CATALOG RECORD

Mad #57

EC · Series began 1952 · September 1960

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Dates

Cover date: September 1960
On sale: June 28, 1960
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Kelly Freas, Bob Clarke, Dave Berg, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffeeinks: Kelly Freas, Bob Clarke, Dave Berg, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffeecolors: Kelly Freasscript: Al Jaffee, Dave Berg, Don Martin, Frank Jacobs, Gary Belkin, Larry Siegel, Sy Reitletters: Don Martin

Stories

A Paid Testimonial · 1 pages
Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro endorses Stikky brand peanut butter.
Madison Ave. Surplus Sale · Hard Sell-Out Dept. · 4 pages
In the wake of investigations of deceptive practices by television networks and their ad agencies, said agencies are divesting themselves of their deceptive props at close-out prices.
The Good Humor Ice Cream Truck · 3 pages
Cynical look at the negative effect of ice cream trucks on society.
The Fortune Teller · 1 pages
A fortune teller makes a horrific discovery about her client.
Documentary Records · Sounds of our Crimes Dept. · 2 pages
Satirical look at documentary-style LP records.
If Magazines Carried Comic Strips · Comic Relief Dept. · 4 pages
Tailoring comic strips to the magazines they appear in.
Scenes We'd Like to See · 1 pages
Parody of the cliche "car racing the train to the railroad crossing" scene.
Fishing · Fin And Had-it Dept. · 7 pages
Satire of fishing.
At the Clothiers · 1 pages
A man gets fitted for a tailored suit.
Mad Goes to a Gangster Movie Preview · Gang-Green Dept. · 4 pages
Parody of gangster films.
Mad's "Pure Products" Law · What's in it for Me Dept. · 4 pages
Product ingredient labels the Mad Magazine way.
Reproportioning Photographs for Fun and Mainly Profit · Stretching the Truth Dept. · 4 pages
Stretching or squashing photos to make the products seem more impressive.
Tall Tales · Lanky-Panky Dept. · 2 pages
Series of single panel cartoons with the panel being twice the normal height of standard newspaper panel cartoons.
At the Masquerade · 1 pages
A man at the buffet gets a surprise.
Beatnik: The Magazine for Hipsters · 6 pages
Parody magazine for the beat generation.
TV Ads We'd Like to See · 1 pages
Parody of a Ban Roll-on deodorant commercial.
The Moving Men · 1 pages
Two moving men try to catch a woman falling from an upper floor window.

Reprinted in

The Worst from MAD (1958), The Self-Made Mad (1964), More Trash from Mad (1958), Mad Follies (1963), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014)