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Issue: Mad #22
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: Educational Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/27/1955
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Disclose Notes: On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1955, page 89, registration number B513272.
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Disclose Format
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:  
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 

Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
 
 

Statement of Ownership
 
 
Special Art Issue

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Harvey Kurtzman; ? (photograph)
Harvey Kurtzman; ? (photograph)
Marie Severin
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Will Elder
Reprinting
FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
as Mad comic book covers [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Cover credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
Special Art Issue

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Kurtzman
? (photograph)
? (photograph)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder
Bill Elder
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Introduction to the stories in this issue about Bill Elder.
Script and art credits identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.
The Child!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Kurtzman
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
biography, humorous
Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept.
Bill Elder
A humorous look at Bill's early life with some supposed early scribblings of his.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
Includes photos as bases for drawings, with one image each from Braque, Matisse, and Picasso.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
untitled

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
The MAD Reader
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for The MAD Reader, paperback book.
The Boy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Kurtzman
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
?
Subject Matter
biography, humorous
Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept.
Humorous bio of Bill's childhood, through photos supposedly showing his early artwork.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
Includes photos of U. S. coins, a Cellini sculpture, Rodin's "The Thinker", and Mount Rushmore.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
The Young Artist!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Kurtzman
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
?
Subject Matter
biography, humorous
Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept.
Jack Webb; Marilyn Monroe; Mona Lisa; George Washington
Humorous look at Bill's early career, with photos of various items he supposedly painted.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Includes photos of billboards, a playing card, Playtex ad, Jack Webb, Marilyn Monroe, the Mona Lisa, George Washington, the Blue Boy, Young Woman With A Water Jug, Whistler's Mother and the Sistene Chapel. Several characters are named Coznowski, which may be its first use in MAD.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
MAD Mumblings

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Kurtzman
typeset
Subject Matter
MAD Mumblings
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.75
Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.
Statement of Ownership

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lyle Stuart
typeset
Subject Matter
informational
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.25
Editor: Harvey Kurtzman; Managing Editor: William M. Gaines; Business Manager: Lyle Stuart; Publisher: William M. Gaines; Owner: Educational Comics, Inc. [William M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines; V. E. MacAdie]
The Commercial Artist!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Kurtzman
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
?
Subject Matter
biography, humorous
Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept.
Humorous look at Bill's commercial art career, with samples of fake advertisements.
Reprinting
FlagInside Mad #124 published November 1955
as Canadian Specific (from "The Commercial Artist!") [Story on Interior Page(s)]Only reprints the Canadian Specific page from the 6-page story.
FlagInside Mad #124 published November 1955
as Puntiac (from "The Commercial Artist!") [Story on Interior Page(s)]Only reprints the Puntiac page from the 6-page story.
FlagInside Mad #124 published November 1955
as Beer Belongs - Enjoy It! (from "The Commercial Artist!") [Story on Interior Page(s)]Only reprints the Brewer's Foundation page from the 6-page story.
 
Miscellaneous
6
Ads include: California Zipper Blista-Dome train; Canadian Specific airline; Herbert Terrytoon cigarettes; Puntiac automobiles; Brewer's Foundation.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
The Old Pro! [Mole!]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Kurtzman
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
biography, humorous
Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept.
Bill Elder; Melvin Mole
Melvin is captured during a bank robbery and continually digs his way out of jail.
Reprinting
FlagMad #2 published December 1952
was Mole! [Story on Interior Page(s)]with splash panel omitted
 
Miscellaneous
7
One doctored photo as a lead-in to "Mole!", replacing original splash panel.
Senility!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harvey Kurtzman
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Bill Elder; ? (photo)
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
biography, humorous
Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept.
Bill Elder
A few of Bill's most recent drawings, showing a regression to his earliest form.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
Introducing E. C.'s Sixth "New Direction" Magazine

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Johnny Craig
Johnny Craig
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
science and technology
MD
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for new MD comic subscriptions.
Tell Me What You Want Money For...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?; ? (photo)
?; ? (photo)
?
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Stuart Greetings
B. J. Stuart
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for Stuart Greetings cards sales.
319 All-Different Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (photo)
? (photo)
?
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Zenith Company
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for Zenith Company stamp approval service.
Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
?
Subject Matter
The FUNMan
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for FUNman religious wall motto sales.
I Will Train You at Home in Spare Time to Be A Radio-Television Technician

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (photo)
? (photo)
typeset
?
Subject Matter
National Radio Institute
J. E. Smith
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for training courses. Inside back cover.
Check The Kind of Body You Want!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Charles Roman
? (photo)
? (photo)
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Charles Atlas
Charles Atlas
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for Charles Atlas's body building booklet. On back cover.

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