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Issue: Mad #49
Publication Date: September 1959
 
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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: 30 (19 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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred E. Neuman
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Stop Pushing - You'll All Get A Chance To Talk To Grandma

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Cell Telephone System
Parody of long distance ad for Bell Telephone System.
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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 but uncertain what article(s) it is for.
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The Perfect Follow-Up To "MAD For Keeps"

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MAD Forever
House ad for hardcover book from Crown Publishers.
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A Delightful Pin-Up!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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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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Wake Up Refreshed And Invigorated!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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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; Ken Franklin; The Brothers Kaminsetzky; Jim Daniels; J. F. McGlinchy; Suzy Zuckerman; Donald Bralich; Douglas Lindsey; Marjorie Parver; J. S. Coleman, Jr.; Noll Anne Cunningham
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Letters Dept.
Leonard Brenner; Naval Fighter Squadron 141
Letters of comment, mostly about issue #47.
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Leonard Brenner is revealed as one of the models in the MAD straight jacket ads in the previous 3 issues.
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Summer Is The Best Time To Subscribe To MAD

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Albert B. Feldstein ?
Albert B. Feldstein ?
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Subject Matter
MAD Magazine
House ad for MAD subscriptions.
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Now! Alfred E. Neuman Sings!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
What - Me Worry?
Alfred E. Neuman
House ad for new record album featuring Alfred and his Furshlugginer Five.
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Album cover art is by Norman Mingo and Don Martin.
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The MAD Horror Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Siegel
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Readin' And Writhin' Dept.
Dr. Frankenstein; Frankenstein's monster; The Creature; King Kong; Dracula; Wolf-Man; The Mummy
A grade-school reader type introduction to horror movies.
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The Boy And His Toy

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 boy breaks another boy's new toy, and is then himself broken by the first boy.
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MAD Looks At Book Clubs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
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Subject Matter
humorous
Readin' And Writhin' Dept.
Millard Fillmore; Alfred E. Neuman
Highly specialized book clubs.
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Functional Architecture

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave Berg (signed)
Dave Berg (signed)
Dave Berg (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Edifice Complex Dept.
Buildings that look like the companies they house.
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Appears to be first use of the name "Roger Kaputnik" by Dave Berg.
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Half-Finished Billboards

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Joe Orlando (signed)
Joe Orlando (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Fun For The Road Dept.
Marilyn Monroe;
Fun combining the messages on billboards into a single new message, when installing one message over another.
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Scenes We'd Like To See: The Cops Close In

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Klaus Nordling
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Hollywood Dept.
The cops stage a shootout, but the criminal moved out of the building weeks ago.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Family Magazines

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arnie Kogen
George Woodbridge (signed)
George Woodbridge (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
What's Buzzin' Cousin Dept.
Bing Crosby; Bob Crosby; Gary Crosby; Kathryn Grant Crosby; Bess Truman; Harry Truman; Dwight Eisenhower; Ricky Nelson; David Nelson; Ozzie Nelson; Harriet Nelson; Nelson Rockefeller; Liberace; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Prince Charles; Edsel Ford
Magazines that could be published by celebrity families, to inform other family members of what's going on in their lives.
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America's Dream Car

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Motorvational Research Dept.
A list of consumer complaints about modern car design and a suggestion of a design that addresses them...the Model T.
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Shrunk World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sid Caesar
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Sid Caesar Dept.
Sid Caesar; Somerset Winterset; Professor Ludvig Von Rumblemacher; Progress Hornsby; Edward T. Morrow
Three of Sid Caesar's characters are guests on a parody of the tv show "Small World."
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The Sculptor In His Studio

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 sculptor handles his lazy assistant in an unusual manner.
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MAD Medals For Everyday Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave Berg
George Woodbridge (signed)
George Woodbridge (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Brave Of The Home Dept.
Zelda Zitzlaff; Fenwick J. Finster; Arthur L. Mudge; Elihu Bunchwell; Freda Prawn; Fanny Strongthumber
Medals that could be awarded for overcoming everyday problems.
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A Best Seller Hits The Commercial Trail

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sy Reit
Wally Wood (signed)
Wally Wood (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Anything For A Buck Dept.
Brigette Bardot; Steve Canyon
A rather prescient look at the future of merchandising for a successful novel, using "Doctor Zhivago" as an example.
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TV Ads We'd Like To See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Television Dept.
The day the Clawettes breath meter doesn't work; a parody of ad for Clorettes breath mints.
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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Laikin
Mort Drucker (signed)
Mort Drucker (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Special Delivery Dept.
Abraham Lincoln
The original address compared to an updated, "Cool School" version.
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MAD's Specialized Resorts Section

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Laikin
Bob Clarke
Bob Clarke
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Subject Matter
humorous
Two Weeks With Prey Dept.
Resorts that cater to extreme niche markets.
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Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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TV Ads We'd Like To See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Television Dept.
The day the Colgrate toothpaste invisible shield falls on the announcer. A parody of Colgate toothpaste ads.
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Vic Tinny Gyms

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee
Wally Wood (signed)
Wally Wood (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Big Build-Up Dept.
Vic Tinny; Popeye
Discusses the methods and success of the new style of commercial gym. Parody of Vic Tanny Gyms.
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The 17th Floor

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 knocks a spider out of a window and watches it fall.
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You'll "Fight 'Em Off" In Your MAD T-Shirt

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Larry Maleman (photo); Wally Wood
Larry Maleman (photo); Wally Wood
typeset
Subject Matter
MAD T-Shirts
Leonard Brenner; Alfred E. Neuman
House ad for tee shirts.
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Leonard is the model with the t-shirt; named in letters column. Inside back cover.
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Capsule Movie Reviews

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Marginal Thinking Dept.
One sentence reviews of movies.
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Appear in the margins of 30 pages of the issue.
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We're Taking The Pledge At The Four Posies Society

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
Four Posies Whiskey
Parody of ad for Four Roses Whiskey.
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Back cover.

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