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Issue: Mad #10
Publication Date: April 1954
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Issues: #10 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Educational Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/01/1954
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Face upon the Floor

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: ...Another drink and with chalk in hand...
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 #4 published January 1998
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]thumbnail of cover only
In Content Item: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #4 published January 1998
as Mad No. 10] [Face Upon The Floor Cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Marie Severin addressed on at least two occasions the coloring of art created or edited by Harvey Kurtzman. In remarks published in 1995, she said “Kurtzman colored his own art, especially on covers.” And in response to a 1986 question about Kurtzman and MAD covers, she said “Now I might have interpreted, but I don’t remember. I think he did every one of them. I might have helped out with some production or something, but it’s all Harvey” (Ringgenberg 2016, 88).
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References:

Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. “The Artists of EC Comics” (reprinting Severin 1995). In Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. 46–47. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.

Ringgenberg, Steven. 2016. “Marie Severin.” In The Comics Journal Library Vol. 10: The EC Artists Part 2, edited by Michael Dean, 84–95. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books.

Ringgenberg, Steven. [2016] 2018. “An Interview with Marie Severin.” The Comics Journal, September 5. Accessed June 18, 2023. https://www.tcj.com/an-interview-with-marie-severin.

Severin, Marie (John Province, transcriber [uncredited]). 1995. “Mostly about Color.” In CFA-APA 36, January.
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I Dreamed I Went to a Fraternity Smoker in My Panic Magazine!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Panic
Synopsis: Parody of the highly successful Maidenform Bra advertisements of the 1950s.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover subscription ad for Panic (EC, 1954 series). Davis' signature appears just below the woman's right foot.
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G.I. Shmoe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Character(s): Galusha Iggy Shmoe [G. I. Shmoe]; Sgt. Squirt; Comrade Commander
First Line: War Comics Dept.: The truce has been signed in Korea!
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In Content Item: FlagUtterly Mad #4 published October 1956
as G.I. Shmoe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagUtterly Mad #4 published December 1963
as G.I. Shmoe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #4 published January 1998
as G.I. Shmoe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Every woman in the story uses the line, "...Hey Joe!...You got chewing gum?"

Parody of the G.I. Joe comic published by Ziff-Davis (https://www.comics.org/series/781/ and https://www.comics.org/series/848/). G.I. Schmoe wears a flower on his helmet and uses his rifle as a club, both of which are characteristic of the Ziff-Davis comic.
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Sane!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Sane; Paw; Maw; Joey; Wilson
First Line: Western Dept.:... western Hollywood, that is!
Synopsis: Sane beats Wilson in a gun battle through trickery.
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In Content Item: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #4 published January 1998
as Sane! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Parody of the Alan Ladd 1953 film "Shane."
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Operation Under-the-Ground Chapter 35 [Chapter 4]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, humorous
Character(s): Five Fingers Jones; Floppova Movova; Lavrenti Buried
First Line: Cloak and Dagger Dept.: And now, chapter thirty-five in the fantastic...
Synopsis: Five Fingers is captured by the Soviet BVD.
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In Content Item: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #4 published January 1998
as Operation Under-the-Ground (Chapter 35) [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Labeled as Chapter 35.

Script: Sources vary. De Fuccio credit is from The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2; previous indexer had 'Harvey Kurtzman ?'. Kitchen and Buhle assert that “Harvey Kurtzman wrote every word from front to back” of this issue (2009, 83).
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Reference:

Kitchen, Denis, and Paul Buhle. 2009. The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics. New York: Abrams ComicArts.
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Statement of Ownership

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: As of 23 September 1954 Mad magazine was owned by Educational Comics, Inc., William M. Gaines, J. K. Gaines, and V. E. MacAdie.
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You, Too, Can Meet New Friends!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, humorous
Feature(s): E. C. Fan-Addict Club!
Character(s): young boy; chapter president; various monsters
First Line: Are you the chapter president?
Synopsis: A young boy is at the door of a decrepit house filled with odd characters.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An ad for membership in the E.C. Fan-Addict Club.
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MAD Mumblings

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dear Editors, I am shocked at the suggestion of some of your other...
Synopsis: Letters of comment from Clare Gottfried, "L.S./M.F.T.", Hettie Chesney, Manfred Waechter, Melvin Talipida, Larry E. Lengle, Gwynne DeCoverly, Ed Spiegel, and Roger Schenkman.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: May have the first use of the word "potrzebie" in MAD. Answer to one letter notes that Marie Severin is the colorist on ALL E.C. magazines. Also noted is that the E.C. Fan-Addict Club has about 10,000 members.

Script credit from The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2.
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The Face upon the Floor!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): the vagabond
First Line: Poetry Dept.: There is a famous poem whose name is...
Synopsis: A classic tale of the madness of a barroom set to poetry.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Mad Reader #93 [1] published November 1954
as The Face Upon the Floor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #28 published January 1979
as The Face Upon the Floor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #4 published January 1998
as The Face Upon the Floor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations.

Script credit from The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #2 (1986).
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Woman Wonder!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Woman Wonder [Diana Banana]; Steve Adore; Nivlem [a disguised Steve Adore]; Mickey; Spillane; Superduperman (cameo)
First Line: Heroine Worship Dept.: This story is the usual super type story!
Synopsis: Woman Wonder rushes to the Island of Ko-Nee to foil a monstrous plot.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Brothers Mad #5 [unnamed variant] published October 1958
as Woman Wonder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Brothers Mad #267K published May 1960
as Woman Wonder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Brothers Mad #5 (U2105) published December 1963
as Woman Wonder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Brothers Mad #5 (24331) published January 1975
as Woman Wonder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMad Special [Mad Super Special] #21 published January 1976
as Woman Wonder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTales Calculated to Drive You Mad #4 published January 1998
as Woman Wonder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: A parody of DC's Wonder Woman.
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Extra Money

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Have extra money of your own...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An advertisement to recruit greeting card sellers by Stuart Greetings, Inc. 325 west Randolph St., Dept. 606, Chicago 6, Illinois.
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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): ? [as J. E. Smith]
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): J. E. Smith
First Line: Training plus opportunity is the perfect combination for...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover ad from National Radio Institute, Dept. 4E01, Washington 9, D.C.
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Let Me Give You a New He-Man Body!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Charles Atlas
First Line: I don't care how old or young you are, or how...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover advertisement for the booklet "Everlasting Health and Strength" from Charles Atlas, Dept. 164A, 115 East 23rd Street, New York 10, New York.

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