Mad for Keeps

(July 1958)

A Few Well-Chosen Words to Introduce Mad for Keeps (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ernie Kovacs

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Stamps (Table of Contents: 2)

Hobbies Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Al Jaffee

Inks

Al Jaffee

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #28 (July 1956)

The Ed Suvillan Show (Table of Contents: 3)

TV Dept. / T.V. Dept. / Television Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #27 (April 1956)

Never Before a Bandage That Sticks Like This! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #24 (July 1955)

Cartoon Digest (Table of Contents: 5)

Newspaper Comics Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #27 (April 1956)

Million Dollar Horse (Table of Contents: 6)

Sports Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Jack Davis

Inks

Jack Davis

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #28 (July 1956)

Scenes We'd Like to See: The Runaway Stagecoach (Table of Contents: 7)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Interlandi

Pencils

Phil Interlandi

Inks

Phil Interlandi

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #29 (September 1956)

Anyone Can Build This Coffee Table (Table of Contents: 8)

Do It Yourself Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Jack Davis

Inks

Jack Davis

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; drama

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #24 (July 1955)

Radiodetectiveland (Table of Contents: 9)

Radio Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #25 (August-September 1955)

Was George Washington "George"? (Table of Contents: 10)

Confidential Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #25 (August-September 1955)

My Secret (Table of Contents: 11)

Sports Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Al Jaffee

Inks

Al Jaffee

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #26 (November 1955)

He Rose Tattooed (Table of Contents: 12)

Movie Dept. / Movies Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #28 (July 1956)

Is a Trip to the Moon Possible? (Table of Contents: 13)

Science Dept. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #24 (July 1955)

Mad Awards (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #25 (August-September 1955)

Paper Doll Page (Table of Contents: 15)

Things to Make & Do Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #28 (July 1956)

Hot Weather Photos (Table of Contents: 16)

Newspaper Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #29 (September 1956)

Gringo (Table of Contents: 17)

Game Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ernie Kovacs (credited)

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #29 (September 1956)

What's happened to the... Pulp Magazines (Table of Contents: 18)

Literature Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

James Blish

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #30 (November-December 1956)

The Seven Itchy Years (Table of Contents: 19)

Movie Dept. / Movies Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #26 (November 1955)

Scenes We'd Like to See: The Marshall Who Got Outdrawn (Table of Contents: 20)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Interlandi

Pencils

Phil Interlandi

Inks

Phil Interlandi

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #27 (April 1956)

It's High Adventure (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Colors

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #26 (November 1955)

Sound Effects! (Table of Contents: 22)

Comic Book Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Wally Wood (finished pencils)

Inks

Wally Wood

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #20 (February 1955)

Beer Belongs - Enjoy It! (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Colors

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #27 (April 1956)

Melvin of the Apes! (Table of Contents: 24)

Jungle Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman (credited as Egad (Long Grain) Rice Burroughs)

Pencils

Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); John Severin (credited as Melvin Severin) (finished pencils)

Inks

John Severin (credited as Melvin Severin)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

satire-parody; humor; jungle

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #6 (August - September 1953)

How to Be Smart (Table of Contents: 25)

Education Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #27 (April 1956)

Let's Go for a Ride! (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Jack Davis

Inks

Jack Davis

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #26 (November 1955)

[Sanofrized] (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #26 (November 1955)

A Stirring Scene to Say the Least from M-G-M-G's "Leave Me or Leave"! (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #25 (August-September 1955)

Dragged Net! (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Bill Elder (credited as Sergeant Elder) (finished pencils)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Sergeant Elder)

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #3 (January-February 1953)

Talk (Table of Contents: 30)

Talk Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #28 (July 1956)

Triumph Over Tooth Decay (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #28 (July 1956)

I Dreamed I Walked Down 5th Avenue in My Ironmaidenfit (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Jack Davis

Inks

Jack Davis

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #24 (July 1955)

Are You Ever Lovely to Love? (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #24 (July 1955)

Biggest Year in Mad History (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #29 (September 1956)

Baseball... Science or Skill? (Table of Contents: 35)

Sports Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Jack Davis

Inks

Jack Davis

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #25 (August-September 1955)

Headache? Cold Misery? (Table of Contents: 36)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #24 (July 1955)

Why Settle for Others When Beautydreamy Balances Drinking Glasses! (Table of Contents: 37)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #27 (April 1956)

Supermarkets! (Table of Contents: 38)

The American Scene Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Jack Davis (finished pencils)

Inks

Jack Davis

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #19 (January 1955)

Scenes We'd Like to See: The Gladiator and the Empress (Table of Contents: 39)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Interlandi

Pencils

Phil Interlandi

Inks

Phil Interlandi

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #30 (November-December 1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Norman Mingo; Jack Davis

Inks

Norman Mingo; Jack Davis

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman

Indexer Notes

Alfred shown from the back.