Halloween issue. "Lassie" TV parody. "The Parent" book spoof. Kelly Freas cover. Mort Drucker, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, Dave Berg, and George Woodbridge interior art.
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COVER DETAILS
Title:
Special Halloween Issue
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman (disembodied head only); Samhain
Pencils:
Kelly Freas (painting)
Inks:
Kelly Freas (painting)
Colors:
Kelly Freas (painting)
STORY DETAILS
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman; Charlie Brown; Lucy Van Pelt
Pages:
1.230
Pencils:
?; ? (photo)
Inks:
?; ? (photo)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Letters from John Boardman, Mary Locke, Diane Pugh, Grady Carter, Gordon Bailey, Richard Goodstein, Roy Nemerson, Lester Sonnemark, Kenny Braun, Jim Lewis, Angela Jacuobovich, and Albert S. Alexander, with answers.
Includes an ad for Collegeville Costumes' Alfred E. Neuman Halloween costumes, in form of a letter by Bill Wimmer of Collegeville.
Title:
If Doctors Advertised
Characters:
Groucho Marx
Synopsis:
Altering famous advertising campaigns so they advertise the services of physicians.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Gary Belkin (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (credited) [as Clarke] (signed)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (credited) [as Clarke] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
Title:
The Mad Side-Show of Modern Freaks
Synopsis:
Familiar modern stereotypes presented as carnival side-show attractions.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Dave Berg [as David Berg] (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Dave Berg [as David Berg] (credited, signed)
Inks:
Dave Berg [as David Berg] (credited, signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Famous Lost Words
Characters:
General William Tecumseh Sherman; Governor Al Smith; Commander James Lawrence; President Teddy Roosevelt; Captain John Paul Jones; Sir Henry M. Stanley; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; King Richard III; General Douglas MacArthur; Admiral George Dewey
Synopsis:
Examples of historical misquotes.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Gary Belkin (credited)
Pencils:
George Woodbridge (credited) [as GW] (signed)
Inks:
George Woodbridge (credited) [as GW] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Mad Sampler (New American Library, 1965 series) #P3495 (1965)
Title:
TV Ads We'd Like to See: The Polydent Commercial
Synopsis:
Parody of then-current Polident television ad.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Al Jaffee (credited)
Pencils:
Joe Orlando (credited)
Inks:
Joe Orlando (credited)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Safecrackers
Characters:
McGoon
Synopsis:
Four safe-crackers are apprehended when one of them makes the wrong noise at the wrong time.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Don Martin [as D. Martin] (signed)
Pencils:
Don Martin [as D. Martin] (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin [as D. Martin] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
Title:
TV's Wonder Dog, Lizzie
Characters:
Lassie [as Lizzie]; Jon Provost [as Tommy]; June Lockhart [as Mrs. Morton]; Hugh Reilly [as Mr. Morton]; Andy Clyde [as the neighbor]; Melvin of The Apes; Judge Crater; Nobel Prize Man
Synopsis:
Parody of the television show "Lassie".
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Larry Siegel (credited)
Pencils:
Mort Drucker (credited)
Inks:
Mort Drucker (credited)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962), | The Mad Sampler (New American Library, 1965 series) #P3495 (1965)
Notes:
Melvin of The Apes is drawn in John Severin's style.
Title:
How to Get Complete Newspaper Coverage
Characters:
Jayne Mansfield
Synopsis:
Comparison of how the New York Times and the New York Daily News would cover particular stories.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs (credited)
Pencils:
Joe Orlando (credited)
Inks:
Joe Orlando (credited)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962), | The Mad Sampler (New American Library, 1965 series) #P3495 (1965)
Title:
Commercial Roulette
Characters:
Danny Thomas; Betty Furness; Tennessee Ernie Ford; Sharpie the Parrot (drawn as José Carioca); Jack Paar; Mr. Clean; Mrs. Fafoofnik
Synopsis:
A person channel-surfs and keeps hitting commercials.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Gary Belkin (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (credited) [as Clarke] (signed)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (credited) [as Clarke] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962), | The Mad Sampler (New American Library, 1965 series) #P3495 (1965)
Notes:
Brands represented are: Miller High Life Beer, Anacin, Bufferin, Post Cereals, Rival Dog Food, Jockey Shorts, Fisk Tires, Westinghouse Appliances, Ford Automobiles, Chevrolet Automobiles, Drano, Gillette, Hertz Rent-A-Car, Mr. Clean, Dash Detergent, Paper-Mate Pens, The Untouchables television show, Colgate Toothpaste, The Jack Parr television show.
Title:
How They Spent Their Summer
Synopsis:
If famous people had to do a "how I spent my summer vacation" essay.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Gary Belkin (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (credited)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (credited)
Letters:
Bob Clarke (credited)
Reprints:
More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962)
Notes:
The art consists entirely of sheets of paper and lettering.
Title:
New Service Organizations for a Lazy America
Synopsis:
New services designed to let Americans do even less.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs (credited)
Pencils:
Joe Orlando (credited)
Inks:
Joe Orlando (credited)
Letters:
typeset
Synopsis:
Blank page with a note clipped to it from Al Feldstein's mother, claiming he was too sick to fill the page.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Al Feldstein ?
Pencils:
Al Feldstein ?
Inks:
Al Feldstein ?
Letters:
Al Feldstein ?
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962), | The Mad Sampler (New American Library, 1965 series) #P3495 (1965)
Title:
The Two Faces of World War II
Synopsis:
Comparison of stereotypical war movie characters from films made during World War II and after the war.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Larry Siegel (credited)
Pencils:
George Woodbridge (credited) [as G Woodbridge] (signed)
Inks:
George Woodbridge (credited) [as G Woodbridge] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Mad Sampler (New American Library, 1965 series) #P3495 (1965)
Title:
The Parent from the Ages of 21 to 60
Synopsis:
Satirical look at child-rearing.
Pages:
9.000
Script:
Al Jaffee (credited)
Pencils:
Wally Wood [as Wood] (signed)
Inks:
Wally Wood [as Wood] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962), | The Mad Sampler (New American Library, 1965 series) #P3495 (1965)
Title:
The Wonderful New Dart Set
Synopsis:
A child shows another child his new set of darts.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin [as D. Martin] (signed)
Pencils:
Don Martin [as D. Martin] (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin [as D. Martin] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #5 (1962), | The Mad Sampler (New American Library, 1965 series) #P3495 (1965)
Title:
Whenever You Go You'lll Look Better in an Aarow Shirt...
Synopsis:
Parody of Arrow Shirt print ads; A Cuban loyalist about to be executed smiles because he looks so good in his Arrow dress shirt.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Kelly Freas (painting, signed)
Inks:
Kelly Freas (painting, signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #4 (1961)
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
25
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
25
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