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The Brothers Mad - 1958
(Paperback #5)
Cover Artists
: 1958 - ? / 1970 - ? /
1975 -
Robert Grossman
/ 1978 -
Norman Mingo
Known printings: Ballantine 20
Contents
Black and Blue Hawks!
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Wally Wood
art)
The Dave Garrowunway Show
(TV satire)
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Jack Davis
art)
"NDDDS" Chlorophyll Tablets with Gargol
(ad parody)
(
Will Elder
art)
Advice to Young Men on How to Get Into the Army
(written and illustrated by
Roger Price
)
Shermlock Shomes in The Hound of the Basketballs!
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
Fozless Fooznick Sells Crazyroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic
through a comic strip
(
Will Elder
art)
Shadow!
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
Confidentially - How different magazines treated Mario Labonza
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
Alice in Wonderland!
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Jack Davis
art)
Newspapers Columns written by
Bernard Shir-Cliff
Tell-Tapper-Phoner (Watchbird)
Woman Wonder!
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
Newspaper Comics
- "Brunettie"
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
Melvin of the Apes!
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
John Severin
art)
Newspaper Comics
- "Little Orphan Melvin"
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
Scenes We'd Like to See -
(
Phil Interlandi
)
The Woodsman Who Failed to Save the Girl
Newspaper Comics
- "Lil' Ab'r", "Smilin Melvin",
"Dick Tracing", "Popcorn" , "Manduck the Magician"
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
Ads for other Mad paperbacks
NOTE: Article Title Links Go To Original Source Issues
Other printings and cover variations at
themadmuseum.com
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1958 printing - toggle cover large/small
Image courtesy of John H. Wilson
1970 printing
Image: Jason Buer of
themadmuseum.com
1975 printing
Image: Jason Buer of
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1978 printing
Image: Jason Buer of
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