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3January-February 1953
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Mad #3

EC · January-February 1953 · on sale 1952-11-14

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Identification plate

Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
January-February 1953
Key date
1953-01-00
On-sale date
1952-11-14
Indicia publisher
Educational Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Vampire in the Cemeterycover1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman, Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda
1-letters page1script: Harvey Kurtzman, William Gaines; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman
2Dragged Net!comic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaDetective Sergeant Joe Friday; Ed Saturday; Mr. Glotz; The Chief
3Sheik of Araby!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaRoquefort; Camembert; Chantilly; Sergeant Guillotine; Goscinny; Frothingbash; Pastafazoo; Hossenpfeffer; Rasputin; Melvin; Melvin's wife Rosie
4E.C. Fans!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin
5Rookie Gladiatortext story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie SeverinGaius Decius
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron
7The Dandelion Capertext story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie SeverinCosmo McMoon; Captain Malfeasance O'Malley; Morningside Mac Mixmaster; Truman Remote; Vino Muscatel; Marie Severin
8V-Vampires!comic story6script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaGodiva; Godiva's kid brothers; Renfrew
9Lone Stranger!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaLone Stranger; Pronto; Golden

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Mad Reader #93 [1]1954On eBay ›
Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad #11997On eBay ›
Mad about the Fifties #[nn]1997On eBay ›
Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad #51998On eBay ›
The Mad Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-816-0		2002On eBay ›
Mad for Keeps #[nn]1958On eBay ›
The Complete Color Mad #11986On 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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