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Issue: Mad #48
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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: 28 (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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I Want You

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred E. Neuman; Uncle Sam
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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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Awaysis Takes You Away From The Everyday!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Kelly Freas (painted)
Kelly Freas (painted)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Awaysis Cigarettes
Parody of ad for Oasis cigarettes.
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FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
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Inside front cover.
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Departments

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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various
various
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Subject Matter
Vital Features
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Art is excerpts from this issue. There is a writer credit for Gary Belkin and Bill Dixon, but uncertain what article(s) it is for.
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A Revolutionary New Idea In Casual Wear

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
MAD Straight Jacket
Leonard Brenner
House ad for fake straight jacket.
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Leonard is the model with back turned to the reader; named in letters column of MAD #49.
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Books That Can Do What They Look Like They Can Do

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The Bedside MAD
House ad for sixth MAD paperback book.
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Albert B. Feldstein; Merwyn Nelson; Josh Zerlin; Jack Marin; Alan Peikin; Charles Allen; Joseph Lipari; Tommy LeClair; Ken Luciani; Russ Durham; Howard Arnberg; David Colton; Seward McCain; Jim Fautus; Wayne Montgomery; Jarl Johansson; Barbara Forrester
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Subject Matter
Letters Dept.
George A. Orndorff; Seward McCain; Brett Maverick
Letters of comment, mostly about issue #46. Barbara Forrester suggest that Alfred's girlfriend be named Moxie Cowznofsky, and the editor agrees.
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Have MAD Mailed To Your Home

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
MAD Magazine
House ad for MAD subscriptions.
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You'll Have A Million Laughs

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Musically MAD
Alfred E. Neuman
House ad for first MAD record album, from RCA Victor.
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Comic Strip Heroes (Taken From Real Life)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Wally Wood (signed)
Wally Wood (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Famous Funnies Dept.
Conrad Hilton; Werner Von Braun; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Prince Charles; Hymie Rickover; Richard Nixon; Pat Nixon; Gamal Abdel Nasser; Nikita Krushchev; Mrs. Krushchev; Alfred E. Neuman; Jimmy Hoffa; Charles DeGaulle; Hubert Humphrey; Adlai Stevenson; Harry Truman; General Douglas McArthur; Li'l Abner (cameo); Daisy Mae (cameo); Snuffy Smith (cameo); Snuffy's wife (cameo); Kayo Mullins (cameo); Moon Mullins (cameo); Steve Canyon (cameo); Alley Oop (cameo); Beetle Bailey (cameo); Killer (cameo); Pogo (cameo); Howland Owl (cameo); Lucy Van Pelt (cameo); Charlie Brown (cameo)
Comic strips about currently famous people, in styles similar to current comic strips.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Little Known Organizations

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Laikin
Bob Clarke (signed)
Bob Clarke (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Pressured Groups Dept.
Ads for organizations that would oppose actual organizations, such as Alcoholics Unanimous, and Committee To Encourage Juvenile Delinquency.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Skin Diving

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave Berg (signed)
Dave Berg (signed)
Dave Berg (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
The Man Who Sinks For Himself Dept.
Problems with skin diving, new developments, and the ultimate return of man to the sea.
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FlagDave Berg's Mad Trash #[nn] published January 1981
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The Cavemen

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.
A cavewoman who is resistant to being clobbered on the head falls for a man with an unusual approach.
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For The Life Of Progress Hornsby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sid Caesar
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Sid Caesar Dept.
Sid Caesar; Ed Ralphwards; Progress Hornsby; Euphoria Hornsby; Bosley Mandiville; Shorty Bubble; Doornet Jaguar; One-Stick Haverstraw; Particular Frosty; 7892-450-37
Progress appears on the tv show "For The Life Of You", a parody of "This Is Your Life."
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Bridge: The Aristocrat of Card Games

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Trick-Or-Cheat Dept.
Charles Groan
Defines common bridge terms, gives advice and shows the pitfalls of playing bridge. Includes a phony newspaper bridge column.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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The Old Salt

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.
A man delicately solves the problem of his parrot going to the bathroom in his shirt.
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The Daily Optimist

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
On The Sunny Side of The Sheet Dept.
Bosley Skagg; Penelope Skagg; T. Finster Moody; Felix Farquahr; Lydia Farquahr; Ethel Frong; Herman Frong; Philo Fosdick; Weldon Wembley; Hector Sedgewick; Tommy Goober; Glenn Pladde; Fenwick Gribble
Sample of a newspaper that prints all news with a positive spin...no matter how bad the news is.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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On-The-Job Marching Songs

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
George Woodbridge (signed)
George Woodbridge (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
4/4 Time-And-A-Half Dept.
Spirit and loyalty building songs for various industries' employees, set to familiar melodies.
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The Night That Perry Masonmint Lost A Case

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dee Caruso; Bill Levine
Mort Drucker (signed)
Mort Drucker (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
A Switch In Crime Dept.
Perry Masonmint; Lieutenant Drag; District Attorney Burgerbits; Judge Sam; Paul Dreck; Della Sweet; Harry Townes; Emil Freebish
Perry finally loses a case, because he only wins on Saturday nights.
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FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
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Parody of Perry Mason tv show. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Future "Confession" Books

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gary Belkin ?
George Woodbridge ?
George Woodbridge ?
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Confession Is Good For The Sale Dept.
Perry Como; Eleanor Roosevelt; Dizzy Gillespe; Oscar Levant; Alfred E. Neuman; Jack Paar
Future celebrity confession books.
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How You Look To Other People

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Buddy Basch
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Face Value Dept.
Alfred E. Neuman
How you might look to people you deal with daily, based on your value to them.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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How A Television Script is Born

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
And Then I Re-Wrote Dept.
Follows a script from the original author through various rewrites, showing how all the meaning and creativity is gradually watered down.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Graduation Speeches...That Somebody Listened To

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arnie Kogen
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Summa Cum Louder Dept.
Jack Benny; Steve Allen; Ed Sullivan; Dick Clark; Richard Nixon; Fidel Castro
Possible graduation speeches that could have helped form the philosophies of some celebrities.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Insurance Policies For Teen-Agers

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit
George Woodbridge (signed)
George Woodbridge (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Honestly This Is The Best Policy Dept.
Ideas for insurance policies against common hazards of teen-agers, such as blind dates and flunking school.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Miracle Fabrics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Ready-To-Swear Dept.
The good and bad points of modern synthetic fabrics.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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How To Play Croquet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin Dept.
An unusual way to play the ball when it lands in a kid's mouth.
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Who Says Lightning Never Strike Twice In The Same Place?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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? (photo); Wally Wood
? (photo); Wally Wood
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Subject Matter
MAD Forever
Alfred E. Neuman
House ad for hardcover book from Crown Publishers.
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Wally Wood credit is for small image of Alfred at bottom of page. Inside back cover.
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News Stars For Old Movies

Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Marginal Thinking Dept.
Casting ideas for remakes of old movies.
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Appear in the margins of 24 pages of the issue.
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Great Moments In Medicine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Park-David
Parody of Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Company ads.
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FlagMad about the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
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Back cover.

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