| Issue | #15 |
| Published | September 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. |
| Characters | Alice; Mad Hatter; March Hare; Doormouse |
| Synopsis | An illustration from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" with MAD comics added in the characters' hands. |
| Genre | satire; parody |
| Pencils | John Tenniel; ? |
| Inks | John Tenniel; ? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] |
| Synopsis | House ad for Panic and MAD subscriptions |
| Pencils | Will Elder (signed) |
| Inks | Will Elder (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971 Series) #[nn] |
| Characters | Wilt Willit; Skizziks Willit; Phyllus Willit; bully; Alexander Bumpstead; Juddy Willit; Caulky Willit; Nin O'Clock; Smilin' Jack (cameo); Wilber Booble; Cleavia Willit |
| Synopsis | Where the question of "will Caulky ever grow" is answered. |
| Genre | satire; parody |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Will Elder (signed) |
| Inks | Will Elder (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin ? |
| Notes | A parody of the Gasoline Alley comic strip. Will Elder's signature grows larger with each page. |
| Reprinted | in Mad Reader, The (Ballantine Books, 1954 series) #93 |
| Characters | Pot-Shot Pete; Pot-Shot's girl; Poopy; Apaches; Muzzle; arms dealer; the U.S. Calvary |
| Synopsis | Pot-Shot tries to halt arms sales to the Apaches. |
| Genre | satire; parody; western |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Inks | Harvey Kurtzman (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin ? |
| Notes | A western parody. |
| Reprinted | from John Wayne Adventure Comics (Toby, 1949 series) #6 |
| Synopsis | An analysis of the Chinese political situation -- in Chinese. |
| Genre | satire; parody |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | "Potrzebie" appears several times in the text. |
| Synopsis | House ad for the E.C. Fan-Addict fan Club. |
| Pencils | Jack Davis (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Davis (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin ? |
| Synopsis | Letters of comment from John Davidson, Sparks NV; Charles Chapocon, Aiken SC; Bob Henning, Brooklyn NY; David Anderson, Washington DC; Daniel Markewich, New York NY; I. Carnel, Bay Saint Louis MS; Victor Goff, Ft. Bragg NC; Walt Place, Detroit MI; |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Johnny [played by Marlon Branflakes]; Johnny's gang; a girl; the girl's father |
| Synopsis | Johnny and his gang give up motorcycles. |
| Genre | satire; parody |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Wally Wood (signed) |
| Inks | Wally Wood (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin ? |
| Notes | Parody of the movie "The Wild One." |
| Reprinted | in Son of Mad (Signet Books, 1959 series) #S1701; MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #18 |
| Characters | Captain Tvideo; Venusian; Commissioner; Lone Ranger (cameo); assistant Ranger; commercial announcer |
| Synopsis | A parody of the Captain Video television program. |
| Genre | satire; parody |
| Script | Harvey Kurtzman |
| Pencils | Jack Davis (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Davis (signed) |
| Colors | Marie Severin ? |
| Reprinted | in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #106 |
| Synopsis | Ad for National Schools training courses. |
| Pencils | ? (photograph) |
| Inks | ? (photograph) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | Ad for Cheerful Card Company. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Synopsis | Ad for Charles Atlas body building booklet. |
| Pencils | ?; ? (photo) |
| Inks | ?; ? (photo) |
| Notes | Back cover. |