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Issue: Mad #77
Publication Date: March 1963
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Issues: #77 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: 12/27/1962
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 28 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 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
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Alfred inverts the old William Tell fable, placing an arrow on his head while someone tries to hit it with an apple.
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We're Looking for Idiots Who Like to Draw

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Famous Artists School print ads; twelve famous, if morally questionable, artists seek students to exploit.
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): various (see notes)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Art is excerpts from this issue.
Includes a quote attributed to Alfred E. Neuman: "One big reason you see so many kids running around the streets at night is that they're afraid to stay home alone!"
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Letters from Michael Kernan, Cynthia Murphy, and Morgan Wright.
Photos of cats and dogs posed with MAD magazines from Dainow, Kallay, 24th Helicopter APO, Winborn, Erickson, and Colangelo.
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Filed October 1, 1962. Listed owners E.C. Publications, 850 Fifth Avenue, New York, 22, NY; Premier Corporation of America, 1410 Broadway, New York, 18, NY; Botany Industries, 717 Fifth Avenue, New York, 22, NY; A.M. Sonnabend, 464 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass; Frank G. Binswanger, 1420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 02, PA; Arnold Saltzman, 1410 Broadway, New York, 18, NY; Michael Daroff, 717 Fifth Avenue, New York, 22, NY. Listed publisher William M. Gaines; listed editor Albert B. Feldstein. Total distribution 1,293,705.
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If You Enjoy Hilarious Take-Offs You'll Love...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad Paperbacks
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Disclose Notes: House ad for MAD paperback books.
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Below Cost!

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The Bust Is Yet to Come!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman bust
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Disclose Notes: House ad for china bust of Alfred E. Neuman.
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You'll Never be Starved for Laughs

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Mad Magazine
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Disclose Notes: House ad for subscriptions to MAD Magazine.
Photo is of a skull.
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This Book Banned in Boston?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): A Golden Trashery of Mad
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Disclose Notes: House ad for hardcover MAD book.
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Mad's 1963 All-Inclusive Magazine Calendar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Palming Off the Dates Dept.
Synopsis: Calendar pages geared to the readers of various niche magazines.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The doctor's latest formula does nothing - - to him.
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Hollywood Surplus Sale

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lights, Camera, Auction Dept.
Synopsis: Sale ads for props left over from old Hollywood films.
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Pages: 4
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Speaking from Pictures

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Freedom with Speech Dept.
Character(s): Willy Brandt; Dwight Eisenhower; Mamie Eisenhower; Hassa Al Sudairi
Synopsis: Humorous captions are added to U.P.I. wire photos to satirical effect.
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If Five Comic Strip Cartoonists Interpreted the Age-Old Riddle: "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?"

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fowl Play Dept.
Character(s): Thor; Marcia Mason; Ira Brom; Lester Larson; Francine; Arthur Strimm
Synopsis: If the riddle "Why did the chicken cross the road?" was the plot idea for a daily strip of Peanuts, Mark Trail, B.C., Miss Peach or Jules Feiffer’s panel.
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The Black Spy steals blueprints of the White Spy's new device; the Black Spy uses a magnet on the White Spy's dumbbell.
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Disclose Notes: Credit is also in Morse Code as "By Prohias".
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Letters That Cross in the Mail

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Postal-Mortems Dept.
Synopsis: Various people send off hot-headed letters, only to receive letters just after that make them regret their actions.
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The Defensers

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dribble Across the Court Dept.
Character(s): E.G. Marshall [as Lawrence Pressedham]; Robert Reed [as Kenny Pressedham]; Raymond Burr [as Perry Mason]; Polly Rowles [as Helen Donaldson]
Synopsis: In a parody of the television series "The Defenders," a father and son law firm lose all of their cases due to their arrogance and incompetence.
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Yacht Flags for the Home

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Standards of Living Dept.
Synopsis: Yacht style flags that proclaim various household events.
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Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Gray Spy
Synopsis: Solving a jigsaw puzzle leads the two spies into the Gray Spy's trap; The Gray Spy traps the other two spies on a railroad crossing as a train approaches.
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Disclose Notes: Credit is also in Morse Code as "By Prohias".
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The Mad Guide to Astrology

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Proceed According to Planet Dept.
Character(s): Elizabeth Taylor; Thomas E. Dewey; Dean Martin; Edd Byrnes; Louella Parsons; Tuesday Weld; Ed Sullivan; Princess Grace Kelly; Senator Barry Goldwater; Jimmy Hoffa; Quincy J. Aukwell; Zelda Aukwell
Synopsis: Satirical look at astrology and its dubious effect on life.
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On a Summer's Afternoon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A wife tries to help a man conceal his extended stomach.
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The Lighter Side of Women

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Series of cartoons exploring the foibles of females.
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A Child's Garden of Weeds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Corn Poem Dept.
Synopsis: Classic poems adapted to reflect modern situations.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Poets represented are John McRot [John McCrae], John Masefink [John Masefield], Thomas Hoot [Thomas Hood], Henry W. Lungfellow [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow], Henry Wadsworth Lonsgswallow [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow], Robert W. Tsouris [Robert W. Service], Robert W. Servecorn [Robert W. Service], and Edgar A. Gassed [Edgar A. Guest].
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A Mad Look at Travel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tour De Farce Dept.
Synopsis: Contrasting travel in the nineteenth century and the twentieth century.
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Pages: 6
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Because Owning Your Own Car Is One Headache After Another

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Ford print ads; the hazards of car-ownership are outlined as a way to promote using taxis.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.
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Mad Window Stickers

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): More Trash from Mad
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Disclose Notes: House ad for special issue with bonus, on inside back cover.
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Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
First Line: That's just the ticket - one of the many nuisances that prove you can't a-Ford to own a car.
Synopsis: Parody of Ford Motor Company ads for fictitious Associated Taxi Companies of America.
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Disclose Notes: back cover

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