Mad #21

(March 1955)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4 (2012 [January 2013])

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Letters from Flat Top, Tommy Anvill, Rich, Barry Roth, Stuart Glass, Brian Daly, George Ball, Al Heumann, Anonymous, Anonymous (different Anonymous!), Peter Graham, T.R. Lee, Robert Jolly, James Cromwell, Philip Winterson, Nelson Lyon, Ernest Sherman, Sheik el John el Gaboury, B.L.D., Peggy Dart, Ted Nelson, Pfc. Frank Blahnik, Mrs. M.E. Biggs (not a fan). Includes announcement for the first pocket book MAD collection from Ballantine Books (no title given).

Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.

Poopeye! (Table of Contents: 2)

Newspaper Comics Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (signed as Bee Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (signed as Bee Elder)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Characters

Poopeye; Mazola Oil; Swee'back [Mad-Man]; Mammy Jokeum; Mammy's son; Melvin of the Apes; Superduperman [Clark Bent]; Windy

Synopsis

Poopeye beats up other comic strongmen hired by the broccoli king to get rid of Poopeye.

Reprints

• in Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #[nn] (May 1955), #491K (February 1961), #01564 (March 1969), #03373-6 (July 1973)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #7 (Fall 1999)
• in Mad Strikes Back (ibooks, 2002 series) (March 2002)
• in Mad about Comic Strips (EC, 2003 series) (2003)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4 (2012 [January 2013])
• in Mad's Original Idiots Will Elder (EC, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Popeye comic strip.
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

Slow Motion! (Table of Contents: 3)

Science Dept. / comic story / 6 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

humor

Synopsis

A look at what might be happening in various sports if they were recorded by a slow motion camera.

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 The Bedside Mad (New American Library, 1959 series) #S1647 (April 1959), #D2316 (February 1964), #P3520 (c 1969)
• in The Bedside Mad (Warner Books, 1973 series) #6 (88-893) (April 1979)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #7 (Fall 1999)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4 (2012 [January 2013])
• in Mad's Original Idiots Jack Davis (EC, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

Comic Book Ads! (Table of Contents: 4)

Cut Your Own Throat Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Bill Elder (signed as Bull Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (signed as Bull Elder)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Synopsis

Parody ads for "How To Hypnotize", "Get Prizes...Make Money", "Rubber Bubble Gum", "Tromp Stamps Co.", "Ded Ryder Cowboy Carbine", and "Alwett Physical Training Course."

Reprints

• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #124 (November 1955) [Rubber Bubble Gum only]
which is reprinted
• in Inside Mad (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #24427 (April 1975)
• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #21 (1976)
• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #7 (Fall 1999)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4 (2012 [January 2013])
• in Mad's Original Idiots Will Elder (EC, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #35 (February 2024)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

Coming Attractions! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

Under The Waterfront! (Table of Contents: 6)

Movie Dept. / Movies Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed as Wood)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed as Wood)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Wally Wood

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Characters

Terry; Joey; John Friendly; Charlie; Edie

Synopsis

Everyone Terry knows is killed by John Friendly's thugs.

Reprints

• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #7 (Fall 1999)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4 (2012 [January 2013])
• in Mad's Original Idiots Wally Wood (EC, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Parody of the movie "On The Waterfront."
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Finally, as this, our current session draws to a close...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in The Complete Color Mad (Russ Cochran, 1986 series) #4 (1987)
• in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4 (2012 [January 2013])

Indexer Notes

A Christmas and New Year message from the editors and staff.

You Too - Can Be Tough! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Lighting Ju-Jitsu / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Television-Radio-Electronics (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

National Schools Home Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

New Catalog of 3100 Novelties (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

9X Area Magnification! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Powerhouse Binoculars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques / advertisement / 1 page (report information)