Mad #63

(June 1961)

Boy, Were We Surprised! (Table of Contents)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lester Krauss (photo) ?

Inks:

Lester Krauss (photo) ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

A man burglarizes the 3M Company safe by tying up the security guard with cellophane tape.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Mad's Modern Elementary School Text Books (Table of Contents)

Lessen the Load Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

Dave Berg

Inks:

Dave Berg

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

Updating school text books with modern pictures and references.

What's in a Name? (Table of Contents)

Neuman-Clature Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Phil Hahn

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Jacqueline Kennedy; Robert Kennedy; Jayne Mansfield; Arnold Stang; Ronald Reagan; Lloyd Bridges; Fabian; Rick Nelson; Stan Musial; Werner Von Braun; Eddie Fisher; Pat Nixon; Dennis Hopper; Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Contrasting the historical definitions of common names with celebrities who have those names.

Specialized Breakfast Foods (Table of Contents)

The Bowl Game Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Margolin

Pencils:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks:

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

Breakfast cereals marketed to specific demographic groups.

At the Knife-Throwing School (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A man is instructed on the proper form to throw a knife.

Adult TV Cartoons (Table of Contents)

Drawing on an Old Format Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble; Wilma Flintstone; Jackie Gleason [as Ralph Kramden]; Art Carney [as Ed Norton]; Audrey Meadows [as Alice Kramden]; Mickey Mouse

Synopsis:

If other cartoon series lifted their premise from established television shows, as The Flintstones were accused of doing from The Honeymooners.

Reprints:

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #36 (Fall 1981)

Indexer Notes

Jack Paar is anthropomorphized as a crocodile, Groucho Marx as an owl, and Charles Collingwood as a fox.

Magazines For Senior Citizens (Table of Contents)

Paging the Aging Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Koch

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

Inks:

George Woodbridge

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

Magazines geared to the over sixty set.

How To Improve America's Prestige Abroad (Table of Contents)

Uncle Semantics Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

Various stereotypical Americans relate their ideas to improve the country's image.

Indexer Notes

Alfred E. Neuman makes a cameo appearance on a movie poster.

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

Joke & Dagger Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Antonio Prohias

Pencils:

Antonio Prohias

Inks:

Antonio Prohias

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

The Black Spy; The White Spy

Synopsis:

The White Spy booby-traps the Black Spy's phone.

Sports Typography (Table of Contents)

Slug It Out Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Archie De Silva ?

Pencils:

Archie De Silva

Inks:

Archie De Silva

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

Text characters laid out to visually tell the story.

The Minute After That One Minute TV Commercial (Table of Contents)

Swinging After the Pitch Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sy Reit

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

Continuing the action of various television commercials after the camera has stopped.

In the Park (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A man looks at the statues in the park.

The Great Magazine Circulation Drive (Table of Contents)

Sub-Version Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

A magazine publishing company badgers a person to subscribe.

Spy Vs. Spy, Part 2 (Table of Contents)

Joke & Dagger Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Antonio Prohias

Pencils:

Antonio Prohias

Inks:

Antonio Prohias

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

The Black Spy; The White Spy

Synopsis:

The Black Spy booby-traps the White Spy's chicken.

A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes (Table of Contents)

Inside-Ouch Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Berg

Pencils:

Dave Berg

Inks:

Dave Berg

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

Behind the scenes at various businesses.

Paperback Roulette (Table of Contents)

Cover-Story Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sy Reit

Pencils:

Bob Clarke

Inks:

Bob Clarke

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

A rack full of paperback book covers is presented.

Indexer Notes

Charlie Brown appears on the cover of a Peanuts compilation. Alfred E. Neuman makes a cameo on a crime novel cover. The reprint collection "Utterly Mad" appears in the self-help section.

How to Read Between the Lines and Fill In Those Little Dots in a Gossip Column (Table of Contents)

Little Black-And-White Lies Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Reilly

Pencils:

George Woodbridge

Inks:

George Woodbridge

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Lassie; Tony Curtis; Janet Leigh; Marilyn Monroe; Arthur Miller; Fabian

Synopsis:

Filling in the facts that Hollywood gossip columns leave out.

The Pickpocket (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Don Martin

Pencils:

Don Martin

Inks:

Don Martin

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A pickpocket works a crowded subway car.

Mad Visits John Wayde on the Set of The Alamo (Table of Contents)

We Wish Hollywouldn't Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Siegel

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

John Wayne [as John Wayde playing Davy Crockett]; Richard Boone [as Sam Houston]; Richard Widmark [as Jim Bowie]; Frankie Avalon [as Smiddy]

Synopsis:

Satirical look behind the scenes at the filming of the John Wayne film "The Alamo".

Sadder...But Wiser (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Kelly Freas

Inks:

Kelly Freas

Colors:

Kelly Freas

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

Parody of Budweiser Beer print ads.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.