CATALOG RECORD

Mad #37

EC · Series began 1952 · January 1958

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Dates

Cover date: January 1958
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Bill Elder, Carl Klein, Romeo Serry, Bob Clarke, Wally Wood, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Al Feldstein, Larry Malemaninks: Norman Mingo, Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Bill Elder, Carl Klein, Romeo Serry, Bob Clarke, Wally Wood, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Al Feldstein, Larry Malemancolors: Norman Mingo, Larry Malemanscript: Ron Goulart, Al Feldstein, Bob Thompson, Walt Disney, J. Olson, Leon Harvey, Paul Krassner, Don Martin, Ernie Kovacs, Frank Jacobs, Dave Berg, Ray Goulding, Bob Elliott, George Mandel, Orson Bean, Paul Laikinletters: Wally Wood, Al Feldstein

Stories

I Don't Want To Be A King · Kings Man Close Shave Lotion · 1 pages
Phony ad for Kings Man liquors.
Realistic Comic Book Heroes · 2 pages
Ideas for everyday workers as comic book superheroes.
MAD's Xmas Toys · 2 pages
Modern reality based toy kits.
Secret Sportalk · 1 pages
Things that might be said in sporting events when you can't hear the players.
Three Strange Tales · 4 pages
Stories are: In A Tavern, In King Arthur's Kitchen, In Another Tavern.
Strangely Believe It! · 1 pages
A parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not.
Distinctive Rejection Slips · Punch In The No's Dept. · 2 pages
Phony contributor rejection slips written in the styles of the magazines they come from.
Report To Russia · 4 pages
Pictures taken by Ivan along with his captions to show Russians how horrible life in the United States is.
Ambiguous Signs Inc. · 3 pages
Wally interviews the owner of a company that makes purposefully confusing signs for highways.
Scenes We'd Like To See: The Bank Examiner · 1 pages
A banker is being audited and trouble is found, but he successfully bribes the bank examiner.
MAD's Xmas Games · 4 pages
Three phony board games: Draft Dodger; Make-Out; Alimony.
See Them Now · Characters That Grow On You Dept. · 2 pages
A look at a village where literary characters go when their stories are done, to see what becomes of them.
Strangely Believe It! · 1 pages
Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not.
How To Wage Peace · 3 pages
What might happen if games and sports were used to settle what are now armed conflicts.
Strangely Believe It! · 1 pages
Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not.
MAD Goes Hi Fi · 5 pages
Glossary of hi-fi terms, tips on how to beat the high cost, where to place hi-fi equipment, and phony reviews of recordings.
The Seven Blunders Of The World · We Couldn't Think of A Dept. · 2 pages
The ancient seven wonders of the world as reimagined by modern builders.
Orson Bean's Civil War · 4 pages
The exploits of Zachary Bean, who during the Civil War was a aide to Ulysses S. Grant.
Shakespeare Up-To-Date · The Bard of Birdland Dept. · 1 pages
Marc Antony's funeral oration from Julius Ceasar, Act III Scene II, along with a modern beat poetry version.
A Very Merry Christmas...And A Happy New Year! · 2 pages
A sad Christmas, as a man buys himself a present he doesn't like, and an angry New Year, when none of the hats and noisemakers work.
Christmas Gifts That Will No Doubt Be Returned · Refund Dept. · 0 pages
Gift ideas that celebrities would not want.
Seems Like Somebody Always Butts In When You Talk About...Winsten · Winsten cigarettes · 1 pages
Parody of Winston cigarette ad.

Reprinted in

The Ides of Mad (1961), The Worst from MAD (1958), More Trash from Mad (1958), Fighting Mad (2004), Mad about the Fifties (1997), Mad for Decades (2007), Mad (2018), Mad Follies (1963)