Mad Magazine comic books issue 1

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Debut issue of the iconic publication Mad, which would change to magazine format with issue 24. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Hoohah!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Two youngsters run out of gas and enter a house they think is haunted. "Blobs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Alfred outlines a terrible thought he has about the end of humanity. "Enter Cosmo McMoon!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Crow Vadis?" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ganefs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; A perfect crime is hatched but Bumble fumbles. "Varmint!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Textron is hunting the killer of Melvin and kills every suspect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Various. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, Bill Elder and John Severin For people who like their humor in a jugular vein, we offer (again!) these tales calculated to drive you MAD. A facsimile reprint of the first landmark issue of MAD! With parodies of the leading comic book genres of 1952, this issue includes the EC Horror-inspired terrorizing tales of Hoohah, the expansive science fiction future world of Blobs!, the wacky Western-themed Varmint! and from our true crime tales department, Ganefs!. Prepare to have your sides spilt by MAD's creators and the original Usual Gang of Idiots, Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Various. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, Bill Elder and John Severin. For people who like their humor in a jugular vein, we offer (again!) these tales calculated to drive you MAD. A facsimile reprint of the first landmark issue of MAD! With parodies of the leading comic book genres of 1952, this issue includes the EC Horror-inspired terrorizing tales of Hoohah, the expansive science fiction future world of Blobs!, the wacky Western-themed Varmint! and from our true crime tales department, Ganefs!. Prepare to have your sides spilt by MAD's creators and the original Usual Gang of Idiots, Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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(W) The Usual Gang Of Idiots (A/CA) An Idiot With A Crayon America's longest-running satire magazine continues to skewer everything pop culture, this time in comic book size! This Free Comic Book Day Special Edition of MAD features a wide variety of classic favorites like "Spy vs. Spy", and "A MAD Look at..." by Sergio Aragones. Plus, some maniacal mockeries of some of your favorite DC Superheroes, and a whole lot more from the Usual Gang of Idiots. This special edition will surely cure what ails you with a shot of humor in the jugular vein. And it is even cheaper than the usual CHEAP! Because it is FREE! So, you really would be an idiot if you didn't go out and grab one!

Each issue of The Journal of Madness provides interesting and often in-depth looks at Mad Magazine, Alfred E. Newman, Mad's artists, writers, the history, related collectibles, and interviews with the creators and editors, feedback from fanatic fans, and hangers-on, who togeher through the years kept Mad ticking and tickling the funny bones of many a young reader. This excellent look into Mad today and yesterday is already difficult to find due to a very limited print run. A must have for serious (and not so serious) Mad readers and collectors.

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Stories, art and cover by Dok Rarity. Blackthorne Publishing presents an anthology of humorous anthropomorphic (as opposed to funny-animal) stories by artist Dok Rarity. Rabbit test pilot Top Lop spends his time on the ground chasing bunnies in the local bar; Electrik Eel, assassin tries to get rid of her attorney boyfriend, in a spoof of Marvels Elektra; Ralph hopes to get to the top of the rhino-wrestling league. Top Lop; Elektrik Eel: Assassin; Ralph the Righteous Radical Rasslin Rhino. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots. Don't miss the debut issue of a brand-new magazine for kids 8-10 years old, featuring games, puzzles, interviews, posters and lots of laughs. Plus: the all-new adventures of Spy vs. Spy Jr.! Also: Wallace & Vomit, Lemony Snicket, wall calendar, cartoons, video games, how to drive your sister mad, and dumb interviews with The Click Five and NASCAR's Kasey Kahne! Wallace & Vomit cover. On sale Nov 9. 64 pg, FC Cover price $4.99.

Cover by Norman Mingo. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Max Brandel, Sy Reit, George Hart, Frank Jacobs, Irving Schild, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Rickard, Angelo Torres, Dave Berg, Jack Davis, and Sergio Aragones. First edition of Spanish Mad Magazine, identifiable by the title "Mad" in English. Mad's spoof of the 1970s detective TV series Cannon, featuring art by Jack Davis. A photo comic about modern art. A Mad take on sports cars by Basil Wolverton. Classic Don Martin, Al Jaffee and Sergio Aragones cartoons. Original English titles follow; all titles and content are in untranslated Spanish. A Day in the Park; Fishing; The Very First Musical Instrument; Modern Art; Effluent Society; Cannonball; An Architectural Triumph; Visiting Day; One Fine Day at the Pyramids; Two Pages of Sex Ed; The Great Escape Plot; Three Exciting Do-It-Yourself Pages; What They Say and What It Really Means; Sports Cars We'd Like to See; Scenes We'd Like to See. 36 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Collecting the best comic strips by the Usual Gang of Idiots from 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s! Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 856 pages, B&W.

2nd and later printings. Collecting the best comic strips by the Usual Gang of Idiots from 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s! Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 856 pages, B&W.

Cover by Tom Richmond. Stories and art by Don Martin, Stan Hart, Dick DeBartolo, Larry Siegel, Don (Duck) Edwing, Jonathan Bresman, Jacob Lambert, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Frank Jacobs, George Woodbridge, Hermann Mejia, Tom Richmond, Mort Drucker, and Sergio Aragones. A one-shot MAD special featuring a collection of Superman-inspired material to celebrate the release of the Superman movie Man of Steel. Previously unpublished material includes A Mad Look at Man of Steel by Sergio Aragones, and satirical photo-comics using stills from the movie, both in full color. Reprints of the other Superman movie parodies (except Part IV), featuring art by Mort Drucker and Tom Richmond. Drucker also handles the Smallville TV show parody. Mad's takes on Superman by artists Don Martin and Sergio Aragones. Superduperman (1978 movie spoof); A Comics Scene We'd Like to See; More Powerful than a Locomotive; A Mad Look at Superman; Superduperman II; Don Martin's Superman III Out-Takes; Stuporman ZZZ; A Super Opportunity; What If Superman Were Raised by Jewish Parents?; Smellville; One Day in Metropolis; Modern Hassles Superman Would Face If He Really Returned; The True Origin of Superman; Stuporman Reruns!; One Afternoon in Metropolis; A Mad Look at Man of Steel; Mad's Make Your Own Man of Steel Adventure; Mad's Less-Than-Super Man of Steel Outtakes. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $4.99.