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Issue: Mad #32
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 27 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein
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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
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Alfred with hieroglyphics

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
Norman Mingo (painted, signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred E. Neuman
Reprinting
FlagThe Worst from MAD #1 published January 1958
as A Collection of Humor And Satire From These Past Sickening Issues: [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
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How Much More of This Stuff Can You Take?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
typeset
Subject Matter
Utterly MAD
Pronto
House ad for 4th paperback MAD book, "Utterly MAD", and previous releases.
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1
Illustration is excerpt from a previous issue.
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Departments

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
various
various
typeset
Subject Matter
informational
Vital Features
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Miscellaneous
1
Art is excerpts from this issue. Masthead quote is from Chamfort (1741- 1794). There is a credit of Nick Megliola for ideas, but no indication of what articles.
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Nansy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Wallace Wood
Wallace Wood
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Newspaper Comics Dept.
Nansy; Nansy Duck; Pinnochio; Dick Nansy; Junior; Pat [Patton]; Li'l Nansy; Abner Mae; Nansy Canyon
A look at a joke from one cartoon strip as it might be interpreted by other strips.
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FlagThe Worst from MAD #1 published January 1958
as Nansy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLike, Mad #T4904 published January 1970
as Nansy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #36 [$1.75 Cover Price] published January 1981
as Nansy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Parodies of Nancy, Donald Duck, Dick Tracy, Li'l Abner and Steve Canyon.
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You Can Break The Magazine Habit!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
typeset
Subject Matter
Mad Magazine
House ad for MAD Magazine subscriptions.
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Miscellaneous
0.33
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Albert B. Feldstein; Robert Hollinger; Chuck Levy; Danny Lichty; Steve Ellerbroek; Joshua Zerlin; Bob Singer; Bruce Brown; Bill O'Keefe; "Lucky" Simonds; Fred Beard; Tom Main; Mark Trail; Bob Koeser; Arthur Miller; Bryson Kitchen; Ken Corey; Alan Besser; Albertha Spaulding; Wendell Crowley; Dave Little; E. Pally Achee; Don Calfa; George Tysh; John Benson; M. Reine, Jr.; Ray Prochaska; Alfred Mazolie; Tom Donoher; Bruce Marshall
various
various
typeset
Subject Matter
Letters Dept.
Letters of comment, mostly about issue #31.
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Art is excerpts from issue #31.
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Statement of Ownership

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John F. Putnam
typeset
Subject Matter
informational
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Miscellaneous
0.09
For October 1, 1956. Publisher: William M. Gaines, Editor: Albert B. Feldstein, Managing Editor: John F. Putnam, Owners: E. C. Publications, Inc.; William M. Gaines; V. E. McAdie; J. K. Gaines.
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Now In Full Color!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Norman Mingo; Wally Wood ?
Norman Mingo; Wally Wood ?
typeset
Subject Matter
Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred E. Neuman
House ad for pinups suitable for framing.
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0.17
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The Steve Allan Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bob Clarke (signed)
Bob Clarke (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
People Dept.
Steve Allan; Ray Geneburn; Ed Suvillan; Elvis Presley; Wes Yeast
Shows Steve at work and discusses how tv show is produced.
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FlagMore Trash from Mad #1 published January 1958
as The Steve Allan Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
as Mad magazine covers [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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5
Parody of tv's Steve Allen Show.
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Scenes We'd Like To See: The Faithful Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Joe Orlando (signed)
Joe Orlando (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Hollywood Dept.
A hunter is stuck in a bear trap and sends his dog back to town for help, whereupon the dog is captured by the local dog catcher.
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FlagThe Worst from MAD #1 published January 1958
as Scenes We'd Like To See: The Faithful Dog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
as Scenes We'd Like To See (The Faithful Dog) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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It's Gonna Be A Mad Mad Year!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
G. Stang
Wallace Wood (signed)
Wallace Wood (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Crystal Ball Dept.
Alfred E. Neuman; Lila Vavoom; Sam Westee; Javier Pereira
Foolish predictions for world events in the coming year.
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2
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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The Bad Seat Is The Big Shocker!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Laikin
Bob Clarke (signed)
Bob Clarke (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Movies Dept.
Rhodent [Ratty McCormack]; Fancy Kelly; Evileye Varden; Melvin Cowznofski; Henry Bones; Claude Bagel
Makes the argument that the Rhodent character in the movie was actually sweet and caring and ends with a petition to allow children to see the movie.
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2
Parody of the movie "The Bad Seed." Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Big Big Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
T.V. Dept.
Joe Phipps; pirates; Joe's boss
After years of laboring in obscurity, reporter Joe finally finds a big story, only to be fired when he's three days late finding it.
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Parody of tv show "The Big Story".
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Making A Paper Eucalyptus Tree

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Orson Bean
Wally Wood (signed)
Wally Wood (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Orson Bean Dept.
Orson Bean
Orson delivers a monologue built around his paper trick, and instructions for making the tree.
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4
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The Rolly Cigarette Ad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Allen Robin
Mort Drucker (signed)
Mort Drucker (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Awards Dept.
A couple discusses all the things they got with coupons from Rolly Cigarettes.
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FlagThe Worst from MAD #1 published January 1958
as The Rolly Cigarette Ad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Parody of Raleigh Cigarette ads. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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The Ideal Woman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
D. Purdy
Kelly Freas
Kelly Freas
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Point of View Dept.
The ideal woman as visualized by 6 magazines, compared to the women who read the magazines.
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FlagThe Worst from MAD #1 published January 1958
as The Ideal Woman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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The Prisoner, When Arrested, Clung To The Railings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Henry Mayo Bateman (signed)
Henry Mayo Bateman (signed)
Henry Mayo Bateman (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Rare Old Cartoons Dept.
Police are unable to arrest a man until they saw apart the iron fence he is clinging to.
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From Punch (?) #? (1917)
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What's Happened To Sports Magazines?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bob Clarke (signed)
Bob Clarke (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Sweatshirt Dept.
Duke Snyder
Analysis of older style and modern sports magazines, with their differing viewpoints on the sports versus lifestyles of sports personalities.
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FlagMore Trash from Mad #1 published January 1958
as What's Happened To Sports Magazines? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Childhood Chums

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Meglin
?
?
?; typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Nostalgia Dept.
Johnathan Gordon; Barbara Bridgewood; Robert Miltown
Messages to Alfred E. Neuman from three classmantes, at different points in their lives.
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FlagThe Worst from MAD #1 published January 1958
as Childhood Chums [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Movies Are Longer Than Ever

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Wallace Wood (signed)
Wallace Wood (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Overtaxed Seating Capacity Dept.
Bick Benedick; Leslie Lynnton; Luz Benedick; Vashti Snythe; Jett Rink; Anita Ekberg
Reviews of three very long movies: Giant, War And Peace, and The Ten Commandments.
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Tom Lehrer Sings

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Lehrer; ?
George Woodbridge (signed)
George Woodbridge (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Tom Lehrer Dept.
Tom Lehrer
A brief fake biography with an illustrated song, including sheet music.
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FlagMore Trash from Mad #1 published January 1958
as Tom Lehrer Sings [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
as Tom Lehrer Sings [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Future TV Ad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Soft-Sell Advertising Dept.
Charlie; Bill
Phony ad storyboard for Schveppes Activated Sparkling Seltzer.
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FlagMore Trash from Mad #1 published January 1958
as Future TV Ad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
as Future TV Ads (part 1) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The "Night People" vs. "Creeping Meatballism"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jean Shepherd
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Jean Shepherd Dept.
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FlagMore Trash from Mad #1 published January 1958
as The "Night People" vs. "Creeping Meatballism" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The MAD Dating Technique

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bob Clarke (signed)
Bob Clarke (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Dating Dept.
Reviews different techniques of the shy type, agressive type and MAD type.
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FlagThe Worst from MAD #1 published January 1958
as The MAD Dating Technique [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLike, Mad #T4904 published January 1970
as The MAD Dating Technique [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
as The Mad Dating Technique [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
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They Drew Their Way From "Rags To Riches"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rex Taylor
? (photo)
? (photo)
typeset
Subject Matter
Famous Artists Schools
Albert Dorne; Norman Rockwell; Eric Ericson; John Whitaker; John Busketta; Harriet Kuzniewski
Ad for commercial artist training.
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On inside back cover.
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Fictitious Want Ads Placed By Famous Folk

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Classified Dept.
One-line want ads misattributed to celebrities and historical figures.
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FlagMore Trash from Mad #1 published January 1958
as Nobody Asked Us, But; Purloined Proverbs Ascribed to Popular People; Fictitious Want Ads Placed By Famous Folk; Jobs We'd Like To Have; Meaningless Musings While Munching Miltown [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]portions only
FlagThe Worst from MAD #1 published January 1958
as Nobody Asked Us, But; Purloined Proverbs Ascribed to Popular People; Fictitious Want Ads Placed By Famous Folk; Jobs We'd Like To Have; Meaningless Musings While Munching Miltown [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]portions only
 
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Occur on 17 different pages of the issue.
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MAD Record Labels

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Albert B. Feldstein
Wally Wood (signed)
Wally Wood (signed)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Phony record labels for 45s.
Reprinting
FlagThe Worst from MAD #1 published January 1958
as MAD Record Labels [Illustration on Dustjacket]
FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
as Mad Record Labels [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
On back cover. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

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