CATALOG RECORD

Mad #74

EC · Series began 1952 · October 1962

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Dates

Cover date: October 1962
On sale: August 9, 1962
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Kelly Freas, Lester Krauss, Milton Caniff, Jerry Dumas, Mort Walker, Ken Ernst, Bill Mauldin, Mort Drucker, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, AP/Wide World, United Press International, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, Dave Berginks: Kelly Freas, Lester Krauss, Milton Caniff, Ken Ernst, Mort Walker, Jerry Dumas, Bill Mauldin, Mort Drucker, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Antonio Prohías, United Press International, AP/Wide World, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, Dave Bergcolors: Kelly Freas, Lester Kraussscript: Frank Jacobs, Lou Silverstone, Stan Hart, Don Martin, Larry Siegel, Antonio Prohías, Gerald Gardner, Earle Doud, Arnie Kogen, Dave Bergletters: Bob Clarke

Stories

Alfred's Poor Almanac · 1 pages
Satirical anecdotes related to each day in August.
Dr. Kiljoy · 5 pages
In a parody of the television series Dr. Kildare, a handsome but incompetent doctor and his crusty but equally incompetent supervisor make a mess in a large metropolitan hospital.
Future TV Medical Shows · Ambulance Chasing Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of how current television shows would be altered to cash in on the then-current medical show craze.
Labor Day Cards From Management to Labor · 3 pages
Examples of greeting cards aimed at various professions that emphasize the superiority of management.
Waterskiing · 2 pages
A water-skier attempts to avoid a retractable bridge.
If Corporations Ran Their Own Summer Camps · Blue Chips Off the Old Block Dept. · 4 pages
A summer camp designed to indoctrinate children to the corporate way of thinking.
Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The White Spy lures the Black Spy into a trap.
When Newspaper Editors Go on Vacation · Stop-Gap the Presses Dept. · 4 pages
Example of a newspaper put together by fill-in editors.
If They Had Summer Replacements in Every Day Life · Switch-Craft Dept. · 4 pages
How various professions would fare if unqualified replacements performed them.
At the Movies · 1 pages
A man tries to watch a film while sitting behind a woman with a large hat.
TV Ads We'd Like to See · 2 pages
Cynical parodies of commercials for Allstate Insurance, Anacin, Dash detergent, Imperial margarine and Raleigh cigarettes.
The Rock 'N' Roll Senior Citizens' Problem · 3 pages
How ex-rock and roll singers will cope after rock and roll dies out.
A Celebrity's Wallet · Big Time Operator Dept. · 2 pages
A look into the wallet of "Ben Casey" star Vince Edwards.
Eating Out · You and the Knife and the Muzak Dept. · 4 pages
Different examples of humorous situations in restaurants.
Spy Vs Spy Vs Spy · 1 pages
The Gray Spy booby-traps the hats of the other two spies.
The Mad Celebrity Primer · Tell-A-Phony Book Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of various film and television celebrities, written in the form of a children's reading primer.
The Arrival of the King · 1 pages
Attendants roll out the red carpet from the King's carriage.

Characters

Alfred E. NeumanThe Black SpyThe White SpyElvis PresleyJohn F. KennedyBob HopeRod Serling

Reprinted in

More Trash from Mad (1958), Howling Mad (1967), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), The Worst from MAD (1958), The Completely Mad Don Martin (1974), The Ridiculously Expensive Mad (1969), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014), Mad Spoofs Movie Classics (2015), Mad (2018)