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Issue Details

Issue #13
Published July 1954
Cover Price $0.10
Pages 36
Editing Harvey Kurtzman
Notes Character appearances, Department names and other miscellaneous info for this issue added by Donald Dale Milne, December 2008.

Cover Details - "This Cover...MAD's Answer to Comic Book Titles...The Cover with the Smallest Title in the World!"

Genre satire; parody
Script Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
Inks Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
Colors Marie Severin ?
Notes Character appearances, Department names and other miscellaneous info for this issue added by Donald Dale Milne, December 2008.

1 page Panic promo (ad from the publisher) "Stoppit!"

Synopsis House ad for Panic subscriptions.
Pencils Will Elder (signed)
Inks Will Elder (signed)
Notes Inside front cover.

8 page Romance (Not The Sexy Kind) Dept. story "Prince Violent!"

Characters Prince Violent; Maid Alota; King Arthur
Synopsis Prince Violent pursues Maid Alota, hacking many a foe before meeting her.
Genre satire; parody
Script Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils Wally Wood (signed)
Inks Wally Wood (signed)
Colors Marie Severin ?
Notes A parody of the Prince Valiant comic strip.
Reprinted in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #106

7 page Literature Dept.; Cinema Dept. story "Book! Movie!"

Characters a man; Rosie; Ellen
Synopsis Parallel stories point out the differences between modern novels and modern movies.
Genre satire; parody
Script Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils Jack Davis (signed)
Inks Jack Davis (signed)
Colors Marie Severin ?
Reprinted in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #178

1 page [Report From Abroad] text story "OEATPIKO EPLO"

Synopsis Analysis of the Greek political situation -- in Greek.
Genre satire; parody
Letters typeset
Notes Entire page except an introduction is written in apparent Greek characters. Title given uses closest Latin characters.

1 page E. C. Fan-Addict Club! promo (ad from the publisher) "You, Too, Can Meet New Friends!"

Synopsis House ad for the E.C. Fan-Addict Fan Club.
Pencils Wally Wood (signed)
Inks Wally Wood (signed)
Colors Marie Severin ?

1 page MAD Mumblings letters page "MAD Mumblings"

Synopsis Letters of comment from Reg. B. Wag 6 7/8, Texas A&M, TX; Buck Knight, Waterford, CN; Chick Casady, Fairborn, OH; Colin Rowe, Jr; Two Kool Kats, Philadelphia, PA; Marcia Barritt, Langlois, OR; Paul Wolfowitz; Strange Brice Jr; John Harrahy, Worcester, MA; Martin Jukovsky, Woodside, NY; Carles Sampson, Lexington, KY; J.D. Carlson, Ridgewood, NJ; John Varvel III, Oklahoma City, OK; Floyd Seimes, Crescent Park, NJ
Letters typeset

6 page Photography Dept. story "Baby Quips!"

Synopsis Photographic portraits with humorous captions.
Genre satire; parody
Script Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils ? (photograph)
Inks ? (photograph)

7 page Classic-Type Comics Dept. story "Robinson Crusoe!"

Characters Robinson Crusoe; Joe Friday
Synopsis A parody of the novel Robinson Crusoe.
Genre satire; parody
Script Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils Will Elder (signed)
Inks Will Elder (signed)
Colors Marie Severin ?
Reprinted in Bedside Mad, The (Signet Books, 1959 series) #S1647; in Bedside Mad, The (Signet Books, 1959 series) #D2316; in Bedside Mad, The (Signet Books, 1959 series) #P3520

1 page Jetex advertisement "Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane!"

Synopsis An ad for Jetex F-102 toy rocket engines.
Letters typeset

1 page U.S. Diamond House advertisement "$100,000 New Watches Have Arrived From Switzerland!"

Synopsis Ad for U.S. Diamond House watches.
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover.

1 page Key Products Corp. advertisement "I'll Give You...These Auto Seat Covers as a Bonus!"

Synopsis Ad for Key Products Corporation auto seat covers.
Pencils ? (photograph)
Inks ? (photograph)
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover.