Mad
#67
(December 1961)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1961-09-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Special Fall Issue
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Inks
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Colors
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- The Mad logo comes loose from its moorings and falls on Alfred.
- Reprints
in 
Bayar Needs Fast Relief
photo story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lester Krauss ? (photo); Joe Orlando
- Inks
- Lester Krauss ? (photo); Joe Orlando
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Bayer Aspirin print ads.
- Reprints
-
in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962) - in The Ridiculously Expensive Mad (The World Publishing Company, 1969 series) (October 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Mad Suggestions for Use of New Army Rocket Belt
Forward Arch Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Trivial uses of the experimental U.S. Army rocket belt.
The Pogo-Stick Incident
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man disposes of his wife's pogo-stick.
- Reprints
- 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 Raving Mad (Warner Books, 1973 series) #75-696 (October 1974)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)
-
Mad's Do-It-Yourself Magazine Covers
Beat 'Em to That Pulp Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Magazine covers with blanks and menus of words so you can create your own cover blurbs.
Indexer Notes
Comedian Ed Wynn appears on a movie magazine cover.
Open Office Week
Using the Same Principal Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- If children were invited to their parents' workplace to discuss their parents' achievements and progress.
- Reprints
- in Mad Follies (EC, 1963 series) #1 (1963)
- in The Ridiculously Expensive Mad (The World Publishing Company, 1969 series) (October 1969)
- in Raving Mad (Warner Books, 1973 series) #75-696 (October 1974)
-
Advertising Space on Road Signs
Commercial Vehicles Only Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- If traffic signs had product placement add-ons.
- Reprints
- in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #6 (1963)
- in Raving Mad (Warner Books, 1973 series) #75-696 (October 1974)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #40 (Fall 1982)
-
Celebrities' Wallets
8-Ball in the Side Pocketbook Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A peek into the wallet of actress Tuesday Weld.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy and The White Spy disguise themselves as each other.
- Reprints
- in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #7 (1964)
-
Reader's Digress
Condensed Milking Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Reader's Digest magazine.
- Reprints
- in The Ridiculously Expensive Mad (The World Publishing Company, 1969 series) (October 1969)
- in Raving Mad (Warner Books, 1973 series) #75-696 (October 1974)
-
Mad's Physical Fitness Program
Rally 'Round the Flab, Boys Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Exercise programs geared to everyday activities.
- Reprints
- in Raving Mad (Warner Books, 1973 series) #75-696 (October 1974)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #45 (Winter 1983)
-
Extra Care on the World's Largest Jet Fleet
Ad Libs Dept. / photo story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of United Airlines print ads.
If Countries Traded People Like Baseball Teams Do
Barter-Up Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- John Kennedy; Nikita Kruschev; Lyndon Johnson; Haili Selassie; David Ben-Gurion; Eleanor Roosevelt; Chaing-kai Shek; Gamel Abdul Nassar; Konrad Adenauer; Fidel Castro; Mao-tse Tung; Nehru Gandhi; Charles DeGaulle
- Synopsis
- The United Nations holds a meeting in which countries trade noted citizens, celebrities and politicians to each other.
A Mad Look at Picnics
Ants in Your Plans Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Series of gags with a picnic theme.
- Reprints
- in Raving Mad (Warner Books, 1973 series) #75-696 (October 1974)
-
When TV Commercials Take Over Completely
And Now a Word From Our Entertainer Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- David Susskind; Jack Paar; Cliff Arquette [as Charley Weaver]
- Synopsis
- Theorizing how television will look if nothing but commercials are broadcast.
Dear American Airlines
Ad Libs Dept. / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of American Airlines print ads.
A Day With J-F-K
Big-Time Operetta Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- John Kennedy; Jacqueline Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; Robert Kennedy; Joseph Kennedy; Rose Kennedy; Sargent Shriver; Dwight Eisenhower; Nelson Rockefeller; Richard Nixon; Barry Goldwater; Pierre Salinger; Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin; Peter Lawford; Sammy Davis Jr.; Shirley MacLaine; Joey Bishop
- Synopsis
- A day in the life of President Kennedy, presented as if it were a Gilbert and Sullivan opera.
- Reprints
The Prison Mess Hall Riot
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Prisoners stage a spontaneous demonstration in the mess hall.
- Reprints
- in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #7 (1964)
- 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 Raving Mad (Warner Books, 1973 series) #75-696 (October 1974)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)
-
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Special Fall Issue
-
1.
Bayar Needs Fast Relief
-
2.
Mad Suggestions for Use of New Army Rocket Belt
Forward Arch Dept. -
3.
The Pogo-Stick Incident
Don Martin Dept. -
4.
Mad's Do-It-Yourself Magazine Covers
Beat 'Em to That Pulp Dept. -
5.
Open Office Week
Using the Same Principal Dept. -
6.
Advertising Space on Road Signs
Commercial Vehicles Only Dept. -
7.
Celebrities' Wallets
8-Ball in the Side Pocketbook Dept. -
8.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
9.
Reader's Digress
Condensed Milking Dept. -
10.
Mad's Physical Fitness Program
Rally 'Round the Flab, Boys Dept. -
11.
Extra Care on the World's Largest Jet Fleet
Ad Libs Dept. -
12.
If Countries Traded People Like Baseball Teams Do
Barter-Up Dept. -
13.
A Mad Look at Picnics
Ants in Your Plans Dept. -
14.
When TV Commercials Take Over Completely
And Now a Word From Our Entertainer Dept. -
15.
Dear American Airlines
Ad Libs Dept. -
16.
A Day With J-F-K
Big-Time Operetta Dept. -
17.
The Prison Mess Hall Riot
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
Mad's Picture of the Issue
-
19.
Fool-Aid
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- mcomics
- Chris Boyko
- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
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