CATALOG RECORD

Mad #25

EC · Series began 1952 · August-September 1955

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Dates

Cover date: August-September 1955
On sale: July 12, 1955
Pages: 60

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

script: Thomas Nast, Harvey Kurtzman, Steve Allen, Al Jaffee, Stan Freberg, Ernie Kovacs, Bernard Shir-Cliff, Doodles Weaver, Roger Pricepencils: Thomas Nast, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Gustave Doré, Roger Priceinks: Thomas Nast, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Gustave Doré, Roger Price

Stories

What?...You Haven't Tasted New Ipuna? · 1 pages
Phony ad for Ipuna Toothpaste.
Radiodetectiveland · Radio Dept. · 2 pages
A look at the crazy neighborhood inhabited by the average radio show detective.
A Stirring Scene To Say The Least From MGMG's "Leave Me Or Leave"! · 1 pages
Phony ad for movie "Leave Me Or Leave!"
...The Jack E. Glisten Story · 5 pages
A behind-the-scenes look at how the Jack E. Glisten show is produced.
Very Square Dance · 2 pages
Lyrics by Steve Allen presented without the musical score.
Baseball... Science Or Skill? · 5 pages
Comparison of the scientific and instinctive methods of baseball team management: both fail.
Anyone For Wrist Slashing? · 4 pages
Excerpt from a movie magazine and a "screenplay" by Stan to show contrasts between his characters and real life.
Was George Washington "George"? · 6 pages
Exposé type articles on George Washington, John Smith and Snow White.
The Sleeping Beauty · Fairy Tale Dept. · 2 pages
The fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty.
MAD Awards... · Mad Award Department · 6 pages
Awards for best tv commercials.
Untitled · 4 pages
Various typical newspaper columns: Hollywood gossip; horoscope; Broadway gossip; doctor; lovelorn.
They Built Their Dream-House Singlehanded · Build-It-Yourself Dept. · 4 pages
Story of how the Countersunks built their not-quite-so-dream house.
Gettysburg Address · 1 pages
Teacher's grading and editing of Lincoln's Gettysburg address as if it had been written for an English assignment.
The Stark Club · 5 pages
A tour through the nightly happenings at the Stark Club.
Advice To Young Men On How To Get Into The Army · 3 pages
Humorous advice on joining the U.S. Army.
Fozless Fooznick · 0.33 pages
Fooznick is running from his relatives.
The Blackboard Jumble · 3.17 pages
Scenes from the movie and a recommendation for solving the real life violence problem in schools.
Banish Body Aroma Problems and Like That · 0.25 pages
Phony ad for NDDDS Chlorophyll Tablets.
Your Voice of Wiseness Says Smoke Kennt · 1 pages
Phony ad for Kennt Cigarettes.
A Picture History of Ol' Craw · 1 pages
Phony ad for Ol' Craw Whiskey.

Reprinted in

The Brothers Mad (1958), Mad for Keeps (1958), The Wallace Wood Treasury (1980)