman; Boris Soiloff; Ivan; Laundry Man; B.J.; Yes Man; Playboy; Mr. Miltown; Insurance Man; Fuller Brush Man; Milkman; TV Repairman; Fire Man |
Synopsis | Ideas for everyday workers as comic book superheroes. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Ron Goulart |
Pencils | Mort Drucker |
Inks | Mort Drucker |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
Synopsis | House ad for MAD paperback books. |
Pencils | Norman Mingo; Bill Elder |
Inks | Norman Mingo; Bill Elder |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Art is stock Alfred E. Neuman head and a body figure excerpted from a previous issue. |
Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
Synopsis | House ad for pinups suitable for framing. |
Pencils | Norman Mingo (painted) |
Inks | Norman Mingo (painted) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | Letters of comment, mostly about issue #36. |
Script | Albert B. Feldstein; Dean Scott; Bob Thompson; Walt Disney; Pete Hech; Ellis Lesack; David Ames; Burt Lancaster; Kirk Douglas; Richard Skibski; Larry Skarin; Jim Billington; Billy Stebbins; Jack Selcovitz; Gerald Joss; Perry Lerner; John Olson; Michael Devlin; Dale Goble; Bill Priestly; Leon Harvey; James Jakubowski; Bob Leuten |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Art is excerpts from issue #36. |
Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
Synopsis | House ad for Alfred E. Neuman jewelry designed by Astrahan of NY. |
Pencils | Carl Klein (photo); Romeo Serry (photo touchup) |
Inks | Carl Klein (photo); Romeo Serry (photo touchup) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | Modern reality based toy kits. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Paul Krassner |
Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Synopsis | Things that might be said in sporting events when you can't hear the players. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | Stories are: In A Tavern, In King Arthur's Kitchen, In Another Tavern. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Don Martin (signed) |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Ernie Kovacs; Toulouse LaFeinstein; Erma T. Gribney; Frantic C. MaCann |
Synopsis | A parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Ernie Kovacs |
Pencils | Wallace Wood (signed) |
Inks | Wallace Wood (signed) |
Letters | Wallace Wood (signed) |
Notes | Toulouse LaFeinstein looks like "The Gay Philosopher" and Erma T. Gribney's entire family resembles Alfred E. Neuman. |
Synopsis | Phony contributor rejection slips written in the styles of the magazines they come from. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Frank Jacobs |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Characters | Ivan Slobotnavitch |
Synopsis | Pictures taken by Ivan along with his captions to show Russians how horrible life in the United States is. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Dave Berg |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Reprinted | in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] |
Characters | Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Wally Ballew; Oscar K. Ruprecht |
Synopsis | Wally interviews the owner of a company that makes purposefully confusing signs for highways. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding |
Pencils | Mort Drucker |
Inks | Mort Drucker |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | A banker is being audited and trouble is found, but he successfully bribes the bank examiner. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Frank Jacobs |
Pencils | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Inks | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Synopsis | Three phony board games: Draft Dodger; Make-Out; Alimony. |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Goldilocks; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm; Tarzan; Jim Hawkins; Tiny Tim; Alice; the White Rabbit; Lord Fauntleroy; Amboy Dukes; Oliver Twist; Dondi; Captain Ahab; Don Quixote; Charlie Brown; Tom Sawyer; Huck Finn; Brer Fox; Hansel; Gretel; Rip Van Winkle; Dopey; Sluggo; Nancy; Henry; Dennis The Menace; Little Orphan Annie; Frankenstein monster; Alfred E. Neuman; Mickey Mouse; Peter Piper; John Darling |
Synopsis | A look at a village where literary characters go when their stories are done, to see what becomes of them. |
Genre | satire |
Pencils | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Inks | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Ernie Kovacs; Armand Robespierre; Beulah Swoose; Burrell H. Calhoun; Franklin Q. Fangly |
Synopsis | Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Ernie Kovacs |
Pencils | Wally Wood (signed) |
Inks | Wally Wood (signed) |
Letters | Wally Wood (signed) |
Synopsis | What might happen if games and sports were used to settle what are now armed conflicts. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Dave Berg (signed) |
Pencils | Dave Berg (signed) |
Inks | Dave Berg (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Ernie Kovacs; Peter J. Eversham; Urdhaba Rahgoon; Myron T. Wendell |
Synopsis | Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not. |
Genre | satire |
Script | Ernie Kovacs |
Pencils | Wallace Wood (signed) |
Inks | Wallace Wood (signed) |
Letters | Wallace Wood (signed) |
Synopsis | Glossary of hi-fi terms, tips on how to beat the high cost, where to place hi-fi equipment, and phony reviews of recordings. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Frank Jacobs |
Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Lemuel T. Egypt; Eric Lanyard; Lancelot O. Zeus; Diana Dregs; Ardsley Swill; Renfrew Rhodes; Otis Bailiwick |
Synopsis | The ancient seven wonders of the world as reimagined by modern builders. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Frank Jacobs |
Pencils | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Inks | Joe Orlando (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Characters | Orson Bean; Cornelius Bean; Zachary Bean; Ulysses S. Grant |
Synopsis | The exploits of Zachary Bean, who during the Civil War was a aide to Ulysses S. Grant. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Orson Bean |
Pencils | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Inks | George Woodbridge (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | Marc Antony's funeral oration from Julius Ceasar, Act III Scene II, along with a modern beat poetry version. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Paul Laikin |
Pencils | Dave Berg ? |
Inks | Dave Berg ? |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Face illustrations as a frame around the page. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
Synopsis | A sad Christmas, as a man buys himself a present he doesn't like, and an angry New Year, when none of the hats and noisemakers work. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Don Martin (signed) |
Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Slobby Bobby; Silly Tillie; Smarty Marty |
Synopsis | House ad for subscriptions to MAD. |
Pencils | Albert B. Feldstein [signed FF] |
Inks | Albert B. Feldstein [signed FF] |
Letters | F F (signed); typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover. |
Synopsis | Gift ideas that celebrities would not want. |
Genre | humor |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | In margins of 19 pages of the issue. |
Characters | Nick Megliola (postman); Jerry DeFuccio |
Synopsis | Parody of Winston cigarette ad. |
Genre | parody |
Pencils | Larry Maleman (photo) |
Inks | Larry Maleman (photo) |
Colors | Larry Maleman (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Models identified in Letters column of issue #38. Back cover. |
Reprinted | in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn]; in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 |