Mad #19

(January 1955)

No, I Said! You Can't Have My Copy of MAD! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Will Elder

Inks:

Will Elder

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for Panic and MAD subscriptions.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Mickey Rodent! (Table of Contents)

Animation 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:

Mickey Rodent; Darnold Duck; Goony; Horace Horszneck; Pluted Pup; Minny Rodent; zookeeper; Professor

Synopsis:

Mickey tricks Darnold into a zoo, to get rid of him.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124 (November 1955)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Walt Disney animated cartoons.

MAD Mumblings (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Letters of comment from Fraklin Kambach, Pusan Korea; Caroline Raymond, Rockville MD; Suzi Hefferan, Richmond VA; Tommy Wright, Miami FL; Elaine Spiwak; Gene McWhorter, Longview TX; STanford Grossman, Detroit MI; A. Romano, Newark NJ; Jim Rusk; and Don Burdett, Checotah, OK

Supermarkets! (Table of Contents)

The American Scene Dept. / comic story / 8 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:

Mr. Sturdley; Mrs. Sturdley; Superman (cameo)

Synopsis:

A look at America's obsession with supermarkets, as the Sturdley's survive the rigors of shopping.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #178 (October 1956) [in later editions only]
• in MAD for Keeps (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958 series) #[nn] (July 1958)
• in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #U2104 (December 1963)

Puzzle Pages! (Table of Contents)

Filler Dept. / activity / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Will Elder (signed)

Inks:

Will Elder (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Synopsis:

A parody of comic book activity pages.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #106 (May 1955)
• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124 (November 1955)
• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #491K (February 1961)
• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #01564 (March 1970)

["We Know You'll Enjoy..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

Marie Severin ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for Piracy subscription.

The Cane Mutiny! (Table of Contents)

Hollywood 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; parody

Characters:

Willie Wonte; Lt. Feefer; Captain DeBris; Captain Kweeg; Van; Lt. Whitewald; Lt. Christian; Captain Bligh

Synopsis:

A parody of the movie "The Caine Mutiny."

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)

Drawrof (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Yeldrums Serutan]

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Synopsis:

An analysis of Antarctica, with all words printed backwards, as it is supposed to be the point of view of "backwards nations."

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)

You, Too, Can Be Tough! (Table of Contents)

Lighting Ju-Jitsu / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for B-J Company's ju-jitsu lessons.

Television-Radio-Electronics (Table of Contents)

National Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

An ad for National Schools training.

New Catalog of 3100 Novelties (Table of Contents)

Johnson Smith & Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for Johnson Smith & Company's catalog.

Look 10 Mile Range Binoculars (Table of Contents)

Graf-optik Binoculars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for International Binocular Company's Graf-optik Binoculars.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given (Table of Contents)

The FUNMan / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for the FUNman's religious wall motto sales.

Indexer Notes

back cover