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

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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.

Publisher’s description

Including MAD's classic spoofs of Sherlock Holmes and Treasure Island¸ plus Harvey Kurtzman's "Hey Look!" and more!

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)