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Issue: The Worst from MAD #6
Publication Date: January 1963
 
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 92
ISBN:
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Price: 60.0 pence GBQ 0-5-0
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
39 (35 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry De Fuccio (editorial assistant); Nick Meglin (editorial assistant)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color Covers; Black & White Interiors
Dimensions: 10.75" x 8.25"
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Annual
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
Kelly Freas; Don Martin
Kelly Freas; Don Martin
Kelly Freas; Don Martin
typeset
Subject Matter
Alfred E. Neuman
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Miscellaneous
1
Collage of covers from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #63 to 70.
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Who Put the Men in Mental Breakdown?

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Lester Krauss (photo)
Lester Krauss (photo)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Parody of Alpine cigarette print ads; An Alpine cigarette can ease the irritating effects of constant bombardment from television cigarette ads.
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Inside front cover.
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Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Departments
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A Realistic Children's Book For Realistic Children

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Gary Belkin; Pearl Belkin
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Going Through a Phrase Dept.
Telling children's stories in realistic terms.
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Miscellaneous
4
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The Inventor

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin
Don Martin
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A machine turns upon its inventor.
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Miscellaneous
2
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How Madison Avenue Could Sell America to the World

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Buy the Way Dept
Frank Sinatra; John Kennedy
Altering famous advertising campaigns so the product they sell is the United States.
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Miscellaneous
3
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
humorous
Joke & Dagger Dept.
The Black Spy; The White Spy
The White Spy booby-traps the Black Spy's phone.
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Miscellaneous
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A Mad Look at the Beach

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Dave Berg
Dave Berg
Dave Berg
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Berg's Eye View Dept.
Series of beach-related gags.
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Miscellaneous
4
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The Daily Square

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Larry Siegel
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
A newspaper geared to the tragically unhip.
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Miscellaneous
3
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At the Knife-Throwing School

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin
Don Martin
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A man is instructed on the proper form to throw a knife.
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Miscellaneous
2
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Route 67

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Larry Siegel
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Bums Away Dept.
Martin Milner [as Ted Stools]; George Maharias [as Bud Mudrock]; Red Skelton [as Freddie the Freeloader]; Mary Worth
Parody of the television show "Route 66".
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Spy Vs. Spy [Part 2]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
humorous
Joke & Dagger Dept.
The Black Spy; The White Spy
The Black Spy booby-traps the White Spy's chicken.
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Miscellaneous
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Bedtime Stories As Told by Job-Conscious Fathers

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Once-Upon-A-Time-And-A-Half-Dept.
Fairy tales adjusted to specific job situations by their tellers.
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The Little League Hall Of Fame

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Tom Koch
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Brat-and-Ball Dept.
A Hall Of Fame for Little League ballplayers.
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3
One of the inductees is Alfred E. Neuman.
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Scenes We'd Like to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Al Jaffee
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
humorous
Hollywood Dept.
Parody of movie deathbed scenes.
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The Business of Baseball

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Diamonds Are a Boy's Best Friend Dept.
Examples of how professional baseball has changed in sixty years.
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Spy Vs. Spy [Part 3]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
humorous
Joke & Dagger Dept.
The Black Spy; The White Spy
The White Spy tries to ambush the Black Spy by dressing in a cat costume.
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Advertising Space on Road Signs

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Earle Doud
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Commercial Vehicles Only Dept.
If traffic signs had product placement add-ons.
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The Pickpocket

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin
Don Martin
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A pickpocket works a crowded subway car.
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Medical Illustrated

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Larry Siegel
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Inside Joke Dept.
Satirical version of a magazine geared toward physicians.
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5
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How To Improve America's Prestige Abroad

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Uncle Semantics Dept.
Various stereotypical Americans relate their ideas to improve the country's image.
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3
Alfred E. Neuman makes a cameo appearance on a movie poster.
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Boarding the Uptown Bus

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin
Don Martin
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A man tries to board an overcrowded city bus.
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The Minute After That One Minute TV Commercial

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Sy Reit
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Swinging After the Pitch Dept.
Continuing the action of various television commercials after the camera has stopped.
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A Mad Guide to Classified Ad Abbreviations

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Tom Koch
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Vowel Play Dept.
Satirical classified ad abbreviations.
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Spy Vs. Spy [Part 4]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
humorous
Joke & Dagger Dept.
The Black Spy; The White Spy
The Black Spy trains his dog to attack the White Spy.
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The Great Magazine Circulation Drive

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Larry Siegel
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Sub-Version Dept.
A magazine publishing company badgers a person to subscribe.
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In the Park

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin
Don Martin
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A man looks at the statues in the park.
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Here's Your Special Bonus

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Kelly Freas
Kelly Freas
typeset
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Indicates the insert, a 33 1/3 RPM record 'Fink Along with Mad.'
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The Truth About Secret Ingredients

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Sy Reit
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Elements of Surprise Dept.
Two Soviet scientists combine the "secret ingredients" in various household products into an efficient rocket fuel.
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How to Read Between the Lines and Fill In Those Little Dots in a Gossip Column

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Don Reilly
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Black-And-White Lies Dept.
Lassie; Tony Curtis; Janet Leigh; Marilyn Monroe; Arthur Miller; Fabian
Filling in the facts that Hollywood gossip columns leave out.
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The Typical Summer Resort Ad

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Larry Siegel
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Trail of the Lonesome Pines Dept.
Examples of deceptive advertising for summer resorts.
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Miscellaneous
4
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Paperback Roulette

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Sy Reit
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Cover-Story Dept.
A rack full of paperback book covers is presented.
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Charlie Brown appears on the cover of a Peanuts compilation. Alfred E. Neuman makes a cameo on a crime novel cover. The reprint collection "Utterly Mad" appears in the self-help section.
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In the Penny Arcade

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin
Don Martin
Don Martin
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A man plays a race course game in a penny arcade.
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Miscellaneous
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A Mad Look at the Telephone

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Dave Berg
Dave Berg
Dave Berg
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Berg's Eye View Dept.
A series of phone-related gags.
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4
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Sports Typography

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Archie De Silva ?
Archie De Silva
Archie De Silva
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Slug It Out Dept.
Text characters laid out to visually tell the story.
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The Hitchiker

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin
Don Martin
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A hitcher tries everything to get a ride.
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Miscellaneous
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The Jack Kennedy Show

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Gary Belkin
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Capitol Punishment Dept.
John Kennedy; Edward R. Murrow; Franklin Roosevelt Jr.; Harry S. Truman; Adlai Stevenson; Margaret Truman; Robert Kennedy; Tony Curtis; Sammy Davis Jr.
What if President John Kennedy hosted a television talk show like NBC's The Tonight Show?
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Franklin Roosevelt Jr. performs Cliff Arquette's "Charley Weaver" character.
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Liberty Mutilate

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Lester Krauss (photo)
Lester Krauss (photo)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Parody of Liberty Mutual Insurance print ads.
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Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Kelly Freas (signed)
Kelly Freas (signed)
Kelly Freas (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Glass Bottles
Parody of milk print ads.
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Miscellaneous
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Back cover.

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