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Mad #29 September 1956
Cover Artist:
Wally Wood
Cover Writer:
Al Feldstein
Cover Border Artists:
Harvey Kurtzman
and
Will Elder
Mad Logo:
Harvey Kurtzman
Ethel Gasoline (ad parody) (
Wally Wood
art) (
C2
)
Contents Page (
1
)
The New Expandable Severolet (ad parody)
(written by
Al Feldstein
/
Wally Wood
art) (
2-3
)
Letters - Melvin Can't Find Mad /
Subscription Ad (
Will Elder
art) (
4-5
)
Free Fall Ferris (
Jerry DeFuccio
idea)
(written by
Al Feldstein
/
Wally Wood
art) (
6-8
)
Scenes We'd Like to See -
The Runaway Stagecoach (
Phil Interlandi
) (
9
)
Directions for Playing Gringo by
Ernie Kovacs
(
Will Elder
art) (
10-11
)
New Designs in TV Sets
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Jack Davis
art) (
12-13
)
Dining Etiquette Quiz (
Basil Wolverton
art) (
14-15
)
The Man in the Soot-Gray Flannel (movie satire)
(written by
Al Feldstein
/
Jack Davis
art) (
16-18
)
Rare Old Cartoons featuring
Wilhelm Busch
(
19-22
)
Alfred E. Neuman Answers Your Questions
(written by
Al Feldstein
/
Don Martin
art) (
23
)
Camp
(written by
Al Feldstein
/
Jack Davis
art) (
24-27
)
Make Your Own Love Story Comic
(written by
Al Feldstein
/
Jack Kamen
art) (
28-29
)
Hot Weather Photos
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art) (
30-31
)
Mad Bubble Gum Cards
(written by
Al Feldstein
/
Jack Davis
art) (
32-33
)
Scenes We'd Like to See -
Escaping the Cannibals (
Phil Interlandi
) (
34
)
The Underworld Around Us (
Bernard Wiseman
) (
35-39
)
Scenes We'd Like to See -
The Day of the Big Race (
Phil Interlandi
) (
40
)
Convention Forecasts
(written by
Al Feldstein
/
Wally Wood
art) (
41-42
)
Real Estate Ads (written by
Al Feldstein
)
(
Wally Wood
and
Jack Kamen
art) (
43-44
)
Alfred E. Neuman Answers Your Questions
(written by
Al Feldstein
/
Don Martin
art) (
45
)
How to Give a Party for 17-year-olds
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Jack Davis
art) (
46-48
)
Real Ads (
also on page 48
) for
San Francisco Records
Leslie Creations' Record Cabinet
"What, Me Worry" Kid portrait
Biggest Year in Mad History - (written by
Al Feldstein
)
Chart Shows MAD's Comparison to Other Magazines (
C3
)
Back Cover -- Padst Red Ribbon (ad parody)
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
First
Al Feldstein
edited issue /
Harvey Kurtzman
edited all prior issues
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for sample!
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