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Issue: Mad #72
Publication Date: July 1962
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Issues: #72 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/10/1962
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (19 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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 10th Anniversary Issue

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Inker(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Colorist(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Pages: 1
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Memo

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Blank page with a memo from Bill Gaines to Al Feldstein directing the page to contain all of the congratulatory letters Gaines "expects" them to receive.
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Alfred's Poor Almanac

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical anecdotes for every date in May and June.
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Pages: 1
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C-Men in Action

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Doud
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Invisible Shields Dept.
Character(s): Caroline Kennedy; John Kennedy; Jacqueline Kennedy; Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin; Sammy Davis Jr.; Shirley MacLaine; Peter Lawford; Dennis the Menace
Synopsis: Parody television show revolving around the Secret Service squad assigned to guard Caroline Kennedy.
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Pages: 4
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A Fisherman and His Wife

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A man accidentally swallows his wife's catch.
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Pages: 2
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Friend of the Family

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ad-Libs Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of Hilton Hotel print ads.
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Pages: 1
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Celebrities' Wallets

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Slipping Discs Dept.
Synopsis: A look at the items in Chubby Checker's wallet.
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The Lighter Side of Smoking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): We'll See You Inhale Dept.
Synopsis: Series of gags involving smoking.
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Pages: 4
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Mother's Day Cards For Substitute Mothers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Hahn
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Inker(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Put Them All Together They Spell Dept.
Synopsis: Mother's Day cards aimed at surrogate mother figures.
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Mad Visits a Charity Organization Meeting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Funders Keepers Dept.
Synopsis: Meeting of a charity organization whose main aim is raising money for its own sake.
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Spy Vs Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy decoys the White Spy with a robot duplicate.
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A Mad Guide to Party Conversation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Double-Talk Dept.
Synopsis: Revealing the truth behind party conversation anecdotes.
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If Comic Strip Characters Were As Old As Their Strips

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Doud
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Yellowed Kids Dept.
Character(s): Superman; Dick Tracy; Junior; Popeye; Bluto; Sweetpea; J. Wellington Wimpy; Fearless Fosdick; Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Mandrake the Magician; Lothar; Narda; Tarzan; Jane Porter; Henry; Dennis Mitchell
Synopsis: Examples of comic strip characters aged.
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Pages: 4
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Mad Mother's Day Gift Suggestions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Koch
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mom Is For-Giving Dept.
Synopsis: Mother's Day gifts geared for specific types of people.
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Pages: 2
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Spy Vs. Spy, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Antonio Prohias
Penciller(s): Antonio Prohias
Inker(s): Antonio Prohias
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke & Dagger Dept.; Spy Vs. Spy
Character(s): The Black Spy; The White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy tries to execute the White Spy.
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A Typical Old Time Prison Movie/A Typical Prison Movie of the Future

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wry Off the Rocks Dept.
Character(s): James Cagney; J.D. Cannon; George Raft; Edward G. Robinson; Forrest Tucker; Peter Lorre; Pat O'Brien
Synopsis: One page of a standard 1930's Warner Brothers prison movie, contrasted with the same type of picture that would be made in the 1960's.
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Pages: 4
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On the Elevator

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: An elevator operator intentionally stalls the car in order to be alone with a beautiful woman.
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A Mad Look at the Eating Habits of Animals

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dean Norman
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Diner's Cub Dept.
Synopsis: Series of spot gags with a theme of animals eating.
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Scenes We'd Like to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Inker(s): George Woodbridge (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hollywood Dept.
Synopsis: Hercules tries to topple the columns of a temple, with unexpected results.
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A Mad Guide to "Do-It-Yourself" TV Repairs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Easy on the Socket-Book Dept.
Synopsis: How to repair your television set by yourself.
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Pages: 7
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The Salesman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Martin
Penciller(s): Don Martin
Inker(s): Don Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Don Martin Dept.
Synopsis: A Door-to-door Salesman disregards the dog-warning signs in a yard.
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World's Only Dog Food That Regulates Your Doggy

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Inker(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Colorist(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Wagon Train Dog Food ads.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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