The Voodoo Mad
#Q6245
(circa 1973)
New American Library,
1963 Series
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 0.95 USD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- New American Library
- Brand
-
Signet [name below logo]
- ISBN
- 451-Q6245-095
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (original editor)
Issue Notes
Standard Book Number 451-Q6245-095 on spine
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelly Freas (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Kelly Freas (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Kelly Freas (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E Neuman [Voodoo Doll]
- Synopsis
- A voodoo doll in pierced by several pins with the labels: TV; Democrats; Republicans; The John Birch Society; Hollywood and Madison Ave.
- Keywords
- voodoo dolls
How To Be a MAD Non-Conformist
Vive La Difference Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Showing the differences between ordinary folks, non-conformists, and MAD non-conformists.
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #47 (June 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Comic Strip Heroes (Taken from Real Life)
Famous Funnies Dept. / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Conrad Hilton; Werner Von Braun; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Prince Charles; Hymie Rickover; Richard Nixon; Pat Nixon; Gamal Abdel Nasser; Nikita Krushchev; Mrs. Krushchev; Alfred E. Neuman; Jimmy Hoffa; Charles DeGaulle; Hubert Humphrey; Adlai Stevenson; Harry Truman; General Douglas MacArthur; Li'l Abner (cameo); Daisy Mae (cameo); Snuffy Smith (cameo); Snuffy's wife (cameo); Kayo Mullins (cameo); Moon Mullins (cameo); Steve Canyon (cameo); Alley Oop (cameo); Beetle Bailey (cameo); Killer (cameo); Pogo (cameo); Howland Owl (cameo); Lucy Van Pelt (cameo); Charlie Brown (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Comic strips about currently famous people, in styles similar to current comic strips.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #48 (July 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Skin Diving
The Man Who Sinks for Himself Dept. / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Alley Oop (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Problems with skin diving, new developments, and the ultimate return of man to the sea.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #48 (July 1959)
-
Miracle Fabrics
Ready-to-swear Dept. / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- The good and bad points of modern synthetic fabrics.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #48 (July 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Vic Tinny Gyms
Big Build-up Dept. / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Al Jaffee
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Vic Tinny; Popeye
- Synopsis
- Discusses the methods and success of the new style of commercial gym. Parody of Vic Tanny Gyms.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #49 (September 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Last page has illustration of several comic legends, like Dennis the Menace; Mona Lisa; Groucho Marx and Superman; all sporting huge muscles like Vic.
How to Play Croquet
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Young Don Martin
- Synopsis
- An unusual way to play the ball when it lands in a kid's mouth.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #48 (July 1959)
-
- Keywords
- croquet
The Greatest Missile Ever Built
Brains & Von Braun Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Detailing the need for and design of an undetectable missile weapon.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #47 (June 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Sideways
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
America's Dream Car
Motorvational Research Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A list of consumer complaints about modern car design and a suggestion of a design that addresses them...the Model T.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #49 (September 1959)
-
The Night That Perry Masonmint Lost a Case
A Switch In Crime Dept.) / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Dee Caruso; Bill Levine
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Perry Masonmint; Lieutenant Drag; District Attorney Burgerbits; Judge Sam; Paul Dreck; Della Sweet; Harry Townes; Emil Freebish
- Synopsis
- Perry finally loses a case, because he only wins on Saturday nights.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #48 (July 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of Perry Mason tv show. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Half-Finished Billboards
Fun for the Road Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Orlando (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Characters
- Marilyn Monroe
- Synopsis
- Fun combining the messages on billboards into a single new message, when installing one message over another.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #49 (September 1959)
-
Little Known Organizations
Pressured Groups Dept. / text article / 8 pages
- Script
- Paul Laikin
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Ads for organizations that would oppose actual organizations, such as Alcoholics Unanimous, and Committee To Encourage Juvenile Delinquency.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #48 (July 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
The Fishermen
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A fisherman drags a boy out of the water, but he is below the size limit so his buddy throws the boy back.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #47 (June 1959)
-
- Keywords
- catch and release; fishing
Insurance Policies for Teen-Agers
Honestly This Is the Best Policy Dept. / text article / 9 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Ideas for insurance policies against common hazards of teen-agers, such as blind dates and flunking school.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #48 (July 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
How a Television Script Is Born
And then I Re-wrote Dept. / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Follows a script from the original author through various rewrites, showing how all the meaning and creativity is gradually watered down.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #48 (July 1959)
-
- Keywords
- scriptwriting
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
MAD Looks at Book Clubs
Readin' and Writhin' Dept. / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Millard Fillmore; Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Highly specialized book clubs.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #49 (September 1959)
-
- Keywords
- book clubs
Bridge: The Aristocrat of Card Games
Trick-or-cheat Dept. / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Charles Groan
- Synopsis
- Defines common bridge terms, gives advice and shows the pitfalls of playing bridge. Includes a phony newspaper bridge column.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #48 (July 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
MAD Medals for Everyday Heroes
Brave of the Home Dept. / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Dave Berg
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Zelda Zitzlaff; Fenwick J. Finster; Arthur L. Mudge; Elihu Bunchwell; Freda Prawn; Fanny Strongthumber
- Synopsis
- Medals that could be awarded for overcoming everyday problems.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #49 (September 1959)
-
- Keywords
- awards
A Best Seller Hits the Commercial Trail
Anything for a Buck Dept. / text story / 16 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Brigette Bardot; Steve Canyon
- Synopsis
- A rather prescient look at the future of merchandising for a successful novel, using "Doctor Zhivago" as an example.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #49 (September 1959)
-
- Keywords
- merchandising
How You Look to Other People
Face Value Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- How you might look to people you deal with daily, based on your value to them.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #48 (July 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
The Sculptor in His Studio
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Don Martin (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A sculptor handles his lazy assistant in an unusual manner.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #49 (September 1959)
-
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
How To Be a MAD Non-Conformist
Vive La Difference Dept. -
2.
Comic Strip Heroes (Taken from Real Life)
Famous Funnies Dept. -
3.
Skin Diving
The Man Who Sinks for Himself Dept. -
4.
Miracle Fabrics
Ready-to-swear Dept. -
5.
Vic Tinny Gyms
Big Build-up Dept. -
6.
How to Play Croquet
Don Martin Dept. -
7.
The Greatest Missile Ever Built
Brains & Von Braun Dept. -
8.
America's Dream Car
Motorvational Research Dept. -
9.
The Night That Perry Masonmint Lost a Case
A Switch In Crime Dept.) -
10.
Half-Finished Billboards
Fun for the Road Dept. -
11.
Little Known Organizations
Pressured Groups Dept. -
12.
The Fishermen
Don Martin Dept. -
13.
Insurance Policies for Teen-Agers
Honestly This Is the Best Policy Dept. -
14.
How a Television Script Is Born
And then I Re-wrote Dept. -
15.
MAD Looks at Book Clubs
Readin' and Writhin' Dept. -
16.
Bridge: The Aristocrat of Card Games
Trick-or-cheat Dept. -
17.
MAD Medals for Everyday Heroes
Brave of the Home Dept. -
18.
A Best Seller Hits the Commercial Trail
Anything for a Buck Dept. -
19.
How You Look to Other People
Face Value Dept. -
20.
The Sculptor in His Studio
Don Martin Dept. -
21.
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