MAD #30 — December 1956
"With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die." — Abraham Lincoln
Contents
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B.F. Goodnrich Autoless Tires (ad parody)Written by Al Feldstein / Art by Reed Crandall
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Contents Page1
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Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby make keen observationsNobody Asked Us, But Dept.(various obscure places around the magazine)
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Elvis PelvisMass Hysteria Dept.Written by Al Feldstein / Art by Jack Davis
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Letters Dept.
Notes
- Real ads for Genuine Height-Increasing Elevator Shoes and "What, Me Worry" Kid portrait
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Alfred E. Neuman Answers Your QuestionsAdvice Dept. Part IWritten by Al Feldstein / Art by Don Martin
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The Manly Art of Self-DefenseCollector's Dept.: Rare old MayhemEdmund E. Price's 1867 book redefined11–12
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Scenes We'd Like to See — The Gladiator and the EmpressHollywood Dept.
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MAD Builds a More Civilized Mouse TrapBeat-a-Path Dept.Written by Al Feldstein / Art by Jack Davis
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Motorist Beware!Fair Warning Dept.Written by Al Feldstein / Art by Bob Clarke
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Old Comic-Strip Characters' HomeNostalgia Dept.Written by Al Feldstein / Art by Wally Wood
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BowlingSports Dept.20–23 sample
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Collegiate WhimseyCollege Dept.(from various college publications)
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Morbid Dick (movie satire)Movie Dept.Written by Al Feldstein / Art by Wally Wood
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Alfred E. Neuman Answers Your QuestionsAdvice Dept. Part IIWritten by Al Feldstein / Art by Don Martin
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Pulp MagazinesLiterature Dept.Written by James Blish / Art by Will Elder
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Alfred E. Neuman Answers Your QuestionsAdvice Dept. Part IIIWritten by Al Feldstein / Art by Don Martin
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MAD Subscription Ad — Vital Items You Can Buy For a Quarter!Written by Al Feldstein / Art by Jack DavisC3 sample
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Back Cover — Reverse View of Front CoverC4