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Issue: Mad #73
Publication Date: September 1962
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Issues: #73 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/26/1962
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (14 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Warning!
Synopsis: Warning not to look at the back cover of the magazine.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Why These Sluggers Belt Every Pitch With T.E.A.

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Inker(s): Lester Krauss (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Advertisement for a fictional agency that secures endorsements for famous baseball players.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. The baseball players pictured are parodies of New York Yankee outfielders Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. Maris had set the single season home run record the year before.
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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 each day of the month of July.
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Pages: 1
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Bananaz

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Earle Doud; Lou Silverstone
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Four Horsemen of the Preposterous Dept.
Character(s): Lorne Greene [as Paw Cartwheel]; Dan Blocker [as Ox Cartwheel]; Michael Landon [as Mort Cartwheel]; Pernell Roberts [as Yves Cartwheel]; Primrose Blossomflower
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Parody of the television series "Bonanza".
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Road Signs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Hahn
Penciller(s): Jack Rickard
Inker(s): Jack Rickard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Talk of the Towns Dept.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Road signs geared to specific towns and areas.
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Don Martin Looks at Doctors

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.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Series of one-page cartoons with doctor themes.
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The Mad Book of "Modern" Fairy Tales

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Reilly
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Orlando (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Grimm Reality Dept.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: New fairy tales for the modern world.
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Who's In Charge Here?

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerald Gardner
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Speaking From Pictures Dept.
Character(s): Nikita Kruschev; John Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; Fidel Castro; Mao-tse Tung; Jawaharlal Nehru; Queen Elizabeth; Prince Phillip; Richard Nixon; Harry S. Truman; Eleanor Roosevelt; Konrad Adenauer
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Funny captions added to news photos of celebrities.
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[untitled]

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 White Spy cons the Black Spy into thinking he is dead.
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Pages: 1
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Racketeer Illustrated

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Siegel
Penciller(s): George Woodbridge
Inker(s): George Woodbridge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little-Read Writing Hoods Dept.
Synopsis: Magazine aimed at professional criminals.
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Pages: 5
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What If Products Only Worked Under Demonstration Conditions

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): What's the Use? Dept.
Synopsis: Products that don't work as advertised.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: John Kennedy tries to sign a bill with a malfunctioning Paper-Mate pen.
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Typewri-Toons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dean Norman; Bette Norman
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kiddin' on the Keys Dept.
Synopsis: Cartoons involving typewriter fonts.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of the Summer Vacations

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): Too Weak to Play Dept.
Synopsis: Series of jokes involving summer vacations.
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Pages: 4
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Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy

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; The Red Spy
Synopsis: A sexy female spy lures the Black Spy and the White Spy into garotting themselves.
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Pages: 1
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The Subtle Science of Packaging

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Reilly
Penciller(s): Bob Clarke
Inker(s): Bob Clarke
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Who's Covering Up Dept.
Synopsis: How packaging makes us satisfied with less.
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Pages: 6
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Mad Sets a Record

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Advertisement for "The Worst Of Mad" that included a 45rpm record.
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The Alfred E. Neuman Hex Sign

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Hex sign guaranteed to cause the death of anyone who looks at it and doesn't buy it.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover; Ties in with the front cover.

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