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Mad Follies (1963) comic books 1963-1965

  • Issue #1
    Mad Follies (1963) 1
    Published 1963 by EC.

    COMPLETE WITH BONUS: Paperback book covers. Cover by Norm Mingo, plus Mad logo by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories and art by Ernie Kovacs, Wally Wood, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Lois Carpenter, Tom Koch, Earle Doud, Phil Hahn, Don (Duck) Edwing, Gary Belkin, Don Reilly, Arnie Kogen, Frank Jacobs, Jack Rickard, Lester Krauss, Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohias, and Joe Orlando. Follies, a precursor to the Mad Specials, reprinted classic stories from Mad magazine, with new material attached in the form of posters, stamps and stickers. The Comic Strip Characters' Christmas Party, and other stories illustrated by comics legend Wally Wood. A story written by comedy legend Ernie Kovacs. Mad's takes on Christmas, textbooks, and folk music. "Lighter Side" strips by Dave Berg, classic Don Martin cartoons, and Spy vs. Spy. Includes Bonus Paperback Book Covers, fake covers satirizing popular books of the era, in a full-color insert. Mad Paperback Book Covers; Memories of Summer; Museum of Madison Avenue; Spy Vs. Spy; Celebrities' Wallets - Barry Goldwater; A Mad Look at Christmas; Six Comics in Search of a Punchline; Where Song-Writers Get Their Inspirations; Future TV Ad; More Efficient Snow Removal; The Comic Strip Characters' Christmas Party; Mad's Modernized Elementary School Textbooks; In A Haberdashery; Modern Architecture; Open Office Week; The Mad Treasury of Unknown Poetry Volume III; Editorial Additions to Beer Ads; Future Magazine Mergers; On Choosing a Book; Mad's Modern Folk Music; The Lighter Side of Entertaining; Padded Magazine Stories; See Them Now; The Infernal Triangle; If Babies Could Take "Parent Pictures"; The Daily Optimist; Living Space; If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their "Capsuled Descriptions"; Another Mad Peek Through the Microscope; Nuclear Jitters; The North American Veeblefetzer Corporation 1961 Annual Report; Professor Bleent in Africa; Fleischman's Whiskey; Miss Clairold. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #1N
    Mad Follies (1963) 1N
    Published 1963 by EC.
    • 1 spine split from base of comic. Incomplete bonus.

    BONUS IS MISSING: Does NOT include Paperback book covers. Cover by Norm Mingo, plus Mad logo by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories and art by Ernie Kovacs, Wally Wood, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Lois Carpenter, Tom Koch, Earle Doud, Phil Hahn, Don (Duck) Edwing, Gary Belkin, Don Reilly, Arnie Kogen, Frank Jacobs, Jack Rickard, Lester Krauss, Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohias, and Joe Orlando. Follies, a precursor to the Mad Specials, reprinted classic stories from Mad magazine, with new material attached in the form of posters, stamps and stickers. The Comic Strip Characters' Christmas Party, and other stories illustrated by comics legend Wally Wood. A story written by comedy legend Ernie Kovacs. Mad's takes on Christmas, textbooks, and folk music. "Lighter Side" strips by Dave Berg, classic Don Martin cartoons, and Spy vs. Spy. Memories of Summer; Museum of Madison Avenue; Spy Vs. Spy; Celebrities' Wallets - Barry Goldwater; A Mad Look at Christmas; Six Comics in Search of a Punchline; Where Song-Writers Get Their Inspirations; Future TV Ad; More Efficient Snow Removal; The Comic Strip Characters' Christmas Party; Mad's Modernized Elementary School Textbooks; In A Haberdashery; Modern Architecture; Open Office Week; The Mad Treasury of Unknown Poetry Volume III; Editorial Additions to Beer Ads; Future Magazine Mergers; On Choosing a Book; Mad's Modern Folk Music; The Lighter Side of Entertaining; Padded Magazine Stories; See Them Now; The Infernal Triangle; If Babies Could Take "Parent Pictures"; The Daily Optimist; Living Space; If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their "Capsuled Descriptions"; Another Mad Peek Through the Microscope; Nuclear Jitters; The North American Veeblefetzer Corporation 1961 Annual Report; Professor Bleent in Africa; Fleischman's Whiskey; Miss Clairold. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #2
    Mad Follies (1963) 2
    Published 1964 by EC.

    COMPLETE WITH BONUS: 1965 Mad Calendar. Cover by Norm Mingo and Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Jack Mendelsohn, Earle Doud, Howard Schneider, Don Reilly, Arnie Kogen, Frank Jacobs, Jack Rickard, Lester Krauss, Mort Drucker, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohias, Joe Orlando and Sergio Aragones. Follies, a precursor to the Mad Specials, reprinted classic stories from Mad magazine, with new material attached in the form of posters, stamps and stickers. Celebrities' Home Movies, and other stories illustrated by comics legend Wally Wood. Mad's condensed version of the Daniel Defoe classic Robinson Crusoe, illustrated by Don Martin. Mad's takes on TV ads, teen sports, and the 1960s space program. "Lighter Side" strips by Dave Berg, classic Don Martin cartoons, and Spy vs. Spy. Includes Bonus 1965 Mad Calendar, illustrated by Mad artists including art legend Frank Frazetta, in a full-color insert. If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys; Celebrities' Home Movies; Business Valentines; "Robinson Crusoe" or On The Beach with Don Martin; Mad's Movie Theater Owner of the Year; Spy Vs. Spy; The Lighter Side of The Dentist; Model Building Kits for Adults; TV Commercials to Match the Show; Photos of Poetry in Motion; In a Doctor's Office; What Do You Do For A Living, Daddy?; Fight Songs for Schools That Can't Afford Major Sports; Mad's Modern Aids to Happier Living; Blind Date; The Good Doctor in Africa; Modern Teenage Sports; Superstitions; The Lighter Side of Winter; Some Pages from a Satirist's Notebook; Seeing Isn't Always Believing When You Look at Newspaper Photos; A Mad Look at the U.S. Space Effort; Mad's Merry Christmas Happy New Year Alphabet Book; Chicken - The Magazine for Gentle Men; The Escalator; The 1965 Mad Calendar; Old Croc Whiskey. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #2N
    Mad Follies (1963) 2N
    Published 1964 by EC.

    BONUS IS MISSING: Does NOT include 1965 Mad Calendar. Cover by Norm Mingo and Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Jack Mendelsohn, Earle Doud, Howard Schneider, Don Reilly, Arnie Kogen, Frank Jacobs, Jack Rickard, Lester Krauss, Mort Drucker, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohias, Joe Orlando and Sergio Aragones. Follies, a precursor to the Mad Specials, reprinted classic stories from Mad magazine, with new material attached in the form of posters, stamps and stickers. Celebrities' Home Movies, and other stories illustrated by comics legend Wally Wood. Mad's condensed version of the Daniel Defoe classic Robinson Crusoe, illustrated by Don Martin. Mad's takes on TV ads, teen sports, and the 1960s space program. "Lighter Side" strips by Dave Berg, classic Don Martin cartoons, and Spy vs. Spy. If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys; Celebrities' Home Movies; Business Valentines; "Robinson Crusoe" or On The Beach with Don Martin; Mad's Movie Theater Owner of the Year; Spy Vs. Spy; The Lighter Side of The Dentist; Model Building Kits for Adults; TV Commercials to Match the Show; Photos of Poetry in Motion; In a Doctor's Office; What Do You Do For A Living, Daddy?; Fight Songs for Schools That Can't Afford Major Sports; Mad's Modern Aids to Happier Living; Blind Date; The Good Doctor in Africa; Modern Teenage Sports; Superstitions; The Lighter Side of Winter; Some Pages from a Satirist's Notebook; Seeing Isn't Always Believing When You Look at Newspaper Photos; A Mad Look at the U.S. Space Effort; Mad's Merry Christmas Happy New Year Alphabet Book; Chicken - The Magazine for Gentle Men; The Escalator; Old Croc Whiskey. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #3
    Mad Follies (1963) 3
    Published 1965 by EC.
    • 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

    COMPLETE WITH BONUS: Mad Mischief Stickers. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Dick DeBartolo, Isabelle Di Caprio, Phil Hahn, Don Reilly, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Jack Rickard, Lester Krauss, Mort Drucker, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohias, Joe Orlando and Sergio Aragones. Follies, a precursor to the Mad Specials, reprinted classic stories from Mad magazine, with new material attached in the form of posters, stamps and stickers. If Comic Strip Characters Behaved Like Ordinary People, and other stories illustrated by comics legend Wally Wood. A spoof of Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky based around late-night TV ads. Mad's takes on Santa Claus, therapy, and teachers. "Lighter Side" strips by Dave Berg, classic Don Martin cartoons, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy (plus Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy). Includes Bonus Mad Mischief Stickers, perforated adhesive stickers featuring satirical messages, in a full-color insert. If Comic Strip Characters Behaved Like Ordinary People; Mad's Report on Progress; The Grand National 50 LB. Cannon Ball-Throwing Contest; Hood! (The "Sick" Western Movie); The Lighter Side of Parents of Little Kids; Some Mad Hints for the Coming Xmas Season; Spy Vs. Spy; Government Greeting Cards; An Early Morning Bathroom Scene; A Mad Look at Santa; Jabber-Whacky; The Mad College Primer; Mad Mischief Stickers; Skiing; The Fire at the Art Museum; The Academy Awards for Home Movies; Trademarks Resulting from Future Mergers; Reproportioning Photographs for Fun and Mainly Profit; Off the Deep End; The Labor Union Manual; Shipwrecked The Army On Mars; Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy; The Lighter Side of Cops; Psychoanalysis By Mail; Rule Number One; How Parents Guess Wrong About Their Kids' Future Careers; Modern Teacher Magazine; In a Men's Haberdashery; Buluva Watches; State Trooper. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #3N
    Mad Follies (1963) 3N
    Published 1965 by EC.
    • 1 1/4" Cumulative spine split.
    • 1" spine split from top.
    • 4 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Piece missing from back cover.

    BONUS IS MISSING: Does NOT include Mad Mischief Stickers. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Dick DeBartolo, Isabelle Di Caprio, Phil Hahn, Don Reilly, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Jack Rickard, Lester Krauss, Mort Drucker, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohias, Joe Orlando and Sergio Aragones. Follies, a precursor to the Mad Specials, reprinted classic stories from Mad magazine, with new material attached in the form of posters, stamps and stickers. If Comic Strip Characters Behaved Like Ordinary People, and other stories illustrated by comics legend Wally Wood. A spoof of Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky based around late-night TV ads. Mad's takes on Santa Claus, therapy, and teachers. "Lighter Side" strips by Dave Berg, classic Don Martin cartoons, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy (plus Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy). If Comic Strip Characters Behaved Like Ordinary People; Mad's Report on Progress; The Grand National 50 LB. Cannon Ball-Throwing Contest; Hood! (The "Sick" Western Movie); The Lighter Side of Parents of Little Kids; Some Mad Hints for the Coming Xmas Season; Spy Vs. Spy; Government Greeting Cards; An Early Morning Bathroom Scene; A Mad Look at Santa; Jabber-Whacky; The Mad College Primer; Skiing; The Fire at the Art Museum; The Academy Awards for Home Movies; Trademarks Resulting from Future Mergers; Reproportioning Photographs for Fun and Mainly Profit; Off the Deep End; The Labor Union Manual; Shipwrecked The Army On Mars; Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy; The Lighter Side of Cops; Psychoanalysis By Mail; Rule Number One; How Parents Guess Wrong About Their Kids' Future Careers; Modern Teacher Magazine; In a Men's Haberdashery; Buluva Watches; State Trooper. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.