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16October 1954
$0.10

Mad #16

EC · October 1954

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Identification plate

Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
October 1954
Key date
1954-10-10
Indicia publisher
Educational Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Humor In A Jugular Veincover1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman
1Proof... of 8 Brands Tested, Panic is Best Imitation of MADpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder; letters: Ben Oda
2Shermlock Shomes in the Hound of The Basketballs!comic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaShermlock Shomes; Dr. Whatsit; Arty Morty (cameo); Pru Basketball; Coolidge Basketball (corpse); the devil
3Newspapers!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda
4-text article1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman
5E. C. Went To Sea In Search Of Another New Trend...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda
6-letters page1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie Severin
7Restaurant!comic story6script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaMr. Sturdley; Mrs. Sturdley; Smurdley Sturdley; junior Sturdley; baby Sturdley
8Wreck of The Hesperuscomic story7script: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Monte Moore; letters: Ben OdaSkipper; Skipper's daughter; Popeye (cameo)

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

Where to read it

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