Mad #29
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The New Expandable Severolet...", a bizarre and darkly humorous tale from Mad #29 (1956), a man named Fritz brings home a raven named Hans, only to find the bird wreaks havoc until a sudden, surreal twist involving wine and rope brings the chaos to a halt. Written, drawn, and inked by Wilhelm Busch, this absurdist story delivers EC’s signature blend of satire and macabre whimsy. The cover, a collaborative effort by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, and Wally Wood, captures the story’s offbeat tone with its chaotic, exaggerated style.
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Fritz captures a raven, Hans, and brings it home where it destroys the place until it drinks some wine and dies tangled in some rope. The moral is loosely given as the bad you do will catch up with you.
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