Mad
#75
(December 1962)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1962-09-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Special Cutting Classes Issue
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Alfred sits on a stool cutting paper dolls.
- Reprints
in 
Pesky Import
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee (sourced)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- In a parody of Volkswagen print ads, the Volkswagen Beetle is portrayed as an insect-machine hybrid.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #6 (1968) -
in The Ridiculously Expensive Mad (The World Publishing Company, 1969 series) (October 1969) - in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #40 (Fall 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Speaking from Pictures
Freedom with Speech Dept. / photo story / 2 pages
- Script
- Gerald Gardner (credited)
- Pencils
- UPI (credited) (photographs)
- Inks
- UPI (credited) (photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- John Kennedy; Lyndon Johnson; Fidel Castro; John Glenn; Jacqueline Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; Willy Brandt; Richard Nixon; Robert Kennedy; Edward Kennedy
- Synopsis
- Series of news wire photos spoofing current events through humorous added captions.
Alfred's Poor Almanac
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Satirical anecdotes for every day of the month of October.
Kids Letters to Other World Leaders
Innocents Abroad Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Pearl Dee Belkin (credited as Pearl Belkin)
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke
- Inks
- Bob Clarke
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of letters kindergarten age children might write to various world leaders.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy counters the White Spy's proficiency in judo.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
-
The Irving Irving Story
There's No Business Like "Snow" Business Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Synopsis
- Parody musical based on the life of a parody amalgam of musical composers.
- Reprints
- in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #7 (1964)
-
Superstitions
Hex Marks the Spot Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Humorous enactments of common superstitions.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #169 (Mai 1983)
-
Celebrities' Home Movies
A Star is Boring Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- John Wayne; Alfred Hitchcock; Mickey Rooney; Lloyd Bridges; Frank Sinatra; Richard Chamberlain; Stanley Berman
- Synopsis
- Humorous home movies featuring various film and television celebrities.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
-
"Robinson Crusoe" or On The Beach with Don Martin
Friend or Defoe Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Daniel Defoe (original story); Don Martin (adaptation)
- Pencils
- Don Martin
- Inks
- Don Martin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Robinson Crusoe; Friday
- Synopsis
- Adaptation of the novel "Robinson Crusoe", with satirical illustrations by Don Martin.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #8 (1968)
-
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy
- Synopsis
- The Gray Spy sells munitions to the other two spys.
Intellectual TV Shows Geared to the Seven-Year-Old Mind
Vidiot's Delight Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- John Kennedy; Chet Huntley; David Brinkley; Pierre Sallinger; Walter Cronkite; Lawrence Spivak; Barry Goldwater
- Synopsis
- Various news and debate programs are presented with the participants acting like children.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
-
The Lighter Side of Teenagers
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Various humorous situations involving teenage behavior.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
-
A Celebrity's Purse
Grab Bag Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Synopsis
- Items that would be found in Elizabeth Taylor's purse.
Mad's 1962 Football Roundup
Varsity Dregs Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Humorous look at College Football.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
-
Chicken: The Magazine for Gentle Men
The Call of the Mild Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody trade magazine aimed at timid people.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #59 (März 1974)
-
The Parting Shot
Touch-and-Go Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Orlando (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A dying man indulges in one last act.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #45 (Winter 1983), #104 (June 1995)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #26 (August 2022)
-
Bootyrest - - For the Money That Can Buy Happiness
photo story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lester Krauss (photo); Jack Rickard
- Inks
- Lester Krauss (photo); Jack Rickard
- Colors
- Lester Krauss (photo); Jack Rickard
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Beauty Rest mattress print ads; a man only gets a comfortable night's sleep by stuffing his mattress with all of his money.
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #26 (August 2022)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Special Cutting Classes Issue
-
1.
Pesky Import
-
2.
Speaking from Pictures
Freedom with Speech Dept. -
3.
Alfred's Poor Almanac
-
4.
Kids Letters to Other World Leaders
Innocents Abroad Dept. -
5.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
6.
The Irving Irving Story
There's No Business Like "Snow" Business Dept. -
7.
Superstitions
Hex Marks the Spot Dept. -
8.
Celebrities' Home Movies
A Star is Boring Dept. -
9.
"Robinson Crusoe" or On The Beach with Don Martin
Friend or Defoe Dept. -
10.
Spy Vs. Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
11.
Intellectual TV Shows Geared to the Seven-Year-Old Mind
Vidiot's Delight Dept. -
12.
The Lighter Side of Teenagers
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
13.
A Celebrity's Purse
Grab Bag Dept. -
14.
Mad's 1962 Football Roundup
Varsity Dregs Dept. -
15.
Chicken: The Magazine for Gentle Men
The Call of the Mild Dept. -
16.
The Parting Shot
Touch-and-Go Dept. -
17.
Bootyrest - - For the Money That Can Buy Happiness
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