Mad #13
(July 1954)

EC, 1952 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Educational Comics Inc.
Brand
EC An Entertaining Comic
Editing
Harvey Kurtzman (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Character appearances, Department names and other miscellaneous info for this issue added by Donald Dale Milne, December 2008.

This Cover... MAD's Answer to Comic Book Titles... The Cover with the Smallest Title in the World! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman (signed as H.Kurtz(figure of a man))
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman (signed as H.Kurtz(figure of a man))
Inks
Harvey Kurtzman (signed as H.Kurtz(figure of a man))
Colors
Marie Severin ? (coding for separations); Harvey Kurtzman (see notes)
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Marie Severin addressed on at least two occasions the coloring of art created or edited by Harvey Kurtzman. In remarks published in 1995, she said “Kurtzman colored his own art, especially on covers. . . .” And in response to a 1986 question about Kurtzman and MAD covers, she said “Now I might have interpreted, but I don’t remember. I think he did every one of them. I might have helped out with some production or something, but it’s all Harvey” (Ringgenberg 2016, 88).
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References:

Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. “The Artists of EC Comics” (reprinting Severin 1995). In Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. 46–47. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.

Ringgenberg, Steven. 2016. “Marie Severin.” In The Comics Journal Library Vol. 10: The EC Artists Part 2, edited by Michael Dean, 84–95. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books.

Ringgenberg, Steven. [2016] 2018. “An Interview with Marie Severin.” The Comics Journal, September 5. Accessed June 18, 2023. https://www.tcj.com/an-interview-with-marie-severin.

Severin, Marie (John Province, transcriber [uncredited]). 1995. “Mostly about Color.” In CFA-APA 36, January.

Stoppit! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Panic / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Prince Violent! (Table of Contents: 2)

Romance (Not the Sexy Kind) Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Inks
Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
satire-parody; humor; historical
Characters
Prince Violent; Maid Alota; King Arthur
Synopsis
Prince Violent pursues Maid Alota, hacking many a foe before meeting her.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A parody of the Prince Valiant comic strip.
Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

Book! Movie! (Table of Contents: 3)

Cinema Dept.; Literature Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Jack Davis (signed as JACK DAVIS)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed as JACK DAVIS)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Characters
a man; Rosie; Ellen
Synopsis
Parallel stories point out the differences between modern novels and modern movies.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

[OEATPIKO EPLO] (Table of Contents: 4)

Report from Abroad / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Synopsis
Analysis of the Greek political situation -- in Greek.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Entire page except an introduction is written in apparent Greek characters. Title given uses closest Latin characters.
Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

You, Too, Can Meet New Friends! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

E. C. Fan-Addict Club! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mad Mumblings / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Reg. B. Wag 6 7/8, Texas A&M, TX; Buck Knight, Waterford, CN; Chick Casady, Fairborn, OH; Colin Rowe, Jr; Two Kool Kats, Philadelphia, PA; Marcia Barritt, Langlois, OR; Paul Wolfowitz; Strange Brice Jr; John Harrahy, Worcester, MA; Martin Jukovsky, Woodside, NY; Carles Sampson, Lexington, KY; J.D. Carlson, Ridgewood, NJ; John Varvel III, Oklahoma City, OK; Floyd Seimes, Crescent Park, NJ.
Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

Baby Quips! (Table of Contents: 7)

Photography Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Photographic portraits with humorous captions.

Robinson Crusoe! (Table of Contents: 8)

Classic-Type Comics Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
Inks
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Robinson Crusoe; Joe Friday
Synopsis
A parody of the novel Robinson Crusoe.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Jetex Jet Planes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

$100,000 New Watches Have Arrived From Switzerland! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

U.S. Diamond House Rings and Watches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I'll Give You...These Auto Seat Covers as a Bonus! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Key Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. This Cover... MAD's Answer to Comic Book Titles... The Cover with the Smallest Title in the World!
  2. 1. Stoppit!
    Panic
  3. 2. Prince Violent!
    Romance (Not the Sexy Kind) Dept.
  4. 3. Book! Movie!
    Cinema Dept.; Literature Dept.
  5. 4. [OEATPIKO EPLO]
    Report from Abroad
  6. 5. You, Too, Can Meet New Friends!
    E. C. Fan-Addict Club!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Mad Mumblings
  8. 7. Baby Quips!
    Photography Dept.
  9. 8. Robinson Crusoe!
    Classic-Type Comics Dept.
  10. 9. Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane!
    Jetex Jet Planes
  11. 10. $100,000 New Watches Have Arrived From Switzerland!
    U.S. Diamond House Rings and Watches
  12. 11. I'll Give You...These Auto Seat Covers as a Bonus!
    Key Products Corp.
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  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
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