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COVER DETAILS
Title:
Unfinished Business
Characters:
Alfred E. Neuman
Pencils:
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Inks:
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Colors:
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
STORY DETAILS
Title:
The Most Important ¼ Inch In Smoking Today
Synopsis:
Parody of ad for Parliament cigarettes.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Kelly Freas ?
Inks:
Kelly Freas ?
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #3 (1960)
Notes:
inside front cover
Title:
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Synopsis:
Letters of comment, many about issue #48.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Albert B. Feldstein; Fred Strohm; Charles Pierce; Arthur Milano; Kathy Dawson; Richard Kapnick; Walter Rode; Edward Jacklivitch; Barney Currer; Pat Hudson; Tim Pabian; Danny Gallant; Brian Lavin; Tom Nye; Peter Olen; Paul Lippman; Thompson News Stand; Everett Saggus; Frank Davis; B. R. Saunders
Pencils:
Wallace Wood; Kelly Freas
Inks:
Wallace Wood; Kelly Freas
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Art is excerpts from previous issues.
Title:
Spot That Plug!
Synopsis:
Analyzes how television show scripts have subtle product plugs and predicts that in the future we will see shows consisting of nothing but a recitation of brand names.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Sy Reit
Pencils:
Wallace Wood
Inks:
Wallace Wood
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #4 (1961)
Title:
How To Fight The Small Car Threat
Synopsis:
Traces the history of how small cars became long cars, and what automakers should do to satisfy the public's new demand for small cars.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Al Jaffee
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #4 (1961)
Title:
NBC Plays CBS In The TV Baseball League
Characters:
Mel Allen; Lawrence Welk; Groucho Marx; Phil Silvers; Red Skelton; Milton Berle; Jack Paar; Bob Hope; Ted Mack; Steve Allen; Ed Sullivan; Jerry Lewis; Kathryn Murray; George Gobel; Jack Benny; Arthur Murray; Charlie Weaver; Richard Boone; Eve Arden; Jackie Gleason; Alfred Hitchcock; Eddie Fisher; Perry Como; Lassie; John Charles Daly; Dorothy Kilgallen; Bennett Cerf; Arlene Francis; Arthur Godfrey; Michael Anthony; Jack Webb; Raymond Burr
Synopsis:
A wacky look at a baseball game played by television stars playing in character.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Arnie Kogen
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Some characters listed are not pictured, but are announced by the play-by-play announcer.
Title:
The MAD Time Capsule
Synopsis:
Stuff that MAD would put in a time capsule...to be left buried!
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Sy Reit
Pencils:
Wallace Wood
Inks:
Wallace Wood
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Nearsighted Man And The Telephone
Synopsis:
A man mistakes another man for a pay phone, and another man retrieves the dime from the "phone" man's mouth.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Don Martin (signed)
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #4 (1961)
Title:
Where Song-Writers Get Their Inspiration
Synopsis:
Everyday inspirations that may have occurred for famous songs, from advertisements, news articles, letters, etc.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
George Woodbridge (signed)
Inks:
George Woodbridge (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
MAD Follies (EC, 1963 series) #1 (1963)
Title:
Women In Whiskey Ads
Characters:
Carrie Nation; Lady Godiva; Mark Twain
Synopsis:
Parodies of ads for Old Crow; White Horse; Canadian Club; Seagrams 7 Crown; Four Roses; and Old Grand-Dad whiskeys. Shows subtle ways women are being introduced into ads, where that trend will go, and predicts that children will be next to be included.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Al Jaffee
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #4 (1961)
Title:
Scenes We'd Like To See: The Big Break
Synopsis:
A chorus girl gets a chance to fill in for the star singer on a play's opening night...and she stinks.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Gary Belkin
Pencils:
Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks:
Joe Orlando (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #4 (1961)
Title:
MAD Playgrounds That Prepare Kids For Adult Life
Synopsis:
Dave explores ideas for playgrounds that will make kids just as miserable as they will become as adults.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Dave Berg (signed)
Pencils:
Dave Berg (signed)
Inks:
Dave Berg (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #4 (1961)
Title:
Changing Meanings For Fun & Profit
Synopsis:
A look at how people in various businesses could use the Hollywood and Broadway practice of excerpting from bad reviews to create more favorable reviews.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Larry Siegel
Pencils:
George Woodbridge
Inks:
George Woodbridge
Letters:
typeset
Title:
What Our Teenagers Really Think About
Synopsis:
It really is true that all teenagers think about is the opposite sex.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Dave Berg
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
TV Ads We'd Like To See
Characters:
Ed Reamers; Wilbur Tsaurus; Mrs. Tsaurus
Synopsis:
Parody of Allstate Insurance commercial, featuring Ill-State Insurance.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
George Woodbridge
Inks:
George Woodbridge
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Blue Confessions
Synopsis:
Parody of True Confessions type of magazine, showing how the stories are not as spectacular as the misleading headlines.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Paul Laikin
Pencils:
Wallace Wood
Inks:
Wallace Wood
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #4 (1961)
Notes:
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Title:
Practical Greeting Cards
Synopsis:
Greeting cards that might be sent by typical greeting card recipients before an event, to inform people of the upcoming event and need to send a gift.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Frank Jacobs
Pencils:
George Woodbridge
Inks:
George Woodbridge
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
More Trash from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #7 (1964)
Title:
On The Beach
Synopsis:
The skinny guy at the beach does some instant exercise and has a surprise for the bully.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Martin (signed)
Pencils:
Don Martin (signed)
Inks:
Don Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Night Peter Gone Cracked
Characters:
Peter Gone; Lieutenant Jerkobi; Freedie; Mama; psychiatrist; Lawrence Welk
Synopsis:
Parody of Peter Gunn TV show, showing how the character would react if not his usual cool, suave self.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Larry Siegel
Pencils:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks:
Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Big House Beacon
Characters:
Rocky Albanese; Arson Carson; Seymour Fagin; Burnside Noonan; Trigger Throop; Zack Zinn; Warren Hymer; Guinn Williams; Leo Gorcey; Huntz Hall; Louis Fink; Edward Brophy; Harold Huber; Billy Halop; Chick McGooley; Hank Borelli; Ike Yurks; Monty McGee; Irv Dillinger; Lait Show; Warren Biggleby; Murray Finster; Milton Boil; Boris Willewski; Machine Gun Gertz; Otto Willshire; Alvin Flutz
Synopsis:
What if a prison published a high-school yearbook type of publication? A look at the class of '59.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Larry Siegel
Pencils:
Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks:
Joe Orlando (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Reprints:
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series) #4 (1961)
Notes:
Most inmates are caricatures of celebrities.
Title:
The New Chair
Synopsis:
A nervous, shaky man gets a new vibrating chair.
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) #4 (1961)
Title:
Nothing Stops It - Not Even Power Brakes
Synopsis:
Parody of General Motors Body By Fisher ads. Cars mentioned are Severolet, Pontiarc, Upsmobile, Buckit, and Cadiljac.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Al Jaffee
Pencils:
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Inks:
Kelly Freas (painted, signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection.
Back cover.
Exclusive to Heritage members: GoCollect price report for this certified comic.
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
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
6
5
3
5
2
0
0
32
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
2
2
3
6
6
3
5
2
0
0
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