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38March 1958
$0.25

Mad #38

EC · March 1958

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Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
March 1958
Key date
1958-03-00
Indicia publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Special Issue: A Chimpanzee Painted This Cover of...MADcover1pencils: Norman Mingo, J. Fred Muggs; inks: Norman Mingo, J. Fred Muggs; colors: Norman Mingo, J. Fred MuggsAlfred E. Neuman; J. Fred Muggs
1The Story Behind the Covercomic story1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typesetJ. Fred Muggs
2Departmentstable of contents1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset
3Wha' for...Sports Carscomic story2script: Dave Berg; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
4These Eight Great Americans...promo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
5Only a Few Left!promo (ad from the publisher)0.17pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman MingoAlfred E. Neuman
6Random Samplings of Reader Mailletters page1.1script: Albert B. Feldstein, Robert Foster, John CruzPrince Charles of England
7Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.07script: William M. Gaines
8Why Be Obscure?promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carl Klein, Romeo Serry; inks: Carl Klein, Romeo SerryAlfred E. Neuman
9MAD's Revised New Up-to-Date Alphabet Bookcomic story4pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
10Mike Malice Interviews Mother Goosecomic story2script: Dave Berg; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerMike Malice; Mother Goose
11Blood, Guts, a Roscoe & Youcomic story3script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George WoodbridgeMike Chisel; Sexina; Diane Wilkinson
12Outstanding Americans: Arthur A. Freencomic story4script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don MartinArthur A. Freen
13Strangely Believe It!comic story1script: Ernie Kovacs; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Wally WoodErnie Kovacs; Armand K. Frechette; Arthur K. Limbish
14Crazy Mixed-Up Mismatched Matchbook Coverscomic story2script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob ClarkeAlfred E. Neuman
15MAD Invitationstext story2script: Paul Laikin
16Nobody Has Any Fun at Partiescomic story3script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally WoodHarry; Sadie
17Baby Sitting May Ruin Our Nation!comic story4script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
18Strangely Believe It!comic story1script: Ernie Kovacs; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Wally WoodErnie Kovacs; Elizabeth Donahue Forsney; George Jones
19MAD Wallpapercomic story2script: Albert Meglin; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
20How Neurotic Are You?comic story2script: Paul Laikin; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
21MAD Looks at Endorsementscomic story2script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob ClarkeMickey Mantle; Jayne Mansfield; King Ibn Saud; Elvis Presley; Nikita Krushchev; Rin Tin Tin; Alfred E. Neuman
22The National Bannister Sliding Contestscomic story3script: Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerBob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Wally Ballew; Speed Harley
23TV Scenes We'd Like to Seecomic story2script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe OrlandoJoe Friday; Ed; Ed Sullivan; Alfred E. Neuman; Bennett Cerf; John Daly; The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Melvin Cowznofski; Ralph Edwards; Michael Anthony; Mike Todd; Elizabeth Taylor
24Bitter Homes and Gardenscomic story5script: Tom Koch; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally WoodDurwood Burnstore; Boodie Burnstore; Emil Diefendorfer; Dr. Whitney Pfluger; Hiram Pitnik; Buford Sternwallow; Alfred E. Neuman
25In A Field of Daisiescomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
26Vilecream Grooms the Self-Lovingcomic story1pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas
27MAD Definitionstext article0letters: typeset
28New Kind of Cigar Even Fills Itself By Itself - With Inkcomic story1pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas

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Mad's Greatest Artists: Mort Drucker #[nn]
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