CATALOG RECORD

Mad #45

EC · Series began 1952 · March 1959

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Dates

Cover date: March 1959
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Kelly Freas, Wally Wood, Norman Mingo, Bob Clarke, Don Martin, George Woodbridge, Joe Orlando, Larry Maleman, Dave Berg, Mort Druckerinks: Kelly Freas, Wally Wood, Norman Mingo, Bob Clarke, Don Martin, George Woodbridge, Joe Orlando, Larry Maleman, Dave Berg, Mort Druckercolors: Kelly Freasscript: Al Feldstein, Jim McPherson, Corey Ford, Bill Gaines, Don Martin, Tom Koch, Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Frank Jacobs

Stories

Knuckleheaded People Who Drink Inferial And Then Go Driving, End Up As A Case · Inferial Whiskey · 1 pages
Parody of ad for Imperial Whiskey.
The First Annual MAD Awards for "Worsts" of 1958 · 2 pages
Awards in various categories of pop culture, rated by a panel of 12 real college humor magazine editors.
Body-Building And Weight-Lifting · 6 pages
The problems of body-building.
Fish Story · 2 pages
Hotchkins has some fun with fish before cutting off the heads, in his job at the butcher shop.
MAD's Guide For Novice Drivers · This Auto Kill You Dept. · 4 pages
Bad advice for drivers on reading signs, hand signals, how to park, etc.
If Comic Strip Artists Drew Editorial Cartoons · 2 pages
How editorial cartoons would look if popular comic strips were used for the messages.
The George Washington Advertising Agency Inc. · Nothing But The Truth Dept. · 4 pages
How ads might look if George Washington were creating them and using his "cannot tell a lie" philosophy.
It Pays To Read The Label · 2 pages
A careful look at 12 of Mama Mia's canned products reveals they are all the same.
Photos Of Poetry In Motion · Nel Blur Dipinto Di Blur Dept. · 3 pages
A comparison of sharp photos with blurred versions of the same photos and the poetic captions written for them.
Planned Obsolescence · Mirage In The Garage Dept. · 3 pages
Showing the past and current trends in automobile design and predictions of the future.
Tattooing Gets A Shot In The Arm · Come Into My Parlor Dept. · 2 pages
Ideas for new tattoo designs.
TV Commercials To Match The Show · So It Won't Upset Your Stomach Dept. · 4 pages
What we might see if tv commercials were done in the style of the shows they appeared in.
Bu$ine$$ Valentines · First Love Dept. · 2 pages
Valentines that might be sent by businesses, combining advertising.
Professor Bleent In Africa · 1 pages
The professor is so obnoxious that a man-eating plant burps after eating him.
Gook · Look Back In Anger Dept. · 7 pages
Parody of LOOK Magazine.
In An Amusement Park · 1 pages
A boy playing the "Ring The Bell" game at an amusement park demonstrates an unusual tactic.
Old Quotes Attributed To Modern Folks · 0 pages
Literary quotes (such as Shakespeare) linked to celebrities they might apply to.
In All The World Only Sweathard's Portable Oval Tub Can Make A Bath So Rewarding, So Refreshing · Sweathard's Portable Oval Tub · 1 pages
Parody of ad for Sweethart Soap.

Characters

Dennis the MenaceAlice MitchellHenry MitchellPopeyeCharlie BrownAlfred E. NeumanSnoopyLucy Van PeltLinus Van PeltSchroederGeorge WashingtonRichard NixonNancyLittle Orphan AnnieAlley OopSluggoSupermanLi'l Abner YokumJoe PalookaDaisy Mae ScraggDaddy WarbucksSandyMorticia AddamsMary WorthJoe DiMaggioPugsley AddamsMoxie CowznofskyLassie

Reprinted in

More Trash from Mad (1958), Mad (1959), The Completely Mad Don Martin (1974), The Worst from MAD (1958), Mad Follies (1963), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Dave Berg's Mad Trash (1977), Dave Berg's Mad Trash (1981), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014)