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Issue: Mad #13
Publication Date: July 1954
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Issues: #13 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Educational Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color (#1-23, 400-550); color cover with black & white interior (#24-399)
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US (#1-23); magazine size (#24 onward)
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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This Cover... MAD's Answer to Comic Book Titles... The Cover with the Smallest Title in the World!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #5 published January 1998
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Marie Severin addressed on at least two occasions the coloring of art created or edited by Harvey Kurtzman. In remarks published in 1995, she said “Kurtzman colored his own art, especially on covers. . . .” And in response to a 1986 question about Kurtzman and MAD covers, she said “Now I might have interpreted, but I don’t remember. I think he did every one of them. I might have helped out with some production or something, but it’s all Harvey” (Ringgenberg 2016, 88).
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References:

Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. “The Artists of EC Comics” (reprinting Severin 1995). In Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. 46–47. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.

Ringgenberg, Steven. 2016. “Marie Severin.” In The Comics Journal Library Vol. 10: The EC Artists Part 2, edited by Michael Dean, 84–95. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books.

Ringgenberg, Steven. [2016] 2018. “An Interview with Marie Severin.” The Comics Journal, September 5. Accessed June 18, 2023. https://www.tcj.com/an-interview-with-marie-severin.

Severin, Marie (John Province, transcriber [uncredited]). 1995. “Mostly about Color.” In CFA-APA 36, January.
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Stoppit!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Panic
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. House ad for Panic subscriptions.
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Prince Violent!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Prince Violent; Maid Alota; King Arthur
Synopsis: Prince Violent pursues Maid Alota, hacking many a foe before meeting her.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #5 published January 1998
In Content Item: FlagMad Strikes Back #[nn] published May 1955
as Prince Violent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Strikes Back #491K published February 1961
as Prince Violent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Strikes Back #01564 published March 1969
as Prince Violent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #28 published January 1979
as Prince Violent [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: A parody of the Prince Valiant comic strip.
Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.
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Book! Movie!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): a man; Rosie; Ellen
Synopsis: Parallel stories point out the differences between modern novels and modern movies.
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In Issue: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #5 published January 1998
In Content Item: FlagUtterly Mad #4 published October 1956
as Book! Movie! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.
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OEATPIKO EPLO

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Analysis of the Greek political situation -- in Greek.
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In Issue: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #5 published January 1998
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Entire page except an introduction is written in apparent Greek characters. Title given uses closest Latin characters.
Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.
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You, Too, Can Meet New Friends!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): E. C. Fan-Addict Club!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for the E.C. Fan-Addict Fan Club.
Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Reg. B. Wag 6 7/8, Texas A&M, TX; Buck Knight, Waterford, CN; Chick Casady, Fairborn, OH; Colin Rowe, Jr; Two Kool Kats, Philadelphia, PA; Marcia Barritt, Langlois, OR; Paul Wolfowitz; Strange Brice Jr; John Harrahy, Worcester, MA; Martin Jukovsky, Woodside, NY; Carles Sampson, Lexington, KY; J.D. Carlson, Ridgewood, NJ; John Varvel III, Oklahoma City, OK; Floyd Seimes, Crescent Park, NJ.
Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.
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Baby Quips!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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In Issue: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #5 published January 1998
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Photographic portraits with humorous captions.
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Robinson Crusoe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Classic-Type Comics Dept.
Character(s): Robinson Crusoe; Joe Friday
Synopsis: A parody of the novel Robinson Crusoe.
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In Issue: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #5 published January 1998
In Content Item: FlagThe Bedside Mad #S1647 published April 1959
as Robinson Crusoe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Bedside Mad #D2316 published February 1964
as Robinson Crusoe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Bedside Mad #P3520 published January 1969
as Robinson Crusoe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #28 published January 1979
as Robinson Crusoe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Bedside Mad #6 (88-893) published April 1979
as Robinson Crusoe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.
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Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An ad for Jetex F-102 toy rocket engines.
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$100,000 New Watches Have Arrived From Switzerland!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for U.S. Diamond House watches.
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I'll Give You...These Auto Seat Covers as a Bonus!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Key Products Corp.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for Key Products Corporation auto seat covers.

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