MAD #1 — Oct. – Nov. 1952
Contents
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Mad Mumblings — "Greetings, you MAD readers!"
Reprinted in 1 collection
C2 sample -
1–8
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9–15 sample
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Enter Cosmo McMoon! — ads for other E.C. titles interspersedArt by Harvey Kurtzman
Reprinted in 2 collections
16–17 -
18
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19–24
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25–31
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Real ads32, C3, C4
Credits
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Entire issue written by Harvey Kurtzman / except Enter Cosmo McMoon! and Crow Vadis? written by Jerry DeFuccio
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Subscriptions to MAD set you back 75 cents for six issues (60 cents plus 15 cents for packing and mailing)
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Color by Marie Severin
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First instance of MAD logo and 22 more comic appearances / Article lettering by Ben Oda
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Reprints from 2000 and 2024 alongside 1952 original