Mad #16

(October 1954)

Proof...Of 8 Brands Tested, Panic is Best Imitation of MAD (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for Panic and MAD subscriptions. On inside front cover.

The Hound of The Basketballs! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Arty Morty (cameo); Pru Basketball; Coolidge Basketball (corpse); the devil

Synopsis:

Shermlock captures the hound that has cursed the Basketball family.

Reprints:

• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #267 (October 1958), #267K (May 1960), #U2105 ([post-1963]), #24331 (January 1975)
• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #28 (Fall 1979)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Sherlock Holmes mystery.

Newspapers! (Table of Contents)

The Press Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Various fake newspaper stories and ads.

Reprints:

• in The Mad Reader (Ballantine Books, 1954 series) #93 (November 1954)

Indexer Notes

Only the first page is colored.

[in hieroglyphics] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

An analysis of the Egyptian political situation -- in hieroglyphics.

Reprints:

• in The Bedside Mad (Warner Books, 1973 series) #[nn] (May 1973)

E. C. Went To Sea In Search Of Another New Trend... (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for Piracy comic subscriptions. Drawing may be caricatures of E. C. staffers.

MAD Mumblings (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Restaurant! (Table of Contents)

The American Scene Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mr. Sturdley; Mrs. Sturdley; Smurdley Sturdley; junior Sturdley; baby Sturdley

Synopsis:

The deprivations the Sturdleys suffer at a "typical" Sunday restaurant outing.

Reprints:

• in The Bedside Mad (New American Library, 1959 series) #S1647 (April 1959), #D2316 (February 1964), #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)

Wreck of The Hesperus (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Pencils:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Colors:

Monte Moore (painted)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Skipper; Skipper's daughter; Popeye (cameo)

Synopsis:

Relates the wreck of the ship Hesperus on the reef at Norman's Woe.

Reprints:

• in Son of Mad (New American Library, 1959 series) #S1701 (October 1959)

Indexer Notes

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

Yours Free! (Table of Contents)

Stuart Greetings / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

?; ? (photo)

Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Content Information

Characters:

B. J. Stuart

Indexer Notes

Ad for Stuart Greetings card sales outfits.

Send for My FREE Outfit and start a Quick-Cash Spare Time Shoe Business! (Table of Contents)

Mason Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Indexer Notes

Ad for sales kits for Mason Shoes. On inside back cover.

The Book Club of Tomorrow Is Here Today! (Table of Contents)

Science-Fiction Book Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Indexer Notes

Ad for Science-Fiction Book Club. On back cover.