Mad Strikes Back #01564

(March 1969)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside front and back covers are blank.

Hoo Hah! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Introduction to the contents.

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpt from "Gopo Gossum!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Pencils

Harvey Kurtzman

Inks

Harvey Kurtzman

Letters

typeset

Characters

Melvin

Synopsis

Title page and publishing information.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #1 (October-November 1952) [figures only]

Indexer Notes

Art is just the figures from cover of MAD #1.

Contents (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Table of contents.

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpt from "Gopo Gossum!"

Straight Talk From Bob & Ray (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Goulding (credited); Bob Elliott (credited)

Pencils

Bill Elder

Inks

Bill Elder

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Bob Elliot; Ray Goulding; Arthur Godfrey; Joe McCarthy

Synopsis

In attempting to introduce the book, Bob & Ray wander off into a ridiculous discussion of Library of Congress book numbers.

MAD Strikes Back! (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood)

Letters

?

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpt from "Gopo Gossum!"

Prince Violent! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Letters

?

Editing

Harvey Kurtzman (original)

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Prince Violent; Maid Alota; King Arthur

Synopsis

Prince Violent pursues Maid Alota, hacking many a foe before meeting her.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #13 (July 1954)

Indexer Notes

A parody of the Prince Valiant comic strip.

Captain TVideo (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Captain Tvideo; Venusian; Commissioner; Lone Ranger (cameo); assistant Ranger; commercial announcer

Synopsis

A parody of the Captain Video television program.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #15 (September 1954)

Puzzle Page! (Table of Contents: 9)

activity / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder

Inks

Bill Elder

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

A parody of comic book activity pages.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

One page is after "Captain TVideo", one page after "Gopo Gossum!", one page is after "Ping Pong!", one page is after "Cowboy!", and answer page is after "Manduck The Magician."

Gopo Gossum! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Gopo Gossum; Simple J. Baloney [Joe McCarthy]; Alphonse Alligator [Winston Churchmouse]; Tideland Owl [Marshland Tito]; Ol' Tortoise [Mendup France]; Corky Porcupine [Waterhole Nehru]; Ol' Bloodhound [Change-Ki-Check]; Rackleddy Coon [Chew-An-Play]; Mouse [Georiga Melloncough]; Darnold Duck; Mickey Rodent; Goony; Minny Rodent; a tadpole

Synopsis

Gopo mistakenly leads the swamp dwellers into politics and disaster.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #23 (May 1955)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Pogo comic strip.

Ping Pong! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Cecil B. V. D. Mill; ship's captain; ship's crew; Mr. Mill's cameraman; Lana Lynn; Pong; Ookabolaponga tribe

Synopsis

Lana subdues Pong and Mr. Mill has him towed back to New York, only to find none of them quite fit in.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

A parody of the King Kong movie.

Poopeye! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as B. Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as B. Elder)

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Poopeye; Mazola Oil; Swee'back [Mad-Man]; Mammy Jokeum; Mammy's son; Melvin of the Apes; Superduperman [Clark Bent]; Windy

Synopsis

Poopeye beats up other comic strongmen hired by the broccoli king to get rid of Poopeye.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #21 (March 1955)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Popeye comic strip.

Smithson John & Co. (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Phony ad for novelties, weapons, and live animals.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #21 (March 1955) [partial cover]

Indexer Notes

Parody of Johnson Smith novelty ads.
Does not contain the entire contents from the original cover, and items are rearranged to fit the paperback format.

Teddy And The Pirates! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Teddy; Half-Shot; Pat O'Bryan; Burma Shave; Mr. Sandthirst; Connie; Big-Poop; The Dragging Lady; The Pirates

Synopsis

Teddy and Half-Shot are assigned to keep an opium shipment out of the hands of The Pirates, but one of them is an inside man.

Reprints

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

Ripup's Believe It or Don't! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #23 (May 1955)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not strips.

Cowboy! (Table of Contents: 16)

Comparison Dept. / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Characters

Lance Sterling; John Smurd

Synopsis

Parallel stories comparing the movie version of the Old West with real life.

Reprints

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

Manduck the Magician (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Manduck; Loathar; Charles Atlas (cameo); Lamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom; Narda

Synopsis

Manduck is reduced to using his hypnotic spells to sell snake oil on the street, until he matches spells with Lamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #14 (August 1954)

Indexer Notes

A parody of the comic strip Mandrake the Magician.

Wowee Gang! Here's Our Big Chance Of A Lifetime Offer! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

In Just 8 Seconds...MAD Strikes Back! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

MAD Strikes Back! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)