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Issue: Mad #45
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
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Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 27 (17 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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What - Me Worry?

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Kelly Freas (painted)
Kelly Freas (painted)
Kelly Freas (painted)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred E. Neuman; Moxie Cowznofsky
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FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
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Moxie Cowznofsky is named in letters column of issue #48.
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Knuckleheaded People Who Drink Inferial And Then Go Driving, End Up As A Case

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Kelly Freas (signed)
Kelly Freas (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Inferial Whiskey
Parody of ad for Imperial Whiskey.
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FlagMore Trash from Mad #2 published January 1959
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On inside front cover.
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Departments

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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various
various
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Subject Matter
Vital Features
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Art is excerpts from this issue. Al Jaffee is credited as a writer, but it is unknown for which article(s). Melvin Cowznofski credited as an artist.
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The First Annual MAD Awards for "Worsts" of 1958

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? (photo); Wally Wood
? (photo); Wally Wood
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Subject Matter
humorous
Awards Dept.
Sue Sullivan; Jerry De Muth; James C. Douglass; Ron Nowicki; Stu Brody; Sonny Mathias; Monroe Meisel; Gerry Waddell; Barney Gilmore; James E. Packer; Daniel Garcia; Jim Smythe
Awards in various categories of pop culture, rated by a panel of 12 real college humor magazine editors.
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America's Number One Best Seller Is

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Subject Matter
MAD For Keeps
Alfred E. Neuman
House ad for hardcover book from Crown Publishers.
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No Home Library Is Really Complete Without

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The Brothers MAD
House ad for a MAD paperback book.
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Albert B. Feldstein; Jim McPherson; Stephen Waldman; K. S. Marshall; John LeFrancois; Bernice Gottlieb; G. Brigham; Corey Ford; Jean Nickerson; Tony Bekas; Don Jones; Rex Rovang; The Strayers; Kathy Gutekunst; Richard Ryan
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Subject Matter
Letters Dept.
Kathy Gutekunst; Mr. Gutekunst
Letters of comment, mostly about issue #43.
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Tony Bekas, Don Jones, and Rex Rovang are radio DJs noting they use material from MAD in their shows.
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Statement of Ownership

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
William M. Gaines
typeset
Subject Matter
informational
For October 2, 1958.
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Publisher: William M. Gaines. Owner: E.C. Publications, Inc. [William M. Gaines; Jessie K. Gaines; Virginia E. MacAdie]
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We've Run Out Of Them!

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Norman Mingo (painted)
Norman Mingo (painted)
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Subject Matter
Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred E. Neuman
House ad for pinups suitable for framing.
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Why Bum Around The Country Looking For MAD

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Larry Maleman ? (photo)
Larry Maleman ? (photo)
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Subject Matter
MAD Magazine
House ad for MAD subscriptions.
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Body-Building And Weight-Lifting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Bob Clarke (signed)
Bob Clarke (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Charlie Horse Dept.
Gus Clutz
The problems of body-building.
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Fish Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
Mr. Hotchkins; Mr. Hotchkins's boss
Hotchkins has some fun with fish before cutting off the heads, in his job at the butcher shop.
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MAD's Guide For Novice Drivers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Koch
George Woodbridge (signed)
George Woodbridge (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
This Auto Kill You Dept.
Elihu Fribble
Bad advice for drivers on reading signs, hand signals, how to park, etc.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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If Comic Strip Artists Drew Editorial Cartoons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Gary Belkin
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
With A Little Bit of Puck Dept.
Alley Oop; Mary Worth; Superman; Jiggs; Charlie Brown; Lucy Van Pelt; Schroeder; Linus Van Pelt; Snoopy; Dennis The Menace; Henry Mitchell (Dennis's father); Alice Mitchell (Dennis's mother); Popeye; Joe Palooka; Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Little Orphan Annie; Daddy Warbucks; Nancy; Sluggo; Morticia Addams; Pugsley Addams
How editorial cartoons would look if popular comic strips were used for the messages.
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FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #36 [$1.75 Cover Price] published January 1981
as If Comic Strip Artists Drew Editorial Cartoons [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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The George Washington Advertising Agency Inc.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Nothing But The Truth Dept.
George Washington; James Arness; Amanda Blake
How ads might look if George Washington were creating them and using his "cannot tell a lie" philosophy.
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Parodies of ads for Armstrong Tires; Pepsi-Cola; L & M Cigarettes; and Cadillac Automobiles.
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It Pays To Read The Label

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Joe Orlando (signed); Larry Maleman (photo)
Joe Orlando (signed); Larry Maleman (photo)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Conned By The Canned Goods Dept.
A careful look at 12 of Mama Mia's canned products reveals they are all the same.
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Photos Of Poetry In Motion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
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Subject Matter
humorous
Nel Blur Dipinto Di Blur Dept.
A comparison of sharp photos with blurred versions of the same photos and the poetic captions written for them.
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Planned Obsolescence

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave Berg (signed)
Dave Berg (signed)
Dave Berg (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Mirage In The Garage Dept.
Showing the past and current trends in automobile design and predictions of the future.
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FlagDave Berg's Mad Trash #[nn] published January 1981
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Tatooing Gets A Shot In The Arm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Koch
George Woodbridge (signed)
George Woodbridge (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Come Into My Parlor Dept.
Ideas for new tattoo designs.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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TV Commercials To Match The Show

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Mort Drucker (signed)
Mort Drucker (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
So It Won't Upset Your Stomach Dept.
Chet Huntley; David Brinkley; Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; John; Aunt Martha; Ben; Matt; "Pills" Kowalski
What we might see if tv commercials were done in the style of the shows they appeared in.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Bu$ine$$ Valentines

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Bob Clarke (signed)
Bob Clarke (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
First Love Dept.
Alfred E. Neuman
Valentines that might be sent by businesses, combining advertising.
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Final valentine depicts several MAD Magazine staffers.
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Professor Bleent In Africa

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
Professor Bleent
The professor is so obnoxious that a man-eating plant burps after eating him.
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Gook

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Koch
Wally Wood (signed)
Wally Wood (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Look Back In Anger Dept.
Lassie; Francine Scwine; Norman Vincint Spiel; Albrecht Von Neuman; Richard Nixon; Joe Dimaggio; Little Orphan Annie; Sandy; Alfred E. Neuman
Parody of LOOK Magazine.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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In An Amusement Park

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
A boy playing the "Ring The Bell" game at an amusement park demonstrates an unusual tactic.
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Hey Rich Kid!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Goldbrick Cuff Links
Wally Cox
Ad for cuff links designed by Wally Cox for Gauche Jewelry.
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Inside back cover.
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Old Quotes Attributed To Modern Folks

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Subject Matter
humorous
Marginal Thinking Dept.
Literary quotes (such as Shakespeare) linked to celebrities they might apply to.
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Appear in the margins of 23 pages of the issue.
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In All The World Only Sweathard's Portable Oval Tub Can Make A Bath So Rewarding, So Refreshing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Sweathard's Portable Oval Tub
Parody of ad for Sweethart Soap.
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