Mad #32

(April 1957)

How Much More of This Stuff Can You Take? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Davis

Inks:

Jack Davis

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Pronto

Synopsis:

House ad for 4th paperback MAD book, "Utterly MAD", and previous releases.

Indexer Notes

Illustration is excerpt from a previous issue.

Departments (Table of Contents)

Vital Features / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from this issue. Masthead quote is from Chamfort (1741- 1794). There is a credit of Nick Megliola for ideas, but no indication of what articles.

Nansy (Table of Contents)

Newspaper Comics Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wallace Wood

Inks:

Wallace Wood

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Nansy; Nansy Duck; Pinnochio; Dick Nansy; Junior; Pat [Patton]; Li'l Nansy; Abner Mae; Nansy Canyon

Synopsis:

A look at a joke from one cartoon strip as it might be interpreted by other strips.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Like, Mad (New American Library, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)
• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #36 (Fall 1981)

Indexer Notes

Parodies of Nancy, Donald Duck, Dick Tracy, Li'l Abner and Steve Canyon.

You Can Break The Magazine Habit! (Table of Contents)

Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for MAD Magazine subscriptions.

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1.42 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Albert B. Feldstein; Robert Hollinger; Chuck Levy; Danny Lichty; Steve Ellerbroek; Joshua Zerlin; Bob Singer; Bruce Brown; Bill O'Keefe; "Lucky" Simonds; Fred Beard; Tom Main; Mark Trail; Bob Koeser; Arthur Miller; Bryson Kitchen; Ken Corey; Alan Besser; Albertha Spaulding; Wendell Crowley; Dave Little; E. Pally Achee; Don Calfa; George Tysh; John Benson; M. Reine, Jr.; Ray Prochaska; Alfred Mazolie; Tom Donoher; Bruce Marshall

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Letters of comment, mostly about issue #31.

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from issue #31.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.085 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

John F. Putnam

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

For October 1, 1956. Publisher: William M. Gaines, Editor: Albert B. Feldstein, Managing Editor: John F. Putnam, Owners: E. C. Publications, Inc.; William M. Gaines; V. E. McAdie; J. K. Gaines.

Now In Full Color! (Table of Contents)

Alfred E. Neuman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.165 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Norman Mingo; Wally Wood ?

Inks:

Norman Mingo; Wally Wood ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for pinups suitable for framing.

The Steve Allan Story (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Steve Allan; Ray Geneburn; Ed Suvillan; Elvis Presley; Wes Yeast

Synopsis:

Shows Steve at work and discusses how tv show is produced.

Reprints:

• in More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

Indexer Notes

Parody of tv's Steve Allen Show.

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Faithful Dog (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Orlando (signed)

Inks:

Joe Orlando (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

A hunter is stuck in a bear trap and sends his dog back to town for help, whereupon the dog is captured by the local dog catcher.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

It's Gonna Be A Mad Mad Year! (Table of Contents)

Crystal Ball Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

G. Stang

Pencils:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Lila Vavoom; Sam Westee; Javier Pereira

Synopsis:

Foolish predictions for world events in the coming year.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

The Bad Seat Is The Big Shocker!! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul Laikin

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Rhodent [Ratty McCormack]; Fancy Kelly; Evileye Varden; Melvin Cowznofski; Henry Bones; Claude Bagel

Synopsis:

Makes the argument that the Rhodent character in the movie was actually sweet and caring and ends with a petition to allow children to see the movie.

Indexer Notes

Parody of the movie "The Bad Seed." Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Big Big Story (Table of Contents)

T.V. Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils:

Don Martin (signed)

Inks:

Don Martin (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Joe Phipps; pirates; Joe's boss

Synopsis:

After years of laboring in obscurity, reporter Joe finally finds a big story, only to be fired when he's three days late finding it.

Indexer Notes

Parody of tv show "The Big Story"?

Making A Paper Eucalyptus Tree (Table of Contents)

Orson Bean Dept. / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Orson Bean

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Orson Bean

Synopsis:

Orson delivers a monologue built around his paper trick, and instructions for making the tree.

The Rolly Cigarette Ad (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Allen Robin

Pencils:

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks:

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

A couple discusses all the things they got with coupons from Rolly Cigarettes.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Raleigh Cigarette ads. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

The Ideal Woman (Table of Contents)

Point of View Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

D. Purdy

Pencils:

Kelly Freas

Inks:

Kelly Freas

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

The ideal woman as visualized by 6 magazines, compared to the women who read the magazines.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

The Prisoner, When Arrested, Clung To The Railings (Table of Contents)

Rare Old Cartoons Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Mayo Bateman (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Mayo Bateman (signed)

Inks:

Henry Mayo Bateman (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Police are unable to arrest a man until they saw apart the iron fence he is clinging to.

Reprints:

• From Punch (?) #? (1917)

What's Happened To Sports Magazines? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Duke Snyder

Synopsis:

Analysis of older style and modern sports magazines, with their differing viewpoints on the sports versus lifestyles of sports personalities.

Reprints:

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

Childhood Chums (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Nick Meglin

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?; typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Johnathan Gordon; Barbara Bridgewood; Robert Miltown

Synopsis:

Messages to Alfred E. Neuman from three classmantes, at different points in their lives.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)

Movies Are Longer Than Ever (Table of Contents)

Overtaxed Seating Capacity Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Bick Benedick; Leslie Lynnton; Luz Benedick; Vashti Snythe; Jett Rink; Anita Ekberg

Synopsis:

Reviews of three very long movies: Giant, War And Peace, and The Ten Commandments.

Tom Lehrer Sings (Table of Contents)

Tom Lehrer Dept. / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Lehrer; ?

Pencils:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tom Lehrer

Synopsis:

A brief fake biography with an illustrated song, including sheet music.

Reprints:

• in More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

Future TV Ad (Table of Contents)

Soft-Sell Advertising Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils:

Don Martin (signed)

Inks:

Don Martin (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Charlie; Bill

Synopsis:

Phony ad storyboard for Schveppes Activated Sparkling Seltzer.

Reprints:

• in More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

The "Night People" vs. "Creeping Meatballism" (Table of Contents)

Jean Shepherd Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jean Shepherd

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

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

The MAD Dating Technique (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Reviews different techniques of the shy type, agressive type and MAD type.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Like, Mad (New American Library, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

They Drew Their Way From "Rags To Riches" (Table of Contents)

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Rex Taylor

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Albert Dorne; Norman Rockwell; Eric Ericson; John Whitaker; John Busketta; Harriet Kuzniewski

Synopsis:

Ad for commercial artist training.

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Fictitious Want Ads Placed By Famous Folk (Table of Contents)

Classified Dept. / text article / 0 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

One-line want ads misattributed to celebrities and historical figures.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958) [portions only]
• in More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958) [portions only]

Indexer Notes

Occur on 17 different pages of the issue.

MAD Record Labels (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Albert B. Feldstein

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Phony record labels for 45s.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

Indexer Notes

On back cover. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.