Ripley's Believe It or Not! spoof. Wally Wood photo. National Geographic magazine parody. Kelly Freas cover. Mell Lazarus, Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, Don Martin, Dave Berg, and Mort Drucker art.
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COVER DETAILS
Title:
Dear Editor
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman
Pencils:
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Inks:
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Colors:
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
STORY DETAILS
Title:
MAD Answers Questions Most Asked By Camp Counselors
Synopsis:
Questions summer camp counselors might have...but no answers.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Mel Lazarus (signed)
Pencils:
Mel Lazarus (signed)
Inks:
Mel Lazarus (signed)
Letters:
Mel Lazarus (signed)
Title:
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Characters:
Wally Wood; The Gay Philosopher
Synopsis:
Letters of comment, mostly about issue #40. Includes a photo of Wally Wood receiving the "Best Comic Artist of 1957" award, and a painting of The Gay Philosopher by Henry Major.
Pages:
1.088
Script:
Albert B. Feldstein; Marge Duffy Devine; George Leeman; Miriam Frank; R. Leland; New York Graphic Society; Merrill Lifton; Peter Torvik; Robert Ryan; Allen Standish; John Bruck; Samuel Northcross; Paul Vervisch; Jim Stripling; Clifford Kent; Bob Lilienthal; Rollins Turner
Pencils:
various; ? (photo); Henry Major
Inks:
various; ? (photo); Henry Major
Letters:
typeset
Title:
It's Fun To Phone!
Synopsis:
Parody of Bell Telephone System ad, showing how it's fun to phone your bookie.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Wally Wood (signed)
Inks:
Wally Wood (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The MAD Primer
Characters:
Irving; Schlep; Farmer Brown; Miss Furd; Sadie; Irving's father; Bobbie Smith; Mr. Johnson
Synopsis:
Parody of a reading primer, with a rather psychotic family.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Joe Orlando
Inks:
Joe Orlando
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Title:
Don Martin at Large In a Haberdashery
Synopsis:
Don sniffs (or worse) the handkerchiefs and coats before buying.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Don Martin (signed)
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Follies (EC, 1963 series) #1 (1963)
Title:
How To Put Out An Imitation of MAD
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis:
Instructions to other publishers and editors on how to imitate MAD.
Pages:
2.000
Pencils:
Harvey Kurtzman (frame, signed); Bill Elder (frame, signed); Norman Mingo (Alfred); Jack Davis (main cover illustration)
Inks:
Harvey Kurtzman (frame, signed); Bill Elder (frame, signed); Norman Mingo (Alfred); Jack Davis (main cover illustration)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Includes the Departments page from this issue.
Title:
Rare Old Magazines
Synopsis:
Possible modern style magazines as they would have existed in history.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Wally Wood (signed)
Inks:
Wally Wood (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Title:
Go West, Old Format
Characters:
Joe Friday; Dead-Eye; Mike Wallace; Blackjack Cohen; Bob Cummings; Chuck; Georgia; Phil Silvers; Pvt. Doberman
Synopsis:
Ways to punch up old tv shows by turning them into westerns.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Albert Meglin
Pencils:
George Woodbridge
Inks:
George Woodbridge
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Shows parodied are: Dragnet; Mike Wallace; Bob Cummings; Phil Silvers. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Title:
Go East, Old Western
Characters:
Pallidin; Mr. Kitzel; Mr. Wessel
Synopsis:
Turning a western tv show into a Madison Avenue concept, Pallidin is hired to create an advertising campaign and when it doesn't work, forces a merger of two companies.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Albert Meglin
Pencils:
George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks:
George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Parody of tv show "Have Gun, Will Travel." Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Title:
Snob Appeal vs Slob Appeal
Synopsis:
Phony ads for Rancid's Deluxe Whiskey, Whammo Watchbands, Breezy of California jackets, and Aardvark Carpets, that show two different advertising approaches.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
Bob Clarke
Inks:
Bob Clarke
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Chess Game
Synopsis:
Fatal results from cheating at chess.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin (signed)
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The New, Improved, Rotten Circus
Characters:
Henry Morgan
Synopsis:
Henry compares modern circuses to old-fashioned ones...unfavorably.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Henry Morgan
Pencils:
Wally Wood (signed); Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks:
Wally Wood (signed); Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
How To Play Golf
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis:
Bad tips on golfing, including giving up the game.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks:
George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Title:
One Day's Advice Columns...The Next Day's Headlines
Characters:
Sidney Fawnover; Ozgood Z'Beard; Kate Potchka; Helen DuBois
Synopsis:
What might be happening when people follow the advice they receive from newspaper columnists.
Pages:
2.000
Pencils:
Wally Wood
Inks:
Wally Wood
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Includes article noting Kelly Freas has been fired from Time Magazine, which ties in with the cover of this issue.
Title:
Strangely Believe It!
Characters:
Ernie Kovacs; J. Daniel Frump; Frembish K. Fair III
Synopsis:
Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Ernie Kovacs
Pencils:
Wally Wood
Inks:
Wally Wood
Letters:
Wally Wood
Title:
The Wrong Lions
Characters:
Christian Diesel [Marlo Brandin]; Michael Wiffycur [Dean Martini]; Noah Ackermoan [Montgomery Cleft]; Irwin Shaw
Synopsis:
Parody of movie The Young Lions with twist ending involving the author of the book.
Pages:
2.000
Pencils:
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks:
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Great Mail Robbery
Synopsis:
A robbery goes bad when the mail carrier seems to be indestructible.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin (signed)
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Boating
Synopsis:
A look at when the boating craze gets out of hand and common traffic problems and situations will apply to boating.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Dave Berg (signed)
Pencils:
Dave Berg (signed)
Inks:
Dave Berg (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Count-Down Man
Characters:
Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Wally Ballew; Dr. Adolph Von Schmutz
Synopsis:
Wally interviews the man who counts down rocket launches for NASA.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Bill Levine; Dee Caruso
Pencils:
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks:
Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Writer credits from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Title:
The National Osographic Magazine
Characters:
Roger Sternwallow; Evelyn Sternwallow; Birdie Ugnew; Neville Brooks-Brother
Synopsis:
Parody of National Geographic Magazine.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Tom Koch
Pencils:
Wally Wood
Inks:
Wally Wood
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Title:
In A Penny Arcade
Synopsis:
When two men finish playing a boxing game, the mechanical characters take over.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin (signed)
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #3 (1960)
Title:
The Skid-Row Bums
Synopsis:
Phony ad parody of Chesterfield Cigarettes ad.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Inks:
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #2 (1959)
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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
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
3
1
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
22
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
1
3
1
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
23
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