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40July 1958
$0.25

Mad #40

EC · July 1958

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Identification plate

Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
July 1958
Key date
1958-07-10
Indicia publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Wedding Cakecover1pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly FreasAlfred E. Neuman
1Hey Gang! At Last!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally WoodAlfred E. Neuman
2Departmentsforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset
3Initials That Describe The Namecomic story2script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
4These Twelve Great American Corporations Know The Value of Advertising In MADpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
5We're Running Out!promo (ad from the publisher)0.17pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman MingoAlfred E. Neuman
6Random Samplings of Reader Mailletters page1.42script: Albert B. Feldstein, Leon Harvey, Jim CrowleyJerry DeFuccio
7If You Wannem, We Still Gottem!promo (ad from the publisher)0.08pencils: Carl Klein, Romeo Serry; inks: Carl Klein, Romeo SerryAlfred E. Neuman
8MAD Trading Stampscomic story2script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob ClarkeAlfred E. Neuman
9Pizza Piecomic story3script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
10The Paper-Pickerscomic story2script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
11Eccchh, Teen-Age Son of Thingcomic story4pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally WoodStrudwick Wickerwire; Alfred E. Neuman; [Doctor]; Morton Finster; Drake Carter; Louis Furd; Alan Freed
12TV Scenes We'd Like To Seecomic story2script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe OrlandoGladys; Cedric; Loretta Young; Gary Moore; Mr. X; Mouseketeers
13Strangely Believe It!comic story1script: Ernie Kovacs; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Wally WoodAmbrose Fufnik; Prince Ladislaus
14Alfred E. Neuman Universitycomic story2pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
15Inside Storycomic story2pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil WolvertonFloyd Patterson; Princess Margaret; Nikita Khrushchev; Hal March; Tommy Manville; Lawrence Welk; Richard Boone; John Foster Dulles; Richard Nixon; Adlai Stephenson; Elvis Presley; Ben Hogan
16Pravdacomic story4script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally WoodAlfred E. Neuman; Maxim Raskolinovski; Vladimir Pinsk; Boris Trepak; Vladimir Grovno; Insky Khonyak; Stepan Kiosks; Igor Bivorsky; Yetta Samovar; Nikita Khrushchev; Donaldovich Duckski; V. Molotov; G. Malenkov
17MAD Summer Vacation Guidecomic story2script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
18The Cold Cereal Warcomic story3script: Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerBob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Wally Ballew; General Fielding Maxwell
19The Bear Huntercomic story2script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
20Future "Of-The-Month" Clubscomic story4script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob ClarkeJerry DeFuccio; Tommy Manville; Roberto Rossellini; Porfirio Rubirosa; Alfred E. Neuman
21Coast-To-Coast For $16.75comic story4script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally WoodPhilo Ardwell; Irving; Suzie Grubbwickel; Velma Mae; Harry; Timmy Goober; Speedy Slim; Mr. Smeed
22How To Read A Chamber Of Commerce Foldercomic story2script: Larry Yother; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
23What It Was, Was Footballcomic story4script: Andy Griffith; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George WoodbridgeAndy Griffith
24A Drive In The Countrycomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
25MAD T-Shirtspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Wally Wood, Larry Maleman; inks: Wally Wood, Larry Maleman
26New Authors For Old Bookstext article0letters: typeset
27A New Idea In Smoking!comic story1pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas

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