Mad Strikes Back
#03373-6
(July 1973)
Ballantine Books,
1955 Series
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Ballantine Books Inc.
- Brand
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BB Ballantine
- Mass Market Paperback Book Number
- 03373-6
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Nineteenth printing as per copyright page, with SBN (Standard Book Number) 345-23373-6-075.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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from Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #[nn] (106) (May 1955) [cover]
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Straight Talk from Bob & Ray
text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Comedians Bob and Ray discuss the Library of Congress catalog numbering.
Prince Violent
comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of the Prince Valiant comic strip.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #13 (July 1954)
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Captain Tvideo
comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of the Captain Video television show.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #15 (September 1954)
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Puzzle Page
activity / 5 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Bill Elder
- Inks
- Bill Elder
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Satire of comic book activity pages.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #19 (January 1955)
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Gopo Gossum
comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Letters
- Wally Wood ?
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of the comic strip Pogo.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #23 (May 1955)
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Ping Pong
comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of the film King Kong.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #6 (August - September 1953)
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Poopeye
comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of the comic strip Thimble Theater Starring Popeye.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #21 (March 1955)
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[Johnson C. Smith parody]
illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of the Johnson C. Smith & Co. novelty item ads frequently seen in comic books.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #21 (March 1955)
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Indexer Notes
Art is rearranged from the cover of Mad #21 to fit paperback reprint format.
Teddy and the Pirates
comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of the Terry and the Pirates comic strip.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #6 (August - September 1953)
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Ripup's Believe It or Don't
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of the Ripley's Believe It or Not comic panel.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #23 (May 1955)
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Cowboy!
comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Genre
- historical; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Side-by-side comparison of the romanticized film version of the west to how things actually happened.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #20 (February 1955)
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Manduck the Magician
comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of the Mandrake the Magician comic strip.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #14 (August 1954)
-
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Straight Talk from Bob & Ray
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2.
Prince Violent
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3.
Captain Tvideo
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4.
Puzzle Page
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5.
Gopo Gossum
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6.
Ping Pong
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7.
Poopeye
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8.
[Johnson C. Smith parody]
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9.
Teddy and the Pirates
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10.
Ripup's Believe It or Don't
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11.
Cowboy!
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12.
Manduck the Magician
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13.
In Just Eight Seconds ... Mad Strikes Back!
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