Utterly Mad #U2104

(December 1963)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

filler / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside front and back covers are blank.

...And Now...At Last...Utterly MAD (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Severin

Inks:

John Severin

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Melvin of The Apes

Synopsis:

Introduction to the contents.

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpt from "Melvin Of The Apes!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Title pages and publishing information.

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpt from some previous issue of MAD; same as used for first page of "Supermarkets!"

Contents (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Table of contents.

Melvin of The Apes! (Table of Contents)

Jungle Dept.; Melvin of The Apes / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Severin [as Melvin Severin]

Inks:

John Severin [as Melvin Severin]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Melvin of The Apes; Boy; Jane; Ookaballakonga tribe

Synopsis:

Melvin escapes from the Ookaballakonga tribe with the help of the jungle animals but the tribe shrinks Boy's head.

Reprints:

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #2 (December 1952-January 1953)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #2

Indexer Notes

A parody of Tarzan.

Book! Movie! (Table of Contents)

Literature Dept.; Cinema Dept. / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

a man; Rosie; Ellen

Synopsis:

Parallel stories point out the differences between modern novels and modern movies.

Reprints:

• from MAD (ED, 1952 series) #13

Robin Hood! (Table of Contents)

Hysterical Historical Dept. / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Severin (signed)

Inks:

John Severin (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Robin Hood; Big John; Sparkie; Alan Adaile; Friar Tuck; Little John; Happy; Sneezy; Sleepy; Doc; Dopey; Bashful; Grumpy; Maid Marion

Synopsis:

After robbing a sheriff's posse, Robin Hood and his gang rob Big John and Sparkie of their last two cents.

Reprints:

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #4 (April - May 1953)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #4

Indexer Notes

A parody of Robin Hood.

G.I. Shmoe! (Table of Contents)

War Comics Dept. / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; war

Characters:

Galusha Iggy Shmoe [G. I. Shmoe]; Sgt. Squirt; Comrade Commander

Synopsis:

A parody of war comics.

Reprints:

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #10 (April 1954)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #10

Indexer Notes

Every woman in the story uses the line, "...Hey Joe...You got chewing gum?"

Frank N. Stein! (Table of Contents)

Terror Dept. / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Characters:

Baron Francesco Napoleon Stein; Bumble; Melvin; Sherman; the monster

Synopsis:

A parody of The Frankenstein horror comics and films.

Reprints:

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #8 (December 1953-January 1954)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #8

Indexer Notes

The monster has Adolph Hitler's face.

Little Orphan Melvin! (Table of Contents)

Girl-And-Dog-Type-Story Dept. / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Little Orphan Melvin; Daddy Peacebucks; Punjoke; Gravel; Ax L. Maxl; The Gasp!; Mommy Peacebucks

Synopsis:

Daddy is continually too late to save Melvin from danger, and also cannot save himself from Mommy.

Reprints:

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #9 (February - March 1954)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #9

Indexer Notes

A parody of the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. Includes a stanza of a poem by Byron.

The Raven (Table of Contents)

Classical Type Comics Dept. / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edgar Allan Poe

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

a raven; the narrator; Lenore

Synopsis:

An adaptation of Poe's poem "The Raven."

Reprints:

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #9 (February - March 1954)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #9

Indexer Notes

This is the text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations.

Supermarkets! (Table of Contents)

The American Scene Dept. / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Mr. Sturdley; Mrs. Sturdley; Superman (cameo)

Synopsis:

A look at America's obsession with supermarkets, as the Sturdley's survive the rigors of shopping.

Reprints:

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

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #19

Indexer Notes

First page illustration is not from the original story, but from some other issue of MAD. It is the same as used for the title pages.

Scenes We'd Like To See: Stage Coach (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Inks:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

Cowboy tries to save a woman in a runaway stage coach by jumping from his horse onto one of the runaway horses...but falls on the ground.

Reprints:

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

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #29

Indexer Notes

Original title "Scenes We'd Like To See: The Runaway Stagecoach."

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Race (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Inks:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

After a jockey is fired for taking a bribe, the owner's granddaughter volunteers to ride in the big race. She loses.

Reprints:

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

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #29

Indexer Notes

Original title "Scenes We'd Like To See: The Day of The Big Race."

Wowee Gang! Here's Our Big Chance Of A Lifetime Offer! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for the first 5 MAD paperback books.

Yes! You Too Can Be Well-Informed! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Severin [as Melvin Severin]

Inks:

John Severin [as Melvin Severin]

Colors:

?

Letters:

ty

Content Information

Synopsis:

Phony analysis of what's in this book.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.
Art is excerpt from "Melvin Of The Apes!"