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Cover: Harvey Kurtzman

Mad #10

Apr 1954 · EC · 0.10 USD
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In "G.I. Shmoe!", Harvey Kurtzman delivers a sharp, satirical take on military life through a series of letters from servicemen, capturing the absurdity and frustration of everyday experiences with biting wit. The issue’s raw, unfiltered correspondence—drawn from real readers like Clare Gottfried, Manfred Waechter, and Roger Schenkman—comes to life in Kurtzman’s signature style, with his own bold pencils and inks defining the striking cover.

Contains 4 stories
G.I. Shmoe!
8 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody, War
Galusha Iggy Shmoe [G. I. Shmoe]Sgt. SquirtComrade Commander
Sane!
7 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody, Western-Frontier
SanePawMawJoeyWilson
The Face upon the Floor!
6 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
the vagabond
Woman Wonder!
7 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody, Superhero
Woman Wonder [Diana Banana]Steve AdoreNivlem [a disguised Steve Adore]MickeySpillaneSuperduperman (cameo)

In "Woman Wonder!", the titular hero takes to the skies in her glass airplane to face a threat on Ko-Nee Island, using her signature body vibrations to outwit Nivlem’s henchmen before confronting the villain himself. When Nivlem reveals he’s really Steve Adore and sends her “back in the kitchen where you belong,” the story’s final panel delivers a biting twist—her new life as a domestic wife is anything but peaceful, with chaos and exhaustion on every page.

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Raw (Good) $71
CGC 9.4 · 5 in census $2,398*
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,539*
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $1,105
CGC 8.5 · 7 in census $854
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $592
CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $463
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CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $425
CGC 6.5 · 7 in census $305
CGC 6.0 · 12 in census $283*
CGC 5.5 · 12 in census $238
CGC 5.0 · 13 in census $174
CGC 4.5 · 11 in census $174
CGC 4.0 · 18 in census $168*
CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $149*
CGC 3.0 · 13 in census $132*
CGC 2.5 · 9 in census $101
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $88
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $70*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $59*
CGC 0.5 · 3 in census $46*
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Full credits

artist, inker Bill Elder
colorist Marie Severin
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils, inks Harvey Kurtzman

Reprints

Reprinted in Utterly Mad #4 (1956), The Brothers Mad #5 (1958), The Brothers Mad #5 (U2105) (1963), Utterly Mad #4 (1963), The Ridiculously Expensive Mad #[nn] (1969), The Brothers Mad #5 (24331) (1975), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #21 (1976), The Brothers Mad #[5] (1976), Utterly Mad #[4] (1976), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #28 (1979), The Complete Color Mad #2 (1986), Mad about the Fifties #[nn] (1997), Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad #4 (1998), The Mad Reader #[nn] (2002), Mad About Super Heroes #[1] (2002), Mad about Super Heroes #[nn] (2006), The Mad Archives #2 (2008), Mad's Original Idiots Jack Davis #[nn] (2015), Mad's Original Idiots Wally Wood #[nn] (2015), Mad's Original Idiots Will Elder #[nn] (2015), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #39 (2026)

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