MAD #18

(December 1954)

[King of Clubs] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Alice In Wonderland! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Classics Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Lewis Carroll (original); Harvey Kurtzman (adaptation)

Pencils:

John Tenniel; Jack Davis (signed)

Inks:

John Tenniel; Jack Davis (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Alice; Alice's sister; the White Rabbit [Bugs Bunny]; Mad Hatter; Knave of Hearts; Queen of Hearts

Synopsis:

After Alice's adventures, her sister takes her to a psycho-analyst.

Reprints:

• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #267 (October 1958), #267K (May 1960), #U2105 ([post-1963]), #24331 (January 1975), #25283 (June 1976)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in Alice in Comicland (IDW, 2014 series) (April 2014)
• in Mad's Original Idiots Jack Davis (EC, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

A parody of parts of both Alice In Wonderland and Alice Through The Looking Glass, using some of the original John Tenniel illustrations as base drawings. The poem "Jabberwocky" is quoted in its entirety.

319 All-Different Stamps (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Zenith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Howdy Dooit! (Table of Contents: 4)

T.V. Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Bill Elder

Inks:

Bill Elder

Letters:

?

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Buffalo Bill; Mickey Mouse (cameo); Howdy Dooit; Clarabella; Big Chief Thundamelvin; The PeeWee Gallery; guard

Synopsis:

Howdy hawks advertisers' wares while Buffalo Bill tries to keep the crowd in line...but fails.

Reprints:

• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124 (November 1955)
• in A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics (Smithsonian Institution / Harry N Abrams, 1981 series) (1981)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)
• in Mad's Original Idiots Will Elder (EC, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

A parody of the Howdy Doody tv show.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

Reversible Auto Seat Covers (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Terrace Sales / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Factory-To-You Coupon Offer Saves $4.00 (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Penmaster Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

How Our Opinions Sound (Table of Contents: 7)

[Report From Abroad] / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

? [ as G. Clef]

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

An excerpt from a musical score, presented as an explanation of how we sound to others.

Reprints:

• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)

E. C. Went To Sea In Search Of Another New Trend... (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Pot-Shot Pete... (Table of Contents: 9)

Collectors' Item Dept.; Pot-Shot Pete / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Genre:

satire-parody; western-frontier

Characters:

Pot-Shot Pete; Poopy; Pot-Shot Pete's girl; a young gunzel; Mrs. McYetnit; Marvin McYetnit; Sheldon McYetnit

Synopsis:

Pete brings in the McYetnits against all odds.

Reprints:

• from Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (Toby, 1950 series) #9 (March 1952)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Reprints:

• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Pete McDole, Anonymous, Roland Juge, Yale Greenspoon, Anonymous, Genghis Khan, A Girl in Oswego, Dick Regentz, Virginia Barron, Gary Barlet, Pat McKelvey, Bill Mattson, Coraline Haas, Anonymous, Anonymous (by George! This is getting repetitious!), Mike Melner, Carol Craven, Anonymous.

Stalag 18! (Table of Contents: 11)

Movie Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks:

Wally Wood (signed)

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

?

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Lt. Wunbar; The Animal; Security; Stepton; Feldwessel Johann Sebastian Shmaltz; Nazi General; Russian prisoners

Synopsis:

Stepton and Lt. Wunbar excape the stalag after finding a spy in the prisoners' ranks.

Reprints:

• in MAD Special [MAD Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #21 (1976)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in Mad's Original Idiots Wally Wood (EC, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Parody of movie Stalag 17.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

Car Burning Oil? (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Power Seal / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Will Train You at Home for Good Pay Jobs in Radio-Television (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)