Mad #17

(November 1954)

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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Inks:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Indexer Notes

Ad for Science-Fiction Book Club. On apparent back cover, which is actually the front cover.

[King of Clubs] (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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Indexer Notes

House ad for Panic and MAD subscriptions. On inside "back" cover.

Bringing Back Father! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed); Bernie Krigstein (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed); Bernie Krigstein (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Jiggie; Maggs; Little Orphan Annie (cameo); Dinty Moore; Jiggie's brother-in-law; Jiggie's daughter

Synopsis:

Jiggie cannot take Maggs's abuse any longer so when he has his serious moments he hires some goons to beat her into submission.

Indexer Notes

Drawn in 2 different styles by the 2 different artists: odd pages in the cartoon style and even pages in a more realistic style where Jiggie is shown to be severly injured by Maggs's constant violence.

What's My Shine! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Jay Renkins; Everett Dirkdaughter; Henry Doorshack; Charles Potrzebie; John McLellillellillin; Stuart Sawhimintown; Henry Jackdaughter; Lana Cheesecake; Joseph McCartaway; Even Steven; Sturdley Smurdley; Karl Weekdt

Synopsis:

How the Senate Subcomittee hearings would go if they were run like a tv game show.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Game show style loosely based on "What's My Line?"

Dra (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Su

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Appears to be an excerpt from some history text.

Indexer Notes

Gag is that this is the small countries' viewpoint, and type is very tiny. In fact it's almost unreadable and indexer is uncertain of title.

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:

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Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

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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)

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Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Meet Miss Potgold (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

Basil Wolverton (signed); (photo)

Inks:

Basil Wolverton (signed); (photo)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A collection of drawings of grotesque women entered in the Miss Potgold of 1955 contest.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

First page is a parody of a Rheingold Beer ad.

[the competition] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

The difficulties MAD writers have in coming up with ideas.

Indexer Notes

The titles of MAD and 11 competitors are used in the narrative: Bughouse; Crazy; Eh!; Flip; Get Lost; MAD; Madhouse; Nuts!; Panic; Riot; Wild; Whack. This page is a setup for the following story.

Julius Caesar! (Table of Contents)

Cut Your Own Throat Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Julius Caesar; Willie The Elder (cameo); Dick Tracy (cameo); Martin Walkingkane (cameo); Shermlock Shomes (cameo); Marlon Branflakes; Calphurnia; Marilyn Monroe (cameo); Fearless Feasdick; Junior; Mickey Mouse (cameo); Donald Duck (cameo); Pluto (cameo); Goofy (cameo)

Synopsis:

MAD writer points out standard lampoon shtick elements during a portion of Julius Caesar story.

Reprints:

• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971 series) #[nn] (1971)
• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) #[nn] (1971)

Yours Free! (Table of Contents)

Stuart Greetings / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

?; ? (photo)

Inks:

?; ? (photo)

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Content Information

Characters:

B. J. Sutart

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 "front" cover.