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109March 1967
$0.30

Mad #109

EC · March 1967 · on sale 1966-12-27

First appearance: Pablo Picasso
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Identification plate

Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#109
Publication date
March 1967
Key date
1967-03-00
On-sale date
1966-12-27
Indicia publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.30
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pablo Picasso - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman MingoAlfred E. Neuman
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2-table of contents1letters: typeset
3-letters page1pencils: ?; ? [photos]; inks: ?; ? [photos]; letters: typeset
4-statement of ownership0.33script: William M. Gaines
5Who in Heck Is Virginia Woolfe?comic story7script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerElizabeth Taylor [as Marcia]; Richard Burton [as John]; George Segal [as Nat]; Sandy Dennis [as Bunny]
6Correspondence Schools for Repulsive Peoplephoto story3script: Phil Hahn, Jack Hanrahan
7Drawn Out Dramascartoon0script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
8In the Locker Roomcomic story2script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
9The Lighter Side of Argumentscomic story4script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
10Announcements for Everythingtext story3script: Frank Jacobs
11Spy Vs. Spycomic story1script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio ProhíasThe Black Spy; The White Spy
12The Preamble Revisitedphoto story2script: Max Brandel
13Idiot-Proof Productscomic story4script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee
14Downtowncomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
15Horrifying Clichescomic story2script: Phil Hahn; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr.
16Spy Vs. Spycomic story1script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio ProhíasThe Black Spy; The White Spy
17Mad School Songs for Everyday Activitiescomic story3script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
18How Various Magazines Would Handle the Same Cartoon Situationcomic story2script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
19Advertising Endorsements We'll Probably Never Get to Seephoto story3script: Max BrandelJohn Lennon, Pablo Picasso First
20Doc Taricomic story5script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack DavisMarshall Thompson [as Doc Tari]; Cheryl Miller [as Payola]; Hedley Mattingly [as Officer Handy]; Hari Rhodes [as Mike Makula]; Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion [as Clairvoyance]; Judy the Chimp [as Judas]
21Cop Artcomic story1script: Harry Borgman; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
22What Is Today's Most Shocking Drug Menace?illustration1script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee
23Misery Is… a Cigarettecomic story1script: Vic Cowen; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; colors: Bob Clarke

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #381982On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #451983On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #671989On eBay ›
Dave Berg's Mad Trash #[nn]1981On eBay ›
The Completely Mad Don Martin #[nn]1974On eBay ›
Dave Berg's Mad Trash #[nn]
ISBN 0-446-87541-4
1977On eBay ›
Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn]
ISBN 9780762455188; 0762455187
2014On eBay ›

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