Mad #23 May 1955

• Cover Writer: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Ad for E.C.'s "New Direction" Mags -
  MD and Psychoanalysis (C2)
• Important announcement in the back of the book! (1)
• Gopo Gossum! (Wally Wood art) (2-7)
• Mad Mumblings (8)
• Scenes We'd Like to See! (Jack Davis art) (9-17)
• Ripup's Believe it or Don't!
  (Wally Wood art) (18-20)
• The Barefoot Nocountessa! (Jack Davis art) (21-27)
• Ad for The Mad Reader paperback (28)
• Announcement that Mad will change
  from comic book to magazine with issue #24 (29)
• Real ads (30-32,C3,C4)

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• Entire issue written by Harvey Kurtzman
• Color by Marie Severin
• Article lettering by Ben Oda