The Worst from MAD
#8
[60¢]
(1965)
EC,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.60 CAD
- Pages
- 92
- Indicia Frequency
- annual
- On-sale Date
- 1965-05-04
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); Jerry De Fuccio (credited) (editorial assistant); Nick Meglin (credited) (editorial assistant)
Issue Notes
Not identified as a Canadian price, but presumed so as at this time Mad specials were 0.50 USD, 0.60 CAD. On-sale date from 1965 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue is a variant of The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #8 [50¢].
This issue is a variant of The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #8 [50¢].
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After You Let Your Fingers Do the Walking
photo story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Inks
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Bell Telephone print ads: After letting her fingers do the walking through the Yellow Pages, a woman is forced to soak them in Epsom salts.
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #79 (June 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Misery is a Cold Hot Dog
Roasted Peanuts Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Charlie Brown; Nancy; Sluggo; Dondi; Little Orphan Annie; Kayo Mullins; Archie Andrews; Henry; Little Lulu; Dennis Mitchell; Swee'Pea; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Huey; Dewey: Louis; Chip Flagston; Ponytail; Junior Tracy; Alexander Bumstead; Jughead Smith; Trixie Flagston
- Synopsis
- Famous comic strip characters illustrate various examples of miserable situations.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #80 (July 1963)
-
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dr. Jekyll
- Synopsis
- The doctor's latest formula does nothing - - to him.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #77 (March 1963)
-
The Lighter Side of Dating
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Series of cartoons examining and satirizing dating rituals.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #78 (April 1963)
-
The Rise and Fall of a Recording Star
Slipped Disc Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The career of a fictional recording star traced through her record album covers.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #79 (June 1963)
-
A Child's Garden of Weeds
Corn Poem Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Classic poems adapted to reflect modern situations.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #77 (March 1963)
-
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy steals blueprints of the White Spy's new device.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #77 (March 1963)
-
Modern Chess
One False Move Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Modifying the rules of the game and the look of the pieces of chess to reflect modern issues.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #78 (April 1963)
-
Balcony Scene
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A princess grows a flower in a strange location.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #53 (March 1960)
-
The Mad Baseball Primer
Learning the Score Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Primer on what to expect when going to the ballpark to see a game.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #80 (July 1963)
-
Look Before You Leap
Sinking Fund Dept. / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A destitute man attempts suicide.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #79 (June 1963)
-
The Defensers
Dribble Across the Court Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #77 (March 1963)
-
Father's Day Cards From Special People
Pop's Corn Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Job-specific Father's Day cards.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #80 (July 1963)
-
The Inventor at the Novelty Company
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man pitches his newly invented novelty to the company owner.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #79 (June 1963)
-
Popular Scientific Mechanics
For Whom the Fools Tool Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of magazines like Popular Science and Popular Mechanics.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #81 (September 1963)
-
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy tricks the White Spy with a trick cannon.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)
-
Mad's "Discount Center" Owner of the Year
The Price is a Riot Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Dorothy Kilgallen [as Dorothy Kilfifth]
- Synopsis
- An interview with the owner of a discount department store.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #79 (June 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Among the shoppers in the background of the interview are Superman, Adolf Hitler and Frankenstein's Monster.
Mother's Day Cards From Special People
Mom's The Word Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Some foolish Mother's Day cards.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #47 (June 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
The Suicide
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A woman tries to drown herself.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #78 (April 1963)
-
The Lighter Side of Family Doctors
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Series of cartoons looking at the foibles of people's relationship with the medical community.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #79 (June 1963)
-
The Daily Monopoly
Editorial "I" Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of a modern newspaper.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #78 (April 1963)
-
A Mad Look at Travel
Tour De Farce Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Contrasting travel in the nineteenth century and the twentieth century.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #77 (March 1963)
-
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
- Synopsis
- The Gray Spy lures the other spies into attacking each other.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #78 (April 1963)
-
Letters That Cross in the Mail
Postal-Mortems Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Various people send off hot-headed letters, only to receive letters just after that make them regret their actions.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #77 (March 1963)
-
The High Dive
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man realizes in mid-dive that he's still wearing his wristwatch.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #79 (June 1963)
-
Hollywood Surplus Sale
Lights, Camera, Auction Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Sale ads for props left over from old Hollywood films.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #77 (March 1963)
-
A Mad Look at Motorcycle Cops
Where's the Fire Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Series of cartoons satirizing motorcycle police.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #81 (September 1963)
-
The Emergency
Fire! Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man attempts to use the fire emergency system in an office building.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #78 (April 1963)
-
For the Birds
Hitchcock-a-Doodle-Doo Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Arnie Kogen; Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Tippi Hedren; Rod Taylor; Susanne Pleshette; Nikita Kruschev; Jessica Tandy; Ethel Griffies; Alfred Hitchcock
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "The Birds," a woman tries to warn a seaside town of an impending attack by the local bird population, but her erratic behavior causes her not to be believed.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #82 (October 1963)
-
The Masterpiece
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Elizabeth Taylor [as Cleopatra]; Richard Burton [as Marc Antony]
- Synopsis
- An artist finishes the portrait he was laboring on.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #82 (October 1963)
-
After 33 Years, Our Mayjag is a-Workin' Still
photo story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Inks
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A group of hillbilly stereotypes extol the virtues of their Mayjag washing machine - - as a still.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #80 (July 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
A Penny Can Make Your Conscience Feel Better
photo story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Inks
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Colors
- Lester Krauss (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Association of American Florists print ads; Suggestions for placating your wife after you spend the night drinking.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #79 (June 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
1.
After You Let Your Fingers Do the Walking
-
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
Misery is a Cold Hot Dog
Roasted Peanuts Dept. -
4.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Don Martin Dept. -
5.
The Lighter Side of Dating
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
6.
The Rise and Fall of a Recording Star
Slipped Disc Dept. -
7.
A Child's Garden of Weeds
Corn Poem Dept. -
8.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
9.
Modern Chess
One False Move Dept. -
10.
Balcony Scene
Don Martin Dept. -
11.
The Mad Baseball Primer
Learning the Score Dept. -
12.
Look Before You Leap
Sinking Fund Dept. -
13.
The Defensers
Dribble Across the Court Dept. -
14.
The Mad Zepplin
-
15.
Father's Day Cards From Special People
Pop's Corn Dept. -
16.
The Inventor at the Novelty Company
Don Martin Dept. -
17.
Popular Scientific Mechanics
For Whom the Fools Tool Dept. -
18.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
19.
Mad's "Discount Center" Owner of the Year
The Price is a Riot Dept. -
20.
Mother's Day Cards From Special People
Mom's The Word Dept. -
21.
The Suicide
Don Martin Dept. -
22.
The Lighter Side of Family Doctors
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
23.
The Daily Monopoly
Editorial "I" Dept. -
24.
A Mad Look at Travel
Tour De Farce Dept. -
25.
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
26.
Letters That Cross in the Mail
Postal-Mortems Dept. -
27.
The High Dive
Don Martin Dept. -
28.
Hollywood Surplus Sale
Lights, Camera, Auction Dept. -
29.
A Mad Look at Motorcycle Cops
Where's the Fire Dept. -
30.
The Emergency
Fire! Dept. -
31.
For the Birds
Hitchcock-a-Doodle-Doo Dept. -
32.
The Masterpiece
Don Martin Dept. -
33.
After 33 Years, Our Mayjag is a-Workin' Still
-
34.
A Penny Can Make Your Conscience Feel Better
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- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
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