Dates
- Cover date
- October 1960
- On sale
- August 11, 1960
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Dave Berg, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, George Woodbridgeinks: Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Dave Berg, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, George Woodbridgecolors: Kelly Freas, Joe Orlandoscript: Frank Jacobs, Sy Reit, Dave Berg, Larry Siegel, Paul Laikin, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Gary Belkin, Phil Hahn
Stories
- The "Violence Trend" on TV · 21-Inch Scream Dept. · 4 pages
Examples of various television programming made more violent.
- "Cool" Casey at the Bat · Bop-Fly Dept. · 3 pages
Satirical retelling of the Ernest Lawrence Thayer poem.
- Successful Merchandising · A Profit Without Honor Dept. · 4 pages
How to successfully market your less-than-successful product.
- Amateur Photography · 4 pages
Humorous look at the hobby of photography.
- The Carpenter's Assistants · 2 pages
Two carpenter's assistants break more than they build.
- A Child's History of the Middle 1900's · Past Tense Years Dept. · 8 pages
Parody of history texts.
- Sailing · The Breeze And Aye-Aye Dept. · 8 pages
Satirical look at small-craft sailing.
- Critical Reviews of Everything · Pats And Pans Dept. · 2 pages
Parody newspaper clippings of reviews of mundane events.
- Mad's 1960 Political Alphabet Book · Caps And Robbers Dept. · 4 pages
A political concept for each letter of the alphabet.
- Carols for All Occasions · Holiday Jeer Dept. · 2 pages
Carols geared to holidays other than Christmas.
- The Mad "Down-To-Earth" Coloring Book · Hue And Cryin' Out Loud Dept. · 3 pages
A coloring book that doubles as a cynical examination of modern life.
- Highway Squad · Asphalt Bungle Dept. · 4 pages
Parody of the television series "Highway Patrol".
Characters
Alfred E. Neuman
Reprinted in
The Worst from MAD (1958), The Self-Made Mad (1964), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), More Trash from Mad (1958)