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Issue: The Worst from MAD #6
Publication Date: January 1963
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Issues: #6 of 12 Issues (16 Printings)
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/30/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 92
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 39 (35 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1963 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Disclose Notes: Collage of covers from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #63 to 70.
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Who Put the Men in Mental Breakdown?

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: 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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A Realistic Children's Book For Realistic Children

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Telling children's stories in realistic terms.
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The Inventor

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A machine turns upon its inventor.
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How Madison Avenue Could Sell America to the World

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Buy the Way Dept
Character(s): Frank Sinatra; John Kennedy
Synopsis: Altering famous advertising campaigns so the product they sell is the United States.
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy booby-traps the Black Spy's phone.
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A Mad Look at the Beach

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Series of beach-related gags.
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The Daily Square

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A newspaper geared to the tragically unhip.
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At the Knife-Throwing School

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man is instructed on the proper form to throw a knife.
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Route 67

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Martin Milner [as Ted Stools]; George Maharias [as Bud Mudrock]; Red Skelton [as Freddie the Freeloader]; Mary Worth
Synopsis: Parody of the television show "Route 66".
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Spy Vs. Spy [Part 2]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy booby-traps the White Spy's chicken.
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Bedtime Stories As Told by Job-Conscious Fathers

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Synopsis: Fairy tales adjusted to specific job situations by their tellers.
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The Little League Hall Of Fame

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A Hall Of Fame for Little League ballplayers.
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Disclose Notes: One of the inductees is Alfred E. Neuman.
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Scenes We'd Like to See

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of movie deathbed scenes.
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The Business of Baseball

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Examples of how professional baseball has changed in sixty years.
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Spy Vs. Spy [Part 3]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy tries to ambush the Black Spy by dressing in a cat costume.
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Advertising Space on Road Signs

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: If traffic signs had product placement add-ons.
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The Pickpocket

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A pickpocket works a crowded subway car.
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Medical Illustrated

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical version of a magazine geared toward physicians.
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How To Improve America's Prestige Abroad

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Uncle Semantics Dept.
Synopsis: Various stereotypical Americans relate their ideas to improve the country's image.
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Disclose Notes: Alfred E. Neuman makes a cameo appearance on a movie poster.
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Boarding the Uptown Bus

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man tries to board an overcrowded city bus.
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The Minute After That One Minute TV Commercial

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Continuing the action of various television commercials after the camera has stopped.
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A Mad Guide to Classified Ad Abbreviations

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical classified ad abbreviations.
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Spy Vs. Spy [Part 4]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy trains his dog to attack the White Spy.
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The Great Magazine Circulation Drive

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sub-Version Dept.
Synopsis: A magazine publishing company badgers a person to subscribe.
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In the Park

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man looks at the statues in the park.
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Here's Your Special Bonus

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Disclose Notes: Indicates the insert, a 33 1/3 RPM record 'Fink Along with Mad.'
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The Truth About Secret Ingredients

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Elements of Surprise Dept.
Synopsis: 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

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Black-And-White Lies Dept.
Character(s): Lassie; Tony Curtis; Janet Leigh; Marilyn Monroe; Arthur Miller; Fabian
Synopsis: Filling in the facts that Hollywood gossip columns leave out.
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The Typical Summer Resort Ad

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Trail of the Lonesome Pines Dept.
Synopsis: Examples of deceptive advertising for summer resorts.
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Paperback Roulette

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cover-Story Dept.
Synopsis: A rack full of paperback book covers is presented.
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Disclose Notes: 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

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man plays a race course game in a penny arcade.
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A Mad Look at the Telephone

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A series of phone-related gags.
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Sports Typography

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Text characters laid out to visually tell the story.
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The Hitchiker

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A hitcher tries everything to get a ride.
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The Jack Kennedy Show

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Kennedy; Edward R. Murrow; Franklin Roosevelt Jr.; Harry S. Truman; Adlai Stevenson; Margaret Truman; Robert Kennedy; Tony Curtis; Sammy Davis Jr.
Synopsis: What if President John Kennedy hosted a television talk show like NBC's The Tonight Show?
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Disclose Notes: Franklin Roosevelt Jr. performs Cliff Arquette's "Charley Weaver" character.
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Liberty Mutilate

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Liberty Mutual Insurance print ads.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Glass Bottles
Synopsis: Parody of milk print ads.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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