Mad
#58
(October 1960)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1960-08-11
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Inks
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Colors
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Alfred E. Neuman defies the law of gravity, because he never studied law.
- Reprints
in 
in 
in 
[Past Blue Ribbons Beer]
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Inks
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer magazine ads.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The "Violence Trend" on TV
21-Inch Scream Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit; Dave Berg; Frank Jacobs; Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker
- Inks
- Mort Drucker
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Clayton "Bud" Collyer; Douglas Edwards
- Synopsis
- Examples of various television programming made more violent.
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #47 (Summer 1984)
-
"Cool" Casey at the Bat
Bop-Fly Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Paul Laikin (sourced)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (credited)
- Inks
- Don Martin (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Satirical retelling of the Ernest Lawrence Thayer poem.
- Reprints
- in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
- in The Self-Made Mad (New American Library, 1964 series) #Y6981 (circa 1971)
-
Successful Merchandising
A Profit Without Honor Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- How to successfully market your less-than-successful product.
- Reprints
- in The Self-Made Mad (New American Library, 1964 series) #Y6981 (circa 1971)
-
Amateur Photography
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Humorous look at the hobby of photography.
- Reprints
- in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Alfred E. Neuman makes a cameo on the cover of a photography hobby magazine.
The Carpenter's Assistants
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two carpenter's assistants break more than they build.
- Reprints
- in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
- in The Self-Made Mad (New American Library, 1964 series) #Y6981 (circa 1971)
-
A Child's History of the Middle 1900's
Past Tense Years Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of history texts.
- Reprints
- in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
- in The Self-Made Mad (New American Library, 1964 series) #Y6981 (circa 1971)
-
Sailing
The Breeze And Aye-Aye Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Satirical look at small-craft sailing.
- Reprints
- in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
- in The Self-Made Mad (New American Library, 1964 series) #Y6981 (circa 1971)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #41 (Winter 1982)
-
Critical Reviews of Everything
Pats And Pans Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Gary Belkin (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (sourced)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (sourced)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody newspaper clippings of reviews of mundane events.
- Reprints
- in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
-
Indexer Notes
The two pictures published with the review of the latest issue of Mad Magazine has a cut line of Gary Belkin under a picture of Alfred E. Neuman and a cut line of Alfred E. Neuman under a picture of a man, presumably author Gary Belkin.
Mad's 1960 Political Alphabet Book
Caps And Robbers Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A political concept for each letter of the alphabet.
Indexer Notes
Alfred E. Neuman appears as an inmate in a psychiatric hospital being interviewed by a political pollster.
Carols for All Occasions
Holiday Jeer Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Carols geared to holidays other than Christmas.
- Reprints
- in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
-
The Mad "Down-To-Earth" Coloring Book
Hue And Cryin' Out Loud Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A coloring book that doubles as a cynical examination of modern life.
- Reprints
- in The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
-
Highway Squad
Asphalt Bungle Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Broderick Crawford [as Lt. Don Mildew]
- Synopsis
- Parody of the television series "Highway Patrol".
- Reprints
- in The Self-Made Mad (New American Library, 1964 series) #Y6981 (circa 1971)
-
Indulge Yourself
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Joe Orlando (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Joe Orlando
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Sanka Coffee print ad.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
[Past Blue Ribbons Beer]
-
2.
The "Violence Trend" on TV
21-Inch Scream Dept. -
3.
"Cool" Casey at the Bat
Bop-Fly Dept. -
4.
Successful Merchandising
A Profit Without Honor Dept. -
5.
Amateur Photography
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
6.
The Carpenter's Assistants
Don Martin Dept. -
7.
A Child's History of the Middle 1900's
Past Tense Years Dept. -
8.
Sailing
The Breeze And Aye-Aye Dept. -
9.
Critical Reviews of Everything
Pats And Pans Dept. -
10.
Mad's 1960 Political Alphabet Book
Caps And Robbers Dept. -
11.
Carols for All Occasions
Holiday Jeer Dept. -
12.
The Mad "Down-To-Earth" Coloring Book
Hue And Cryin' Out Loud Dept. -
13.
Highway Squad
Asphalt Bungle Dept. -
14.
Help the Best Man to Win
-
15.
Indulge Yourself
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
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