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Cover: C. C. Beall Jr.

Mad #39

May 1958 · EC · 0.25 USD
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“Typewriters To Fit Your Trade”

In "Typewriters To Fit Your Trade," Dave Berg offers a wry, satirical take on suburban sprawl with his signature deadpan wit, imagining a future where endless outward expansion forces people to return to city life—just as the suburbs reach their breaking point. Drawn and inked by Berg himself, the story blends sharp social commentary with the crisp, clean lines that defined his work, all framed by a striking cover by C. C. Beall Jr.

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writer, artist, inker Dave Berg · cover C. C. Beall Jr.

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writer, artist, inker Dave Berg
cover pencils, inks C. C. Beall Jr.

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Discussion of the theory that the suburbs will keep moving so far out and get so crowded that eventually people will move back into the cities.

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