Mad #7

(October-November 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:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Subscription ad for MAD. Inside front cover.

Shermlock Shomes! (Table of Contents)

Crime Dept.; Shermlock Shomes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; parody

Characters:

Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Cecil B. V. D. Mill (cameo); Mrs. Gowanus; a woman; the woman's uncle

Synopsis:

A parody of Sherlock Holmes. Fearing for her uncle's life, a woman has Shermlock break into his room and Shermlock goes nuts trying to solve the non-crime.

Reprints:

• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124 (November 1955)
• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #18 (1975)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #3 (Spring 1998)

Indexer Notes

References Lassie Rover and Rollover Rover from the Kane Keen story in MAD #5.

Treasure Island! (Table of Contents)

Classic-Type Comics Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

John Severin [as Long John Severin] (signed)

Inks:

John Severin [as Long John Severin] (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; parody

Characters:

Melvin of the Apes (cameo); Melvin Hawkins; Captain Rollem Bones; Long-John Aluminum; Melvin Mole (cameo)

Synopsis:

A parody of Classics Illustrated comics version of Treasure Island.

Reprints:

• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #3 (Spring 1998)

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

E.C. comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Frank Frazetta (signed); Al Williamson (signed)

Inks:

Frank Frazetta (signed); Al Williamson (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?; typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for Weird Fantasy #21.

Indexer Notes

Left side of page

Operation Under-the-Ground [Chapter 1] (Table of Contents)

Cloak-And-Dagger Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Five Fingers Jones; The Chief

Synopsis:

Five Fingers makes his first appearance and receives instructions.

Reprints:

• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #3 (Spring 1998)

Indexer Notes

Right side of one page and left side of facing page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

E.C. comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for the Picture Stories books.

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail cover reproductions of Picture Stories from the Bible Complete Old Testament, Picture Stories of the Bible Complete New Testament, Picture Stories from Science #2, and Picture Stories from World History #2. Right side of page.

MAD Mumblings (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Introduction of the E.C. Fan-Addict Club.

Indexer Notes

No letters published in this issue.

["Look What I Have!"] (Table of Contents)

Collectors' Item Dept.; Hey Look! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman

Inks:

Harvey Kurtsman

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

Harvey Kurtzman

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A man brings home a new puppy that likes to chew things.

Reprints:

• from Margie Comics (Marvel, 1946 series) #44

Indexer Notes

The first panel contains text lacking in the original publication noting that this and the following 5 pages are reprints.

["I--Have An Egg!!"] (Table of Contents)

Collectors' Item Dept.; Hey Look! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

Harvey Kurtzman

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A man has an egg he can't crack.

Reprints:

• from Gay Comics (Marvel, 1944 series) #34

["Climbing Over Rocky Mountain..."] (Table of Contents)

Collectors' Item Dept.; Hey Look! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

Harvey Kurtzman

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A man discovers a beautiful lake in the mountains.

Reprints:

• from Joker Comics (Marvel, 1942 series) #33

["This Toaster Shoots The Toast Up Too High!"] (Table of Contents)

Collectors' Item Dept.; Hey Look! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

Harvey Kurtzman

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A man's toaster shoots the toast too high.

Reprints:

• from Patsy Walker (Marvel, 1945 series) #21 (March 1949)

["My Friend Sings!"] (Table of Contents)

Collectors' Item Dept.; Hey Look! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

Harvey Kurtzman

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A man's friend loves to sing.

Reprints:

• from Gay Comics (Marvel, 1944 series) #36

["I Can Flip An Egg Any Way!"] (Table of Contents)

Collectors' Item Dept.; Hey Look! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

Harvey Kurtzman

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A man can flip eggs any way.

Reprints:

• from Nellie The Nurse (Marvel, 1945 series) #16

Smilin' Melvin! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; parody

Characters:

Smilin' Melvin; Upwind Johnson; Thatstuff

Synopsis:

A parody of the aviation comic strip Smiling Jack.

Reprints:

• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124 (November 1955)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #3 (Spring 1998)

Indexer Notes

May be first use of the word "Veeble-fetzer."

They Claim This Coupon Brings You "Good Luck" (Table of Contents)

International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Indexer Notes

An ad for the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, PA.

Television Bank (Table of Contents)

SeaGee Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

An ad for Seagee Company's coin bank with an illuminated projection window.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Men! Women! Take Orders For Famous Nylons Guaranteed 9 mos. (Table of Contents)

Wil-Knit Hoisery Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photgraph)

Inks:

? (photgraph)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

An ad for salesmen for the Wil-Knit Hosiery Company in Greenfield, Ohio.

Indexer Notes

Back cover