Publishers / EC / Mad (1952) / #27
27April 1956
$0.25

Mad #27

EC · April 1956 · on sale 1956-01-27

First appearance: Nikita KhrushchevFirst appearance: Mao Zedong
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Identification plate

Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
April 1956
Key date
1956-04-00
On-sale date
1956-01-27
Indicia publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
60

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Nikita Khrushchev - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mao Zedong - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
01956cover1pencils: Jack Davis, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder; inks: Jack Davis, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill ElderWinston Churchill, Davy Crockett, Queen Elizabeth II, Nikita Khrushchev First, General MacArthur, Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse, Alfred E. Neuman, Richard Nixon, Adlai Stevenson, Harry S. Truman, Mao Zedong First
1Marlbrandoillustration1pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder
2-table of contents1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill ElderAbe Burrows
3Cartoon Digestcomic story2script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill ElderLittle Orphan Melvin; Punjoke; Sandle; Daddy Peacebudks; Mett; Juff; Mickey Rodent; R. Morgan; Starchie; Bottleneck; Harold Toon; Shadrack; Poopeye; Marlon Branflakes
4Why Settle for Others When Beautydreamy Balances Drinking Glasses!comic story2pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder
5-letters page1.5script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis, Wally Wood; inks: Jack Davis, Wally Wood
8-statement of ownership0.17script: Lyle Stuart
10Scenes We'd Like to See: The Marshall Who Got Outdrawncomic story1pencils: Phil Interlandi; inks: Phil Interlandi
11How to Be Smartcomic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood
12A Sea Chantytext story4script: Abe Burrows; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath
13Ed Suvillan Showcomic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Will Elder; inks: Will ElderEd Suvillan; Phil Soundflinger; Charlie Mahoney; Ookabolaconga tribe; Sultan Taj Mahal; Alfred L. Neuman; Wes Yeast
14Uninterrupted Melodytext story4script: Stan Freberg; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally WoodStan Freberg; F. C. Barr; Dave Green; Joe; Good Humorous Men; Harris; Jones; Mother Goose
15A Lad and a Lioncomic story3script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack DavisGedney L. Burp; Tommy Burp; Lassie
16Safety Featurescomic story2script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee
17Scenes We'd Like to See: The Musketeer Who Failed to Get the Girlcomic story1pencils: Phil Interlandi; inks: Phil Interlandi
18The Brave Dogstext article3script: Roger Price; pencils: Roger Price; inks: Roger Price
19Ulyssescomic story5pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally WoodUlysses [Kirk Doubtless]; Penelope [Silvano Lasagno]; Circe [Silvano Lasagno]; Nausicaa [Rossana Pizzeria]; Cyclops [Umberto Scallopini]; Telemachus
20Nightwatchtext story3script: Arnold Hayne; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill ElderBen Jones; Jed Brown; Dunday
21Scenes We'd Like to See: The Woodsman Who Failed to Save the Girlcomic story1pencils: Phil Interlandi; inks: Phil Interlandi
22Rare Old Cartoonscomic story3script: Caran d'Ache; pencils: Caran d'Ache; inks: Caran d'Ache
23Footballcomic story4script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack DavisRockwell Hedo; Hector Swineherd; Stuyvesant Oxe; Freddy Lippsitt; Irving Hambutt; Salvatore Kelly; Pincus McCarthy; Bentley J. Funff; Dzordz Dzizzy; Guy Wojskgnkski; Hoggy Carmichael
24Scenes We'd Like to See: The Fighter Who Didn't Rallycomic story1pencils: Phil Interlandi; inks: Phil Interlandi
25What -- Me Worry?promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetAlfred E. Neuman
26What Makes a Glass of Beer Taste So Good?illustration1pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder

Plus 0.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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