Mad #6

(August - September 1953)

If You Haven't Been Able To Find 'MAD' On Your Local Newsstand... (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Letters:

?

Content Information

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002)

Indexer Notes

House ad for MAD subscriptions. On inside front cover.

Teddy And The Pirates! (Table of Contents)

High-Type Adventure Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

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: show reprint note before migration

• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #106 (May 1955)
• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #491K (February 1961)
• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #01564 (March 1970)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #2 (Winter 1997-1998)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002)

Melvin of The Apes! (Table of Contents)

Jungle Dept.; Melvin of The Apes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Egad (Long Grain) Rice Burroughs]

Pencils:

John Severin [as Melvin Severin]

Inks:

John Severin [as Melvin Severin]

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Melvin of The Apes [Lord Melvin Greystroke]; Jane; Ookaballakonga tribe; Whitegreen Greystroke; Brown Greystroke; Veridian Greystroke; Magenta Greystroke; Duke Greystroke; Duchess Fushia Greystroke;

Synopsis:

The Greystrokes take Melvin back to London but then flee him by going to Africa.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #178 (October 1956)
• in MAD for Keeps (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958 series) #[nn] (July 1958)
• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #24331 (January 1975)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #2 (Winter 1997-1998)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002)

Indexer Notes

Ookaballakonga is spelled Ookabollakonga in this story.

We At E.C. Are Proudest of Our Science-Fiction Magazines (Table of Contents)

E.C. comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002)

Indexer Notes

House ad for E.C. comics. Printed as two ½ pages in bookend fashion around text story sequence.

Hevo The Great (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Hevo Franklin; Red Haring

Synopsis:

Mock interview with a basketball star Hevo Franklin, from Adison Square Grove.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002)

MAD Mumblings (Table of Contents)

MAD Mumblings / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002)

Casey At The Bat! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ernest Lawrence Thayer

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Cooney; Burrows; Flynn; Blake; Casey; umpire

Synopsis:

Casey has a chance to hit the winning runs in a baseball game, but strikes out for the loss.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Bedside Mad (Signet Books, 1959 series) #S1647 (April 1959)
• in The Bedside Mad (Signet Books, 1959 series) #D2316 (February 1964)
• in The Bedside Mad (Signet Books, 1959 series) #P3520 (c 1969)
• in The Bedside Mad (Warner Books, 1973 series) #[nn] (May 1973)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #2 (Winter 1997-1998)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002)
• in Bedside Mad, The (Ballantine Books, 1959 series) #S1647
• in Bedside Mad, The (Ballantine Books, 1959 series) #S1647
• in Bedside Mad, The (Ballantine Books, 1959 series) #S1647

Indexer Notes

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

Ping Pong! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

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: show reprint note before migration

• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #106 (May 1955)
• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #491K (February 1961)
• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #01564 (March 1970)
• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #12 (1973)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #2 (Winter 1997-1998)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 (July 2002)

Indexer Notes

A parody of the King Kong movie.

Your Favorite Snapshots Photos Or Negatives Made Into Treasures You Will Keep And Cherise Forever (Table of Contents)

Hollywood Film Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for photo enlargements.

Thrills & Fun Galore! (Table of Contents)

Space Commander Vibro-Matic Walkie-Talkies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for toy from Consumers Mart. On inside back cover.

They Mailed This Coupon (Table of Contents)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Charles Atlas

Indexer Notes

Ad for body-building method. On back cover.