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Issue: The Self-Made Mad #Y6981
Publication Date: January 1971
 
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Indicia Publisher: New American Library
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Pages: 196
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Price: $1.25 USD
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Content Items: 22 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: mass market paperback (4 1/4" x 7")
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred sits with his feet on the desk, smoking a cigar in a cliche of a big businessman.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Blank Page(s)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
2
Inside front and back covers are blank.
[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Promotional copy for this book.
Art is excerpt from "Highway Squad" in this book.
More MAD Humor from Signet

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
Order form for other Signet MAD books.
The Self-Made MAD

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
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Miscellaneous
2
Title page and publishing information.
Illustration is excerpt from story Fishing, in this book.
Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
Fishing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Fin and Had-It Dept.
All aspects of the hobby of fishing are explained.
Reprinting
FlagMad #57 published September 1960
was Fishing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
MAD's Modern Olympic Games

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Koch
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Five-Ring Circus Dept.
Possible Olympic style events based on the skills of living modern city life.
Reprinting
FlagMad #56 published July 1960
was MAD's Modern Olympic Games [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
11
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
The U.S. Army Chicken Officer's Field Manual

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Siegel
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The Man In Command Dept.
A phoney instruction book for army officers, showing how they are trained in all the things that annoy enlisted men.
Reprinting
FlagMad #56 published July 1960
was The U.S. Army Chicken Officer's Field Manual [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
The Chase

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A man on horseback escapes some Indians when the horse leaps a chasm...sort of.
Reprinting
FlagMad #56 published July 1960
was The Chase [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Noted as a "Scenes We'd Like To See", but not listed as that Feature in Department title.
Highway Squad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Siegel
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Ashpalt Bungle Dept.
Dennis Pivnik; Don Mildew
Parody of the television series "Highway Patrol".
Reprinting
FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was Highway Squad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
13
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
A Child's History of the Middle 1900's (1940-1960)

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Siegel
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Past Tense Years Dept.
Adolf Hitler; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry s. Truman; Thomas E. Dewey; Dwight D. Eisenhower
A humorous look at a 20-year period of mid-century America presented as a chapter in a future history book. Discussions on wars, television, middle-class life, presidents, medical science, and highway travel.
Reprinting
FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was A Child's History of the Middle 1900's [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
MAD Bubble Gum Cards

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Koch
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Chew's Who Dept.
Ewald "Red Ink" Wierhoffer; Clyde "Unbalanced" Reeber; Dr. Boris "Thumbs Up" Acid; Walter "Botchy" Smitner; Dr. Herman Witheringpuss; "Rosemary "Battleaxe" Winecoop; Carlyle F. Burnlash; Merrill Lynch Piercefenner; Enoch Saltzpritcher; Getyer "Cotton Picken" Hanzoff; Dr. Neville Sternbrush; Rudy "The Padder" Gougewell; Seymour "Microfilm" Verblanger; Omar "Sparky" Wintermutt; John Ward Heeler, Jr.
Phony bubble gum cards honoring great players in politics, auto repair, science, stockbrokerage, tree surgery, teaching, medicine, and accounting.
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FlagMad #56 published July 1960
was MAD Bubble Gum Cards [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]Alfred E. Neuman card omitted
 
Miscellaneous
9
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
"Cool" Casey at the Bat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ernest Lawrence Thayer (original); ? (adaptation)
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Bop-Fly Dept.
Casey; Cooney; Barrows; Flynn; Cornball Blake
The classic poem retold with hip, beat language and references.
Reprinting
FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was "Cool" Casey at the Bat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
The Mad "Comic" Opera

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Wally Wood (signed)
Wally Wood (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Song of India Ink Dept.
Dick Tracy; Tarzan; Little Orphan Annie; Sandy (Annie's dog); Mickey Finn; Rex Morgan M.D.; Dagwood Bumstead; Flash Gordon (cameo); Clark Kent (cameo); Steve Canyon (cameo); Smilin' Jack; Penny; Snuffy Smith; Lowizee Smith
A parody of Broadway musicals using comic strip characters. Rex Morgan has kidnapped Annie and intends to remove her unique eyes, but Sandy leads Dick Tracy and Tarzan to a rescue, which is aided by Snuffy Smith.
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FlagMad #56 published July 1960
was The MAD "Comic" Opera [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
23
Dozens of other comic strip characters appear in background and in grand finale number "Let's Fall in Love."
The original mid-page decoration featuring head shots of probably every contemporary comic strip character is not reprinted here.
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
MAD's "Pure Products" Law

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
What's in it for Me Dept.
Alfred E. Neuman
Humorous ingredient lists for products other than food.
Reprinting
FlagMad #57 published September 1960
was Mad's "Pure Products" Law [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
Sailing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee
Bob Clarke (signed)
Bob Clarke (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The Breeze and Aye-Aye Dept.
Satirical look at small-craft sailing.
Reprinting
FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was Sailing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
27
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
The Carpenter's Assistants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
Two carpenters beat each other up in impossible ways with their tools, until the boss shows up.
Reprinting
FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was The Carpenter's Assistants [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
The story was later reworked by Don Martin as "One Monday Afternoon at Joe's Concrete Works", which appears in Mad's Don Martin Carries On (Warner Books, 1973 Series) #74-116.
The characters are early unnamed versions of Don Martin's Fester Bestester and Karbunkle.
Successful Merchandising

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
A Profit Without Honor Dept.
A series of phony ads showing how the right merchandising can sell the same product in many different markets.
Reprinting
FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was Successful Merchandising [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
13
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
MAD Goes to a Gangster Movie Preview

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Siegel
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Gang-Green Dept.
Ira Schlock; Fink-Face Fester; Lem Pivnik; Bessie Fester; Mr. Fester; Al Capone; Baby-Face Nelson; Machine Gun Kelly; Buggsy Siegel; John Dillinger; Pretty-Boy Floyd; Lepke Buchalter
Cliche-ridden parody of typical gangster movies.
Reprinting
FlagMad #57 published September 1960
was Mad Goes to a Gangster Movie Preview [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
18
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
The Moving Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
Two movers try unsuccessfully to save a woman jumping from the 17th floor of a building.
Reprinting
FlagMad #57 published September 1960
was The Moving Men [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
The Clods at MAD Have Climbed to the Top of the Heap

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
Alfred E. Neuman
Promo for this book, reproducing the front cover in reduced size.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
back cover

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