Mad #18

(December 1954)

[King of Clubs] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

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

Alice In Wonderland! (Table of Contents)

The Classics Dept.; Alice In Wonderland / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lewis Carroll (original); Harvey Kurtzman (adaptation)

Pencils:

John Tenniel; Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

John Tenniel; Jack Davis (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Alice; Alice's sister; the White Rabbit [Bugs Bunny]; Mad Hatter; Knave of Hearts; Queen of Hearts

Synopsis:

After Alice's adventures, her sister takes her to a psycho-analyst.

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)

Indexer Notes

A parody of parts of both Alice In Wonderland and Alice Through The Looking Glass, using some of the original John Tenniel illustrations as base drawings. The poem "Jabberwocky" is quoted in its entirety.

319 All-Different Stamps (Table of Contents)

Zenith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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? (photo)

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Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Indexer Notes

Ad for stamp approval service of Zenith Company.

Howdy Dooit! (Table of Contents)

T.V. Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

Bill Elder

Inks:

Bill Elder

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Buffalo Bill; Mickey Mouse (cameo); Howdy Dooit; Clarabella; Big Chief Thundamelvin; The PeeWee Gallery; guard

Synopsis:

Howdy hawks advertisers' wares while Buffalo Bill tries to keep the crowd in line...but fails.

Reprints:

• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124 (November 1955)
• in A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics (Smithsonian Institution / Harry N Abrams, 1981 series) #[nn] (1981)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

Indexer Notes

A parody of the Howdy Doody tv show.

Reversible Auto Seat Covers (Table of Contents)

Terrace Sales / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Indexer Notes

Ad for auto seat covers from Terrace Sales.

Factory-To-You Coupon Offer Saves $4.00 (Table of Contents)

Penmaster Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Indexer Notes

Ad for 3-piece pen and pencil set from Penmaster.

How Our Opinions Sound (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [ as G. Clef]

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

An excerpt from a musical score, presented as an explanation of how we sound to others.

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:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

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

Pot-Shot Pete (Table of Contents)

Collectors' Item Dept.; Pot-Shot Pete / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody; western

Characters:

Pot-Shot Pete; Poopy; Pot-Shot Pete's girl; a young gunzel; Mrs. McYetnit; Marvin McYetnit; Sheldon McYetnit

Synopsis:

Pete brings in the McYetnits against all odds.

Reprints:

• from Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (Toby, 1950 series) #9

MAD Mumblings (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Stalag 18! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Lt. Wunbar; The Animal; Security; Stepton; Feldwessel Johann Sebastian Shmaltz; Nazi General; Russian prisoners

Synopsis:

Stepton and Lt. Wunbar excape the stalag after finding a spy in the prisoners' ranks.

Reprints:

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #21 (1976)

Indexer Notes

Parody of movie Stalag 17.

Car Burning Oil? (Table of Contents)

Power Seal / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Power Seal from Rudson Automotive Industries.

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:

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Pencils:

? (photo)

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? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

J. E. Smith

Indexer Notes

Ad for training courses as radio and television technicians. On inside back cover.

The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ (Table of Contents)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?; ? (photo)

Inks:

?; ? (photo)

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Content Information

Characters:

Charles Atlas

Indexer Notes

As for Charles Atlas's body building booklet. On back cover.