Mad #80 for Sale - First Appearance of Trixie Flagston - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue: #80
Publication date: July 1963
Key date: 1963-07-00
On-sale date: 1963-05-14
Indicia publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Trixie Flagston - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Chip Flagston - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo	Alfred E. Neuman
1	After 33 Years, Our Mayjag Is a-Workin' Still	photo story	1	pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss
2	-	table of contents	1	script: ? (credited as Alfred E. Neuman); pencils: various (see notes); inks: various (see notes); letters: typeset
3	Double Your Pleasure! Double Your Fun!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.28	pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset
4	Take 3 Months to Pay!!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.05	pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo	Alfred E. Neuman
5	-	letters page	0.9	pencils: Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker; inks: Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker
6	Beyond the Statue of Limitations	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.22	pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset	Alfred E. Neuman
7	Positvely the Very Last Copy!!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset
8	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.22	pencils: Giuseppe Baggi; inks: Giuseppe Baggi
9	Mutiny on the Bouncy	comic story	6	script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood	Marlon Brando
10	Brain Surgery	comic story	1.34	script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
11	On the Boardwalk	comic story	0.66	script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
12	Cherished Pages from Old Autograph Albums	comic story	3	script: Stan Hart; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; letters: Bob Clarke
13	Movie Dialogue We'd Like to Hear	comic story	1	script: Harry Purvis; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
14	Look What's Talking	photo story	2	script: Martin Cohen, Robert Natkin
15	The Lighter Side of Dog Owners	comic story	4	script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
16	It's About Time	comic story	2	script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard
17	Misery Is a Cold Hot Dog	comic story	4	script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke	Archie Andrews, Charlie Brown, Alexander Bumstead, Dewey Duck, Chip Flagston First, Trixie Flagston First, Henry, Huey Duck, Little Orphan Annie, Louie Duck, Little Lulu, Dennis the Menace, Lulu Moppet, Nancy
18	More Movie Dialogue We'd Like to Hear	comic story	1	script: Harry Purvis; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
19	How a Best-Seller Is Born	comic story	4	script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando	Arnold Doubledeal
20	The Mad Baseball Primer	comic story	3	script: Stan Hart; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard
21	Father's Day Cards from Special People	comic story	2	script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
22	The Rejection Slip	comic story	3	script: Tom Hudson; pencils: Tom Hudson; inks: Tom Hudson
23	On the Beach	comic story	2	script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
24	The Tenth Hour	comic story	6	script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker	Richard Nixon
25	Russian "Russian Roulette"	comic story	1	script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
26	Drawn Out Dramas	cartoon	0	script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
27	Is It True Blondes Have More Fun?	photo story	1	pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss; colors: Lester Krauss

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Worst from MAD #8	1965	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #Fall '70 [1]	1970	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #36	1981	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #38	1982	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #40	1982	On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #45	1983	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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