- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
House ad for Panic subscriptions.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- historical; satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Prince Violent; Maid Alota; King Arthur
- Synopsis
- Prince Violent pursues Maid Alota, hacking many a foe before meeting her.
- Reprints
A parody of the Prince Valiant comic strip.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- a man; Rosie; Ellen
- Synopsis
- Parallel stories point out the differences between modern novels and modern movies.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Analysis of the Greek political situation -- in Greek.
- Reprints
Entire page except an introduction is written in apparent Greek characters. Title given uses closest Latin characters.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
House ad for the E.C. Fan-Addict Fan Club.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Letters of comment from Reg. B. Wag 6 7/8, Texas A&M, TX; Buck Knight, Waterford, CN; Chick Casady, Fairborn, OH; Colin Rowe, Jr; Two Kool Kats, Philadelphia, PA; Marcia Barritt, Langlois, OR; Paul Wolfowitz; Strange Brice Jr; John Harrahy, Worcester, MA; Martin Jukovsky, Woodside, NY; Carles Sampson, Lexington, KY; J.D. Carlson, Ridgewood, NJ; John Varvel III, Oklahoma City, OK; Floyd Seimes, Crescent Park, NJ.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- ? (photograph)
- Inks
- ? (photograph)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Reprints
Photographic portraits with humorous captions.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- historical; satire-parody; humor; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Robinson Crusoe; Joe Friday
- Synopsis
- A parody of the novel Robinson Crusoe.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Leonardo da Vinci (painting); ? (mixed media)
- Inks
- Leonardo da Vinci (painting); ? (mixed media)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Leonardo's "Mona Lisa" holding an issue of MAD (EC, 1952 series) #9 February-March 1954.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (photograph)
- Inks
- ? (photograph)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- House ad for MAD subscriptions featuring a photograph of the Lacoon, an ancient Roman sculpture.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Manduck; Loathar; Charles Atlas (cameo); Lamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom; Narda
- Synopsis
- Manduck is reduced to using his hypnotic spells to sell snake oil on the street, until he matches spells with Lamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom.
- Reprints
A parody of the comic strip Mandrake the Magician.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- The differences between scenes in a movie and the way the movies are advertised.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- A report on the Hungarian political situation -- in Hungarian.
- Reprints
The Hungarian is suspect, as each paragraph heading is "Potrzebie."
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- House ad for the E.C. Fan-Addict fan Club.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Letters of comment from Mrs. Harriette K. Vandenbaun, New Haven, CT; David Reiff, Kew Gardens, NY; Doug Yonnick & Joe Kowall, Mattydale, NY; Mrs. E.K., Brooklyn, NY; Cosulnd, Chandler, Rush, Fitz, Sturdivia, and Harris, Chanute, KS; Robert Chichester, Mariette, OH; Keith Nutt; Roy Pender, Dallas, TX; Jackson Kranes and Dave Kranes, Belmont, MA; and Richard Christen
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- A parody of the television program "The Continental."
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Russ Heath (signed)
- Inks
- Russ Heath (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero; humor
- Characters
- Plastic Sam; Wheezy Wunks [aka. Wizzy Woonks, Wowzy, Wuzzy Wurnks, Wozzy Wanks, Wazzy Wunks, Weezy Wonks, Wonkzy Weez]; Joe Friday; Ed Saturday; Imitation Plastic Sam
- Synopsis
- Plastic Sam meets an imitation who is a bank robber.
- Reprints
A parody of Plastic Man (Quality, 1943 series).
- Pencils
- John Tenniel; ?
- Inks
- John Tenniel; ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Alice; Mad Hatter; March Hare; Doormouse
- Synopsis
- An illustration from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" with MAD comics added in the characters' hands.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- House ad for Panic and MAD subscriptions
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Wilt Willit; Skizziks Willit; Phyllus Willit; bully; Alexander Bumpstead; Juddy Willit; Caulky Willit; Nin O'Clock; Smilin' Jack (cameo); Wilber Booble; Cleavia Willit
- Synopsis
- Where the question of "will Caulky ever grow" is answered.
- Reprints
A parody of the Gasoline Alley comic strip. Will Elder's signature grows larger with each page.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; western-frontier; humor
- Characters
- Pot-Shot Pete; Pot-Shot's girl; Poopy; Apaches; Muzzle; arms dealer; the U.S. Calvary
- Synopsis
- Pot-Shot tries to halt arms sales to the Apaches.
- Reprints
A western parody.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Continuing along the same sober lines that we did in our last issue...
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- An analysis of the Chinese political situation -- in Chinese.
- Reprints
"Potrzebie" appears several times in the text.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- House ad for the E.C. Fan-Addict fan Club.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Letters of comment from John Davidson, Sparks NV; Charles Chapocon, Aiken SC; Bob Henning, Brooklyn NY; David Anderson, Washington DC; Daniel Markewich, New York NY; I. Carnel, Bay Saint Louis MS; Victor Goff, Ft. Bragg NC; Walt Place, Detroit MI.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Johnny [played by Marlon Branflakes]; Johnny's gang; a girl; the girl's father
- Synopsis
- Johnny and his gang give up motorcycles.
- Reprints
Parody of the movie "The Wild One."
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Captain Tvideo; Venusian; Commissioner; Lone Ranger (cameo); assistant Ranger; commercial announcer
- Synopsis
- A parody of the Captain Video television program.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- "Stories" on comic book artists being arrested and comics being sold on black market.
- Reprints
Cover mimics a newspaper page.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
House ad for Panic and MAD subscriptions.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery; satire-parody; crime; humor
- Characters
- Shermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Arty Morty (cameo); Pru Basketball; Coolidge Basketball (corpse); the devil
- Synopsis
- Shermlock captures the hound that has cursed the Basketball family.
- Reprints
Parody of Sherlock Holmes mystery.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis
- Inks
- Jack Davis
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Various fake newspaper stories and ads.
- Reprints
Only the first page is colored.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- An analysis of the Egyptian political situation -- in hieroglyphics.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Reprints
House ad for Piracy comic subscriptions. Drawing includes caricatures of E. C. staffers, including Bill Gaines and Al Williamson.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Letters from Hal Higdon, Paul Anderson, Paul Cummino, Richard Bassford, Dawn McAllister, Personnel of the 8th R.S.M., Frank Quinn, LeRoy Furguson, Marvin Galper, Edwin L. Magee, Scooter, Eddie Essen, N.S., Hopee Saunders.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Sturdley; Mrs. Sturdley; Smurdley Sturdley; junior Sturdley; baby Sturdley
- Synopsis
- The deprivations the Sturdleys suffer at a "typical" Sunday restaurant outing.
- Reprints
- Script
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (original); Harvey Kurtzman (adaptation)
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Monte Michael Moore (credited as Monte Moore) (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Skipper; Skipper's daughter; Popeye (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Relates the wreck of the ship Hesperus on the reef at Norman's Woe.
- Reprints
This is the text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (photograph)
- Inks
- ? (photogaph)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- historical; satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Julius Caesar; Willie The Elder (cameo); Dick Tracy (cameo); Martin Walkingkane (cameo); Shermlock Shomes (cameo); Marlon Branflakes; Calphurnia; Marilyn Monroe (cameo); Fearless Feasdick; Junior; Mickey Mouse (cameo); Donald Duck (cameo); Pluto (cameo); Goofy (cameo)
- Synopsis
- MAD writer points out standard lampoon shtick elements during a portion of Julius Caesar story.
- Reprints
The titles of MAD and 11 competitors are used in the narrative on the first page: Bughouse; Crazy; Eh!; Flip; Get Lost; MAD; Madhouse; Nuts!; Panic; Riot; Wild; Whack. This page is a setup for the following story (intro and main story are consecutively paginated).
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton (signed); (photo)
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton (signed); (photo)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- A collection of drawings of grotesque women entered in the Miss Potgold of 1955 contest.
- Reprints
First page is a parody of a Rheingold Beer ad with Bill Gaines in the photo.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Letters from Blue Beathard, Rocky Colassanti, Burl Moss, "no name given," Stan the Garbageman, Robert Glaberson, Frank Smith, Gilbert O'Connell, Phillip Loeb, Keith Nutt, Ginger Adler, Sam Browman, J. D. Carlson, Richard Scott.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- historical
- Reprints
House ad for Piracy comic subscriptions. Drawing are caricatures of E. C. staffers.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Appears to be an excerpt from some history text.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #17 (November 1954)
which is reprinted- from "Geology" in The Encyclopedia Britannica - Volume 10 (1929 or possibly earlier)
Gag is that this is the small countries' viewpoint, and type is very tiny. In fact it's almost unreadable and indexer is uncertain of title. Dra it is (but you have to use a magnifying glass to read it).
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Jay Renkins; Everett Dirkdaughter; Henry Doorshack; Charles Potrzebie; John McLellillellillin; Stuart Sawhimintown; Henry Jackdaughter; Lana Cheesecake; Joseph McCartaway; Even Steven; Sturdley Smurdley; Karl Weekdt
- Synopsis
- How the Senate Subcomittee hearings would go if they were run like a tv game show.
- Reprints
Game show style loosely based on "What's My Line?" First page is photo of Senate subcommittee.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed); Bernie Krigstein (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed); Bernie Krigstein (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Jiggie; Maggs; Little Orphan Annie (cameo); Dinty Moore; Jiggie's brother-in-law; Jiggie's daughter
- Synopsis
- Jiggie cannot take Maggs's abuse any longer so when he has his serious moments he hires some goons to beat her into submission.
- Reprints
Drawn in 2 different styles by the 2 different artists: odd pages in the cartoon style and even pages in a more realistic style where Jiggie is shown to be severly injured by Maggs's constant violence.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
House ad for Panic and MAD subscriptions.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
Cover drawing includes a connect the dots activity to complete.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
House ad for Panic and MAD subscriptions.
- Script
- Lewis Carroll (original); Harvey Kurtzman (adaptation)
- Pencils
- John Tenniel; Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- John Tenniel; Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Alice; Alice's sister; the White Rabbit [Bugs Bunny]; Mad Hatter; Knave of Hearts; Queen of Hearts
- Synopsis
- After Alice's adventures, her sister takes her to a psycho-analyst.
- Reprints
A parody of parts of both Alice In Wonderland and Alice Through The Looking Glass, using some of the original John Tenniel illustrations as base drawings. The poem "Jabberwocky" is quoted in its entirety.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman (credited as G. Clef)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- An excerpt from a musical score, presented as an explanation of how we sound to others.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Bill Elder
- Inks
- Bill Elder
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Buffalo Bill; Mickey Mouse (cameo); Howdy Dooit; Clarabella; Big Chief Thundamelvin; The PeeWee Gallery; guard
- Synopsis
- Howdy hawks advertisers' wares while Buffalo Bill tries to keep the crowd in line...but fails.
- Reprints
A parody of the Howdy Doody tv show.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Wally Wood
- Inks
- Wally Wood
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- historical
- Reprints
House ad for Piracy comic subscriptions. Drawing may be caricatures of E. C. staffers.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Genre
- satire-parody; western-frontier; humor
- Characters
- Pot-Shot Pete; Poopy; Pot-Shot Pete's girl; a young gunzel; Mrs. McYetnit; Marvin McYetnit; Sheldon McYetnit
- Synopsis
- Pete brings in the McYetnits against all odds.
- Reprints
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Letters from Pete McDole, Anonymous, Roland Juge, Yale Greenspoon, Anonymous, Genghis Khan, A Girl in Oswego, Dick Regentz, Virginia Barron, Gary Barlet, Pat McKelvey, Bill Mattson, Coraline Haas, Anonymous, Anonymous (by George! This is getting repetitious!), Mike Melner, Carol Craven, Anonymous.
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Lt. Wunbar; The Animal; Security; Stepton; Feldwessel Johann Sebastian Shmaltz; Nazi General; Russian prisoners
- Synopsis
- Stepton and Lt. Wunbar excape the stalag after finding a spy in the prisoners' ranks.
- Reprints
Parody of movie Stalag 17.