Mad #39 May 1958

  • Cover Artist: C.C. Beall Jr.
  • Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman
  • Legend for "Lesser-Known Characters" featured on the cover (C.C. Beall Jr. art) (C2)
  • Contents Page (1)
  • "Bars are something which if you go into too
    many of, you're apt to come out singing a few of,
    and maybe land behind some!" -- Alfred E. Neuman
  • Movies' Secret Sponsors
    **various obscure places around the magazine
  • Typewriters to Fit Your Trade
    (written by Frank Jacobs / Bob Clarke art) (2-3)
  • Letters
    (Test Your Eyes! ...and your judgment! Subscribe to Mad)
    (Ads for "What, Me Worry" Kid portrait, Jewelry) (4-5)
  • How to Make America's Kids Science Conscious
    (Wally Wood art) (6-9)
  • Scratchpad Doodles (Bob Clarke art) (10-11)
  • The Suburbs are on Their Way Out! (Dave Berg) (12-14)
  • Woodman, Spare that Tree! - poem by George Pope Morris
    (Don Martin art) (15-16)
  • Shakespeare Up-To-Date (written by Paul Laikin) (17)
  • Sneaky Advertisements
    (written by Paul Krassner / Bob Clarke art) (18-19)
  • TV Scenes We'd Like to See
    (written by E. Nelson Bridwell / Joe Orlando art) (20-21)
  • Opera Record Albums (Bob Clarke art) (22-23)
  • High School Paper:
    The Neuman H.S. Black and Blue (24-25)
  • Commemorative Stamps
    (written by Tom Koch / George Woodbridge art) (26-27)
  • Bob & Ray -- Big Big Earth
    (written by Tom Koch / Mort Drucker art) (28-30)
  • Accidental Inventions
    (written by Paul Krassner / Joe Orlando art) (31-32)
  • Party Games
    (written by Frank Jacobs / Wally Wood art) (33-36)
    • Inferiority Complex
    • Super Scavenger Hunt
    • Chaos
  • Why I Changed My Job
    (written by Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge art) (37-38)
  • The Window Trimmer (Don Martin) (39)
  • Mad Dogs and Their Owners
    (written by Frank Jacobs / Kelly Freas art) (40-41)
  • "Cowznofski" Listings in the Phone Book (42)
  • The Saturday Evening Pest (magazine satire)
    (written by Tom Koch / Bob Clarke art) (43-48)
  • Ad for the Mad T-Shirt - "I like to attract attention and get thrown out of the best places!" - $1.25
    (photo by Larry Maleman of Al Feldstein and Nick Meglin normally dressed club patrons, Jerry DeFuccio about to get thrown out for wearing a Mad T-shirt) (C3)
  • Back Cover -- Windshield Stickers

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