CATALOG RECORD

Mad #65

EC · Series began 1952 · September 1961

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Dates

Cover date: September 1961
On sale: June 27, 1961
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Kelly Freas, Joe Orlando, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Wally Wood, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Jack Rickard, Mort Druckerinks: Kelly Freas, Joe Orlando, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, Wally Wood, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Jack Rickard, Mort Druckercolors: Kelly Freasscript: Gary Belkin, Pearl Dee Belkin, Don Martin, Paul Laikin, Antonio Prohías, Frank Jacobs, Dave Berg, Tom Koch, Don Reilly, Larry Siegel, Jack Mendelsohnletters: Don Martin

Stories

A Realistic Children's Book For Realistic Children · 4 pages
Telling children's stories in realistic terms.
The Inventor · 2 pages
A machine turns upon its inventor.
How Madison Avenue Could Sell America to the World · Buy the Way Dept · 3 pages
Altering famous advertising campaigns so the product they sell is the United States.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy uses a sonic attack against the White Spy.
Television Programs Aimed at Late, Late Audiences · Morning Becomes Electric Dept. · 4 pages
Television programs targeted to specific demographics known to be up overnight.
A Mad Look at the Beach · 4 pages
Series of beach-related gags.
A Mad Guide to Classified Ad Abbreviations · 2 pages
Satirical classified ad abbreviations.
Mad's Custom Career-Designed European Tours · On-The-Job Craning Dept. · 4 pages
European tours gears to specific trades.
TV Commercials With Suspense · Brand X Marks the Spot Dept. · 3 pages
Altering familiar television commercials to create suspenseful endings.
Medical Illustrated · 5 pages
Satirical version of a magazine geared toward physicians.
Mad's Auto Travel Games · 2 pages
Games that can occupy children during long car trips.
Spy Vs. Spy, Part 2 · 1 pages
The White Spy decoys the Black Spy with a phony telegraph.
Karate · 5 pages
Satirical look at the martial art of karate.
The Good Doctor in Africa · 1 pages
An African explorer gets a surprise.
The Jack Kennedy Show · 4 pages
What if President John Kennedy hosted a television talk show like NBC's The Tonight Show?
The Trouble With Owning a Cadillac · 1 pages
Parody of Cadillac print ads.

Characters

The Black SpyThe White Spy

Reprinted in

The Worst from MAD (1958), Raving Mad (1973), Mad Follies (1963), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), The Completely Mad Don Martin (1974), More Trash from Mad (1958), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014)