- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Various
- Inks
- Various
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aha, Dr. Whatsit!
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery; satire-parody
- Characters
- Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Cecil B. V. D. Mill (cameo); Mrs. Gowanus; a woman; the woman's uncle
- Synopsis
- A parody of Sherlock Holmes. Fearing for her uncle's life, a woman has Shermlock break into his room and Shermlock goes nuts trying to solve the non-crime.
- Reprints
References Lassie Rover and Rollover Rover from the Kane Keen story in MAD #5.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- John Severin [as Long John Severin] (signed)
- Inks
- John Severin [as Long John Severin] (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Melvin of the Apes (cameo); Melvin Hawkins; Captain Rollem Bones; Long-John Aluminum; Melvin Mole (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A parody of Classics Illustrated comics version of Treasure Island.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jerry DeFuccio
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Five Fingers Jones; The Chief
- Synopsis
- Five Fingers makes his first appearance and receives instructions.
- Reprints
Right side of one page and left side of facing page.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Introduction of the E.C. Fan-Addict Club.
- Reprints
No letters published in this issue.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtsman
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look What I Have!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man brings home a new puppy that likes to chew things.
- Reprints
The first panel contains text noting that this and the following 5 pages are reprints.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I--Have An Egg!!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man has an egg he can't crack.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Climbing Over Rocky Mountain...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man discovers a beautiful lake in the mountains.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This Toaster Shoots The Toast Up Too High!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man's toaster shoots the toast too high.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My Friend Sings!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man's friend loves to sing.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I Can Flip An Egg Any Way!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man can flip eggs any way.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Smilin' Melvin; Upwind Johnson; Thatstuff
- Synopsis
- A parody of the aviation comic strip Smiling Jack.
- Reprints
May be first use of the word "Veeble-fetzer."
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're Looking For A Monster, Ma'm!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense; satire-parody
- Characters
- Baron Francesco Napoleon Stein; Bumble; Melvin; Sherman; the monster
- Synopsis
- A parody of The Frankenstein horror comics and films.
- Reprints
The monster has Adolph Hitler's face.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis
- Inks
- Jack Davis
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; western-frontier
- Characters
- Lone Stranger; Pronto [Chief Wonga]; Ookabollwonga tribe
- Synopsis
- The Lone Stranger learns of Proto's secret identity.
- Reprints
A parody of the Lone Ranger and Tonto.
- Script
- Jerry DeFuccio
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Five Fingers Jones; the Chief
- Synopsis
- Five Fingers makes his way to Moscow.
- Reprints
Right side of page and left side of facing page.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Letters of comments from John Hurt of Elgin, Oregon; Ronald Ketterer of Reading, Pennsylania; Harry Mitchell; Bobby Percy of Auburn, Alabama; Rose Sultan of New York City; Bill Wiesenbach of Pensacola, Florida; Atascaedro Union Hight school; Chucks Hancox; Howard Griffith; and David Allessio of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You will notice how this chair fits you when you sit...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man tries a new chair.
- Reprints
The first panel contains text noting that this and the following 5 pages are reprints.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come, my friend--
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man shows off his new fireplace.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I think I'll listen to the radio!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man doesn't like the sound of radio news.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm hungry!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man tries to eat breakfast cereal.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh joyeux!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man tries out a magic hat.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Bat Boy; Rubin; the Fleagle Gang; the Flurgle Gang
- Synopsis
- Bat Boy and Rubin eliminate the gangs in Cosmopolis, but the killer is still at large.
- Reprints
A parody of Batman and Robin comics. May be first use of word "furshlugginer" in MAD.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Bad Ones Are Coming, Marshall...
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Little Orphan Melvin; Daddy Peacebucks; Punjoke; Gravel; Ax L. Maxl; The Gasp!; Mommy Peacebucks
- Synopsis
- Daddy is continually too late to save Melvin from danger, and also cannot save himself from Mommy.
- Reprints
A parody of the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. Includes a stanza of a poem by Byron.
- Script
- Edgar Allan Poe (original); Harvey Kurtzman (adaptation)
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- a raven; the narrator; Lenore
- Synopsis
- An adaptation of Poe's poem "The Raven."
- Reprints
This is the text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Letters of comment from Hentry Hartz in Utica, New York; Keith Nutt in Midland, Texas; Ann Salvin in Westfield, Connecticutt; Dick Clarkson in Cambridge, Massaschusetts; Ben Jones in Quinwood, West Virginia; Jerry Schuler in Rochester, New York; Clyde Woddell in Alexandira, Louisiana; Ann Busch in Buffalo, New York; and Raoul D'Arcy.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Five gags using Bop terms.
- Reprints
Includes a 1-page Bop Dictionary, so reader can understand the gags.
- Script
- Jerry DeFuccio
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Five Fingers Jones; Floppova Movova
- Synopsis
- Five Fingers meets Floppova while searching Moscow for the artificial dirt factory.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; western-frontier
- Characters
- Marshall Kane; Mrs. Kane; Marshall Floodnick; Killer Diller Miller; Ramona
- Synopsis
- Marshall Kane dithers about leaving town, beats up another marshall, and kills some accomplices of Miller before subduing Miller without violence.
- Reprints
A parody of the Gary Cooper film "High Noon."
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Ben Oda ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; war
- Characters
- Galusha Iggy Shmoe [G. I. Shmoe]; Sgt. Squirt; Comrade Commander
- Synopsis
- A parody of war comics.
- Reprints
Every woman in the story uses the line, "...Hey Joe...You got chewing gum?"
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; western-frontier
- Characters
- Sane; Paw; Maw; Joey; Wilson
- Synopsis
- Sane beats Wilson in a gun battle through trickery.
- Reprints
Parody of the film "Shane."
- Script
- Jerry DeFuccio
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- Five Fingers Jones; Floppova Movova; Lavrenti Buried
- Synopsis
- Five Fingers is captured by the Soviet BVD.
- Reprints
Labled as Chapter 35.
- Script
- Frank D. Lee (business manager)
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
As of 23 September 1954 Mad magazine was owned by Educational Comics, William Gaines, J. K. Gaines, and V.E. McAdie.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Letters of comment from Clare Gottfried, "L.S.", Manfred Waechter, Melvin Talipida, Larry Lengle, Gwynne DeCoverly, Ed Spigel, and Roger Schenkman.
- Reprints
May have the first use of the word "potrzebie" in MAD. Answer to one letter notes that Marie Severin is the colorist on ALL E.C. magazines.
- Script
- H. Antoine D'Arcy (original); Harvey Kurtzman (adaptation)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed); Basil Wolverton (final panel)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed); Basil Wolverton (final panel)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- the vagabond
- Synopsis
- An illustration of D'Arcy poem.
- Reprints
This is the text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations.
Notes that the original poem title is "The Face Upon The Barroom Floor."
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Woman Wonder [Diana Banana]; Steve Adore; Nivlem [a disguised Steve Adore]; Mickey; Spillane; Superduperman (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A parody of Wonder Woman.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton (mixed media, signed)
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton (mixed media, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of LIFE cover.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; science fiction
- Characters
- Flesh; Dale; an alien; Dr. Noah Zark; a Zork; a Zorchton; a Zilchtron; Owlmen; Rockmen; Treemen; Grassmen; Airmen; King Mong
- Synopsis
- Flesh defeats aliens and the champion of King Mong but refuses to return to Earth.
- Reprints
Parody of Flash Gordon.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton (signed)
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Portraits of MAD readers.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jerry DeFuccio
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Five Fingers Jones; Lavrenti Buried; Floppova Movova
- Synopsis
- Five Fingers is tortured.
- Reprints
Listed as Chapter 87.
- Script
- Bill Gaines; Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Walter Graham; Kenneth Martin
- Synopsis
- A man murders his lover's husband but also manages to sink the rowboat he and the husband are in.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Cracker Graham; Melvin Martin
- Synopsis
- Humorous rescripting of a crime story.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Letters of comment from Ted K. Wagner, Madison WI; Franz Liszt Fan Club; Shirley D. Blieden; Fred Weld, Santa Barbara, CA; Mrs. R. A. Griggs; Leon Grube, Louisville, KY; Don MacDougall, Tuscon, AZ; Charles Harless; Eddie Kamien, Lancaster, NY; Bernard Bonario, Houston, TX; Mrs. John L. Kramer, Pittsburgh, PA; Zogg; E.C. Fan-Addict #141.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Will Elder
- Inks
- Will Elder
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Joe Friday; Ed Saturday; Chief Mike Sunday; Shermlock Shomes (cameo); Dr. Whatsit (cameo); murderer; bank robber; Willie Elder
- Synopsis
- Parody of the crime television series, Dragnet.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Will Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Will Elder (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Starchie Standrews; Bottleneck; Mr. Weathernot; Little Orphan Melvin (cameo); Cookie Bumstead (cameo); Salonica; Biddy; Wedgie Van Smelt; Mr. Standrews; Mrs. Standrews; Dick Tracy (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Bottleneck frames Starchie so that Starchie goes to prison and Bottleneck can take over the girls and rackets at the high school.
- Reprints
A parody of Archie comic books.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bernie Krigstein (signed)
- Inks
- Bernie Krigstein (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Sgt. Gaym Warden; Captain Sherlock Homes; Prew Prewitt; Mrs. Homes; Jodie Majjio; Fatso; Mrs. Kipper; Princess
- Synopsis
- Prewitt will not fight, no matter what, and Sgt. Warden and Mrs. Homes drown on the beach.
- Reprints
Parody of the movie "From Here to Eternity."
- Script
- Jerry DeFuccio
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Five Fingers Jones; Floppovo Movova; Lavrenti Buried
- Synopsis
- Five Fingers is killed and the story is farshimmelt.
- Reprints
Almost half of the page is blank space.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Letters of comment from Sandy Milne, National City, CA; John Savocks, Clifton, NJ; Collren Irwin, Azuza, CA; A. Katt; Jack the Maniac, Redwood City, CA; James Ellis Knoxville, TN; John Lanctot Burlington, VT; Jean LeMorpion, New York, NY; Hugh Redmon, Oklahoma City, OK; Eddie Schneider Miami Beach, FL; George Vampire, New York, NY
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- MAD writer; MAD artist
- Synopsis
- A phony description of how 3-D comics are made and a look at what can go wrong.
- Reprints
The final page is completely blank.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis
- Inks
- Jack Davis
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark Trade; Mr. Tamesplinter; Morsemere; Sandy; scouts
- Synopsis
- Parody of the comic strip Mark Trail, finding Mark sick and tired of nature.
- Reprints