Mad #41

(September 1958)

If You're A New Fan You're Lucky! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

MAD For Keeps / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Departments (Table of Contents: 2)

Vital Features / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

various

Inks

various

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from this issue. There is a writer credit for Albert Meglin, Steve Tuttle and Marguerite McClain, but unknown for what stories.

MAD Answers Questions Most Asked By Camp Counselors (Table of Contents: 3)

Aide-De-Camp Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (credited as Mel Lazarus) (signed)

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (credited as Mel Lazarus) (signed)

Inks

Mell Lazarus (credited as Mel Lazarus) (signed)

Letters

Mell Lazarus (credited as Mel Lazarus) (signed)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Questions summer camp counselors might have...but no answers.

Don't Be A Shnook! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Hot Off The Press! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

The Brothers MAD / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.17 page (report information)

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents: 6)

Letters Dept. / letters page / 1.088 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein)

Pencils

Henry Major; various; ? (photo)

Inks

Henry Major; various; ? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Wally Wood; The Gay Philosopher

Synopsis

Letters of comment, mostly about issue #40. Includes a photo of Wally Wood receiving the "Best Comic Artist of 1957" award, and a painting of The Gay Philosopher by Henry Major.

Indexer Notes

Letter writers: Marge Duffy Devine; George Leeman; Miriam Frank; R. Leland; New York Graphic Society; Merrill Lifton; Peter Torvik; Robert Ryan; Allen Standish; John Bruck; Samuel Northcross; Paul Vervisch; Jim Stripling; Clifford Kent; Bob Lilienthal; Rollins Turner

Just A Limited Amount Left! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Alfred E. Neuman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.083 page (report information)

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Bill Gaines (credited as William M. Gaines)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Publisher = Willaim M. Gaines; Editor = Albert B. Feldstein; Owner = E.C. Publications, Inc. [William M. Gaines; Jessie K. Gaines; Virginia E. MacAdie]

For October 1, 1957.

It's Fun To Phone! (Table of Contents: 9)

Bet Telephone System / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of Bell Telephone System ad, showing how it's fun to phone your bookie.

The MAD Primer (Table of Contents: 10)

Throw The Book At 'Em Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Koch

Pencils

Joe Orlando

Inks

Joe Orlando

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Irving; Schlep; Farmer Brown; Miss Furd; Sadie; Irving's father; Bobbie Smith; Mr. Johnson

Synopsis

Parody of a reading primer, with a rather psychotic family.

Reprints

• in Mad (Thorpe & Porter, 1959 series) #1 ([October 1959])
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
• in Fighting Mad (ibooks, 2004 series) (August 2004)
• in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Don Martin at Large In a Haberdashery (Table of Contents: 11)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Don sniffs (or worse) the handkerchiefs and coats before buying.

Reprints

• in Mad Follies (EC, 1963 series) #1 (1963)

How To Put Out An Imitation of MAD (Table of Contents: 12)

Free-Loading Dept. / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harvey Kurtzman (frame, signed); Bill Elder (frame, signed); Norman Mingo (Alfred); Jack Davis (main cover illustration)

Inks

Harvey Kurtzman (frame, signed); Bill Elder (frame, signed); Norman Mingo (Alfred); Jack Davis (main cover illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis

Instructions to other publishers and editors on how to imitate MAD.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #27 (April 1956) [cover]
• in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #28 (December 2022)

Indexer Notes

Includes the Departments page from this issue.

Rare Old Magazines (Table of Contents: 13)

Look In The Yellowed Pages Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Possible modern style magazines as they would have existed in history.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Go West, Old Format (Table of Contents: 14)

3:10 To Yuma Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Albert Meglin

Pencils

George Woodbridge

Inks

George Woodbridge

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Joe Friday; Dead-Eye; Mike Wallace; Blackjack Cohen; Bob Cummings; Chuck; Georgia; Phil Silvers; Pvt. Doberman

Synopsis

Ways to punch up old tv shows by turning them into westerns.

Indexer Notes

Shows parodied are: Dragnet; Mike Wallace; Bob Cummings; Phil Silvers. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Go East, Old Western (Table of Contents: 15)

3:10 To Westport Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Albert Meglin

Pencils

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Pallidin; Mr. Kitzel; Mr. Wessel

Synopsis

Turning a western tv show into a Madison Avenue concept, Pallidin is hired to create an advertising campaign and when it doesn't work, forces a merger of two companies.

Indexer Notes

Parody of tv show "Have Gun, Will Travel." Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

Snob Appeal vs Slob Appeal (Table of Contents: 16)

Lower The Pitch Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

Bob Clarke

Inks

Bob Clarke

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Phony ads for Rancid's Deluxe Whiskey, Whammo Watchbands, Breezy of California jackets, and Aardvark Carpets, that show two different advertising approaches.

Reprints

• in The Mad Frontier (Warner Books, 1975 series) #12 (86-066) (September 1975)

The Chess Game (Table of Contents: 17)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Fatal results from cheating at chess.

Reprints

• in The Mad Frontier (Warner Books, 1975 series) #12 (86-066) (September 1975)

The New, Improved, Rotten Circus (Table of Contents: 18)

Henry Morgan Dept. / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Morgan (credited)

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed); Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed); Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Characters

Henry Morgan

Synopsis

Henry compares modern circuses to old-fashioned ones...unfavorably.

How To Play Golf (Table of Contents: 19)

Tee And Sympathy Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Koch

Pencils

George Woodbridge (signed)

Inks

George Woodbridge (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis

Bad tips on golfing, including giving up the game.

Reprints

• in Fighting Mad (ibooks, 2004 series) (August 2004)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

One Day's Advice Columns...The Next Day's Headlines (Table of Contents: 20)

Help Needed Dept....Help Heeded Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Sidney Fawnover; Ozgood Z'Beard; Kate Potchka; Helen DuBois

Synopsis

What might be happening when people follow the advice they receive from newspaper columnists.

Indexer Notes

Includes article noting Kelly Freas has been fired from Time Magazine, which ties in with the cover of this issue.

Strangely Believe It! (Table of Contents: 21)

Ernie Kovacs Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ernie Kovacs

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Letters

Wally Wood

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Characters

Ernie Kovacs; J. Daniel Frump; Frembish K. Fair III

Synopsis

Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not.

The Wrong Lions (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Christian Diesel [Marlo Brandin]; Michael Wiffycur [Dean Martini]; Noah Ackermoan [Montgomery Cleft]; Irwin Shaw

Synopsis

Parody of movie The Young Lions with twist ending involving the author of the book.

The Great Mail Robbery (Table of Contents: 23)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A robbery goes bad when the mail carrier seems to be indestructible.

Reprints

• in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974)
which is reprinted
• in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974)

Boating (Table of Contents: 24)

Two Years Before The Mess Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Berg (signed)

Pencils

Dave Berg (signed)

Inks

Dave Berg (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A look at when the boating craze gets out of hand and common traffic problems and situations will apply to boating.

Reprints

• in The Mad Frontier (Warner Books, 1975 series) #12 (86-066) (September 1975)

The Count-Down Man (Table of Contents: 25)

Bob & Ray Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Bill Levine; Dee Caruso

Pencils

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Wally Ballew; Dr. Adolph Von Schmutz

Synopsis

Wally interviews the man who counts down rocket launches for NASA.

Indexer Notes

Writer credits from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

The National Osographic Magazine (Table of Contents: 26)

Around The World In Eighty Pictures Dept. / text story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Koch

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Roger Sternwallow; Evelyn Sternwallow; Birdie Ugnew; Neville Brooks-Brother

Synopsis

Parody of National Geographic Magazine.

Reprints

• in The Mad Frontier (Warner Books, 1975 series) #12 (86-066) (September 1975)
• in Mad about the Fifties (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.

In A Penny Arcade (Table of Contents: 27)

Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Don Martin (signed)

Pencils

Don Martin (signed)

Inks

Don Martin (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

When two men finish playing a boxing game, the mechanical characters take over.

Reprints

• in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #3 (1960)
• in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974)
which is reprinted
• in De verste brølerne til Mad's Don Martin (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1974 series) (1974)

You'll Be A "Knockout" In A MAD T-Shirt (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

MAD T-Shirts / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Edited Advertising Slogans (Table of Contents: 29)

Marginal Thinking Dept. / text story / 0 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Advertising slogans with a punch line following.

Indexer Notes

Appear in the margins of 25 pages of the issue.

The Skid-Row Bums (Table of Contents: 30)

Chesterfind Cigarettes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Kelly Freas (signed) (painting)

Inks

Kelly Freas (signed) (painting)

Colors

Kelly Freas (signed) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Phony ad parody of Chesterfield Cigarettes ad.

Reprints

• in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #2 (1959)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.