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Issue: Mad #22
Publication Date: April 1955
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Issues: #22 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Educational Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/27/1955
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1955, page 89, registration number B513272.
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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:  
Disclose Reprinted In4
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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
Indicia
 
 
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Special Art Issue

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Will Elder
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)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

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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Special Art Issue

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Bill Elder
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Introduction to the stories in this issue about Bill Elder.

Script and art credits identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.
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The Child!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Character(s): Bill Elder
Synopsis: A humorous look at Bill's early life with some supposed early scribblings of his.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Includes photos as bases for drawings, with one image each from Braque, Matisse, and Picasso.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The MAD Reader
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for The MAD Reader paperback.
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The Boy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Synopsis: Humorous bio of Bill's childhood, through photos supposedly showing his early artwork.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Includes photos of U. S. coins, a Cellini sculpture, Rodin's "The Thinker," and Mount Rushmore.

Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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The Young Artist!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Character(s): Jack Webb; Marilyn Monroe; Mona Lisa; George Washington
Synopsis: Humorous look at Bill's early career, with photos of various items he supposedly painted.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Includes photos of billboards, a playing card, Playtex ad, Jack Webb, Marilyn Monroe, the Mona Lisa, George Washington, the Blue Boy, Young Woman with a Water Jug, Whistler's Mother and the Sistine Chapel. Several characters are named Coznowski, which may be its first use in MAD.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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MAD Mumblings

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.
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Statement of Ownership

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Editor: Harvey Kurtzman; Managing Editor: William M. Gaines; Business Manager: Lyle Stuart; Publisher: William M. Gaines; Owner: Educational Comics, Inc. [William M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines; V. E. MacAdie]
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The Commercial Artist!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Synopsis: Humorous look at Bill's commercial art career, with samples of fake advertisements.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagInside Mad #124 published November 1955
as Canadian Specific (from "The Commercial Artist!") [Story on Interior Page(s)]Only reprints the Canadian Specific page from the 6-page story.
In Content Item: FlagInside Mad #124 published November 1955
as Puntiac (from "The Commercial Artist!") [Story on Interior Page(s)]Only reprints the Puntiac page from the 6-page story.
In Content Item: FlagInside Mad #124 published November 1955
as Beer Belongs - Enjoy It! (from "The Commercial Artist!") [Story on Interior Page(s)]Only reprints the Brewer's Foundation page from the 6-page story.
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Ads include: California Zipper Blista-Dome train; Canadian Specific airline; Herbert Terrytoon cigarettes; Puntiac automobiles; Brewer's Foundation.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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The Old Pro! [Mole!]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Character(s): Bill Elder; Melvin Mole
Synopsis: Melvin is captured during a bank robbery and continually digs his way out of jail.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMad #2 published December 1952
was Mole! [Story on Interior Page(s)]with splash panel omitted
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: One doctored photo as a lead-in to "Mole!," replacing original splash panel.
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Senility!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Character(s): Bill Elder
Synopsis: A few of Bill's most recent drawings, showing a regression to his earliest form.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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Introducing E. C.'s Sixth "New Direction" Magazine

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science and technology
Feature(s): M.D.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for M D includes subscription coupon.
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Tell Me What You Want Money For...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): B. J. Stuart
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Stuart Greetings cards sales.
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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): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Zenith Company stamp approval service.
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Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for FUNman religious wall motto sales.
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I Will Train You at Home in Spare Time to Be a Radio-Television Technician

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): J. E. Smith
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for training courses. Inside back cover.
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Check the Kind of Body You Want!

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

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