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Issue: Mad #18
Publication Date: December 1954
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Issues: #18 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: EC An Entertaining ComicView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Educational Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harvey Kurtzman
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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
Format Notes:  
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Look Gang! Another Surprise! In This Issue...YOU Draw The Cover!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman ?
Penciller(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Inker(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMad About the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
as Mad comic book covers [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #6 [Newsstand] published January 1999
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover drawing includes a connect the dots activity to complete.
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King of Clubs

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Panic; Mad
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Panic and MAD subscriptions. On inside front cover.
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Alice In Wonderland!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lewis Carroll (original); Harvey Kurtzman (adaptation)
Penciller(s): John Tenniel; Jack Davis (signed)
Inker(s): John Tenniel; Jack Davis (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Classics Dept.
Character(s): Alice; Alice's sister; the White Rabbit [Bugs Bunny]; Mad Hatter; Knave of Hearts; Queen of Hearts
Synopsis: After Alice's adventures, her sister takes her to a psycho-analyst.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Brothers Mad #267 published October 1958
as Alice in Wonderland! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Brothers Mad #267K published May 1960
as Alice in Wonderland! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Brothers Mad #U2105 published December 1963
as Alice in Wonderland! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Brothers Mad #24331 published January 1975
as Alice in Wonderland! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: A parody of parts of both Alice In Wonderland and Alice Through The Looking Glass, using some of the original John Tenniel illustrations as base drawings. The poem "Jabberwocky" is quoted in its entirety.
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319 All-Different Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zenith Company
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for stamp approval service of Zenith Company.
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Howdy Dooit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Bill Elder
Inker(s): Bill Elder
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): T.V. Dept.
Character(s): Buffalo Bill; Mickey Mouse (cameo); Howdy Dooit; Clarabella; Big Chief Thundamelvin; The PeeWee Gallery; guard
Synopsis: Howdy hawks advertisers' wares while Buffalo Bill tries to keep the crowd in line...but fails.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagInside Mad #124 published November 1955
as Howdy Dooit! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagA Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics #[nn] published January 1981
as Howdy Dooit! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad About the Fifties #[nn] [Standard Edition] published January 1997
as Howdy Dooit! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: A parody of the Howdy Doody tv show.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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Reversible Auto Seat Covers

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Terrace Sales
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for auto seat covers from Terrace Sales.
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Factory-To-You Coupon Offer Saves $4.00

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Penmaster Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for 3-piece pen and pencil set from Penmaster.
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How Our Opinions Sound

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman [ as G. Clef]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): [Report From Abroad]
Synopsis: An excerpt from a musical score, presented as an explanation of how we sound to others.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.
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E. C. Went To Sea In Search Of Another New Trend...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): Piracy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Piracy comic subscriptions. Drawing may be caricatures of E. C. staffers.
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Pot-Shot Pete...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
Penciller(s): Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
Inker(s): Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Collectors' Item Dept.; Pot-Shot Pete
Character(s): Pot-Shot Pete; Poopy; Pot-Shot Pete's girl; a young gunzel; Mrs. McYetnit; Marvin McYetnit; Sheldon McYetnit
Synopsis: Pete brings in the McYetnits against all odds.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBilly the Kid Adventure Magazine #9 published March 1952
was Pot-Shot Pete vs. The McYetnit Boys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Inker(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD Mumblings
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Pete McDole, Anonymous, Roland Juge, Yale Greenspoon, Anonymous, Genghis Khan, A Girl in Oswego, Dick Regentz, Virginia Barron, Gary Barlet, Pat McKelvey, Bill Mattson, Coraline Haas, Anonymous, Anonymous (by George! This is getting repetitious!), Mike Melner, Carol Craven, Anonymous.
Script and colors credits identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.
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Stalag 18!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Wally Wood (signed)
Inker(s): Wally Wood (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Movie Dept.
Character(s): Lt. Wunbar; The Animal; Security; Stepton; Feldwessel Johann Sebastian Shmaltz; Nazi General; Russian prisoners
Synopsis: Stepton and Lt. Wunbar excape the stalag after finding a spy in the prisoners' ranks.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #21 published January 1976
as Stalag 18! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Parody of movie Stalag 17.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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Car Burning Oil?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Power Seal
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Power Seal from Rudson Automotive Industries.
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I Will Train You at Home for Good Pay Jobs in Radio-Television

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
Character(s): J. E. Smith
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for training courses as radio and television technicians. On inside back cover.
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The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Roman
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
Character(s): Charles Atlas
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: As for Charles Atlas's body building booklet. On back cover.

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