Mad #36

(December 1957)

New Morris Philip Gives You A Natural Smoke With An Un-natural Light! (Table of Contents)

Morris Phillip cigarettes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Kelly Freas

Inks:

Kelly Freas

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Parody of ad for Phillip Morris cigarettes.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

type

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from this issue. Masthead quote is from Charles Rollin (1661-1741). Lists Frank Jacobs and Paul Laikin as writers and Nick Megliola for ideas, but unknown for which articles.

Personalized TV Antennas (Table of Contents)

Enlightning Rod Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Customized tv antennas to show your profession or hobby.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2

Read These Original MAD Books Before They Make The Movie! (Table of Contents)

MAD books / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for 4 MAD paperback books.

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; Bill Elder

Inks:

Norman Mingo; Bill Elder

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for pinups suitable for framing.

Indexer Notes

Small figure by Bill Elder is excerpt from previous issue.

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1.17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Albert B. Feldstein; Joshua Zerlin; Ralph Baxter Jr.; Bill Kemp; Jim West; Kerm Gregory; Roger Clark; Sy Klopps; Donna Delaney; Dan Berkowitz; Gilbert Stemm; Neal Bullington; Bill Stebbins; Jack Marcheski; Norman Pierce; Jack Johnston; Billy Moga; Michael Engel; Steve Holmes; Manfred Warren

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Letters of comment, mostly about issue #35.

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from issue #35.

MAD People Are Wearing MAD Jewelry (Table of Contents)

MAD Jewelry / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

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

Inks:

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

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

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

TV Movies With Built-In Commercials (Table of Contents)

The Pause That Depresses Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

What tv dramas might look like if they embedded commercials directly within movies.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2

MAD Hats (Table of Contents)

Mad Hatter Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Inks:

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Everyday household containers used as women's hats.

My Fren' Dufo (Table of Contents)

Wally Cox Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Wally Cox

Pencils:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Wally Cox; Dufo

Synopsis:

Story of Wally Cox's incredibly stupid boyhood friend.

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

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Orlando (signed)

Inks:

Joe Orlando (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

At a gun duel, the seconds and other spectators shoot each other and the man in charge of the weapons finishes off the crowd.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2

Blind Date (Table of Contents)

Two Sides To Every Story Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A story of a blind date, as told differently by the boy and girl involved.

Parking Meters (Table of Contents)

One-Legged Bandit Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Berg (signed)

Pencils:

Dave Berg (signed)

Inks:

Dave Berg (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Parking meters for all types of waiting activities, and a solution to the problem.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2

MAD Visits Corny Island (Table of Contents)

Confusement Park Dept. / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

A 2-page drawing parody of Coney Island, cut up into puzzle pieces. Must be put together correctly to see entire picture.

The Nursery News (Table of Contents)

Child Bites Dog Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

George Woodbridge ?

Inks:

George Woodbridge ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Peter Enzyme; Thomas McRush

Synopsis:

Nursery rhymes reported as realistic news stories. Fake photos credited to Ozgood Z'Beard and Melvin Coznowfski.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Paul Sturdley's Secret File (Table of Contents)

Bob & Ray Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Paul Sturdley; George

Synopsis:

Interview with a notorious kitten dumper.

Indexer Notes

Parody of tv show ?.

Cowboys 'n Indians (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils:

Don Martin (signed)

Inks:

Don Martin (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Story of how the handbook of real Indian lore that came with a kid's Indian outfit saved the day.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2

Raw Guts (Table of Contents)

U. S. Male Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Laikin

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Parody of men's magazines, with beginnings of several adventure stories.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2
• in Like, Mad (Signet Books, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Home Movies (Table of Contents)

Light, Camera, Action? Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Comparing the improved photographic opportunities presented by movies versus still cameras.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2

Bomb Song Hits (Table of Contents)

Lead Pan Alley Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

alb

Pencils:

Albert B. Feldstein [signed FF]

Inks:

Albert B. Feldstein [signed FF]

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Lyrics to songs written in the post-nuclear war days; parodies of other song lyrics.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2
• in Like, Mad (Signet Books, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)

Indexer Notes

One illustration.

OK! Gunfight At The Corral! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Doc Holliday; Wyatt Earp; Kate; Frank McLowery; Virgil Earp; Morgan Earp; Finn Clanton; Ike Clanton; Rover Clanton; Billy (the kid); Shane; Johnny Ringo

Synopsis:

Parody of movie "Gunfight At The OK Corral."

The Children's Hour (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Pencils:

Don Martin (signed)

Inks:

Don Martin (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Humorous drawings to illustrate the famous poem, with a macabre ending.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2
• in Like, Mad (Signet Books, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)

Mr. Morgan Tells The Story of The 12 Bottles (Table of Contents)

Henry Morgan Dept. / comic story / 2 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:

Henry empties his 12 bottles of whiskey down the sink, except for one glass per bottle...which he drinks.

A Martian Field Guide To U.S. Wild Life - 1957 Edition (Table of Contents)

Do Not Feed Or Annoy 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:

Details of pop culture stereotypes presented as a field guide to wildlife from a Martian point of view.

Reprints:

• in More Trash From MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2 (1959)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Human Shield (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 bank robber takes a hostage to enable his getaway, but she turns out to be in on the scheme.

Reprints:

• in Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2

Start Your Day Off Right! (Table of Contents)

Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Larry Maleman (photo); Bill Elder (figure)

Inks:

Larry Maleman (photo); Bill Elder (figure)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for MAD subscriptions.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Figure by Bill Elder is excerpt from a previous issue.

Contrivances For Cliches (Table of Contents)

MAD Devices Dept. / filler / 0 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Descriptions for machines to perform tasks of common cliches, such as "A coffin rotater for turning over in your grave."

Indexer Notes

In margins of 29 pages of the issue.

MAD's "What, Me Worry?" Halloween Mask (Table of Contents)

Alfred E. Neuman / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Norman Mingo (painted)

Inks:

Norman Mingo (painted)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Alfred's face with instructions on how to cut it out and use it as a mask.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.