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Issue: Mad #60
Publication Date: January 1961
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Issues: #60 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/08/1960
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (14 stories, 2 covers)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: This issue was printed with a second cover as the back cover and the last twenty-five pages of the magazine printed upside down so the magazine could be flipped over if John Kennedy won the 1960 Presidential election. 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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Original Artwork
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Mad Congratulates Richard Nixon

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Alfred E. Neuman and Mad congratulates Richard Nixon on being elected President in 1960.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Alfred's campaign lapel button provides an additional, though accidental, bit of humor.
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The Furd Foulcar

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mr. Peanut
Synopsis: Parody of Ford Falcon print ads; famous cartoon characters endorse the 1961 Furd Foulcar.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Vital Features
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes Alfred E. Neuman quotes, "A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou beside me...and pretty soon I'll be fat, drunk, and in trouble!" and "Men say women can't be trusted too far, women say men can't be trusted too near!".
One page printed right side up to the "Nixon" cover and one page printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters Dept.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.45
Disclose Notes: Letters from Dick Glynn, Errol Brown, Nan Elwood, Helen A. Harrison, John David Hanks, Eric Partlow, David Bergman, Jon Hartman, Martha English, Richard Levy, Roz Baker, Richard Rudden, Mary Grastorf, Steve Waldman, Steven R. Berger, Dale Peterson, Jack Levin, Buddy Brock, Jim Conlan, and David H. Keiserman, with answers.
Appears on two pages, one printed right side up to the "Nixon" cover and one printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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Ring out the Old Year and Ring in the New!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad Magazine
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.55
Disclose Notes: House ads for subscriptions.
Ad appears on two pages, one printed right side up to the "Nixon" cover, and one printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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The Producer and I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Getting to Snow You Dept.
Character(s): Ava Gardner [as Bibi Va Voom]; Carroll Baker [as Zelda Va Voom]; Phil Silvers [as King Gazan]; Kim Novak [as Marilyn Van Mansfield]
Synopsis: The musical "The King and I", adapted to happen amid the Hollywood studio system.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Other cameos of then-current movie stars appear.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The spies try to poison each other.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: First appearance of Spy Vs. Spy feature.
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Tee Vee U.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Magna Cum Louder Dept.
Character(s): John Daly; Dorothy Killgallen; Bill Cullen; Ralph Edwards; President Ulysses Simpson Grant
Synopsis: The results of college courses being broadcast on television are examined.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: While the White Spy dreams of stealing the Black Spy's secret plans, the Black Spy actually does it.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The European Tourist's Guide to the United States

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ist Das Nicht Der U.S.A.? Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical look at tourism guide books.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inside-Ouch Dept.
Character(s): Dr. Benjamin Spock
Synopsis: A glimpse behind the scenes at various professions.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The White Spy sets the Black Spy up.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Mad Shakespeare Primer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): No Holds Bard Dept.
Character(s): Macbeth; Mrs. Macbeth; Hamlet; Marc Anthony
Synopsis: Parody of Shakespeare plays in storybook form.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: The flipped section of this issue begins with this story.
Printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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Mad's College Songs and Cheers for Traitors, Defeatists and Cowards

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rah Rah Black Sheep Dept.
Synopsis: Parody college songs for Pivnick Tech.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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Dieting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Satirical look at modern dieting.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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"Warm-Ups" to Everything

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Claptrap Dept.
Synopsis: Warming up a studio audience applied to other venues.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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Educational Toys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bored of Education Dept.
Synopsis: Cynical versions of education aids.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Alfred E. Neuman appears on a flash card.
Printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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20 Years in the Shipping Dept.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two shipping clerks get revenge on their boss for replacing them with automation.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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Naked Town

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Throwing the Bulls Dept.
Character(s): Horace McMahon [as Lt. Poker]; Paul Burke [as Det. Flinch]; Lt. Mascara
Synopsis: Parody of the television show "The Naked City".
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Alfred E. Neuman appears on an election poster.
Printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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For Mad Christmas Gift-Giving this Year...Have a Ball!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad merchandise
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for MAD Anthologies, Alfred E. Neuman bust, photos of Alfred E. Neuman, and MAD paperback books. Printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
inside back cover
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Mad Congratulates John Kennedy

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Alfred E. Neuman and Mad congratulates John Kennedy for winning the 1960 Presidential election.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is the same illustration as the front cover, with Kennedy's picture replacing Nixon's, different lettering on the pennant and lapel button, and a different caption.
Printed upside down to the "Nixon" cover.
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Appropriate Casting for Old Movies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Ideas for casting movies.
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Appears in the margins of 21 pages.

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