CATALOG RECORD

Mad #72

EC · Series began 1952 · July 1962

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Dates

Cover date: July 1962
On sale: May 10, 1962
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohías, Wally Wood, Bob Clarkeinks: Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Dave Berg, George Woodbridge, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohías, Wally Wood, Bob Clarkecolors: Kelly Freasscript: Frank Jacobs, Earle Doud, Don Martin, Arnie Kogen, Dave Berg, Phil Hahn, Larry Siegel, Antonio Prohías, Tom Koch, Dean Norman, Don Edwing, Al Jaffee

Stories

Alfred's Poor Almanac · 1 pages
Satirical anecdotes for every date in May and June.
C-Men in Action · Invisible Shields Dept. · 4 pages
Parody television show revolving around the Secret Service squad assigned to guard Caroline Kennedy.
A Fisherman and His Wife · 2 pages
A man accidentally swallows his wife's catch.
Celebrities' Wallets · Slipping Discs Dept. · 2 pages
A look at the items in Chubby Checker's wallet.
The Lighter Side of Smoking · We'll See You Inhale Dept. · 4 pages
Series of gags involving smoking.
Mother's Day Cards For Substitute Mothers · Put Them All Together They Spell Dept. · 2 pages
Mother's Day cards aimed at surrogate mother figures.
Mad Visits a Charity Organization Meeting · Funders Keepers Dept. · 3 pages
Meeting of a charity organization whose main aim is raising money for its own sake.
Spy Vs Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy decoys the White Spy with a robot duplicate.
A Mad Guide to Party Conversation · 2 pages
Revealing the truth behind party conversation anecdotes.
If Comic Strip Characters Were As Old As Their Strips · 4 pages
Examples of comic strip characters aged.
Mad Mother's Day Gift Suggestions · Mom Is For-Giving Dept. · 2 pages
Mother's Day gifts geared for specific types of people.
Spy Vs. Spy, Part 2 · 1 pages
The Black Spy tries to execute the White Spy.
A Typical Old Time Prison Movie/A Typical Prison Movie of the Future · Wry Off the Rocks Dept. · 4 pages
One page of a standard 1930's Warner Brothers prison movie, contrasted with the same type of picture that would be made in the 1960's.
On the Elevator · 1 pages
An elevator operator intentionally stalls the car in order to be alone with a beautiful woman.
A Mad Look at the Eating Habits of Animals · Diner's Cub Dept. · 2 pages
Series of spot gags with a theme of animals eating.
Scenes We'd Like to See · 1 pages
Hercules tries to topple the columns of a temple, with unexpected results.
A Mad Guide to "Do-It-Yourself" TV Repairs · Easy on the Socket-Book Dept. · 7 pages
How to repair your television set by yourself.
The Salesman · 1 pages
A Door-to-door Salesman disregards the dog-warning signs in a yard.

Characters

Alfred E. NeumanThe Black SpyThe White Spy

Reprinted in

The Worst from MAD (1958), The Questionable Mad (1967), More Trash from Mad (1958), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), The Ridiculously Expensive Mad (1969), The Completely Mad Don Martin (1974), Mad about Comic Strips (2003), Mad for Decades (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014), Mad (2018)