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Issue: The Self-Made Mad #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1971
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Issues: #[nn] of 3 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagNew American Library
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: New American Library
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 196
ISBN:
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Price: $1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Date is an estimate based on printings. Indexed from an 11th printing copy.
"A Signet Book, New American Library, Times Mirror"
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: mass market paperback (4 1/4" x 7")
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding:  
Publishing Format: collected edition
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Alfred sits with his feet on the desk, smoking a cigar in a cliche of a big businessman.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotional copy for this book.
Art is excerpt from "Highway Squad" in this book.
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More MAD Humor from Signet

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Order form for other Signet MAD books.
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The Self-Made MAD

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Title page and publishing information.
Illustration is excerpt from story Fishing, in this book.
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Fishing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fin and Had-It Dept.
Synopsis: All aspects of the hobby of fishing are explained.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #57 published September 1960
was Fishing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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MAD's Modern Olympic Games

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Five-Ring Circus Dept.
Synopsis: Possible Olympic style events based on the skills of living modern city life.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #56 published July 1960
was MAD's Modern Olympic Games [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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The U.S. Army Chicken Officer's Field Manual

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Man In Command Dept.
Synopsis: A phoney instruction book for army officers, showing how they are trained in all the things that annoy enlisted men.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #56 published July 1960
was The U.S. Army Chicken Officer's Field Manual [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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The Chase

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man on horseback escapes some Indians when the horse leaps a chasm...sort of.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #56 published July 1960
was The Chase [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Noted as a "Scenes We'd Like To See", but not listed as that Feature in Department title.
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Highway Squad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ashpalt Bungle Dept.
Character(s): Dennis Pivnik; Don Mildew
Synopsis: Parody of the television series "Highway Patrol".
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was Highway Squad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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A Child's History of the Middle 1900's (1940-1960)

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Past Tense Years Dept.
Character(s): Adolf Hitler; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry s. Truman; Thomas E. Dewey; Dwight D. Eisenhower
Synopsis: A humorous look at a 20-year period of mid-century America presented as a chapter in a future history book. Discussions on wars, television, middle-class life, presidents, medical science, and highway travel.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was A Child's History of the Middle 1900's [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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MAD Bubble Gum Cards

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Chew's Who Dept.
Character(s): Ewald "Red Ink" Wierhoffer; Clyde "Unbalanced" Reeber; Dr. Boris "Thumbs Up" Acid; Walter "Botchy" Smitner; Dr. Herman Witheringpuss; "Rosemary "Battleaxe" Winecoop; Carlyle F. Burnlash; Merrill Lynch Piercefenner; Enoch Saltzpritcher; Getyer "Cotton Picken" Hanzoff; Dr. Neville Sternbrush; Rudy "The Padder" Gougewell; Seymour "Microfilm" Verblanger; Omar "Sparky" Wintermutt; John Ward Heeler, Jr.
Synopsis: Phony bubble gum cards honoring great players in politics, auto repair, science, stockbrokerage, tree surgery, teaching, medicine, and accounting.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #56 published July 1960
was MAD Bubble Gum Cards [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]Alfred E. Neuman card omitted
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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"Cool" Casey at the Bat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (adaptation)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bop-Fly Dept.
Character(s): Casey; Cooney; Barrows; Flynn; Cornball Blake
Synopsis: The classic poem retold with hip, beat language and references.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was "Cool" Casey at the Bat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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The Mad "Comic" Opera

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Tarzan; Little Orphan Annie; Sandy (Annie's dog); Mickey Finn; Rex Morgan M.D.; Dagwood Bumstead; Flash Gordon (cameo); Clark Kent (cameo); Steve Canyon (cameo); Smilin' Jack; Penny; Snuffy Smith; Lowizee Smith
Synopsis: A parody of Broadway musicals using comic strip characters. Rex Morgan has kidnapped Annie and intends to remove her unique eyes, but Sandy leads Dick Tracy and Tarzan to a rescue, which is aided by Snuffy Smith.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #56 published July 1960
was The MAD "Comic" Opera [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 23
Disclose Notes: Dozens of other comic strip characters appear in background and in grand finale number "Let's Fall in Love."
The original mid-page decoration featuring head shots of probably every contemporary comic strip character is not reprinted here.
Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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MAD's "Pure Products" Law

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): What's in it for Me Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Humorous ingredient lists for products other than food.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #57 published September 1960
was Mad's "Pure Products" Law [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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Sailing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Breeze and Aye-Aye Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical look at small-craft sailing.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was Sailing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 27
Disclose Notes: Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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The Carpenter's Assistants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two carpenters beat each other up in impossible ways with their tools, until the boss shows up.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was The Carpenter's Assistants [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The story was later reworked by Don Martin as "One Monday Afternoon at Joe's Concrete Works", which appears in Mad's Don Martin Carries On (Warner Books, 1973 Series) #74-116.
The characters are early unnamed versions of Don Martin's Fester Bestester and Karbunkle.
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Successful Merchandising

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Profit Without Honor Dept.
Synopsis: A series of phony ads showing how the right merchandising can sell the same product in many different markets.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #58 published October 1960
was Successful Merchandising [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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MAD Goes to a Gangster Movie Preview

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gang-Green Dept.
Character(s): Ira Schlock; Fink-Face Fester; Lem Pivnik; Bessie Fester; Mr. Fester; Al Capone; Baby-Face Nelson; Machine Gun Kelly; Buggsy Siegel; John Dillinger; Pretty-Boy Floyd; Lepke Buchalter
Synopsis: Cliche-ridden parody of typical gangster movies.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #57 published September 1960
was Mad Goes to a Gangster Movie Preview [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Script credits from original; no credits in this book.
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The Moving Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two movers try unsuccessfully to save a woman jumping from the 17th floor of a building.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #57 published September 1960
was The Moving Men [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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The Clods at MAD Have Climbed to the Top of the Heap

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Promo for this book, reproducing the front cover in reduced size.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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