Mad #14

(August 1954)

No Need to Fight over Mad (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Manduck the Magician (Table of Contents: 2)

Newspaper Cartoon Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Characters

Manduck; Loathar; Charles Atlas (cameo); Lamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom; Narda

Synopsis

Manduck is reduced to using his hypnotic spells to sell snake oil on the street, until he matches spells with Lamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom.

Reprints

• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #[nn] (May 1955), #491K (February 1961), #01564 (March 1969), #03373-6 (July 1973)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #3 (1987)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)
• in Mad Strikes Back (ibooks, 2002 series) (March 2002)
• in Mad about Comic Strips (EC, 2003 series) (2003)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)
• in Mad's Original Idiots Will Elder (EC, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

A parody of the comic strip Mandrake the Magician.
Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

Movie... Ads! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed as Wood)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed as Wood)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Synopsis

The differences between scenes in a movie and the way the movies are advertised.

Reprints

• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124 (November 1955)
which is reprinted
• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #24427 (April 1975)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #3 (1987)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)
• in Mad's Original Idiots Wally Wood (EC, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

Mszentelési Ün Jubileumi Ban (Table of Contents: 4)

Report from Abroad / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Synopsis

A report on the Hungarian political situation -- in Hungarian.

Reprints

• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #3 (1987)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)

Indexer Notes

The Hungarian is suspect, as each paragraph heading is "Potrzebie."
Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

You, Too, Can Meet New Friends! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Harvey Kurtzman

Inks

Harvey Kurtzman

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #3 (1987)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Mrs. Harriette K. Vandenbaun, New Haven, CT; David Reiff, Kew Gardens, NY; Doug Yonnick & Joe Kowall, Mattydale, NY; Mrs. E.K., Brooklyn, NY; Cosulnd, Chandler, Rush, Fitz, Sturdivia, and Harris, Chanute, KS; Robert Chichester, Mariette, OH; Keith Nutt; Roy Pender, Dallas, TX; Jackson Kranes and Dave Kranes, Belmont, MA; and Richard Christen.

Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

The Countynental! (Table of Contents: 7)

TV Dept. / T.V. Dept. / Television Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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; humor

Synopsis

A parody of the television program "The Continental".

Reprints

• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #3 (1987)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)
• in Mad's Original Idiots Jack Davis (EC, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

Plastic Sam! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Russ Heath (signed as Russ Heath [big R long-tailed H])

Inks

Russ Heath (signed as Russ Heath [big R long-tailed H])

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

satire-parody; superhero; humor

Characters

Plastic Sam; Wheezy Wunks [aka. Wizzy Woonks, Wowzy, Wuzzy Wurnks, Wozzy Wanks, Wazzy Wunks, Weezy Wonks, Wonkzy Weez]; Joe Friday; Ed Saturday; Imitation Plastic Sam

Synopsis

Plastic Sam meets an imitation who is a bank robber.

Reprints

• in Son of Mad (New American Library, 1959 series) #S1701 (October 1959)
• in Son of Mad (Warner Books, 1974 series) #7 (88-760) (January 1979)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #3 (1987)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #5 (Fall 1998)
• in Mad About Super Heroes (EC, 2002 series) #[1] (April 2002)
• in The Son of Mad (ibooks, 2003 series) (August 2003)
• in Mad about Super Heroes (Barnes & Noble Books, 2006 series) (2006)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)

Indexer Notes

A parody of Plastic Man (Quality, 1943 series).
Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

Get Shop-Method Home Training (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

National Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Do You Need Money? (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hey Skinny! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)