Mad #22

(April 1955)

Special Art Issue (Table of Contents)

Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Bill Elder

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the stories in this issue about Bill Elder.

The Child! (Table of Contents)

Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Inks:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography

Characters:

Bill Elder

Synopsis:

A humorous look at Bill's early life with some supposed early scribblings of his.

Indexer Notes

Includes photos as bases for drawings, with one image each from Braque, Matisse, and Picasso.

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

The MAD Reader / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for The MAD Reader, paperback book.

The Boy! (Table of Contents)

Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Inks:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography

Synopsis:

Humorous bio of Bill's childhood, through photos supposedly showing his early artwork.

Indexer Notes

Includes photos of U. S. coins, a Cellini sculpture, Rodin's "The Thinker", and Mount Rushmore.

The Young Artist! (Table of Contents)

Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Inks:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography

Characters:

Jack Webb; Marilyn Monroe; Mona Lisa; George Washington

Synopsis:

Humorous look at Bill's early career, with photos of various items he supposedly painted.

Indexer Notes

Includes photos of billboards, a playing card, Playtex ad, Jack Webb, Marilyn Monroe, the Mona Lisa, George Washington, the Blue Boy, Young Woman With A Water Jug, Whistler's Mother and the Sistene Chapel. Several characters are named Coznowski, which may be its first use in MAD.

MAD Mumblings (Table of Contents)

MAD Mumblings / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

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Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lyle Stuart

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Editor: Harvey Kurtzman; Managing Editor: William M. Gaines; Business Manager: Lyle Stuart; Publisher: William M. Gaines; Owner: Educational Comics, Inc. [William M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines; V. E. MacAdie]

The Commercial Artist! (Table of Contents)

Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Inks:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography

Synopsis:

Humorous look at Bill's commercial art career, with samples of fake advertisements.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124 (November 1955) [Only reprints the Brewer's Foundation page from the 6-page story.], #124 (November 1955) [Only reprints the Puntiac page from the 6-page story.], #124 (November 1955) [Only reprints the Canadian Specific page from the 6-page story.]

Indexer Notes

Ads include: California Zipper Blista-Dome train; Canadian Specific airline; Herbert Terrytoon cigarettes; Puntiac automobiles; Brewer's Foundation.

The Old Pro! [Mole!] (Table of Contents)

Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Inks:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography

Characters:

Bill Elder; Melvin Mole

Synopsis:

Melvin is captured during a bank robbery and continually digs his way out of jail.

Reprints:

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #2 (December 1952-January 1953) [with splash panel omitted]

Indexer Notes

One doctored photo as a lead-in to "Mole!", replacing original splash panel.

Senility! (Table of Contents)

Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Inks:

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography

Characters:

Bill Elder

Synopsis:

A few of Bill's most recent drawings, showing a regression to his earliest form.

Introducing E. C.'s Sixth "New Direction" Magazine (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

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Indexer Notes

House ad for new MD comic subscriptions.

Tell Me What You Want Money For... (Table of Contents)

Stuart Greetings / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Letters:

typeset

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Content Information

Characters:

B. J. Stuart

Indexer Notes

Ad for Stuart Greetings cards sales.

319 All-Different Stamps (Table of Contents)

Zenith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

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Indexer Notes

Ad for Zenith Company stamp approval service.

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

The FUNMan / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

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Indexer Notes

Ad for FUNman religious wall motto sales.

I Will Train You at Home in Spare Time to Be A Radio-Television Technician (Table of Contents)

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

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Content Information

Characters:

J. E. Smith

Indexer Notes

Ad for training courses. Inside back cover.

Check The Kind of Body You Want! (Table of Contents)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Content Information

Characters:

Charles Atlas

Indexer Notes

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