Mad
#3
(January-February 1953)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-11-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Educational Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
EC An Entertaining Comic
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman (editor)
Issue Notes
[Vampire in the Cemetery]
cover / 1 page
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Harvey Kurtzman (see notes); Marie Severin ? (coding for separations)
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
in Mad (Superior, 1952 series) #3 ([circa February 1953]) -
in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #1 (1986) - in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
- in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #1 (Summer 1997)
- in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
-
Indexer Notes
Marie Severin addressed on at least two occasions the coloring of art created or edited by Harvey Kurtzman. In remarks published in 1995, she said “Kurtzman colored his own art, especially on covers.” And in response to a 1986 question about Kurtzman and MAD covers, she said “Now I might have interpreted, but I don’t remember. I think he did every one of them. I might have helped out with some production or something, but it’s all Harvey” (Ringgenberg 2016, 88).
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References:
Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. “The Artists of EC Comics” (reprinting Severin 1995). In Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. 46–47. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.
Ringgenberg, Steven. 2016. “Marie Severin.” In The Comics Journal Library Vol. 10: The EC Artists Part 2, edited by Michael Dean, 84–95. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books.
Ringgenberg, Steven. [2016] 2018. “An Interview with Marie Severin.” The Comics Journal, September 5. Accessed June 18, 2023. https://www.tcj.com/an-interview-with-marie-severin.
Severin, Marie (John Province, transcriber [uncredited]). 1995. “Mostly about Color.” In CFA-APA 36, January.
[no title indexed]
Mad Mumblings / letters page / 1 page
- Reprints
- in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #1 (1986)
- in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
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Indexer Notes
Complimentary letters of review for Mad #1 from Eugene F. Shanlin, Corker Sapp, "Spider" Stannik, Mike Brennan, Melvin Harris, Bill Dennis, Nancy Cash, Jim Bruffey, Laurin Lewis, Richard Grant, Don Emkens, Larry Van Cleef, Jerry Widener, Jon Day, Aristo Lumbre, James L. Bartz, Ronnie Baumgardner, Ted Eggers, Mary Moseler, Melvin, Wamiel Dundle, Joe Anderson, Edward Saffin, Tommy Balacek, Joe Hahn, Fred Delse, Bob Galeria, Joan M. Robinson, M.C. Sinald, and less than complimentary letters from R. Schmitt, B.J.D., Joseph Raymond, Francis Minick, Joe White; with header illustration. On inside front cover.
Dragged Net!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed as Sergeant Elder)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed as Sergeant Elder)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- detective-mystery; satire-parody
- Characters
- Joe Friday; Ed Saturday; Mr. Glotz; The Chief
- Synopsis
- Joe and Ed travel around the world NOT solving a crime.
- Reprints
- in Mad for Keeps (Crown Publishers, 1958 series) (July 1958)
- in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #1 (1986)
- in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #1 (Summer 1997)
- in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
- in Mad's Original Idiots Will Elder (EC, 2015 series) (2015)
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Indexer Notes
A parody of the Dragnet RADIO show.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
The parody of the Dragnet TV Show is in Issue #11 (and it has the same story title "Dragged Net").
Sheik of Araby!
French Foreign Legion Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as J. Severin)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as J. Severin)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Roquefort; Camembert; Chantilly; Sergeant Guillotine; Goscinny; Frothingbash; Pastafazoo; Hossenpfeffer; Rasputin; Melvin; Melvin's wife Rosie
- Synopsis
- Melvin has joined the Foreign Legion to escape his wife and kids, but she decimates the entire regiment at Fort Wadi El Aycare.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #1 (1986)
- in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #1 (Summer 1997)
- in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
-
Indexer Notes
The first panel is an infinity picture.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
E.C. Fans!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for E.C. comics featuring cover to Weird Science #17.
Rookie Gladiator
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (illustration)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (illustration)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Play-by-play announcing for a Roman gladiatorial double header, including a commercial.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #1 (1986)
- in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
-
Indexer Notes
Text story with an illustration.
Script credit from The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Don Cameron
- Inks
- Don Cameron
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
House ad for Picture Story comics.
The Dandelion Caper
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (illustration)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (illustration)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; crime
- Characters
- Cosmo McMoon; Malfeasance O'Malley; Morningside Mac Mixmaster; Truman Remote; Vino Muscatel; Marie Severin
- Synopsis
- Cosmo solves a kidnapping of Truman Remote for Remote's publisher, Random Shack.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #1 (1986)
- in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)
- in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
-
Indexer Notes
Marie Severin runs a day nursery.
Script credit from The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1.
V-Vampires!
Horror Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Godiva; Godiva's kid brothers; Renfrew
- Synopsis
- A vampire goes on a date with a werewolf.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #1 (1986)
-
in Zona 84 (Toutain Editor, 1984 series) #92 ([enero 1992]) - in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #1 (Summer 1997)
- in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
- in Mad's Original Idiots Wally Wood (EC, 2015 series) (2015)
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Indexer Notes
References "Vault of Horror" #9.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
Lone Stranger!
Western Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed as
JACK DAVIS) - Inks
- Jack Davis (signed as JACK DAVIS)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- satire-parody; western-frontier
- Characters
- Lone Stranger; Golden; Pronto
- Synopsis
- The Lone Stranger bumbles his way through foiling a stagecoach robbery.
- Reprints
- in The Mad Reader (Ballantine Books, 1954 series) #93 [1] ([November] 1954)
- in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #1 (1986)
- in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
- in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #1 (Summer 1997)
- in The Mad Reader (ibooks, 2002 series) (March 2002)
- in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([September] 2002)
- in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
- in Mad's Original Idiots Jack Davis (EC, 2015 series) (2015)
-
Indexer Notes
A parody of the Lone Ranger.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
Car Owners Shove $10 bills In Your Pocket
Key Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for auto seat covers.
Scram! You Skinny Scarecrow!
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Roger Hirsch; George Jowett
Indexer Notes
Ad for body-building method. On inside back cover.
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[Vampire in the Cemetery]
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1.
[no title indexed]
Mad Mumblings -
2.
Dragged Net!
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3.
Sheik of Araby!
French Foreign Legion Dept. -
4.
E.C. Fans!
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5.
Rookie Gladiator
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6.
[no title indexed]
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7.
The Dandelion Caper
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8.
V-Vampires!
Horror Dept. -
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Lone Stranger!
Western Dept. -
10.
Car Owners Shove $10 bills In Your Pocket
Key Products Corp. -
11.
Scram! You Skinny Scarecrow!
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
12.
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