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10April 1954
$0.10

Mad #10

EC · April 1954 · on sale 1954-01-01

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Identification plate

Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
April 1954
Key date
1954-04-00
On-sale date
1954-01-01
Indicia publisher
Educational Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Face upon the Floorcover1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman, Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda
1I Dreamed I Went to a Fraternity Smoker in My Panic Magazine!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Ben Oda
2G.I. Shmoe!comic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaGalusha Iggy Shmoe [G. I. Shmoe]; Sgt. Squirt; Comrade Commander
3Sane!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaSane; Paw; Maw; Joey; Wilson
4Operation Under-the-Ground Chapter 35 [Chapter 4]text story0.67script: Jerry De Fuccio; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie SeverinFive Fingers Jones; Floppova Movova; Lavrenti Buried
5Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.33script: Frank D. Lee, Ettore De-Stefano
6You, Too, Can Meet New Friends!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Odayoung boy; chapter president; various monsters
7MAD Mumblingsletters page1script: Harvey Kurtzman
8The Face upon the Floor!comic story6script: Harvey Kurtzman, Hugh Antoine d'Arcy; pencils: Jack Davis, Basil Wolverton; inks: Jack Davis, Basil Wolverton; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Odathe vagabond
9Woman Wonder!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaWoman Wonder [Diana Banana]; Steve Adore; Nivlem [a disguised Steve Adore]; Mickey; Spillane; Superduperman (cameo)

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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The Mad Archives #2
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Mad About Super Heroes #[1]
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