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12June 1954
$0.10

Mad #12

EC · June 1954 · on sale 1954-03-23

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Identification plate

Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
June 1954
Key date
1954-06-00
On-sale date
1954-03-23
Indicia publisher
Educational Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Special Issuecover1script: Harvey Kurtzman
1Stoppit!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Will Elder; inks: Will Elder; letters: Ben Oda
2Starchiecomic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Will Elder; inks: Will Elder; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaStarchie Standrews; Bottleneck; Mr. Weathernot; Little Orphan Melvin (cameo); Cookie Bumstead (cameo); Salonica; Biddy; Wedgie Van Smelt; Mr. Standrews; Mrs. Standrews; Dick Tracy (cameo)
3From Eternity Back to Here!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bernie Krigstein; inks: Bernie Krigstein; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaSgt. Gaym Warden; Captain Sherlock Homes; Prew Prewitt; Mrs. Homes; Jodie Majjio; Fatso; Mrs. Kipper; Princess
4Operation Under-the-Ground [Chapter 6]text story1script: Jerry De Fuccio; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie SeverinFive Fingers Jones; Floppovo Movova; Lavrenti Buried
5Do People Laugh at You for Reading Comic Books?promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda
6MAD Mumblingsletters page1script: Harvey Kurtzman
73-Dimensions!comic story6script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaMAD writer; MAD artist
8Mark Trade!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaMark Trade; Mr. Tamesplinter; Morsemere; Sandy; scouts

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

Where to read it

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The Mad Reader #93 [1]1954On eBay ›
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Mad about the Fifties #[nn]1997On eBay ›
Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad #41998On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #181975On eBay ›
The Mad Archives #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3787-5		2008On eBay ›
Mad about Comic Strips #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0095-8		2003On eBay ›
Amazing 3-D Comics! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60010-853-2		2011On eBay ›
The Complete Color Mad #21986On eBay ›
Mad's Original Idiots Wally Wood #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5901-3		2015On eBay ›
Mad's Original Idiots Jack Davis #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5899-3		2015On eBay ›
Mad's Original Idiots Will Elder #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5900-6		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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