CATALOG RECORD

Mad #76

EC · Series began 1952 · January 1963

See live listings ♡ Sign in to add to Want List

Dates

Cover date: January 1963
On sale: November 13, 1962
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
Source ↗

Creators

pencils: Norman Mingo, Lester Krauss, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, George Woodbridge, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Wally Wood, Dave Berg, Joe Orlando, Bob Clarke, Jack Rickard, Paul Cokerinks: Norman Mingo, Lester Krauss, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, George Woodbridge, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Wally Wood, Dave Berg, Joe Orlando, Bob Clarke, Jack Rickard, Paul Cokercolors: Norman Mingoscript: Al Jaffee, Frank Jacobs, Don Martin, Stan Hart, Gerald Gardner, Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Arnie Kogen, Don Reilly, Larry Siegel

Stories

If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys · 4 pages
Examples of plans for various toys and the actual to scale models of those same toys.
Alfred's Poor Almanac · Useless Information Dept. · 1 pages
Cynical anecdotes for every date in the month of December.
In the Doctor's Office · 1 pages
A doctor examines a man with a flower growing out of his head.
If the U.S. Government Bought Like the U.S. Public Buys · Boosting the Economy-size Dept. · 4 pages
Pentagon purchasing based on advertising, coupons and volume discounts.
Speaking From Pictures · Freedom With Speech Dept. · 2 pages
Satirical captions are added to news wire photos to humorous effect.
TV Pilot Films That Never Made It · Footage in the Mouth Dept. · 4 pages
Samples of TV pilot shows that were bad ideas.
A Mad Look at the U.S. Space Effort · 2 pages
A collection of single panel cartoons lampooning the space program.
Seeing Isn't Always Believing · Photo-play Dept. · 4 pages
How news photos can be used to distort the record of various events.
The Lighter Side of Winter · 4 pages
Series of illustrated humorous anecdotes concerning winter and winter activities.
Modern Teenage Sports · Sweet Bide of Youth Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of teenage behavior modified to become sporting events.
The Assassination · Crowning Achievement Dept. · 1 pages
A coronation goes horribly wrong.
When Advertising Takes Over Magazines Completely · 2 pages
Examples of current magazines changed to have more product placement than editorial content.
Mad's Modern Aids to Happier Living · Mother, Is This Invention a Necessity Dept. · 3 pages
Dubious solutions to some of the irritations of modern life.
Mad's Movie Theater Owner of the Year · B-O Plenty Dept. · 4 pages
A successful movie theater owner is interviewed.
In a Sicilian Restaurant · 1 pages
A diner reads a particularly scary issue of "Mafia Comics".
Mad's Merry Christmas Happy New Year Alphabet Book · Yule-O-Gee Dept. · 4 pages
Satirical holiday-based items for every letter of the alphabet.
At the Barber Shop · 1 pages
A barber gives a man with a huge pompadour a hair cut.

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman

Reprinted in

Howling Mad (1967), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), The Completely Mad Don Martin (1974), More Trash from Mad (1958), The Worst from MAD (1958), Dave Berg's Mad Trash (1977), Dave Berg's Mad Trash (1981), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (1982), Mad for Decades (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès (2010), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin (2014), Mad (2018), Mad Stocking Stuffer (2023), Mad Stocking Stuffer (2024)