Mad Follies #3 [British]

Aviz Can't Afford Dirty Plugs (Table of Contents: 1)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lester Krauss (photo)

Inks

Lester Krauss (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of Avis print ads; A car rental company reveals the cynical back story to its well known advertising slogan.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #85 (March 1964)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Departments (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

If Comic Strip Characters Behaved Like Ordinary People (Table of Contents: 3)

What Mortals These Fools Be Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee (credited)

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Daddy Warbucks; Little Orphan Annie; Charlie Brown; Lucy Van Pelt; Snoopy; Linus Van Pelt; Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Superman; Pogo Possum; Albert Alligator; Mandrake the Magician; Lothar; B.C.; Wiley; Maggie; Jiggs; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell

Synopsis

Fictional characters are placed in authentic situations and react in authentic fashion.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #81 (September 1963)

Indexer Notes

Phony signatures: Schlitz, Jester Goldbrick, Want Killy, Hurt, Fink Features Syndicate Inc., The All Syndicate Ink, Hush K S Johnny ?

Mad's Report on Progress (Table of Contents: 4)

Patent Panning Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis

Examples of how advancements in technology haven't necessarily made our lives better.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #82 (October 1963)

The Grand National 50 lb. Cannon Ball-Throwing Contest (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Don Martin (credited)

Pencils

Don Martin (credited)

Inks

Don Martin (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man throws a cannon ball further than he thinks.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

Hood (Table of Contents: 6)

Meanwhile, Back at the Raunchy Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (credited)

Inks

Mort Drucker (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Paul Newman [as Hood Bunion]; Patricia Neal [as Elmer]; Melvyn Douglas [as Homer Bunion]; Brandon De Wilde [as Lonnie Bunion]; Roy Rogers; Gary Cooper

Synopsis

In a parody of the film "Hud," a sullen, angry, selfish lout makes everybody's life miserable on a Texas ranch.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

The Lighter Side of Parents (of Little Kids) (Table of Contents: 7)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Berg (credited)

Pencils

Dave Berg (credited)

Inks

Dave Berg (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Synopsis

Series of cartoons satirizing the relationship between parents and their children.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #82 (October 1963)

Some Mad Hints for the Coming Xmas Season (Table of Contents: 8)

St. Nick Knacks Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Robert E. Lee

Synopsis

Suggestions on shopping and shipping, and what to do with unwanted gifts, cards and leftover decorations.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #84 (January 1964)

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 9)

Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Antonio Prohías (credited)

Pencils

Antonio Prohías (credited)

Inks

Antonio Prohías (credited)

Genre

humor; spy

Characters

The Black Spy; The White Spy

Synopsis

The White Spy cons the Black Spy into thinking he's committing suicide.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

Government Greeting Cards (Table of Contents: 10)

Add Verse and Consent Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs (credited)

Pencils

Jack Rickard (credited)

Inks

Jack Rickard (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Greeting cards written by various government agencies.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

An Early Morning Bathroom Scene (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Don Martin (credited)

Pencils

Don Martin (credited)

Inks

Don Martin (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man berates the plumber he hired for the poor job done.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #84 (January 1964)

A Mad Look at Santa (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Santa Claus

Synopsis

Series of cartoons satirizing both the real Santa Claus, and charity ringers and store employees dressed as him.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #84 (January 1964)

Jabber-Whacky (Table of Contents: 13)

Alice in Wasteland Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Isabelle Di Caprio (credited)

Pencils

George Woodbridge (credited)

Inks

George Woodbridge (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Alice; Queen of Hearts; Tweedledee (or Tweedledum); White Rabbit; Cheshire Cat; Carpenter; Mock Turtle; Mad Hatter; Humpty Dumpty; White King; playing card soldier

Synopsis

Recasting of Lewis Carrol's poem "Jabberwocky" using trademarks and brand names as the nonsense words.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #84 (January 1964)

Indexer Notes

Brands mentioned or pictured are: Mobil gas, Shell gas, Gulf gas, GM Acceptance Corp, Max Factor cosmetics, Puss n Boots cat food, Accent flavoring, Imperial margarine, Heinz soup, Bicycle playing cards, Mum cosmetics, Excedrin medicine, Contact medicine, Bayer aspirin, Dristan medicine, Duncan Hines cake mixes, Kool cigarettes, Springmaid fabrics, S&H Green Stamps, Plaid Stamps, Piggly Wiggly supermarkets, Nytol medicine, Body by Fisher, Crest toothpaste, Doxee clams, Tide detergent, Brillo cleaning pads, G.E. appliances, Proctor & Gamble, Glade air freshener, Pillsbury, Taystee bread, Minute Maid juice, Q-Tip swabs, Dristan medicine, Mercury automobiles, Bufferin medicine, Tame hair rinse, Wisk cleaner, Pride furniture wax, Dash detergent, Spic and Span cleaner, Air-Wick air freshener, Bisquick baking mix, Aero-Wax floor wax, Dreft detergent, Ajax cleaner, Breck shampoo, Cashmere Bouquet detergent, Handi-Wrap plastic wrap, Joy detergent.

The Mad College Primer (Table of Contents: 14)

Old Format, Frosh Approach Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Phil Hahn (credited)

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

Examples of various types of college students.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #78 (April 1963)

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 15)

Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Antonio Prohías (credited)

Pencils

Antonio Prohías (credited)

Inks

Antonio Prohías (credited)

Genre

humor; spy

Characters

The Black Spy; The White Spy

Synopsis

The White Spy booby-traps the door to his castle; the White Spy applies a red hot branding iron to the Black Spy's Trojan Horse.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #84 (January 1964)

Skiing (Table of Contents: 16)

Runners-Up Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Berg (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited, signed)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Problems of skiing, MAD's tips for skiing, and new uses for your skis after you quit.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #53 (March 1960)

The Fire at the Art Museum (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Don Martin (credited)

Pencils

Don Martin (credited)

Inks

Don Martin (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Firemen attempt to rescue pieces of sculpture from a burning museum.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

The Academy Awards for Home Movies (Table of Contents: 18)

Lights, Camera, Eccch-tion Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Hart (credited)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (credited)

Inks

Mort Drucker (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Irving Waterhouse; Lyman Fumbler; Jack Gluck; Diane Picknoze; Theresa Mutz; Selma Needleman; Sally Ann Freem; Sanford Gass; Mildred Twill; Claude Fibula; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Ida; Fran Akers; Walt Akers; Jerry De Fuccio; Ginny De Fuccio; Clara Englehard; Donny Portnoy; Lenny Rupp; Harry Hartnett; Carl Bletch; Al Longo; Babe Mack; Doris Flang

Synopsis

An award show dedicated to home movies of average people.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #84 (January 1964)

Indexer Notes

The award is named "The Marvin".
Jerry De Fuccio named after and drawn to resemble the associate editor of MAD.
The situations depicted foreshadow the "America's Funniest Home Videos" TV show of 1990-on.

Trademarks Resulting from Future Mergers (Table of Contents: 19)

Clash of Symbols Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Don Reilly (credited)

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

Merging famous trademarks to reflect corporate mergers. Trademarks merged are Sherwin-Williams with Dutch Boy Paint, RCA with MGM, Schweppes with White Rock, American Airlines with Greyhound, Prudential with Traveler's Insurance, White Owl cigars with Raleigh cigarettes, Kool and Camel cigarettes, Mr. Clean with Old Dutch cleanser, Sunshine Biscuits with Arm & Hammer, and Morton's salt with Heinz Ketchup.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #84 (January 1964)

Reproportioning Photographs for Fun and Mainly Profit (Table of Contents: 20)

Stretching the Truth Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis

Stretching or squashing photos to make the products seem more impressive.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #57 (September 1960)

Off the Deep End (Table of Contents: 21)

Oy-Vay All Boats Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés (credited)

Pencils

Jack Rickard (credited)

Inks

Jack Rickard (credited)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man goes diving in the on-board pool of a luxury liner.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #81 (September 1963)

The Labor Union Manual (Table of Contents: 22)

Labor Pains Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Satirical look at the functions of labor unions.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

Shipwrecked (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Don Martin (credited)

Pencils

Don Martin (credited)

Inks

Don Martin (credited)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man is marooned on a small sandbar.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

The Army on Mars (Table of Contents: 24)

Spacial Delivery Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Koch (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

How military life adapts to being based on Mars, as told through a series of interoffice memos and letters home.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 25)

Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Antonio Prohías (credited)

Pencils

Antonio Prohías (credited)

Inks

Antonio Prohías (credited)

Genre

humor; spy

Characters

The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy

Synopsis

The Gray Spy fools the other spies with a phony mouse.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

The Lighter Side of Cops (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Dave Berg (credited as David Berg)

Pencils

Dave Berg (credited as David Berg)

Inks

Dave Berg (credited as David Berg)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

Satirical look at police officers.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #84 (January 1964)

Psychoanalysis by Mail (Table of Contents: 27)

Postal Introspection Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Koch (credited)

Pencils

Joe Orlando (credited)

Inks

Joe Orlando (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

A mail-order, do-it-yourself psychoanalysis kit.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #82 (October 1963)

Rule Number One (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Orlando (credited, signed)

Inks

Joe Orlando (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The dog of an Indian Fakir is a little too affectionate.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

How Parents Guess Wrong About Their Kids' Future Careers (Table of Contents: 29)

Great Oafs From Little Acorns Grow Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Don Reilly (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

Parents see their children exhibit certain behavior and predict, incorrectly, the child's future.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #78 (April 1963)

Modern Teacher (Table of Contents: 30)

Working for Schoolie Wages Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

George Woodbridge (credited)

Inks

George Woodbridge (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Jimmy Hoffa

Synopsis

Parody of a niche magazine aimed at teachers.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #84 (January 1964)

Indexer Notes

A segment on whether teachers should be allowed to strike includes a response from then Teamsters Union head Jimmy Hoffa.

In a Men's Haberdashery (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

Don Martin (credited)

Pencils

Don Martin (credited)

Inks

Don Martin (credited)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man takes his time selecting a handkerchief.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #78 (April 1963)

367 Angry Workers Yell "Next Year - - Watch Out" (Table of Contents: 32)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lester Krauss (photo)

Inks

Lester Krauss (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of Bulova Watch print ads; workers at the Buluva Watch company revolt when they receive watches for a Christmas bonus instead of money.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #83 (December 1963)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? [as Speed] (photo)

Inks

? [as Speed] (photo)

Colors

? [as Speed] (photo)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Trust your car

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of Texaco print ads; a motorist is stopped on the highway by a highway patrol officer for a moving violation.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #82 (October 1963)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.