MAD #52 — January 1960

"Even a castanet doesn't click every time!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Parloraid Land Camera (ad parody)

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Kelly Freas

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • MAD Special #44 — Fall 1983
  • MADvertising — 2005
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ad for Son of MAD paperback
  2–3
• Marvin Talks About the Tobacco Industry

  Marginal Marvin Dept.
  (consecutive places around the magazine)
• The MAD 1960 Calendar

  In One Year and Out the Other Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by

  • Cover page, December — Bob Clarke
  • January, May, August — Joe Orlando
  • February — Bob Clarke
  • March, October — Wally Wood
  • April — Kelly Freas
  • June — Mort Drucker
  • July — Dave Berg
  • September — George Woodbridge
  • November — Don Martin

  Don Martin contribution reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  4–7 sample sample
• New Ad Spaces

  Inside Pitch Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Greasy MAD Stuff — 1963 (Paperback #15)
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  8–10
• 777 Sunset Strip (TV satire)

  Hair 'm, Scare 'm Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  11–14
• The Brain Operation

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • MAD Special #1 — Fall 1970
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  15–16
• Protest Letters

  Cranks A-Million Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  17–20
• MAD's Helpful Household Repair Hints

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • Greasy MAD Stuff — 1963 (Paperback #15)
  • Dave Berg's MAD Trash — 1977 Big Book
  21–23 sample
• MAD's Modern Folk Music

  Turkeys in the Craw Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Follies #1 — 1963 Annual
  24–25
• Living Space

  Room With a Phew! Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Follies #1 — 1963 Annual
  26–29
• Sure-Fire 1959 Christmas Songs

  Cash 'n Carol Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  30–31
• The Truth About Before and After Ads

  Double-Cross Exposure Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • More Trash From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • Greasy MAD Stuff — 1963 (Paperback #15)
  32–35
• In Surgery

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • Greasy MAD Stuff — 1963 (Paperback #15)
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  36
• MAD Goes to a Historical Movie Preview

  35mm Histrionics Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  37–40
• The First Edition, The Second Edition, The Final Edition

  Editorial Wheeze Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  41–43
• MAD's Up-To-Date Version of The Night Before Christmas

  A Cool Yule Dept.

  Written by Paul Laikin / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • More Trash From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  44–47 sample
• The Early Riser

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #2 — Spring 1971
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  48 sample
• Ads for Alfred E. Neuman Portrait, MAD Forever, MAD For Keeps, Subscription Ad, MAD T-Shirts, and MAD Straight Jackets — “Deck Your Friends in Clothes of Folly!”

  Same bar scene with Jerry DeFuccio, Lenny Brenner as MAD #51

  Photo by Lester Krauss
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• Back Cover — Der Car Kraut: Volks Wagen

  Art by Kelly Freas

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • A Golden Trashery of MAD — 1960
  • MADvertising — 2005
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