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Issue: Utterly Mad #U2104
Publication Date: December 1963
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Issues: #U2104 of 7 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagBallantine Books
Brand: BB BallantineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Ballantine Books, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Revised edition first dated December, 1963. Indexed from a 2nd printing of that edition, October, 1964.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 4 1/8" wide x 7" tall
Paper Stock: cardboard covers; glossy interior
Binding: mass market paperback
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Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Morticia Addams; Gomez Addams
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art is excerpt from a story in some previous issue of MAD.
Also noted on cover as "MAD 4" and "New Enlarged Edition."
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[untitled]

Blank Page(s)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Inside front and back covers are blank.
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...And Now...At Last...Utterly MAD

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Severin
Inker(s): John Severin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Melvin of The Apes
Synopsis: Introduction to the contents.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art is excerpt from "Melvin Of The Apes!"
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Title pages and publishing information.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Art is excerpt from some previous issue of MAD; same as used for first page of "Supermarkets!"
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Contents

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Table of contents.
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Pages: 1
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Melvin of The Apes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): John Severin [as Melvin Severin]
Inker(s): John Severin [as Melvin Severin]
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jungle Dept.; Melvin of The Apes
Character(s): Melvin of The Apes; Boy; Jane; Ookaballakonga tribe
Synopsis: Melvin escapes from the Ookaballakonga tribe with the help of the jungle animals but the tribe shrinks Boy's head.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #2 published December 1952
was Melvin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 21
Disclose Notes: A parody of Tarzan.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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Book! Movie!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Literature Dept.; Cinema Dept.
Character(s): a man; Rosie; Ellen
Synopsis: Parallel stories point out the differences between modern novels and modern movies.
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Pages: 21
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Robin Hood!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): John Severin (signed)
Inker(s): John Severin (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hysterical Historical Dept.
Character(s): Robin Hood; Big John; Sparkie; Alan Adaile; Friar Tuck; Little John; Happy; Sneezy; Sleepy; Doc; Dopey; Bashful; Grumpy; Maid Marion
Synopsis: After robbing a sheriff's posse, Robin Hood and his gang rob Big John and Sparkie of their last two cents.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #4 published April 1953
was Robin Hood! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: A parody of Robin Hood.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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G.I. Shmoe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Wallace Wood (signed)
Inker(s): Wallace Wood (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): War Comics Dept.
Character(s): Galusha Iggy Shmoe [G. I. Shmoe]; Sgt. Squirt; Comrade Commander
Synopsis: A parody of war comics.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #10 published April 1954
was G.I. Shmoe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: Every woman in the story uses the line, "...Hey Joe...You got chewing gum?"
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Frank N. Stein!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Bill Elder (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Elder (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Terror Dept.
Character(s): Baron Francesco Napoleon Stein; Bumble; Melvin; Sherman; the monster
Synopsis: A parody of The Frankenstein horror comics and films.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #8 published December 1953
was Frank N. Stein! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: The monster has Adolph Hitler's face.
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Little Orphan Melvin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Wallace Wood (signed)
Inker(s): Wallace Wood (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Girl-And-Dog-Type-Story Dept.
Character(s): Little Orphan Melvin; Daddy Peacebucks; Punjoke; Gravel; Ax L. Maxl; The Gasp!; Mommy Peacebucks
Synopsis: Daddy is continually too late to save Melvin from danger, and also cannot save himself from Mommy.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #9 published February 1954
was Little Orphan Melvin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: A parody of the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. Includes a stanza of a poem by Byron.
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The Raven

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edgar Allan Poe
Penciller(s): Bill Elder (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Elder (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Classical Type Comics Dept.
Character(s): a raven; the narrator; Lenore
Synopsis: An adaptation of Poe's poem "The Raven."
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From Content Item: FlagMad #9 published February 1954
was The Raven [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 21
Disclose Notes: This is the text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations.
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Supermarkets!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The American Scene Dept.
Character(s): Mr. Sturdley; Mrs. Sturdley; Superman (cameo)
Synopsis: A look at America's obsession with supermarkets, as the Sturdley's survive the rigors of shopping.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #19 published January 1955
was Supermarkets! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 25
Disclose Notes: First page illustration is not from the original story, but from some other issue of MAD. It is the same as used for the title pages.
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Scenes We'd Like To See: Stage Coach

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Phil Interlandi (signed)
Inker(s): Phil Interlandi (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hollywood Dept.
Synopsis: Cowboy tries to save a woman in a runaway stage coach by jumping from his horse onto one of the runaway horses...but falls on the ground.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #29 published September 1956
was Scenes We'd Like To See: The Runaway Stagecoach [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Original title "Scenes We'd Like To See: The Runaway Stagecoach."
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Scenes We'd Like To See: The Race

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Phil Interlandi (signed)
Inker(s): Phil Interlandi (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hollywood Dept.
Synopsis: After a jockey is fired for taking a bribe, the owner's granddaughter volunteers to ride in the big race. She loses.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #29 published September 1956
was Scenes We'd Like To See: The Day of The Big Race [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Original title "Scenes We'd Like To See: The Day of The Big Race."
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Wowee Gang! Here's Our Big Chance Of A Lifetime Offer!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: House ad for the first 5 MAD paperback books.
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Pages: 1
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Yes! You Too Can Be Well-Informed!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Severin [as Melvin Severin]
Inker(s): John Severin [as Melvin Severin]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ty
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Phony analysis of what's in this book.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.
Art is excerpt from "Melvin Of The Apes!"

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