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17November 1954
$0.10

Mad #17

EC · November 1954

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Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
November 1954
Key date
1954-11-10
Indicia publisher
Educational Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0This Issue Is Going to Change Your Whole Viewpoint of Mad...cover1script: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie Severin
2King of Clubspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ben Oda
3Bringing Back Father!comic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder, Bernie Krigstein; inks: Bill Elder, Bernie Krigstein; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaJiggie; Maggs; Little Orphan Annie (cameo); Dinty Moore; Jiggie's brother-in-law; Jiggie's daughter
4What's My Shine!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Ben OdaJay Renkins; Everett Dirkdaughter; Henry Doorshack; Charles Potrzebie; John McLellillellillin; Stuart Sawhimintown; Henry Jackdaughter; Lana Cheesecake; Joseph McCartaway; Even Steven; Sturdley Smurdley; Karl Weekdt
5Dratext article1script: Harvey Kurtzman
6E. C. Went to Sea in Search of Another New Trend...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda
7-letters page1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie Severin
8Meet Miss Potgoldcomic story6script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil Wolverton; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda
9Julius Caesar!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaJulius Caesar; Willie The Elder (cameo); Dick Tracy (cameo); Martin Walkingkane (cameo); Shermlock Shomes (cameo); Marlon Branflakes; Calphurnia; Marilyn Monroe (cameo); Fearless Feasdick; Junior; Mickey Mouse (cameo); Donald Duck (cameo); Pluto (cameo); Goofy (cameo)

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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ISBN 0876900341
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ISBN 1-4012-0095-8
2003On eBay ›
The Mad Archives #3
ISBN 978-1-40123-427-0
2012On eBay ›
The Sincerest Form of Parody: The Best 1950s MAD-Inspired Satirical Comics #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-511-2
2012On eBay ›
The Complete Color Mad #31987On eBay ›
Mad's Original Idiots Wally Wood #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5901-3
2015On eBay ›
Mad's Original Idiots Jack Davis #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5899-3
2015On eBay ›
Mad's Original Idiots Will Elder #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5900-6
2015On eBay ›

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