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Issue: Mad #39
Publication Date: May 1958
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Issues: #39 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 29 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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Special April Fool Issue

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Harry Piel; Bert Piel; Judy Garland; Bing Crosby; George Gobel; Louis Armstrong; Floyd Patterson; George Burns; Gracie Allen; Imogene Coca; Sid Caesar; Bob Hope; Ed Wynn; Steve Allen; Ed Sullivan; Jackie Gleason; Jerry Lewis; Dave Garroway; Elvis Presley; Rosemary Clooney; Jose Ferrer; Lucille Ball; Desi Arnaz; Liberace; Jayne Mansfield; Yul Brynner; Frank Sinatra
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In Content Item: 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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Pages: 1
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April Fool!

Reprise  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Harry Piel; Bert Piel; Judy Garland; Bing Crosby; George Gobel; Louis Armstrong; Floyd Patterson; George Burns; Gracie Allen; Imogene Coca; Sid Caesar; Bob Hope; Ed Wynn; Steve Allen; Ed Sullivan; Jackie Gleason; Jerry Lewis; Dave Garroway; Elvis Presley; Rosemary Clooney; Jose Ferrer; Lucille Ball; Desi Arnaz; Liberace; Jayne Mansfield; Yul Brynner; Frank Sinatra
Synopsis: List of celebrities used in the cover painting, with a black-and-white copy of the cover as an index.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Departments

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Vital Features
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art is excerpts from this issue.
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Typewriters To Fit Your Trade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Key To Success Dept.
Synopsis: Several typewriters with specialized keys to make typing faster for various trades.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as Typewriters to Fit Your Trade [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Writer credit is from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Test Your Eyes!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad Magazine
Synopsis: House ad for MAD subscriptions.
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Pages: 0.33
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Positively The Last Offer!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: House ad for pinups suitable for framing.
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Pages: 0.17
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Letters of comment, mostly about issue #38.
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Pages: 1.17
Disclose Notes: Art is excerpts from issue #38. The letters were written by Dennis Gormley, Steve Spiegel, Janet Bowers, Bob DeMello, Mike Conners; Jon Hartzell, Steve Ellerbroek, Nat Weber, Kenny Cohen, Johnny Schmon, Sigma Alpha Mu, I. A. Rosenthal, Bob Wade, The Boys, Gene Tortora, Everett Spencer, Robert Rickover; Steve Albers, Robert Ebenroth, Dale Anderson, Dean Martin, Michel Steinfeldt, Jay Hunt, and Steve Davidson.
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Finish Off Your Easter Outfit

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD Jewelry
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: House ad for Alfred E. Neuman jewelry designed by Astrahan of NY.
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Pages: 0.33
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How To Make America's Kids...Science Conscious

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Scramble Them Eggheads Dept.
Character(s): Spudd Nick; Aygg Haid; Smiley; Phiz Hicks; Butch Proton; Spike Molecule; Charlie Brawn
Synopsis: Ideas to incorporate science lessons into various media.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as How to Make America's Kids...Science Conscious [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Scratchpad Doodles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Memo Randoms Dept.
Synopsis: Supposed doodles from the desks of famous people, with pop psychoanalysis.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Worst from MAD #2 published January 1959
as Scratchpad Doodles [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Doodles from: Robert F. Wagner; Joe E. Lewis; Edward R. Murrow; Richard M. Nixon; Ed Sullivan; Pablo Picasso; Frank Costello; Alfred E. Neuman.
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The Suburbs Are On Their Way Out!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Home Is Where The House Is Dept.
Synopsis: Discussion of the theory that the suburbs will keep moving so far out and get so crowded that eventually people will move back into the cities.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as The Suburbs Are on Their Way Out! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Woodman, Spare That Tree!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Illustrated version of the famous poem, with a twist ending.
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Pages: 2
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Shakespeare Up-To-Date

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Bard of Birdland Dept.
Character(s): Romeo; Juliet
Synopsis: The balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet, Act II, Scene II, along with a modern beat poetry version.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as Shakespeare Up-to-Date [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Sneaky Advertisements

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Alfred's girlfriend
Synopsis: New places to use subliminal advertising.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Worst from MAD #2 published January 1959
as Sneaky Advertisements [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
as Sneaky Advertisements [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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TV Scenes We'd Like To See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Art Barker; Bob Hope; Steve Allen; Gene Rayburn
Synopsis: Scenes from the following tv shows with unusual outcomes: You Asked For It; a Bob Hope special; Steve Allen Show.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Writer credit is from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Opera Record Albums

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): High "C", Low Neckline Dept.
Synopsis: Phony record album covers for opera, drawn in the style of paperback novels.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as Opera Record Albums [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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High School Paper

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Etaoin Shrdlu Dept.
Synopsis: A parody of a typical high school paper.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
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Pages: 2
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Commemorative Stamps

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Postage Overdue Dept.
Synopsis: Phony U.S. postage stamps for people and events that would never be commemorated.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as Commemorative Stamps [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Writer credit is from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Big Big Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Dave Sturdley; Walley Ballew; Mrs. Farber; C. C. Harkmore; Mrs. Grebinger; Hunt Brinkley; Harpley Winters; Mrs. Winters
Synopsis: Several roving correspondents interview people across the country during their spring cleaning.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Parody of tv show Wide Wide World.
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Accidental Inventions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Patent Pending Dept.
Synopsis: Inventions over the ages that were not quite what the inventors had in mind.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Writer credit is from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Party Games

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Play's The Thing Dept.
Character(s): Edwin
Synopsis: Instructions for three impossible, illegal, and dangerous party games.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as Party Games [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Why I Changed My Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Opportunity Knocks Dept.
Character(s): Dexter Yinckley
Synopsis: An accountant's story of the road to failure as he changes jobs and takes the fall for the boss's embezzling.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as Why I Changed My Job [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Writer credit is from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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The Window Trimmer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: While dressing a mannequin, a window trimmer is assaulted.
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Pages: 1
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MAD Dogs And Their Owners

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): How Now Bow-Wow Dept.
Synopsis: Another take on the age-old idea that people and their dogs look alike.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as MAD Dogs and Their Owners [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Writer credit is from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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A Page From The MAD Phone Book

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Line Is Dizzy Dept.
Synopsis: A page of Cowznofski listings from a fake phone book.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as A Page from the MAD Phone Book [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Saturday Evening Pest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Post-Mortem Dept.
Character(s): Tugboat Annie; Dietrich Dunstan Drizzle; Fenwick Overshot; Eugene Ogg; Dr. Irving Belknap
Synopsis: Satire of the magazine The Saturday Evening Post.
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In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as The Saturday Evening Pest [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writer credit is from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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MAD T-Shirts

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD T-Shirts
Character(s): Jerry DeFuccio
Synopsis: House ad for t-shirts with Alfred E. Neuman on front. Parody of both Maidenform Bra and Arrow Shirt ads.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Model credit from Letters page of MAD #40. Inside back cover.
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Movies' Secret Sponsors

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Movie titles paired with unlikely advertisers, such as "Noah's Ark" - Nabisco Animal Crackers.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Worst from MAD #2 published January 1959
as Suggested Theme Songs for Some Famous Folks; Contrivances For Cliches; Christmas Gifts That Will No Doubt Be Returned; MAD Definitions; Movies' Secret Sponsors; New Authors For Old Books [Filler on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
as Suggested Theme Songs for Some Famous Folks; Contrivances for Cliches; Christmas Gifts That Will No Doubt Be Returned; MAD Definitions; Movies' Secret Sponsors; New Authors for Old Books [Filler on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Appear in the margins of 27 pages of the issue.
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MAD Windshield Stickers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Car windshield stickers that look like official signs that would allow free parking.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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