Mad #33

(June 1957)

Hey Gang! It's Here! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carl Klein (photo); Romeo Serry (photo touchup); Jack Davis

Inks:

Carl Klein (photo); Romeo Serry (photo touchup); Jack Davis

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for Alfred E. Neuman jewelry designed by Astrahan of NY.

Indexer Notes

Small character at bottom of ad is by Jack Davis, an excerpt from some previous issue. On inside front cover.

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:

fact

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from this issue. Masthead quote is from Beumarchais (1732-1799). First issue with "Contributing Writers" credits: lists Frank Jacobs and Paul Laikin as writers and Nick Megliola for ideas, but unknown for which articles.

Baseball's Hall of Shame (Table of Contents)

Spoil-Sports Dept. / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Quentin Scurvy; Edgar Simian; Omar Stagmire; Jerome McNasty; Chester Ripp; Boris Duckbill; Soames Grulnik; Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Phony dedication plaques for Hall of Shame inductees.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

MAD Subscriptions (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 subscriotions.

Now! In Full Color (Table of Contents)

Alfred E. Neuman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.17 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Norman Mingo; Jack Davis

Inks:

Norman Mingo; Jack Davis

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for pinups suitable for framing.

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Albert B. Feldstein; Fred Baushard; Rick Baushard; Sandy Nelson; Jane Meadows; Dick Goode; John Jarvis; Roy Kudla; Jim Sullivan; Henry Kirchner; C. James Hudson; Catherine O'Donnell; Walt Alston; Mike Moorman; Porfirio Rubitosa; Stanley Glarken; Bill Johannes; Jan Esten; Judy Zilber; Ellen Kaplan; Martin Pekar; Tom Essig; Steve Kirschner; David Angstreich; Sheldon Weltman; Mike Freese; Fred Jackson; David Small; Adolph Hitler; Willis Buell; Mrs. Jay Muir

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Letters of comment, mostly about issue #32.

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from issue #32. First issue with bomb in mailbox logo.

The English Titles Don't Quite Match The Action In Foreign Movies (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Typical scenes from foreign movies with subtitles that don't describe what's going on. Includes Russian subtitles for "Martski."

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Like, Mad (Signet Books, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)

Indexer Notes

One movie is a parody of "Marty."

AsP Super-Duper Markets (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul Laikin

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Phony supermarket ad with items never sold in stores.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Parody of A&P Supermarkets ad. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

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:

satire

Synopsis:

Phony ad storyboard for Perfecut Knives from Elkon.

Reprints:

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

Kovacs' Strangely Believe It! (Table of Contents)

Ernie Kovacs Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ernie Kovacs

Pencils:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Letters:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Strange things around the world.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Parody of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!"

The Railroad Timetable (Table of Contents)

Travelers Aid Dept. / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Parody of a passenger railroad timetable with lots of meaningless information.

Reprints:

• in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Like, Mad (Signet Books, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Why I Left The Army And Became A Civilian (Table of Contents)

Section 8 Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Story of the ways civilian life is much better than Army life.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Credited as Frank Jacobs's first story in MAD.

The Unfortunate Part of Feeding Pigeons Homemade Popcorn (Table of Contents)

Wild Life 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:

humor

Synopsis:

Man feed pigeons homemade popcorn and the birds, nearby pets, and all the bystanders in the park go nuts for it.

Reprints:

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

Vending Machines of The Future (Table of Contents)

Out of Order Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Shows various future vending machines such as for livestock, autos, and more vending machines.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

The Truth About Cowboys (Table of Contents)

Henry Morgan Dept. / text story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Morgan

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Henry Morgan

Synopsis:

Discussion of historically accurate cowboys.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Dead Letters (Table of Contents)

Signed, Sealed And Undelivered Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

?; typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Phony undelivered mail addressed to famous historical figures, just before they became famous.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Like, Mad (Signet Books, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)

MAD Tickets (Table of Contents)

Show-Off Dept. / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Phony ticket stubs to historical events.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

The Dee Jay's Old Philosopher (Table of Contents)

Eddie Lawrence Dept. / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eddie Lawrence

Pencils:

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks:

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Eddie Lawrence

Synopsis:

Lyrics to a song recorded by Eddie on Coral Records.

Indexer Notes

Illustrations appear to show the verses.

The Potrzebie System of Weights And Measures (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Donald Knuth

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

A system of weights, measures, force and time based on the thickness of MAD #26 as a standard potrzebie. It seems to resemble the metric system.

Reprints:

• in Like, Mad (Signet Books, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)

Hollywood Is Ruining Marlin Brando (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Marlin Brando

Synopsis:

Examples of changes in Brando's life and attitude, with advice for changing back.

Indexer Notes

Parody of Marlon Brando's career.

Kovacs' Strangely Believe It! (Table of Contents)

Ernie Kovacs Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ernie Kovacs

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

Wally Wood (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Strange things around the world.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Parody of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!"

High-School Dance (Table of Contents)

Having A Ball Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Aida Soto Voce; Hy Octane; Osgood Z'Beard; Gwendolyn Furd

Synopsis:

Story of planning and evening's events at a typical high school dance.

Reprints:

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

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Overhanging Bough (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

Synopsis:

A Marshall tries to hide from some outlaws by climbing onto a tree branch, but his horse betrays him.

Reprints:

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

Everything Must Go!! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Elder (Shomes figures); ? (photo)

Inks:

Bill Elder (Shomes figures); ? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Shermlock Shomes

Synopsis:

House ad for MAD paperback books.

Indexer Notes

Shomes figures are excerpts from previous issues.

Jobs We'd Like To Have (Table of Contents)

We'd Like To Be Dept. / text article / 0 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Short descriptions of jobs that would do nothing if they actually existed.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958) [portions; Confirm: direction of reprint]
• in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958) [portions; Confirm: direction of reprint]

Indexer Notes

Appear on 21 pages of the issue.

Reader's Disgust (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Orlando (signed)

Inks:

Joe Orlando (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

List of phony books and stories, with illustration of Alfred as the Sphinx.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Parody of Reader's Digest cover. On back cover.