Mad #51

(December 1959)

One Kind of Husband...Two Kinds of Underwear (Table of Contents)

Hames / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Kelly Freas (signed)

Inks:

Kelly Freas (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Eddie Fisher; Elizabeth Taylor; Debbie Reynolds

Synopsis:

Satire on Hanes underwear ads.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
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.

Do Your Christmas Shopping Early (Table of Contents)

MAD Christmas Gift Mart / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lester Krauss (photo)

Inks:

Lester Krauss (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for all types of MAD merchandise, including subscriptions.

Indexer Notes

Main photo appears to be of various MAD staff members, from the same photo session as last issue, at the Cup 'n Saucer Coffee House, New York, NY.

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Julie Carroll; George Ainslie; Josh Zerlin; Robert Canning; Jane High; Don Gerson; Stanley Stone; Barry Signoretti; Ken Rose; Ray Soudant; Charles Stoddard; Steve Schlessinger; Judy Arnold; Sullivan; Stone

Pencils:

Kelley Freas; Wallace Wood; Bob Clarke

Inks:

Kelley Freas; Wallace Wood; Bob Clarke

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Letters of comment, many about issue #49.

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from previous issues.

Advertising Slogans Will Replace Everyday Conversations (Table of Contents)

Gray Flannel-Mouth Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mr. Sternwallow; Mr. Brooks; Sydney; Gladys; Casey Stengel; Whitey Ford; Bob Turley

Synopsis:

Shows how advertising slogans can be used in many different situations to replace ordinary conversation.

Indexer Notes

signed on typewriter on first page

The Man With The Sprung Neck (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:

A man with his neck out of place visits two doctors, who end up winding him up like a toy top.

The Night The Price Is All Right Has An Unexpected Guest (Table of Contents)

Light, Camera, Auction Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Bill Culon; Mrs. Kravitch; Mr. Getzoff; Mr. Ogilvie; Mr. Sfortz; Mr. Furd; President Eisenhower (on phone)

Synopsis:

Parody of the TV show "The Price Is Right", in which an uncharacteristically unexcited guest nearly ruins the show.

Painting By The Numbers (Table of Contents)

Digitalent Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Shows how the principles of paint-by-number art could be applied to other endeavors such as surgery, cooking, creative writing, and wrestling.

A MAD Treasury of Unknown Poetry Volume 2 (Table of Contents)

Verse of The People Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Parodies of famous poems by Edgar Allen Poe, Rudyard Kipling and others.

Indexer Notes

Poem titles are: Insomnia, The Spaniel, The Barefoot Fink, When I was A Used Car Salesman, On The Road To Louisville, and Killer Boy Furd.
References Volume 1 in MAD #43.

The Great Hotel Fire (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)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Some completely inept firemen manage not save a single person jumping from a building on fire.

Testing Civilians For Space Flight (Table of Contents)

Solar Perplexus Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Lester B. Cowznofski

Synopsis:

Testing the theory that the most difficult part of long space flights for people to deal with is withdrawal from their usual patterns of life, researchers discover an even bigger problem.

Scenes We'd Like To See: Driving The Golden Spike (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Eugene St. Jean

Pencils:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wallace Wood (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

An engineering error ruins the final connection of the trans-continental railroad.

The MAD Guide To Handwriting Analysis (Table of Contents)

Scrawl's Well That Reads Well Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tommy Furd; Jimmy Mung; Sidney Zorch; Alfred E. Neuman (handwriting); Herman Finster

Synopsis:

Shows how handwriting reveals a person's soul, prospects for success and other information...or not. Some samples are Alfred E. Neuman writing in a diary about Moxie Cowznofsky.

TV Ads We'd Like To See: The Schleppe's Commercial (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

Characters:

Commander Whytehead

Synopsis:

Parody of Schweppe's mixers ad.

MAD Looks At Adult Education (Table of Contents)

Blackboard Bungle Dept. / text story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Laikin

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

Inks:

George Woodbridge

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Parody of course offerings at adult schools, featuring the more practical offerings in the Course Bulletin for Potrzebie High School Division of Adult Education.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Hide-A-Bed (Table of Contents)

Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Berg (signed)

Pencils:

Dave Berg (signed)

Inks:

Dave Berg (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

The concept of a bed that folds out from a sofa or chair is extended to place beds in other items of furniture, and then to other items besides beds being folded up.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Dave Berg's Mad Trash (EC, 1981 series) #[nn] (1981)

Madison Avenue Turns To History And Literature (Table of Contents)

Pros For The Cons Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Parodies of various magazine ads using history or literature as motifs.

Indexer Notes

Products used are Bufferin pain reliever, Miss Clairol hair color, Colgate toothpaste, and Winston cigarettes.

Grandstand Football (Table of Contents)

Way Off-Side 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

Characters:

Monroe Fernfeather; Delbert (Biff) Smeed; Spencer (Go-Go) McNulty; Beauregard Finster; Ardsley Waxwing; Barney (Rah-Rah) Windlass; Kyle Esterhazy; Barclay Brisk; Jasper C. Van Flick

Synopsis:

Discussion of the actions of the spectators in the stands during a football game, as if they are playing a game. Rules, player positions, and some of the great players are highlighted.

Teenage (Table of Contents)

Pomp-Adore Dept. / text story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Murray Blech; Phoebe Newt; Yetta Blintzner; Monty Monroe; Myron Goraz; George Jessel; Steve Vance

Synopsis:

Parody of magazines targeted towards teenagers.

The Escaped Convict (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)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Several G-men bumble a search for someone disembarking from a train.

New Singers For Old Songs (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Matching song titles to celebrities' personalities.

Indexer Notes

Appear on 38 pages in the issue.

Announcing The Birth Of A New Brainchild (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo); Wallace Wood

Inks:

? (photo); Wallace Wood

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for new paperback book, the 7th in the MAD series.

Indexer Notes

A small image, by Wallace Wood, is from some previous issue.
Inside back cover.

...Paying For A Diamond Is Forever (Table of Contents)

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 DeBeers Diamonds ads.

Indexer Notes

back cover