Mad
#76
(January 1963)
EC,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1962-11-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Happy New Year Issue
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Colors
- Norman Mingo (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Alfred copies the issue theme onto the space over the logo - - poorly.
- Reprints
in 
If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys
They Drew What They Wanted Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Al Jaffee
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee (models); Lester Krauss (photos)
- Inks
- Al Jaffee (models); Lester Krauss (photos)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of plans for various toys and the actual to scale models of those same toys.
- Reprints
-
in Norsk Mad (Semic, 1981 series) #4/1981 ([november] 1981) -
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #69 (Winter 1989) - in Mad Stocking Stuffer (Meredith Corporation, 2023 series) (December 2022)
- in Mad Stocking Stuffer (Meredith Corporation, 2024 series) (2024)
-
Alfred's Poor Almanac
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Cynical anecdotes for every date in the month of December.
In the Doctor's Office
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A doctor examines a man with a flower growing out of his head.
- 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)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (Running Press Book Publishers, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #31 (June 2023)
-
If the U.S. Government Bought Like the U.S. Public Buys
Boosting the Economy-size Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Pentagon purchasing based on advertising, coupons and volume discounts.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
-
Speaking From Pictures
Freedom With Speech Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Gerald Gardner
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- John Kennedy; Barry Goldwater; Richard Nixon; Lyndon Johnson; Harry Truman; Caroline Kennedy; Robert Kennedy
- Synopsis
- Satirical captions are added to news wire photos to humorous effect.
TV Pilot Films That Never Made It
Footage in the Mouth Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Dorothy Collins; Snooky Lanson; Hugh Hefner; Casey Stengel; Billie Sol Estes; Richard Burton; Burl Ives
- Synopsis
- Samples of TV pilot shows that were bad ideas.
A Mad Look at the U.S. Space Effort
Capsule Humor Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A collection of single panel cartoons lampooning the space program.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
- in Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (Warner Books, 1982 series) #14 (September 1982)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #62 (Spring 1988)
- in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)
- in Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès (Running Press Book Publishers, 2010 series) (2010)
-
Seeing Isn't Always Believing
Photo-play Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- How news photos can be used to distort the record of various events.
The Lighter Side of Winter
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Series of illustrated humorous anecdotes concerning winter and winter activities.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
- in Dave Berg's Mad Trash (Warner Books, 1977 series) (September 1977)
- in Dave Berg's Mad Trash (EC, 1981 series) (1981)
-
Modern Teenage Sports
Sweet Bide of Youth Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of teenage behavior modified to become sporting events.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
-
The Assassination
Crowning Achievement Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A coronation goes horribly wrong.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #79 (November 1975)
-
When Advertising Takes Over Magazines Completely
Ad Nauseum Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of current magazines changed to have more product placement than editorial content.
- Reprints
- in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #7 (1964)
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #40 (Fall 1982)
-
Mad's Modern Aids to Happier Living
Mother, Is This Invention a Necessity Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Dubious solutions to some of the irritations of modern life.
- Reprints
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #71 (März 1975)
-
Mad's Movie Theater Owner of the Year
B-O Plenty Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Dorothy Kilgallen [as Dorothy Killfifth]; Irving Mulet
- Synopsis
- A successful movie theater owner is interviewed.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #46 (Spring 1984)
-
In a Sicilian Restaurant
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A diner reads a particularly scary issue of "Mafia Comics".
- Reprints
- from Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #136 (August 1980)
- in Howling Mad (New American Library, 1967 series) #D3268 (October 1967)
-
Mad's Merry Christmas Happy New Year Alphabet Book
Yule-O-Gee Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Satirical holiday-based items for every letter of the alphabet.
At the Barber Shop
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A barber gives a man with a huge pompadour a hair cut.
- Reprints
- in The Completely Mad Don Martin (Warner Books, 1974 series) (June 1974) which is reprinted
-
A Very Merry Christmas
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Coker
- Inks
- Paul Coker
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Santa prepares to go down the chimney of a bomb shelter, unaware that the paranoid owner is waiting for him with a shotgun.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[Guzzlemidt Rotgut]
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee ?
- Pencils
- Bob Clarke (illustration); Lester Krauss (photo)
- Inks
- Bob Clarke (illustration); Lester Krauss (photo)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of liquor magazine ads; Guzzlemidt Rotgut is guaranteed to give you delirium tremens faster than any other brand of liquor.
- Reprints
- in More Trash from Mad (EC, 1958 series) #7 (1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Happy New Year Issue
-
1.
If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys
They Drew What They Wanted Dept. -
2.
Alfred's Poor Almanac
-
3.
In the Doctor's Office
Don Martin Dept. -
4.
If the U.S. Government Bought Like the U.S. Public Buys
Boosting the Economy-size Dept. -
5.
Speaking From Pictures
Freedom With Speech Dept. -
6.
TV Pilot Films That Never Made It
Footage in the Mouth Dept. -
7.
A Mad Look at the U.S. Space Effort
Capsule Humor Dept. -
8.
Seeing Isn't Always Believing
Photo-play Dept. -
9.
The Lighter Side of Winter
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
10.
Modern Teenage Sports
Sweet Bide of Youth Dept. -
11.
The Assassination
Crowning Achievement Dept. -
12.
When Advertising Takes Over Magazines Completely
Ad Nauseum Dept. -
13.
Mad's Modern Aids to Happier Living
Mother, Is This Invention a Necessity Dept. -
14.
Mad's Movie Theater Owner of the Year
B-O Plenty Dept. -
15.
In a Sicilian Restaurant
Don Martin Dept. -
16.
Mad's Merry Christmas Happy New Year Alphabet Book
Yule-O-Gee Dept. -
17.
At the Barber Shop
Don Martin Dept. -
18.
A Very Merry Christmas
-
19.
[Guzzlemidt Rotgut]
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