Mad #1 Oct. - Nov. 1952

  • Cover Artist and Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
  • Mad Mumblings - "Greetings, you MAD readers!" (C2)
  • Hoohah! (Jack Davis art) (1-8)
  • Blobs! (Wally Wood art) (9-15)
  • Enter Cosmo McMoon! (Harvey Kurtzman art)
    (ads for other E.C. titles interspersed) (16-17)
  • Crow Vadis? (Harvey Kurtzman art) (18)
  • Ganefs! (Will Elder art and idea) (19-24)
  • Varmint! (John Severin art) (25-31)
  • Real ads (32,C3,C4)
  • Entire issue written by Harvey Kurtzman
    except Enter Cosmo McMoon! and Crow Vadis?
    written by Jerry DeFuccio
  • Subscriptions to MAD set you back 75 cents for six issues
    (60 cents plus 15 cents for packing and mailing).
  • Color by Marie Severin
  • First instance of MAD logo and 22 more comic appearances /
    Article lettering by Ben Oda
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