Mad #27

(April 1956)

Marlbrando (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Phony ad for Marlbrando Tattoo Needles with filtered ink.

Indexer Notes

Parody of Marlboro Cigarette ad. Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman (signed)

Pencils

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Inks

Bill Elder; ? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Abe Burrows

Indexer Notes

Includes a brief summary of contents with excerpts of art from this issue.

Cartoon Digest (Table of Contents: 3)

Newspaper Comics Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman (sourced)

Pencils

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Characters

Little Orphan Melvin; Punjoke; Sandle; Daddy Peacebudks; Mett; Juff; Mickey Rodent; R. Morgan; Starchie; Bottleneck; Harold Toon; Shadrack; Poopeye; Marlon Branflakes

Reprints

• in Mad for Keeps (Crown Publishers, 1958 series) (July 1958)
• in Son of Mad (New American Library, 1959 series) #S1701 (October 1959)
• in Son of Mad (Warner Books, 1974 series) #7 (88-760) (January 1979)
• in The Son of Mad (ibooks, 2003 series) (August 2003)

Indexer Notes

Parodies of strips: Little Orphan Annie; Mutt and Jeff; Li'l Abner; Rex Morgan MD; Archie; Popeye.

Why Settle for Others When Beautydreamy Balances Drinking Glasses! (Table of Contents: 4)

Beautydreamy Matresses / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad for Keeps (Crown Publishers, 1958 series) (July 1958)
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)

Indexer Notes

Parody of ad for Beautyrest Matresses.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Jack Davis; Wally Wood; ?

Inks

Jack Davis; Wally Wood; ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Art is various excerpts from previous issue and a few more samples of possible Alfred E. Neuman predecessors. Letters from Sydney Firetag, M.L., John Henry Chesterfield & Louis Forgotson, Janet Kaplan, R.L. Westbrook, Dorothy Backer, Mark Rudolph, Bob Foxworth, C.C. Harrigan, Jr., Jon Skinta, James Thurkauf Irwin Gross, Lorelei Latour (fake letter), Jim Killian, Domenic Pappaceno, E. Nelson Bridwell (future DC staffer), G.O.W. Also includes ad for new "Inside Mad" paperback.

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

statement of ownership / 0.17 page (report information)

Script

Lyle Stuart

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Editor: Harvey Kurtzman; Managing Editor: John Putnam; Business Manager: Lyle Stuart; Publisher: William M. Gaines; Owner: E. C. Publications, Inc. [William M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines; V. E. MacAdie]

How You Can Be a Member of the Bogen Hi-Fi Set at Moderate Cost (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Bogen Hi-Fidelity Equipment / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Scenes We'd Like to See: The Marshall Who Got Outdrawn (Table of Contents: 8)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Inks

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The marshall goes out to a gunfight over the objections of several girlfriends...and is outdrawn and shot.

Reprints

• in Mad for Keeps (Crown Publishers, 1958 series) (July 1958)

How to Be Smart (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Harvey Kurtzman (sourced)

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Shows many things you can do to look smart.

Reprints

• in Mad for Keeps (Crown Publishers, 1958 series) (July 1958)
• in Son of Mad (New American Library, 1959 series) #S1701 (October 1959)
• in Son of Mad (Warner Books, 1974 series) #7 (88-760) (January 1979)
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
• in The Son of Mad (ibooks, 2003 series) (August 2003)
• in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)

A Sea Chanty (Table of Contents: 10)

Music Dept. / text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Abe Burrows

Pencils

Russ Heath

Inks

Russ Heath

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Lyrics and music for a song about sailing on the Nancy Brown.

Indexer Notes

Short blurb at the end advertising the "Abe Burrows Songbook."

Ed Suvillan Show (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Harvey Kurtzman (sourced)

Pencils

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Ed Suvillan; Phil Soundflinger; Charlie Mahoney; Ookabolaconga tribe; Sultan Taj Mahal; Alfred L. Neuman; Wes Yeast

Synopsis

A typical night on the show, with a ventriloquist, a foreign act, and a comic. Article ends with a mock judicial order from Judge Alfred E. Neuman.

Reprints

• in Mad for Keeps (Crown Publishers, 1958 series) (July 1958)
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
• in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)

Uninterrupted Melody (Table of Contents: 12)

Ice Cream Dept. / text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Freberg

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Stan Freberg; F. C. Barr; Dave Green; Joe; Good Humorous Men; Harris; Jones; Mother Goose

Synopsis

A short play of a mutiny among the Good Humorous Men, when they can't stand any longer the music their trucks play.

A Lad and a Lion (Table of Contents: 13)

Nature Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Gedney L. Burp; Tommy Burp; Lassie

Synopsis

Story showing that lions will be lions, not pets.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Safety Features (Table of Contents: 14)

Science Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Al Jaffee

Inks

Al Jaffee

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Article shows how all the new auto safety features are optional equipment, and all the cosmetic features are standard.

Scenes We'd Like to See: The Musketeer Who Failed to Get the Girl (Table of Contents: 15)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Inks

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The musketeer successfully battles dozens of the villain's men, but is run through by the villain.

Reprints

• 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)

The Brave Dogs (Table of Contents: 16)

Roger Price Dept. / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Roger Price

Pencils

Roger Price

Inks

Roger Price

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Roger describes a new sport/art he has invented, Dog Kicking, which has its roots in bull fighting.

Ulysses (Table of Contents: 17)

Movie Dept. / Movies Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Characters

Ulysses [Kirk Doubtless]; Penelope [Silvano Lasagno]; Circe [Silvano Lasagno]; Nausicaa [Rossana Pizzeria]; Cyclops [Umberto Scallopini]; Telemachus

Synopsis

A brief summary of major scenes from the movie, with a surprise ending.

Indexer Notes

Parody of the movie "Ulysses."

Nightwatch (Table of Contents: 18)

Radio & TV Dept. / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Hayne

Pencils

Bill Elder (signed)

Inks

Bill Elder (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Ben Jones; Jed Brown; Dunday

Synopsis

Jones and Dunday keep arresting their captainm, Jed Brown.

Indexer Notes

Parody of tv show "Dragnet."

Scenes We'd Like to See: The Woodsman Who Failed to Save the Girl (Table of Contents: 19)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Inks

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A woodsman tries to save a girl going over a waterfall in a canoe, but can't reach her and she goes over.

Reprints

• in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in The Brothers Mad (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #5 (U2105) (December 1963), #5 (24331) (January 1975), #25283 [5] (June 1976)

Rare Old Cartoons (Table of Contents: 20)

Collector's Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Caran d'Ache

Pencils

Caran d'Ache

Inks

Caran d'Ache

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man accuses his dog of defecating in the house, but when he tries to clean it up he discovers it is a snake and is bitten.

Reprints

• from Bric a Brac (Plon, 1893 series)

Indexer Notes

Old cartoon from French artist who lived 1858-1909.

Football (Table of Contents: 21)

Sports Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Rockwell Hedo; Hector Swineherd; Stuyvesant Oxe; Freddy Lippsitt; Irving Hambutt; Salvatore Kelly; Pincus McCarthy; Bentley J. Funff; Dzordz Dzizzy; Guy Wojskgnkski; Hoggy Carmichael

Synopsis

Highlighting the problems poorer schools have with their football teams.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Scenes We'd Like to See: The Fighter Who Didn't Rally (Table of Contents: 22)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Inks

Phil Interlandi (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The fighter rallies one last time after receiving some good news ringside, but is knocked out anyway.

Reprints

• in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #1 (1958)
• in Like, Mad (New American Library, 1960 series) #T4904 (circa 1970)
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
• in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)

What -- Me Worry? (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Alfred E. Neuman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

What Makes a Glass of Beer Taste So Good? (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Elder (signed as William Elder)

Inks

Bill Elder (signed as William Elder)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad for Keeps (Crown Publishers, 1958 series) (July 1958)
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997) [back cover]

Indexer Notes

Parody of an ad for United States Brewers Foundation ("Foundation To Encourage Excess - The Beverage of Moderation"). Back cover. The name of the picture is "Visiting the Grandparents" (Number 1 in the series "Ol' Home Life").