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.
In this classic 1956 Mad tale, a mischievous raven named Hans Huckerbein causes chaos in Fritz’s home—until a bottle of wine and a tangled rope bring the mayhem to a sticky end. A delightfully absurd short story with a punchy moral, it’s a perfect example of Mad’s early satirical flair.
In this sharp, satirical one-pager from Mad #29, a man and a woman flee through the jungle from pursuing cannibals—only for the woman to twist her ankle at the critical moment. With the cannibals closing in, the man makes a choice that speaks volumes about the absurdity of heroism in the face of primal fear.
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Reprinted in Utterly Mad #4 (1956), More Trash from Mad #1 (1958), The Worst from MAD #1 (1958), Mad for Keeps #[nn] (1958), The Organization Mad #D2286 (1963), Utterly Mad #4 (1963), Like, Mad #T4904 (1970), Utterly Mad #[4] (1976), Mad's videoguide #1 (1983), Mad about the Fifties #[nn] (1997), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad #29 (2023), Mad #38 (2024)
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