Mad #10

(April 1954)

I Dreamed I Went to a Fraternity Smoker in My Panic Magazine! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Subscription ad for Panic.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

G.I. Shmoe! (Table of Contents)

War Comics Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; war

Characters:

Galusha Iggy Shmoe [G. I. Shmoe]; Sgt. Squirt; Comrade Commander

Synopsis:

A parody of war comics.

Reprints:

• in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #178 (October 1956)
• in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #U2104 (December 1963)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #4 (Summer 1998)

Indexer Notes

Every woman in the story uses the line, "...Hey Joe...You got chewing gum?"

Sane! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

John Severin (signed)

Inks:

John Severin (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; western

Characters:

Sane; Paw; Maw; Joey; Wilson

Synopsis:

Sane beats Wilson in a gun battle through trickery.

Reprints:

• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #4 (Summer 1998)

Indexer Notes

Parody of the film "Shane."

Operation Under-the-Ground Chapter 35 [Chapter 4] (Table of Contents)

Cloak-And-Dagger Dept. / text story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor; spy

Characters:

Five Fingers Jones; Floppova Movova; Lavrenti Buried

Synopsis:

Five Fingers is captured by the Soviet BVD.

Reprints:

• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #4 (Summer 1998)

Indexer Notes

Labled as Chapter 35.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Statement of Ownership / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank D. Lee (business manager)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

As of 23 September 1954 Mad magazine was owned by Educational Comics, William Gaines, J. K. Gaines, and V.E. McAdie.

You, Too, Can Meet New Friends! (Table of Contents)

E. C. Fan-Addict Club! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

An ad for membership in the E.C. fan club.

MAD Mumblings (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Letters of comment from Clare Gottfried, "L.S.", Manfred Waechter, Melvin Talipida, Larry Lengle, Gwynne DeCoverly, Ed Spigel, and Roger Schenkman.

Indexer Notes

May have the first use of the word "potrzebie" in MAD. Answer to one letter notes that Marie Severin is the colorist on ALL E.C. magazines.

The Face Upon the Floor! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Davis (plot); H. Antoine D'Arcy (text)

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed); Basil Wolverton (final panel)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed); Basil Wolverton (final panel)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; parody

Characters:

the vagabond

Synopsis:

An illustration of D'Arcy poem.

Reprints:

• in The Mad Reader (Ballantine Books, 1954 series) #93 (November 1954)
• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #28 (Fall 1979)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #4 (Summer 1998)

Indexer Notes

This is the text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations. Notes that the original poem title is "The Face Upon The Barroom Floor."

Woman Wonder! (Table of Contents)

Heroine Worship Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; superhero

Characters:

Woman Wonder [Diana Banana]; Steve Adore; Nivlem [a disguised Steve Adore]; Mickey; Spillane; Superduperman (cameo)

Synopsis:

A parody of Wonder Woman.

Reprints:

• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #267 (October 1958)
• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #267K (May 1960)
• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #U2105 ([post-1963])
• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #24331 (January 1975)
• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #21 (1976)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #4 (Summer 1998)

Extra Money (Table of Contents)

Stuart Greetings / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

An advertisement for salesmen for Stuart Greeting Cards.

I Will Train You at Home for Good Pay Jobs in Radio-Television (Table of Contents)

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

J. E. Smith

Synopsis:

An ad for National Radio Institute training.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Let Me Give You a New He-Man Body! (Table of Contents)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Charles Atlas

Synopsis:

An ad for the Charles Atlas booklet, "Everlasting Health and Strength."

Indexer Notes

Back cover.