| Slot: |
Mad 1 |
| Item: |
Mad 1 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4343146001
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Owner Comments
Debut issue of the iconic publication Mad, which would change to magazine format with issue 24. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Hoohah!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Two youngsters run out of gas and enter a house they think is haunted. "Blobs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Alfred outlines a terrible thought he has about the end of humanity. "Enter Cosmo McMoon!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Crow Vadis?" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ganefs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; A perfect crime is hatched but Bumble fumbles. "Varmint!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Textron is hunting the killer of Melvin and kills every suspect. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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| Slot: |
Mad 2 |
| Item: |
Mad 2 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0919700008
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Owner Comments
Evil EYe
Creators
Harvey Kurtzman
cover, editor, writer
Jack Davis
inker, penciler
John Severin
artist
Wally Wood
artist
Will Elder
artist
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| Slot: |
Mad 3 |
| Item: |
Mad 3 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4341884012
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Owner Comments
Creators
Harvey Kurtzman
artist
Jack Davis
artist
John Severin
artist
Marie Severin
colorist
Wally Wood
artist
Will Elder
artist
Characters
Lone Ranger
Tonto
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| Slot: |
Mad 4 |
| Item: |
Mad 4 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1269002007
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Owner Comments
Cover Date
April 1953
Gaines File Copy 11 of 12
Featuring the classic spoof (and MAD's first ever superhero parody!) "Superduperman"! Plus spoofs of Robin Hood, The Shadow and more!
Creators
Harvey Kurtzman
writer
Wally Wood
artist
Characters
Alan-a-Dale
Billy Batson
Friar Tuck
Little John
Lois Lane
Maid Marian
Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham
Superduperman
The Shadow
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| Slot: |
Mad 5 |
| Item: |
Mad 5 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1345725003
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Owner Comments
Cover Date
June 1953
Gaines File Copy
Featuring the spoof of the Blackhawk comic book! Plus parodies of private eye and horror comics--and much more!
Creators
Harvey Kurtzman
editor, writer
John Severin
penciler
Wally Wood
penciler
Will Elder
cover, penciler
Characters
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| Slot: |
Mad 9 |
| Item: |
Mad 9 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0204821004
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Owner Comments
Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. E.C. Fan-Addict Club ad. "Little Orphan Melvin!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Daddy is continually too late to save Melvin from danger, and also cannot save himself from Mommy; Little Orphan Annie comic strip parody. "The Raven," script by Edgar Allan Poe, art by Bill Elder; An adaptation of Poe's poem "The Raven." Ad for Panic magazine. "Bop Jokes!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Five gags using Bop terms. "Operation Under-the-Ground" (Chapter 3) text story. "Hah! Noon!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Marshall Kane dithers about leaving town, beats up another marshall, and kills some accomplices of Miller before subduing Miller without violence; Parody of the Gary Cooper film "High Noon." 36 pgs., full color.
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| Slot: |
Mad 10 |
| Item: |
Mad 10 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0249665003
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Owner Comments
Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "G.I. Shmoe!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; A parody of war comics. "Sane!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Sane beats Wilson in a gun battle through trickery; Parody of the film "Shane." "Operation Under-the-Ground Chapter 35" (Chapter 4) text story. E. C. Fan-Addict Club ad. "The Face Upon the Floor!", script by Jack Davis (plot) and H. Antoine D'Arcy (text), art by Jack Davis (signed) and Basil Wolverton (final panel); Illustrated version of D'Arcy poem. "Woman Wonder!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; Parody of Wonder Woman. 36 pgs.
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| Slot: |
Mad 12 |
| Item: |
Mad 12 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1213387003
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Owner Comments
d for Panic magazine. "Starchie," script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; Bottleneck frames Starchie so that Starchie goes to prison and Bottleneck can take over the girls and rackets at the high school; Parody of Archie comic books. "From Eternity Back to Here!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bernie Krigstein; Prewitt will not fight, no matter what, and Sgt. Warden and Mrs. Homes drown on the beach; Parody of the movie "From Here to Eternity." "Operation Under-the-Ground" (Chapter 6) text story. "3-Dimensions!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; A phony description of how 3-D comics are made and a look at what can go wrong. "Mark Trade!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Parody of the comic strip Mark Trail, finding Mark sick and tired of nature. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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| Slot: |
Mad 16 |
| Item: |
Mad 16 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
2008281020
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Owner Comments
Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "The Hound of The Basketballs!", art by Bill Elder; Shermlock captures the hound that has cursed the Basketball family; Parody of Sherlock Holmes mystery. "Newspapers!", art by Jack Davis; Various fake newspaper stories and ads. Ad for Piracy comic book. "Restaurant!", art by Bill Elder; The deprivations the Sturdleys suffer at a "typical" Sunday restaurant outing. "Wreck of The Hesperus," script by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, art by Wallace Wood; Relates the wreck of the ship Hesperus on the reef at Norman's Woe; Text of the famous poem accompanied by humorous illustrations.
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| Slot: |
Mad 18 |
| Item: |
Mad 18 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
3867655010
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Owner Comments
Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Ad for Panic comic book. "Alice In Wonderland!", script by Lewis Carroll (original) and Harvey Kurtzman (adaptation), art by John Tenniel and Jack Davis; After Alice's adventures, her sister takes her to a psycho-analyst; 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. "Howdy Dooit!", art by Bill Elder; Howdy hawks advertisers' wares while Buffalo Bill tries to keep the crowd in line... but fails; Parody of the Howdy Doody TV show. Ad for Piracy comic book. "Pot-Shot Pete," script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; Pete brings in the McYetnits against all odds. "Stalag 18!", art by Wally Wood; Stepton and Lt. Wunbar excape the stalag after finding a spy in the prisoners' ranks; Parody of movie Stalag 17. 36 pgs., full color.
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| Slot: |
Mad 19 |
| Item: |
Mad 19 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0001917002
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Owner Comments
Ad for Panic comic book. "Mickey Rodent!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; Mickey tricks Darnold into a zoo to get rid of him; Parody of Walt Disney animated cartoons. "Supermarkets!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; A look at America's obsession with supermarkets, as the Sturdley's survive the rigors of shopping. "Puzzle Pages!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; Parody of comic book activity pages. Ad for Piracy comic book. "The Cane Mutiny!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Parody of the movie "The Caine Mutiny." 36 pgs.,
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| Slot: |
Mad 20 |
| Item: |
Mad 20 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0919703002
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Owner Comments
Ad for Panic comic book. "Katchandhammer Kids!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; A parody of the Katzenjammer Kids comic strip. "Sound Effects!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; A murder mystery with no dialog, only sound effects. "Paul Revere's Ride!", script by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, art by Jack Davis; A humorous illustration of the poem by Longfellow. "Cowboy!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Parallel stories comparing the movie version of the Old West with real life.
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| Slot: |
Mad 22 |
| Item: |
Mad 22 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0356922018
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Owner Comments
"The Child!", art by Bill Elder; A humorous look at Bill's early life with some supposed early scribblings of his. "The Boy!", art by Bill Elder; Humorous bio of Bill's childhood, through photos supposedly showing his early artwork. "The Young Artist!", art by Bill Elder; Humorous look at Bill's early career, with photos of various items he supposedly painted. "The Commercial Artist!", art by Bill Elder; Humorous look at Bill's commercial art career, with samples of fake advertisements. "The Old Pro!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; Melvin is captured during a bank robbery and continually digs his way out of jail. "Senility!", art by Bill Elder; A few of Bill's most recent drawings, showing a regression to his earliest form.
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| Slot: |
Mad 23 |
| Item: |
Mad 23 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0717282020
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Owner Comments
Final issue as a color comic book. Ad for MD and Psychoanalysis magazines. "Gopo Gossum!", art by Wally Wood; Gopo mistakenly leads the swamp dwellers into politics and disaster; Parody of Pogo comic strip. "Scenes We'd... Like To See!", art by Jack Davis; Typical climax scenes from various movie genres, with untypical endings. "Ripup's Believe It Or Don't," art by Wally Wood; Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not strips. "The Barefoot Nocountessa!", art by Jack Davis; Harry narrates the story of the Nocountessa, as she marries a series of rich men; Parody of movie The Barefoot Countessa. Announcement that MAD will change to a magazine-sized book with #24 within 3 months. Text cover. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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