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Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 2

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    Mad (1952 EC) Magazine #2 FR/GD 1.5
    Published Dec 1952 by EC.

    Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 2 FR/GD 1.5

    4" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple. Rust migration.

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover by Jack Davis. Weird Fantasy ad. "Hex!", art by Jack Davis; Casey's team wins the pennant but loses Casey to the Old Dame. "Melvin!", art by John Severin; Melvin escapes from the Ookaballakonga tribe with the help of the jungle animals but the tribe shrinks Boy's head; Tarzan parody (see issue 6 for a sequel). "Lady-In-Mascara" text story. "Calling Cosmo McMoon!" text story. "Gookum!", art by Wally Wood (as Melvin Wood); A Martian escapes the Gookum on his home planet only to find it apparently exists on Earth also. "Mole!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; Melvin is captured during a bank robbery and continually digs his way out of jail. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.