Mad #26 November 1955

• Cover Artist: Wally Wood
• Cover Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
• Cover Border Artists: Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Armstronger Tire (ad parody) (Will Elder art) (C2)
• Contents Page (summary written by Harvey Kurtzman) (1)
• Sure Fire Dialogue (Harry Purvis) (2-3)
• Letters (readers attempt to trace
  origin of "What, Me Worry?" kid) (4-5)
• The Dave Garrowunway Show (TV satire)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art) (6-11)
• Ads exploiting the Davy Crockett trend (Will Elder art) (12)
• Confidentially -
  How different magazines treated Mario Labonza
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (13-15)
• The Conquest of Tillie's Lookout
  Wally Wood art / written by Ira Wallach (16-20)
• More Sure Fire Dialogue (Harry Purvis) (21)
• Let's Go for a Ride!
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art) (22-26)
• The Strange Cruise of the Buttercup
  written by David W. Donaldson (27-29)
• The Prodigious (movie satire)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Wally Wood art) (30-34)
• At Home with Lorelei Latour (written by Ernie Kovacs)
  (Gustave Doré and Wally Wood art) (35-36)
• The Seven Itchy Years (movie satire)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (37-38)
• Roger Price discusses the
  Criminal Investigating Game (39-42)
• More Sure Fire Dialogue (Harry Purvis) (43)
• A Guide to Better Understanding the Fine Old Art of Boxing
  (written by Al Jaffee / Jack Davis art) (44-47)
• My Secret - Benn Ogen Reveals Mystery Gimmick
  that Made Him Rich and Famous (Al Jaffee) (48-49)
• More Sure Fire Dialogue (Harry Purvis) (50)
• Tense Tycoons and Lucky Bucks -
  Mad's Own Business Novel "Crash McCool"
  Reaffirms Spiritual Values of Cool Cash
  (written by Bernard Shir-Cliff / Bernie Krigstein art) (51-56)
• Sanofranized (Ad parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art) (C3)
• Back Cover -- Canadian Clubbed (ad parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)