1. |
Mad #1 |
October–November 1952 |
- Mad debuts of editor Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Will Elder, John Severin and Wally Wood
- Front cover (Suspense)
- Hoohah! (Horror comics in the United States, 1947–1954)
- Blobs! ("The Machine Stops" and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty")
- Ganefs! (Crime comics)
- Varmint! (Western comics)
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2. |
Mad #2 |
December 1952 - January 1953 |
- Hex! (Mel Allen / New York Yankees broadcasts and "The Devil and Daniel Webster")
- Melvin! (Tarzan)
- Gookum! (Science fiction comics)
- Mole! ([...] Tracy)
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3. |
Mad #3 |
January–February 1953 |
- Dragged Net! (Dragnet)
- Sheik of Araby! (Beau Geste)
- The Dandelion Caper! (one page) (Other Voices, Other Rooms)
- V-Vampires! (Horror comics in the United States, 1947–1954)
- Lone Stranger! (The Lone Ranger)
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4. |
Mad #4 |
April–May 1953 |
- Superduperman! (Superman, Captain Marvel)
- Flob was a Slob! (Romance comics)
- Robin Hood! (The Adventures of Robin Hood)
- Shadow! (The Shadow)
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5. |
Mad #5 |
June–July 1953 |
- Outer Sanctum! (Inner Sanctum Mysteries)
- Black and Blue Hawks! (Blackhawk)
- Miltie of the Mounties! (Renfrew of the Royal Mounted)
- Kane Keen! (Martin Kane, Private Eye and Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons)
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6. |
Mad #6 |
August–September 1953 |
- Teddy and the Pirates! (Terry and the Pirates)
- Melvin of the Apes! (Tarzan)
- Casey at the Bat! ("Casey at the Bat")
- Ping Pong! (King Kong)
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7. |
Mad #7 |
October–November 1953 |
- Shermlock Shomes! (Sherlock Holmes)
- Treasure Island! (Treasure Island)
- Hey Look! (Hey Look)
- Smilin' Melvin! (The Adventures of Smilin' Jack)
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8. |
Mad #8 |
December 1953 - January 1954 |
- Frank N. Stein! (Frankenstein)
- Lone Stranger Rides Again! (The Lone Ranger)
- Hey Look! (Hey Look)
- Batboy and Rubin! (Batman)
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9. |
Mad #9 |
March 1954 |
- Little Orphan Melvin! (Little Orphan Annie)
- The Raven! (The Raven)
- Bop Jokes! (Joke)
- Hah! Noon! (High Noon)
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10. |
Mad #10 |
April 1954 |
- Mad debut of Basil Wolverton
- G.I. Shmoe! (War comics)
- Sane! (Shane)
- The Face upon the Floor! (Hugh Antoine d'Arcy)
- Woman Wonder! (Wonder Woman)
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11. |
Mad #11 |
May 1954 |
- Flesh Garden! (Flash Gordon)
- Mad Reader! (Mad)
- [...] the Husband! [...] the Story! (Crime comics)
- Dragged Net! (Dragnet)
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12. |
Mad #12 |
June 1954 |
- Mad debut of Bernard Krigstein
- Starchie (Archie Comics)
- From Eternity Back to Here! (From Here to Eternity)
- Mark Trade! (Mark Trail)
- 3-Dimensions! (Three-dimensional space)
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13. |
Mad #13 |
July 1954 |
- Prince Violent! (Prince Valiant)
- Book! Movie! (List of fiction works made into feature films)
- Baby Quips! (Joke)
- Robinson Crusoe! (Robinson Crusoe) (Adventures of Robinson Crusoe)
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14. |
Mad #14 |
August 1954 |
- Manduck the Magician! (Mandrake the Magician)
- Movie ... Ads! (Film poster)
- The Countynental! (The Continental)
- Plastic Sam! (Plastic Man)
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15. |
Mad #15 |
September 1954 |
- Gasoline Valley! (Gasoline Alley)
- Pot-Shot Pete (Western comics)
- Wild ½! (The Wild One)
- Captain TVideo (Captain Video and His Video Rangers)
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16. |
Mad #16 |
October 1954 |
- Shermlock Sholmes in The Hound of the Basketballs! (Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles)
- Newspapers! (Newspaper)
- Restaurant! (Restaurant)
- Wreck of the Hesperus! ("The Wreck of the Hesperus")
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17. |
Mad #17 |
November 1954 |
- Bringing Back Father! (Bringing Up Father)
- What's My Shine! (Army–McCarthy hearings)
- Meet Miss Potgold! (Rheingold Beer)
- Julius Caesar! (Julius Caesar and [...] Tracy)
- Cover stapled on upside down.
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18. |
Mad #18 |
December 1954 |
- Alice in Wonderland! (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
- Howdy Dooit! (Howdy Doody)
- Pot-Shot Pete (Western comics)
- Stalag 18! (Stalag 17)
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19. |
Mad #19 |
January 1955 |
- Mickey Rodent! (Mickey Mouse)
- Supermarkets! (Supermarket)
- Puzzle Pages! (Puzzle)
- The Cane Mutiny! (The Caine Mutiny)
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20. |
Mad #20 |
February 1955 |
- Katchandhammer Kids! (The Katzenjammer Kids)
- Sound Effects! (Sound effect)
- Paul Revere's Ride! ("Paul Revere's Ride")
- Cowboy! (Cowboy) (Western films)
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21. |
Mad #21 |
March 1955 |
- Poopeye! (Popeye)
- Slow Motion! (Slow motion)
- Comic Book Ads! (Advertising)
- Under the Waterfront! (On the Waterfront)
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22. |
Mad #22 |
April 1955 |
- Special Art Issue with altered Picasso cover (Pablo Picasso)
- Traces life of Bill (Chicken-Fat) Elder from Child to Senility. (Will Elder)
- Mole! reprinted from issue #2 under "The Old Pro!" heading ([...] Tracy)
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23. |
Mad #23 |
May 1955 |
- Gopo Gossum! (Pogo)
- Scenes We'd... Like to See!
- Believe It or Don't! (Ripley's Believe It or Not!)
- The Barefoot Nocountessa! (The Barefoot Contessa)
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24. |
Mad #24 |
July 1955 |
- With this issue, Mad switched from a comic book to a black-and-white magazine, from monthly to sporadically, from 36 to 68 pages, from 10 to 25 cents and from real advertisements to fake advertisements.
- Is a Trip to the Moon Possible? (Man Will Conquer Space Soon!)
- Wrestling (Wrestling)
- Is This Your Life? (This Is Your Life)
- Vera's Cruz (Vera Cruz)
- Many short Department pieces
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25. |
Mad #25 |
September 1955 |
- Mad debut of Al Jaffee.
- Radiodetectiveland (Old-time radio)
- Leave Me or Me Leave (Love Me or Leave Me)
- The Jack E. Glisten Story (Jackie Gleason)
- Anyone for Wrist Slashing? Stan Freberg
- The Stark Club (Stork Club)
- The Blackboard Jumble (Blackboard Jungle)
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26. |
Mad #26 |
November 1955 |
- The Dave Garrowunway Show (Dave Garroway)
- The Prodigious (The Prodigal)
- The Seven Itchy Years (The Seven Year Itch)
- Boxing (Boxing)
- Crash McCool (Cash McCall)
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27. |
Mad #27 |
April 1956 |
- The Ed Suvillan Show (The Ed Sullivan Show)
- Ulysses
- Nightwatch
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28. |
Mad #28 |
July 1956 |
- Final Kurtzman-edited issue
- He Rose Tattooed (The Rose Tattoo)
- Medical (Medic)
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29. |
Mad #29 |
September 1956 |
- Mad debuts of Don Martin and Al Feldstein as editor
- The Man in the Soot-Gray Flannel (The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit)
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30. |
Mad #30 |
December 1956 |
- Mad debuts of Bob Clarke and Norman Mingo
- Gunsmoked (Gunsmoke)
- Morbid [...] (Moby [...])
- Walt Dizzy Presents Dizzyland (Walt Disney anthology television series)
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31. |
Mad #31 |
February 1957 |
- The New Marylin Marone (Marilyn Monroe)
- Percy Dovetonsils (Ernie Kovacs)
- Future TV Ads
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32. |
Mad #32 |
April 1957 |
- Mad debuts of Mort Drucker and George Woodbridge
- The Steve Allan Story (Steve Allen)
- The Bad Seat (The Bad Seed)
- Big Big Story
- The Night People vs. Creeping Meatballism (Jean Shepherd)
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33. |
Mad #33 |
June 1957 |
- Mad debut of Frank Jacobs
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34. |
Mad #34 |
August 1957 |
- Mad debuts of Dave Berg and Tom Koch
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35. |
Mad #35 |
October 1957 |
- ''Mad 5th Anniversary Issue
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36. |
Mad #36 |
December 1957 |
- O.K.! Gunfight at the Corral! (Gunfight at the O.K. Corral)
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37. |
Mad #37 |
January 1958 |
- Realistic Comic Book Heroes
- 7 Blunders of the World
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38. |
Mad #38 |
March 1958 |
- Cover painted by the chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs
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39. |
Mad #39 |
May 1958 |
- Shakespeare Up-To-Date
- The Saturday Evening Pest
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40. |
Mad #40 |
July 1958 |
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41. |
Mad #41 |
September 1958 |
- The Mad Primer
- How To Put Out An Imitation Of Mad
- How To Play Golf
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42. |
Mad #42 |
November 1958 |
- Strangely Believe It!
- Mad Mood Music
- Houses To Match Your Personality
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43. |
Mad #43 |
December 1958 |
- Mad debut of Larry Siegel.
- The End of Comics
- Future Magazine Mergers
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44. |
Mad #44 |
January 1959 |
- Basketball
- How to Read Graphs
- The Search for Sleep
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45. |
Mad #45 |
March 1959 |
- Guide for Novice Drivers
- Tattooing Gets A Shot in the Arm
- Business Valentines
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46. |
Mad #46 |
April 1959 |
- Modern Auto Accidents
- If Famous Authors Wrote the Comics
- Cut-Rate Success Symbols
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47. |
Mad #47 |
June 1959 |
- How to be a Mad Non-Conformist
- The Battle of the Credit Cards
- Future Halls of Fame
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48. |
Mad #48 |
July 1959 |
- Mad debut of Arnie Kogen.
- The Night that Perry Masonmint Lost a Case
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49. |
Mad #49 |
September 1959 |
- The Mad Horror Primer
- Mad Looks at Book Clubs
- Half-Finished Billboards
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50. |
Mad #50 |
October 1959 |
- The Mad Time Capsule
- Women in Whiskey Ads
- The Night Peter Gone Cracked (TV Satire)
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51. |
Mad #51 |
December 1959 |
- The Price is All Right
- Testing Civilians for Space Flight
- Mad Looks at Adult Education
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