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 (December 1963), #24331 (January 1975), #25283 (June 1976)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)
• 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)
which is reprinted
• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #24427 (April 1975)
• 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 The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)
• 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

Harvey Kurtzman [ 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)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)

Indexer Notes

Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

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 Kurtzman Komix (Kitchen Sink Press, 1976 series) (September 1976) [Reprinted in black and white. Title panel loses brief intro. Page numbers dropped. "Sheriff of Yucca-pucca Gulch" added to title. Artwork is identical.]
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)

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

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

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Harvey Kurtzman

Inks

Harvey Kurtzman

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)

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.
Script and colors credits identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3.

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 The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([July] 2012)
• 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)