CATALOG RECORD

Mad #7

EC · Series began 1952 · October-November 1953

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Dates

Cover date: October-November 1953
On sale: July 16, 1953
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

script: Harvey Kurtzmanpencils: Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, John Severin, Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Don Cameron, Wally Woodinks: Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, John Severin, Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Don Cameron, Wally Woodcolors: Harvey Kurtzman, Marie Severinletters: Harvey Kurtzman, Ben Oda

Stories

Shermlock Shomes! · 8 pages
A parody of Sherlock Holmes. Fearing for her uncle's life, a woman has Shermlock break into his room and Shermlock goes nuts trying to solve the non-crime.
Treasure Island! · 7 pages
A parody of Classics Illustrated comics version of Treasure Island.
Operation Under-the-Ground [Chapter 1] · 1 pages
Five Fingers makes his first appearance and receives instructions.
Collector's Item Dept. · 1 pages
A man brings home a new puppy that likes to chew things.
Untitled · 1 pages
A man has an egg he can't crack.
Untitled · 1 pages
A man discovers a beautiful lake in the mountains.
Untitled · 1 pages
A man's toaster shoots the toast too high.
Untitled · 1 pages
A man's friend loves to sing.
Untitled · 1 pages
A man can flip eggs any way.
Smilin' Melvin! · 7 pages
A parody of the aviation comic strip Smiling Jack.

Reprinted in

The Complete Color Mad (1986), The Mad Archives (2002), Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (1997), Inside Mad (1955), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad about the Fifties (1997), Mad for Decades (2007), Mad's Original Idiots Wally Wood (2015), Mad's Original Idiots Will Elder (2015)