Mad #27

(April 1956)

The Filter Doesn't Get Between You and The Tattoo (Table of Contents)

Marlbrando Tattoo Needles / 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 Marlbrando Tattoo Needles with filtered ink.

Indexer Notes

Parody of Marlboro Cigarette ad. Inside front cover.

Contents (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Pencils:

? (photo); Bill Elder

Inks:

? (photo); Bill Elder

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Abe Burrows

Indexer Notes

Includes a brief summary of contents with excerpts of art from this issue.

Cartoon Digest (Table of Contents)

Newspaper Comics Dept.; Little Orphan Melvin; Mett and Juff; Li'l Ab'r; R. Morgan MD; Starchie; Poopeye / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Little Orphan Melvin; Punjoke; Sandle; Daddy Peacebudks; Mett; Juff; Mickey Rodent; R. Morgan; Starchie; Bottleneck; Harold Toon; Shadrack; Poopeye; Marlon Branflakes

Synopsis:

Typical comic strips.

Reprints:

• in MAD for Keeps (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958 series) #[nn] (July 1958)
• in Son of Mad (Signet Books, 1959 series) #S1701 (October 1959)

Indexer Notes

Parodies of strips: Little Orphan Annie; Mutt and Jeff; Li'l Abner; Rex Morgan MD; Archie; Popeye.

Why Settle For Others When Beautydreamy Balances Drinking Glasses! (Table of Contents)

Beautydreamy Matresses / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Phony ad for Beautydreamy Matresses.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Parody of ad for Beautyrest Matresses.

Letters Dept. (Table of Contents)

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1.375 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman; E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Art is various excerpts from previous issue and a few more samples of possible Alfred E. Neuman predecessors. One letter from E. Nelson Bridwell of Oklahoma City, OK.

[Inside MAD] (Table of Contents)

Inside MAD / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.125 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for 3rd MAD paperback.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

text article / 0.17 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lyle Stuart

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

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

How You Can Be A Member of The Bogen Hi-Fi Set At Moderate Cost (Table of Contents)

Bogen Hi-Fidelity equipment / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for high fidelity audio equipment from the David Bogen Co., Inc.

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Marshall Who Got Outdrawn (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Inks:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

gags

Synopsis:

The marshall goes out to a gunfight over the objections of several girlfriends...and is outdrawn and shot.

Reprints:

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

How To Be Smart (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Shows many things you can do to look smart.

Reprints:

• in MAD for Keeps (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958 series) #[nn] (July 1958)
• in Son of Mad (Signet Books, 1959 series) #S1701 (October 1959)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

A Sea Chanty (Table of Contents)

Music Dept. / text story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Abe Burrows

Pencils:

Russ Heath

Inks:

Russ Heath

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Lyrics and music for a song about sailing on the Nancy Brown.

Indexer Notes

Short blurb at the end advertising the "Abe Burrows Songbook."

The Ed Suvillan Show (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder [as Will Elder]

Inks:

Bill Elder [as Will Elder]

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Ed Suvillan; Phil Soundflinger; Charlie Mahoney; Ookabolaconga tribe; Sultan Taj Mahal; Alfred L. Neuman; Wes Yeast

Synopsis:

A typical night on the show, with a ventriloquist, a foreign act, and a comic. Article ends with a mock judicial order from Judge Alfred E. Neuman.

Reprints:

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

Uninterrupted Melody (Table of Contents)

Ice Cream Dept. / text story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Freberg

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Stan Freberg; F. C. Barr; Dave Green; Joe; Good Humorous Men; Harris; Jones; Mother Goose

Synopsis:

A short play of a mutiny among the Good Humorous Men, when they can't stand any longer the music their trucks play.

A Lad And A Lion (Table of Contents)

Nature Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Gedney L. Burp; Tommy Burp; Lassie

Synopsis:

Story showing that lions will be lions, not pets.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Safety Features (Table of Contents)

Science Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Article shows how all the new auto safety features are optional equipment, and all the cosmetic features are standard.

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Musketeer Who Failed To Get The Girl (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Inks:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

The musketeer successfully battles dozens of the villain's men, but is run through by the villain.

Reprints:

• 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)

The Brave Dogs (Table of Contents)

Roger Price Dept. / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roger Price

Pencils:

Roger Price

Inks:

Roger Price

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Roger describes a new sport/art he has invented, Dog Kicking, which has its roots in bull fighting.

Ulysses (Table of Contents)

Movie Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Ulysses [Kirk Doubtless]; Penelope [Silvano Lasagno]; Circe [Silvano Lasagno]; Nausicaa [Rossana Pizzeria]; Cyclops [Umberto Scallopini]; Telemachus

Synopsis:

A brief summary of major scenes from the movie, with a surprise ending.

Indexer Notes

Parody of the movie "Ulysses."

Nightwatch (Table of Contents)

Radio & TV Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnold Hayne

Pencils:

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks:

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Ben Jones; Jed Brown; Dunday

Synopsis:

Jones and Dunday keep arresting their captainm, Jed Brown.

Indexer Notes

Parody of tv show "Dragnet."

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Woodsman Who Failed To Save The Girl (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Inks:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

A woodsman tries to save a girl going over a waterfall in a canoe, but can't reach her and she goes over.

Reprints:

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

Rare Old Cartoons (Table of Contents)

Collector's Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Caran d' Ache [Emmanuel Poiré]

Pencils:

Caran d' Ache [Emmanuel Poiré]

Inks:

Caran d' Ache [Emmanuel Poiré]

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A man accuses his dog of defecating in the house, but when he tries to clean it up he discovers it is a snake and is bitten.

Indexer Notes

Old cartoon from French artist who lived 1858-1909.

Football (Table of Contents)

Sports Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Rockwell Hedo; Hector Swineherd; Stuyvesant Oxe; Freddy Lippsitt; Irving Hambutt; Salvatore Kelly; Pincus McCarthy; Bentley J. Funff; Dzordz Dzizzy; Guy Wojskgnkski; Hoggy Carmichael

Synopsis:

Highlighting the problems poorer schools have with their football teams.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Fighter Who Didn't Rally (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Inks:

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Letters:

ty

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

The fighter rallies one last time after receiving some good news ringside, but is knocked out anyway.

Reprints:

• in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Like, Mad (Signet Books, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

[Alfred E. Neuman] (Table of Contents)

Alfred E. Neuman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for drawing of Alfred, suitable for framing.

Indexer Notes

This is a reproduction of a historical drawing of the character, and is not identified as Alfred.

Beer Belongs - Enjoy It! (Table of Contents)

Beer / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder [as William Elder]

Inks:

Bill Elder [as William Elder]

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Phony ad for the "Foundation To Encourage Excess - The Beverage of Moderation."

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Parody of an ad for United States Brewers Foundation. Back cover.