Mad #49

(September 1959)

Stop Pushing - You'll All Get A Chance To Talk To Grandma (Table of Contents)

Cell Telephone System / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Kelly Freas (painted, signed)

Inks:

Kelly Freas (painted, signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Parody of long distance ad for Bell Telephone System.

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:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from this issue. There is a writer credit for Gary Belkin but uncertain what article(s) it is for.

The Perfect Follow-Up To "MAD For Keeps" (Table of Contents)

MAD Forever / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for hardcover book from Crown Publishers.

A Delightful Pin-Up! (Table of Contents)

Alfred E. Neuman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.03 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Norman Mingo (painted)

Inks:

Norman Mingo (painted)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for pinups suitable for framing.

Wake Up Refreshed And Invigorated! (Table of Contents)

The Bedside MAD / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.17 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for sixth MAD paperback book.

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Albert B. Feldstein; Ken Franklin; The Brothers Kaminsetzky; Jim Daniels; J. F. McGlinchy; Suzy Zuckerman; Donald Bralich; Douglas Lindsey; Marjorie Parver; J. S. Coleman, Jr.; Noll Anne Cunningham

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Leonard Brenner; Naval Fighter Squadron 141

Synopsis:

Letters of comment, mostly about issue #47.

Indexer Notes

Leonard Brenner is revealed as one of the models in the MAD straight jacket ads in the previous 3 issues.

Summer Is The Best Time To Subscribe To MAD (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Albert B. Feldstein ?

Inks:

Albert B. Feldstein ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for MAD subscriptions.

Now! Alfred E. Neuman Sings! (Table of Contents)

What - Me Worry? / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for new record album featuring Alfred and his Furshlugginer Five.

Indexer Notes

Album cover art is by Norman Mingo and Don Martin.

The MAD Horror Primer (Table of Contents)

Readin' And Writhin' Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Dr. Frankenstein; Frankenstein's monster; The Creature; King Kong; Dracula; Wolf-Man; The Mummy

Synopsis:

A grade-school reader type introduction to horror movies.

Reprints:

• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

The Boy And His Toy (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)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A boy breaks another boy's new toy, and is then himself broken by the first boy.

MAD Looks At Book Clubs (Table of Contents)

Readin' And Writhin' Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Millard Fillmore; Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Highly specialized book clubs.

Functional Architecture (Table of Contents)

Edifice Complex Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Berg (signed)

Pencils:

Dave Berg (signed)

Inks:

Dave Berg (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Buildings that look like the companies they house.

Indexer Notes

Appears to be first use of the name "Roger Kaputnik" by Dave Berg.

Half-Finished Billboards (Table of Contents)

Fun For The Road Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Joe Orlando (signed)

Inks:

Joe Orlando (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Marilyn Monroe;

Synopsis:

Fun combining the messages on billboards into a single new message, when installing one message over another.

Scenes We'd Like To See: The Cops Close In (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Klaus Nordling

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

The cops stage a shootout, but the criminal moved out of the building weeks ago.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Family Magazines (Table of Contents)

What's Buzzin' Cousin Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnie Kogen

Pencils:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Bing Crosby; Bob Crosby; Gary Crosby; Kathryn Grant Crosby; Bess Truman; Harry Truman; Dwight Eisenhower; Ricky Nelson; David Nelson; Ozzie Nelson; Harriet Nelson; Nelson Rockefeller; Liberace; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Prince Charles; Edsel Ford

Synopsis:

Magazines that could be published by celebrity families, to inform other family members of what's going on in their lives.

America's Dream Car (Table of Contents)

Motorvational Research Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sy Reit

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

A list of consumer complaints about modern car design and a suggestion of a design that addresses them...the Model T.

Shrunk World (Table of Contents)

Sid Caesar Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sid Caesar

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Sid Caesar; Somerset Winterset; Professor Ludvig Von Rumblemacher; Progress Hornsby; Edward T. Morrow

Synopsis:

Three of Sid Caesar's characters are guests on a parody of the tv show "Small World."

The Sculptor In His Studio (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils:

Don Martin (signed)

Inks:

Don Martin (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A sculptor handles his lazy assistant in an unusual manner.

MAD Medals For Everyday Heroes (Table of Contents)

Brave Of The Home Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Berg

Pencils:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks:

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Zelda Zitzlaff; Fenwick J. Finster; Arthur L. Mudge; Elihu Bunchwell; Freda Prawn; Fanny Strongthumber

Synopsis:

Medals that could be awarded for overcoming everyday problems.

A Best Seller Hits The Commercial Trail (Table of Contents)

Anything For A Buck Dept. / text story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sy Reit

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Brigette Bardot; Steve Canyon

Synopsis:

A rather prescient look at the future of merchandising for a successful novel, using "Doctor Zhivago" as an example.

TV Ads We'd Like To See (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

The day the Clawettes breath meter doesn't work; a parody of ad for Clorettes breath mints.

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (Table of Contents)

Special Delivery Dept. / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Laikin

Pencils:

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks:

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Abraham Lincoln

Synopsis:

The original address compared to an updated, "Cool School" version.

MAD's Specialized Resorts Section (Table of Contents)

Two Weeks With Prey Dept. / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Laikin

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Resorts that cater to extreme niche markets.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

TV Ads We'd Like To See (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

The day the Colgrate toothpaste invisible shield falls on the announcer. A parody of Colgate toothpaste ads.

Vic Tinny Gyms (Table of Contents)

Big Build-Up Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Vic Tinny; Popeye

Synopsis:

Discusses the methods and success of the new style of commercial gym. Parody of Vic Tanny Gyms.

Reprints:

• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)

The 17th Floor (Table of Contents)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils:

Don Martin (signed)

Inks:

Don Martin (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A man knocks a spider out of a window and watches it fall.

You'll "Fight 'Em Off" In Your MAD T-Shirt (Table of Contents)

MAD T-Shirts / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Larry Maleman (photo); Wally Wood

Inks:

Larry Maleman (photo); Wally Wood

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Leonard Brenner; Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for tee shirts.

Indexer Notes

Leonard is the model with the t-shirt; named in letters column. Inside back cover.

Capsule Movie Reviews (Table of Contents)

Marginal Thinking Dept. / filler / 0 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

One sentence reviews of movies.

Indexer Notes

Appear in the margins of 30 pages of the issue.

We're Taking The Pledge At The Four Posies Society (Table of Contents)

Four Posies Whiskey / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Kelly Freas (painted, signed)

Inks:

Kelly Freas (painted, signed)

Colors:

Kelly Freas (painted, signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Parody of ad for Four Roses Whiskey.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.