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Issue: Mad #61
Publication Date: March 1961
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Issues: #61 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/27/1960
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 26 (15 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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It's Gonna Be a Mad Year

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Mad commemorates the fact that 1961 is an upside-down year, meaning that the last two numerals are the reverse of the first two.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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She Was Irresistible!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of print hosiery ads for Hanes; a lion finds a woman's stockings irresistible, so he eats her.
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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: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes Alfred E. Neuman quote, "Taking your wife to a convention is like taking the game warden hunting!"
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The Most Controversial Book Ever!

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 paperbacks
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.41
Disclose Notes: House ad for MAD paperbacks, featuring "Like MAD".
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Now...in 3-D!

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: 0.17
Disclose Notes: House ad for full-color pictures of Alfred E. Neuman.
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Why Trade a Headache for an Upset Stomach?

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: 0.19
Disclose Notes: House ad for "A Golden Trashery of MAD".
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters Dept.
Character(s): Gardner McKay (photograph)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.65
Disclose Notes: Letters from Charles M. Schulz [as Linus Van Pelt], Shelby M. Eddington, Daniel Gardiner, J. B. Post, Monty Stickles, David E. Roy, and Gabriel P. Freedman, with answers.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.23
Disclose Notes: Filed September 15, 1960; Listed owners E.C. Publications, Inc., William M. Gaines, Jesse K. Gaines, Virginia E. MacAdie, all of 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, 12; Publisher William M. Gaines, Editor Albert B. Feldstein; Total distribution, avg number over preceding twelve months: 48,550
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Let Us Slip You a "Mickey" for Your Mantle

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: 0.35
Disclose Notes: House ad for Alfred E. Neuman Bisque China Bust.
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The Man of Science

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Punch in the I.Q. Dept.
Character(s): Albert Einstein; Shelley Winters; Mary Martin ?; Ed Wynn (cameo)
Synopsis: If Albert Einstein's life were portrayed in various forms of media.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Two other well-known actors appear as Albert Einstein, one other actress as his wife Emma, but I cannot identify them.
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Early One Morning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: To avoid waking up, a man tosses his alarm clock out the window, with unfortunate results.
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Pages: 2
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The Wall Street Jungle

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): All the News That Hints of Mint Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of The Wall Street Journal.
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, humorous
Synopsis: The Black Spy thinks the White Spy is dead.
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Pages: 1
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Admissions of Dishonesty Still Don't Make It Right

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Too True to Be Good Dept.
Synopsis: Applying end of program television disclaimers to other areas of society.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Kitzel's Department Store

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A store clerk deals with his stingy boss.
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Pages: 1
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Playkid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Young Snob-Nose Dept.
Synopsis: If Playboy Magazine had the same editorial focus as Highlights For Children.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: The centerfold pinup is the little girl from the Coppertone Sun Tan Oil ads.
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A Mad Peek Through the Microscope

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Series of single panel cartoons with a microbe theme.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Alfred E. Neuman makes a cameo as a microscopic organism and a lab technician.
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MAD's Comprehensive Small Irritation Insurance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Clause That Refreshes Dept.
Character(s): Bert Parks (television still photo)
Synopsis: An insurance policy that reimburses you for selected irritations brought about by life.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Guest Shots

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Extra Added Distraction Dept.
Character(s): Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis; James Arness [as Matt Dillon]; Richard Boone [as Paladin]; Robert Stack [as Eliot Ness]; Marvin Miller [as Michael Anthony]; Alfred Hitchcock; Shirley Temple; Manners the butler; Speedy Alka-Seltzer; Mr. Dithers; Joe Palooka; Maggie; Jiggs; Sandy; Mary Worth; Mammy Yokum; Moonbeam McSwine
Synopsis: Ridiculous examples of guest appearances on various television shows and comic strips.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Manners the butler was the then current commercial icon for Kleenex Tissue. Speedy Alka-Seltzer was the then current commercial icon for Alka-Seltzer antacid.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, humorous
Synopsis: The Black Spy gets pictures of The White Spy's new rocket.
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Pages: 1
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Mad's "Do-It-Yourself" Auto Repair Manual

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Greasemonkey-Business Dept.
Synopsis: Satirical auto repair manual.
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Pages: 3
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Mad's 1961 TV Preview

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Vidiot's Delight Dept.
Character(s): Charles Collingwood; Nelson Rockefeller; Douglas Edwards
Synopsis: Examples of new television shows for the coming year.
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Pages: 2
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Mad Salutes an Unsung Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Speaking of Pictures Dept.
Character(s): Macomber Bombey
Synopsis: Spotlight on magazine photographer Macomber Bombey.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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After the Rains

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A group of native Americans exit a teepee after a rain storm.
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Pages: 1
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Caramba! I'm No Herk!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad Magazine
Synopsis: A stereotypical Mexican peasant gives an endorsement in broken English of subscribing to Mad Magazine.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for subscriptions.
Includes thumbnail illustration.
Inside back cover.
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What Sort of Man Reads Mad?

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A sophisticate stands on the bumper of his car and contemptuously watches the barefoot moron repairing it in a parody of Playboy ads that tout the sophistication of their audience.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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