Mad #33

(June 1957)

Hey Gang! It's Here! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

?

Pencils

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

Inks

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

Letters

typeset

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: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

various

Inks

various

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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: 3)

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

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

Joe Orlando

Inks

Joe Orlando

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

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 The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in The Organization Mad (New American Library, 1960 series) #D2286 (March 1963)
• in Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (Running Press Book Publishers, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

MAD Subscriptions (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

House ad for MAD Magazine subscriotions.

Now! In Full Color (Table of Contents: 5)

Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.17 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Norman Mingo; Jack Davis

Inks

Norman Mingo; Jack Davis

Letters

typeset

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis

House ad for pinups suitable for framing.

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein); John Jarvis; Jim Sullivan; David Small; Fred Baushard; Rick Baushard; Sandy Nelson; Jane Meadows; Dick Goode; Roy Kudla; 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; Adolph Hitler; Willis Buell; Mrs. Jay Muir

Pencils

various

Inks

various

Letters

typeset

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: 7)

Movie Dept. / Movies Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Synopsis

Typical scenes from foreign movies with subtitles that don't describe what's going on.

Reprints

• in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Like, Mad (New American Library, 1960 series) #D2347 (July 1963), #T4904 (circa 1970)

The Russian Titles Don't Quite Match The Action In American Movies (Table of Contents: 8)

Movie Dept. / Movies Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

Scenes from the movie "Marty" as "Martski", with subtitles in Russian that don't describe what's going on.

AsP Super-Duper Markets (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Paul Laikin

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Phony supermarket ad with items never sold in stores.

Reprints

• in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in The Organization Mad (New American Library, 1960 series) #D2286 (March 1963)

Indexer Notes

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

Future TV Ad (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Synopsis

Phony ad storyboard for Perfecut Knives from Elkon.

Reprints

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

Kovacs' Strangely Believe It! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Ernie Kovacs (credited)

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Letters

Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood) (signed)

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Synopsis

Strange things around the world.

Reprints

• in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)

Indexer Notes

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

The Railroad Timetable (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

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 (New American Library, 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: 13)

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

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; war

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in The Organization Mad (New American Library, 1960 series) #D2286 (March 1963)
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
• in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
• in Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (Running Press Book Publishers, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Credited as Frank Jacobs's first story in MAD.

The Unfortunate Part of Feeding Pigeons Homemade Popcorn (Table of Contents: 14)

Wild Life Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

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 The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974)
which is reprinted
• in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974)
• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #104 (June 1995)
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
• in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
• in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)

Vending Machines of The Future (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in The Organization Mad (New American Library, 1960 series) #D2286 (March 1963)
• in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #31 (June 2023) [Only one panel reprinted (greatly enlarged) plus overlay of Norman Mingo drawing of Alfred from Mad #287.]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

The Truth About Cowboys (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Henry Morgan (credited)

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Henry Morgan

Synopsis

Discussion of historically accurate cowboys.

Reprints

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

Dead Letters (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Like, Mad (New American Library, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)

MAD Tickets (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters

typeset

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: 19)

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

Script

Eddie Lawrence (credited)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters

typeset

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: 20)

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

Script

Donald Knuth

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

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 (New American Library, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)

Hollywood Is Ruining Marlin Brando (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters

typeset

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: 22)

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

Script

Ernie Kovacs (credited)

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters

Wally Wood (signed)

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Synopsis

Strange things around the world.

Reprints

• in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)

Indexer Notes

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

High-School Dance (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters

typeset

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 The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in The Organization Mad (New American Library, 1960 series) #D2286 (March 1963)

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Overhanging Bough (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Orlando (signed)

Inks

Joe Orlando (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Synopsis

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

Reprints

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

Everything Must Go!! (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Elder (Shomes figures); ? (photo)

Inks

Bill Elder (Shomes figures); ? (photo)

Letters

typeset

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: 26)

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

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

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Appear on 21 pages of the issue.

Reader's Disgust (Table of Contents: 27)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Orlando (signed)

Inks

Joe Orlando (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Mad (Thorpe & Porter, 1959 series) #1 ([October 1959])
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997) [back cover]

Indexer Notes

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