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8December 1953-January 1954
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Mad #8

EC · December 1953-January 1954 · on sale 1953-09-01

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Identification plate

Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
December 1953-January 1954
Key date
1953-12-00
On-sale date
1953-09-01
Indicia publisher
Educational Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman, Marie Severin; letters: Harvey Kurtzman
1So What? So You, Too, Can Join the E.C. Fan-Addict Club!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Ben Oda
2Frank N. Stein!comic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaBaron Francesco Napoleon Stein; Bumble; Melvin; Sherman; the monster
3Lone Stranger Rides Again!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaLone Stranger; Pronto [Chief Wonga]; Ookabollwonga tribe
4We at E.C. are Proudest of Our Science-Fiction Magazines!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Marie Severin
5Operation Under-the-Ground [Chapter II]text story1script: Jerry De FuccioFive Fingers Jones; the Chief
6Educational Comics, Inc.promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
7-letters page1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie Severin
8Collectors' Item Dept.comic story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie Severin, Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Harvey Kurtzman, Ben Oda
9-comic story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie Severin, Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Harvey Kurtzman
10-comic story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie Severin, Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Harvey Kurtzman
11-comic story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie Severin, Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Harvey Kurtzman
12-comic story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie Severin, Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Harvey Kurtzman
13-comic story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie Severin, Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Harvey Kurtzman
14Bat Boy and Rubin!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaBat Boy; Rubin; the Fleagle Gang; the Flurgle Gang

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

Where to read it

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