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Issue: Mad #55
Publication Date: June 1960
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Issues: #55 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: 03/29/1960
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 26 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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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Cover, Front
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ORIGINAL PAINTED COVER ART
Sold for $19,120 from Heritage Auctions 2011 February Dallas Signature Vintage Comics & Comic Art Auction #7030
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Fair / Foul

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Alfred is part of a weather indicator...erroneously indicating the weather.
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What? You Say I'm Not Covered?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Safe Form Mutual
Synopsis: Parody of ad for State Farm Mutual Insurance.
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Disclose Notes: Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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Departments

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): various (see Notes)
Inker(s): various (see Notes)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Vital Features
Synopsis: table of contents
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art is excerpts from various stories in this issue.
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Have Your Own MAD Show With This Half-Baked Cast

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman bust
Synopsis: House ad for china bust of Alfred.
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Pages: 0.33
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Here's The Seventh Wonder Of The World!

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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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Pages: 0.17
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): unnamed Marine; Alfred Hatchplot
Synopsis: Letters of comment, many about issue #53, along with a pitch for back issue sales.
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Disclose Notes: The letters were written by George Rinehart, Don Schumacher, Henry Kirchner, George Hewitt, Ann Thomas; John Swift, and Mickey Olsen.
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You'll Have A Duece Of A Time With Your Subscription To MAD

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD Magazine
Synopsis: House ad for subscriptions.
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Pages: 0.17
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Feeling Low Lately?

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Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD hardcover books
Synopsis: House ad for MAD For Keeps and MAD Forever.
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Pages: 0.28
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This Is The End Of Them!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: House ad for pinups suitable for framing.
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Pages: 0.05
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Pictures The Editor Left Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Accentuate The Positive Dept.
Character(s): Mary Lou Va Voom; Melvin Goodslob; Holbrook "Home-Run" Harney; Senator Vernon T. Balotstufer; Mrs. Balotstufer; Mr. Balotstufer (father); General Klod; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Compares the photos used in magazine articles with unused photos that might have been taken just afterwords.
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The concert

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mandrake S. Bach
Synopsis: Problems occur when a man who is both a musician and magician carries his equipment for both professions on stage.
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MAD Beats The TV Plug Crackdown

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Memorably Mentioned Dept.
Character(s): Gary Moore; Mr. Shnook; Chester Riley; Mrs. Riley; Bob Hope
Synopsis: MAD introduces some products with brand names that will inadvertently be sprinkled throughout normal speech.
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The MAD Madison Avenue Primer

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: An attempt to make the world of advertising understandable by seven-year olds.
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Pages: 3
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The Arthur Money Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): R.S.V.I.P. Dept.
Character(s): Kathleen Money; The Arthur Money Dancers [Rhoda Pfeffer; Lewis Eskin]; Jawaharlal Nehru; Mrs. Nikita Khrushchev; Fred Astep; Ed Sullivan
Synopsis: Parody of the Arthur Murray Party TV show.
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Pages: 4
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Cigarette Geography

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Durham Bull Dept.
Synopsis: MAD takes the trend of cigarette manufacturers' focus on various parts of the cigarettes to ridiculous extremes.
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Pages: 3
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Literal Translations of Figurative Speech

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Idiom's Delight Dept.
Synopsis: One-panel gags of people acting out common expressions such as "Won't you join me in a cup of coffee?"
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Some people are MAD staffers recognized from previous promo ads.
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I.B.M. Cards

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Punch And Booty Dept.
Character(s): Melvin Blecch; Selma Blecch; Nikita Khrushchev; Jack Benny; Fidel Castro; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Interpreting the punches on computer billing cards.
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Pages: 4
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In A Greasy Spoon Diner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The cook provides an unappetizing condiment.
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Pages: 1
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Popular Politician

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Vote's My Line Dept.
Character(s): Adlai Stevenson; Charles DeGaulle; Nikita Khrushchev; David Ben-Gurion; Richard Nixon; Hubert Humphrey; Pat Nixon; Drouella Pearsons; Wayne Morse; Margaret Chase Smith; Nelson Rockefeller
Synopsis: What a celebrity magazine based on politicians might look like.
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Pages: 6
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The Jackie Talented Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sid Caesar [Jackie Talented]; J. P. Starmaker; Jackie's father; Tony; Vera Brassy; Helen Zigfried
Synopsis: A parody of all the "unknown makes it big in show business" movies.
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Barber Shop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Special chairs at the barber shop so men can enjoy a fantasy while having their hair cut.
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Pages: 3
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Mother's Day Cards

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Panned Parenthood Dept.
Character(s): Al Capone; Benedict Arnold; Emperor Nero; Eddie "Blackbeard" Teach; John Wilkes Booth; Lizzie Borden
Synopsis: Ridiculous Mother's Day cards through history that might have been sent by kids who didn't turn out so well.
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The "Hip" Raven

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Poe-Etic Injustice Dept.
Synopsis: A translation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" into hip slang.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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More MAD "Y'OX"

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Marginal Marvin
Synopsis: Captions with arrangements of "X"s and "O"s as the art.
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Appears in the margins of 25 pages.
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Have Yourself A Political Party

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman For President Kit
Synopsis: House ad for kit containing poster, sticker, button, and hat.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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How Many Ways Can He Hurt Himself Today?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Goldbrick & Goldbrick
Synopsis: Parody of a Johnson & Johnson first aid products ad.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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