Mad #13

(July 1954)

Stoppit! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Will Elder (signed)

Inks:

Will Elder (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for Panic subscriptions.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Prince Violent! (Table of Contents)

Romance (Not The Sexy Kind) 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:

satire; parody

Characters:

Prince Violent; Maid Alota; King Arthur

Synopsis:

Prince Violent pursues Maid Alota, hacking many a foe before meeting her.

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) #28 (Fall 1979)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)

Indexer Notes

A parody of the Prince Valiant comic strip.

Book! Movie! (Table of Contents)

Literature Dept.; Cinema Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

a man; Rosie; Ellen

Synopsis:

Parallel stories point out the differences between modern novels and modern movies.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #178 (October 1956)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)

[OEATPIKO EPLO] (Table of Contents)

[Report From Abroad] / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Synopsis:

Analysis of the Greek political situation -- in Greek.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)

Indexer Notes

Entire page except an introduction is written in apparent Greek characters. Title given uses closest Latin characters.

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:

House ad for the E.C. Fan-Addict 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 Reg. B. Wag 6 7/8, Texas A&M, TX; Buck Knight, Waterford, CN; Chick Casady, Fairborn, OH; Colin Rowe, Jr; Two Kool Kats, Philadelphia, PA; Marcia Barritt, Langlois, OR; Paul Wolfowitz; Strange Brice Jr; John Harrahy, Worcester, MA; Martin Jukovsky, Woodside, NY; Carles Sampson, Lexington, KY; J.D. Carlson, Ridgewood, NJ; John Varvel III, Oklahoma City, OK; Floyd Seimes, Crescent Park, NJ

Baby Quips! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

? (photograph)

Inks:

? (photograph)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Synopsis:

Photographic portraits with humorous captions.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)

Robinson Crusoe! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Will Elder (signed)

Inks:

Will Elder (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Robinson Crusoe; Joe Friday

Synopsis:

A parody of the novel Robinson Crusoe.

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 MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #28 (Fall 1979)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)

Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane! (Table of Contents)

Jetex / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

An ad for Jetex F-102 toy rocket engines.

$100,000 New Watches Have Arrived From Switzerland! (Table of Contents)

U.S. Diamond House / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for U.S. Diamond House watches.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

I'll Give You...These Auto Seat Covers as a Bonus! (Table of Contents)

Key Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photograph)

Inks:

? (photograph)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for Key Products Corporation auto seat covers.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.