Mad #24

(July 1955)

Headache? Cold Misery? (Table of Contents)

Bofforin / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Phony ad for Bofforin pain reliever.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD for Keeps (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958 series) #[nn] (July 1958)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Bufferin ad. Inside front cover.

Extremely Important Message From The Editors (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Message is, "Please Buy This Magazine."

She Wanted To Drown Her Troubles (Table of Contents)

Gluggle! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Jane Outsell

Synopsis:

Phony ad for movie "Gluggle!"

Indexer Notes

Parody of ad for movie "Underwater!" Also mentions movie credits for: Howard Huge; Eli Lectric; Manny Tshark; Myrtle Turtle; Eben Tide; Ty Dalwave.

Contents (Table of Contents)

Table of Contents / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Roger Price; Bernard Shir-Cliff; Ernie Kovacs; Ira Wallach

Indexer Notes

Includes a brief summary of contents with photos of some contributors. Layout appears similar to Playboy table of contents pages.

I Dreamed I Walked Down 5th Avenue In My Ironmaidenfit (Table of Contents)

Ironmaidenfit / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Phony ad for Ironmaidenfit bras.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD for Keeps (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958 series) #[nn] (July 1958)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Maidenform bra ad.

Letters Dept. (Table of Contents)

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman ?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from previous issues.

Are You Ever Lovely To Love? (Table of Contents)

MMboy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Phony ad for MMBoy Cream Deordorant.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD for Keeps (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958 series) #[nn] (July 1958)

Is A Trip To The Moon Possible? (Table of Contents)

Science Dept. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Dr. X Fline Saucer; Captain Buck Roger; Melvin Cowznowski; Commander Zork Argh

Synopsis:

A humorous look at the problems and joys of travel to the moon.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD for Keeps (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958 series) #[nn] (July 1958)

Report From Russia (Table of Contents)

News Dept. / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Hans Christian Andersen

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?; typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tel-Tapper-Phoner; Watchbug

Synopsis:

A supposed look into Russian thought...in Russian (Cyrillic script).

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #24331 (January 1975) [illustration only]

Indexer Notes

Includes a propaganda cartoon, "This Is A Tel-Tapper-Phoner", which is reprinted in Brothers Mad, The. The Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection, may indicate the text is actually a story by the Danish author, written in Russian.

Out of The Frying Pan And Into The Soup (Table of Contents)

Literature Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ira Wallach

Pencils:

Bernie Krigstein (signed)

Inks:

Bernie Krigstein (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Ernest Heminghaw [Pappa]; Private First Class; Pierre; Mignonette; a driver

Synopsis:

A tangled story of a retired army private and his granddaughter.

Indexer Notes

Billed as, "The first part of a ½ part novel." Author listed as "Eli Wallach" in issue but "Totally MAD" CD collection lists as "Ira Wallach", same as a story in issue #26.

Wrestling (Table of Contents)

Sports Dept. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Kid Kindyouth; Offensive Herman; Art Rottencore; Reggie Spoilsport; Tom Strongheart; Dick Stoutfellow; Yukon Klondike; Antonio Rockingchair; Gomez Addams (cameo); Morticia Addams (cameo); Pugsley Addams (cameo); Frankenstein's monster (cameo)

Synopsis:

A humorous look at professional wrestling matches, using all the stereotypes in the sport.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)

Comics Digest (Table of Contents)

Newspaper Comics Dept.; Brunette; Little Orphan Melvin; Smilin' Melvin; Lil' Ab'r; Dick Tracing; Popcorn; Manduck The Magician / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Brunette; Dogwood; Punjoke; Little Orphan Melvin; Daddy Peacebucks; Little Melvin Rooney; Smilin' Melvin; Upwind Johnson; Lil' Ab'r; Mammy Jokeum; Dick Tracing; Chief; Junior; Popcorn kids; Manduck The Magician; Loathar

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958) [retitled]
• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #U2105 ([post-1963])
• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #24331 (January 1975)

Indexer Notes

Single strip parodies of newspaper comics: Blondie; Little Orphan Annie; Smilin' Jack; Lil' Abner; Dick Tracy; Peanuts; Mandrake The Magician. Title from contents page.

Classy Crimes #138: Who Put The Strichnine In Mrs. Murphy's Husband? (Table of Contents)

Crime Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bernard Shir-Cliff

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Dr. Milo Quackenbush; Francis L. Guteberger; Alfred L. Neuman; Seamus Murphy; Voona Murphy; Vasily Vaselodovich Orang-outang; Fothergill; Rosencrantz

Synopsis:

Detective Francis L. Guteberger investigates the murder of Seamus Murphy.

Indexer Notes

Alfred L. Neuman bears no physical resemblance to Alfred E. Neuman, whose picture also appears with no name.

Anyone Can Build This Coffee Table (Table of Contents)

Do It Yourself Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Bogus instructions on how to build a coffee table complete with a potted plant sitting on the table.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD for Keeps (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958 series) #[nn] (July 1958)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

Is This Your Life? (Table of Contents)

Television Dept. / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Bill Elder

Inks:

Bill Elder

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Raoul Phedwards; Melvin Furd; Shiloh Culpepper; Sabrina Voom; Sheldon Scrounge; Alfred L. Neuman; Brunhilda Furd; Furd children; Furd's mother; Furd's father; Furd's sister; Furd's brother; Lone Ranger (cameo); Snap (cameo); Crackle (cameo); Pop (cameo); Santa Claus (cameo); Smith Brothers (cameo); Quaker Oats Man (cameo); Edward R. Murrow (cameo); Winston Churchill (cameo); Joe McCarthy (cameo); Harry Truman (cameo); Liberace (cameo); Abraham Lincoln (cameo); Bing Crosby (cameo); Bob Hope (cameo); Marlon Brando (cameo); Marilyn Monroe (cameo); Joe Friday (cameo); Aunt Jemimah (cameo); Arthur Godfrey (cameo); Jackie Gleason (cameo); Douglas MacArthur (cameo); Groucho Marx (cameo); Donald Duck (cameo); Dean Martin (cameo); Prince Albert (in a can, cameo); others (cameo);

Synopsis:

Melvin Furd is nearly killed during the show, which features family, friends, enemies and someone he doesn't even know.

Indexer Notes

Parody of tv show "This Is Your Life." Alfred L. Neuman bears no physical resemblance to Alfred E. Neuman.

Tom Swifft And His Electric Ping Pong Ball (Table of Contents)

Classics Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ernie Kovacs [as Victor Applesauce]

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tom Swifft; Professor Harding; Six-Torso [Ramona Popkin]

Synopsis:

Tom's invention is stolen by a Russian spy.

A Guide For Future Job Hunters (Table of Contents)

Education Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A series of phony graphs explaining employment statistics.

How To Get The Job You Want By Thinking Positively And Also Get Ahead By Learning My Five Rules That Will Give You A New And Unbelievable Positive Personality And Help You Achieve Success (Table of Contents)

Education Dept. / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roger Price

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Five foolish rules for building a positive personality for yourself.

Indexer Notes

Includes one illustration.

Vera's Cruz (Table of Contents)

Movie Dept. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Burt Lambaster; Gary Chickencooper; Seezer Romeo; Emperor Maxamillion; Denice Parcel; Melvin Cowznowski; Sarita Vavavoom

Synopsis:

Two men sign on to guard a gold and guns shipment, but are also out to steal it for themselves.

Indexer Notes

A parody of the movie "Veracruz."

If You Suffer Pain (Table of Contents)

Anasprin / comic story / 0.11 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Melvin Coznowski [Alfred E. Neuman]

Synopsis:

Phony ad for Anasprin.

Reprints:

• in Son of Mad (Signet Books, 1959 series) #S1701 (October 1959)

Indexer Notes

Parody of both Anacin and aspirin ads. Character is unamed.

When The Talk Turns To Books Do You Find Yourself Saying: "Hoo Hah?" (Table of Contents)

The MAD Reader / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.11 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for The MAD Reader paperback.

Pictoquiz (Table of Contents)

Puzzle Dept. / activity / 1.45 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Wanda Furd

Synopsis:

A quiz where none of the answers makes sense.

Indexer Notes

Alfred E. Neuman is name given to several celebrities pictured, one of which is actually him.

Are You Walking Around Like A Human Queston Mark? (Table of Contents)

Rubbaban / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder

Inks:

Bill Elder

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Phony ad for Rubbaban women's foundation garments.

In These Danger Periods Your Skin "Dies" A Little (Table of Contents)

Pund's Cold Cream / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Camenbert, Duchess of Fromage

Synopsis:

Phony ad for Pund's Cold Cream.

Indexer Notes

Parody of Pond's Cold Cream ad.

Never Before A Bandage That Sticks Like This! (Table of Contents)

Bind-Aig / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Phony ad for Bind-Aig adhesive bandages.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in MAD for Keeps (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958 series) #[nn] (July 1958)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Band-Aid ad. On inside back cover.

When I'm Eating Jell-y I Wish I Were A Human Being (Table of Contents)

Jell-y / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Phony ad for Jell-y dessert.

Indexer Notes

Parody of Jell-O ad. On back cover.