Mad #25 September 1955

• Cover Artist: Thomas Nast
• Cover Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
• Cover Border Artists: Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Ipuna Toothpaste (Ad parody) (Will Elder art) (C2)
• Contents Page
  (summary written by Harvey Kurtzman) (1)
• Radiodetectiveland
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (2-3)
• Leave Me Or Me Leave (movie scene parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (4)
• Letters (5)
• the Jack E. Glisten story
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Wally Wood art) (6-10)
• Very Square Dance (Steve Allen lyrics) (11-12)
• Baseball... Science or Skill? (13-17)
  (written by Al Jaffee (first appearance) / Jack Davis art)
• Anyone for Wrist Slashing?
  (Wally Wood art / written by Stan Freberg) (18-21)
• Confidential Information
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (22-27)
  • Was George Washington "George"?
  • Have You Heard About John Smith and His Indian Princess?
  • Was Snow White Really Snow White?
• The Sleeping Beauty
  Gustave Doré painting / written by Ernie Kovacs (28-29)
• Mad Awards for Television Commercials
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (30-35)
  • Goldsmobile
  • Dialtone Soap
  • Storm Window
  • Colgrate Dental Cream
  • Sarong Wrap
• Newspapers Columns written by Bernard Shir-Cliff (36-39)
• They Built Their Dream-House Singlehanded
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Wally Wood art) (40-43)
• Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
  Corrected by a School Teacher -
  corrections by Professor Feetlebaum (Doodles Weaver) (44)
• the Stark Club
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art) (45-49)
• Advice to Young Men on How to Get Into the Army
  (written and illustrated by Roger Price) (50-52)
• Fozless Fooznick Sells Crazyroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic
  through a comic strip (Will Elder art) (53)
• The Blackboard Jumble (movie satire)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Wally Wood art) (53-56)
• "NDDDS" Chlorophyll Tablets with Gargol (ad parody)
  (Will Elder art) (56)
• Ad for The Mad Reader and
  Mad Strikes Back! paperbacks (56)
• Kennt Cigarettes (ad parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (C3)
• Back Cover -- Ol' Craw Whiskey (ad parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)