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Issue: Mad #52
Publication Date: January 1960
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Issues: #52 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (16 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Running gag in this issue is for "Alfred E. Neuman For President" to appear somewhere in most of the stories.
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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
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Christmas Carolers

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Alfred charges for his group singing Christmas carols.
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Pages: 1
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Got It!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Parloraid Land Camera
Synopsis: Parody of Polaroid Land Camera ad.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover
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Departments

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Vital Features
Synopsis: table of contents
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art is from various stories in this issue.
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You'll Rock With Laughter 'N We'll Roll In Dough...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Son of MAD
Synopsis: House ad for 7th MAD paperback book.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Ed Reamer; Ed Reimers
Synopsis: Letters and photos from readers.
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Pages: 1.67
Disclose Notes: A reply from the editor notes that an original portrait of Ed Reimers (Allstate Insurance spokesman), by Mort Drucker, has been sent to Mr. Reimers.

The letters were written by Ira Epstein, Miriam Anver, Fred Voss, III, Leon Schor, D. Lewin, Ed Reimers, Dan Atchley, Leonard Moss, Priscilla De Vantier, Joe Coleman, Ed St. Yues, Al Whitmer, Thomas Gittins, Brooks Scofield, Carl Brunsting, George Appleton, Donald Dickson, and Peg O'Mally.
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The MAD 1960 Calendar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): In One Year And Out The Other Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Father Time
Synopsis: A calendar with a poem for each month.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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New Ad Spaces

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inside Pitch Dept.
Synopsis: For advertisers scraping the bottom of the barrel, MAD suggest some unusual places for ads in bars, hospitals, airplanes, and even prisons.
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Pages: 3
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777 Sunset Strip

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hair 'Em, Scare 'Em Dept.
Character(s): Stew Daily; Jess Spence; Paladin; Shirley Plain; Koukie; Angelo; Mr. Brooksbrothers; Miss Primm; Peter Gone; the show's producer
Synopsis: Stew and Jess try to avoid kissing their homely client while searching for Koukie's kidnapper, but the producer finds they have kidnapped Koukie because he was taking over the show.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Parody of TV show 77 Sunset Strip.
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The Brain Operation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A surgeon and two nurses engage in a slapstick fight in the operating room, so the patient leaves in disgust.
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Pages: 2
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Protest Letters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cranks A-Million Dept.
Character(s): Mr. Murphy; Marmaduke (ventriloquist's dummy)
Synopsis: Shows the results when TV executives cave in to pressure from everyone who writes an angry letter about a show.
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MAD's Helpful Household Repair Hints

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg's Eye View Dept.
Character(s): Santa Claus; Mickey Mouse
Synopsis: Very unhelpful household repair hints, resulting in both damage and injury.
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Pages: 3
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MAD's Modern Folk Music

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Turkeys In The Craw Dept.
Synopsis: Song titles of folk songs based on modern situations.
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Pages: 2
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Living Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Room With A Phew! Dept.
Character(s): Mr. Smedley; Mrs. Smedley
Synopsis: A look at how the stuff people have expands to fill the available space.
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Pages: 4
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Sure-Fire 1959 Christmas Songs

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cash 'N Carol Dept.
Character(s): Santa Claus
Synopsis: Ridiculous Christmas song lyrics.
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Pages: 2
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The Truth About "Before" And "After" Ads

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Double-Cross Exposure Dept.
Character(s): Sal Mineo; Ricky Nelson
Synopsis: The real "after" photos showing unexpected side effects of various products.
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Pages: 4
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In Surgery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The surgeon takes a hypodermic of some drug himself before operating.
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Pages: 1
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MAD Goes To A Historical Movie Preview

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): 35mm Histrionics Dept.
Character(s): Darryl F. Sfortz; James Buchanan; Mrs. Buchanan (James' mother); Daisy DuPont; Ben Franklin; John Hancock; Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Paine; Abraham Lincoln; General Sherman; Miss Fritchie; Doctor Livingstone; Joe DiMaggio; Patrick Henry; Nathan Hale; John Paul Jones; Christopher Columbus
Synopsis: A completely mixed-up look at American history via the needs of a movie plot.
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Pages: 4
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The First Edition / The Second Edition / The Final Edition

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Editorial Wheeze Dept.
Character(s): Mike Mosholu
Synopsis: A look at how newspapers change the news with each later edition during the day, in an attempt to hide their errors of the first edition.
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Pages: 3
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MAD's Up-To-Date Version of The Night Before Christmas

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Cool Yule Dept.
Character(s): Santa Claus
Synopsis: A hip rendition of the classic poem, with illustration showing Santa and the reindeer wearing shades, goatees and berets.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The text of the original poem is also printed.
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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The Early Riser

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man sleepwalks through his closet and picks up a hanger in a strange way.
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Pages: 1
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Marvin Talks About The Tobacco Industry

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Marginal Marvin Dept.
Character(s): Marginal Marvin
Synopsis: Marvin makes a few jokes about tobacco companies.
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Appears in the margins of 19 pages.
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Do Your Christmas Shopping Early

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD Christmas Gift Mart
Synopsis: Ad for all types of MAD merchandise, including subscriptions.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Main photo appears to be of various MAD staff members, from the same photo session as issue #50, at the Cup 'n Saucer Coffee House, New York, NY.
Inside back cover.
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Das Spiel Von Der Automobile, Or How To Look Funny While Driving

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Volks W agen
Character(s): The Captain; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Mama; The Professor
Synopsis: Parody of Volkswagen ad, highlighting all the odd features in mock German dialect.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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