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The Worst from MAD #4

EC · 1961 · on sale 1961-06-13

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Series
The Worst from MAD (EC, 1958 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
1961
Key date
1961-06-13
On-sale date
1961-06-13
Indicia publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
100

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas
1Got It!illustration1pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas
2-table of contents1pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Bill Elder
3The MAD Horror Primercomic story4script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood
4The Boy and His Toycomic story2script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
5The Garbage Explosioncomic story3script: Sy Reit; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
6The Night the Price Is All Right Has an Unexpected Guestcomic story4script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
7The Brain Operationcomic story2script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
8Cigarette Geographycomic story3script: Sy Reit; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
9Scenes We'd Like To See: the Big Breakcomic story1script: Gary Belkin; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
10MAD's Helpful Household Repair Hintscomic story3script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
11In Surgerycomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
12MAD Goes to a Historical Movie Previewcomic story4script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
13Women in Whiskey Adscomic story4script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
14Here Is Your Special MAD Bonusillustration1letters: typeset
15Mad Magazine's Sunday Comic Section We'd Like to Seecomic story8pencils: Wallace Wood, Joe Orlando, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge; inks: Wallace Wood, Joe Orlando, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge; colors: Marie Severin
16Spot That Plug!comic story3script: Sy Reit; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood
17The Big House Beaconcomic story5script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
18Protest Letterscomic story4script: Sy Reit; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
19The Sculptor in His Studiocomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
20Hazards of Illuminated Signscomic story4script: Sy Reit; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
21The MAD Guide to Handwriting Analysistext story3script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
22Lincoln's Gettysburg Addresstext article1script: Paul Laikin; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
23A MAD Treasury of Unknown Poetry Volume 2text story2script: Tom Koch; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
24MAD Looks at Adult Educationtext story4script: Paul Laikin; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
25MAD Looks at Book Clubscomic story4script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
26Scenes We'd Like to See: the Cops Close Incomic story1script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
27Teenagetext story5script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
28MAD Playgrounds that Prepare Kids for Adult Lifecomic story3script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
29How to Fight the Small Car Threatcomic story2script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
30The First Edition / The Second Edition / The Final Editiontext story3script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
31TV Ads We'd Like to Seecomic story1pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
32My Fair Ad-Mancomic story7script: Nick Meglin; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
33The Escaped Convictcomic story1script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
34How We Retired at the Age Of 11 With $800 a Monthtext story1script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas
35...Paying For a Diamond Is Forevertext story1pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas

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CollectionYear
Mad about Comic Strips #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0095-8
2003On eBay ›
The Comics: Since 1945 #[nn]
ISBN 0-8109-3481-7
2002On eBay ›

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