Mad #7
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Shermlock Shomes!", Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Elder deliver a delightfully absurd parody of the famed detective, as a frazzled woman begs Shermlock Shomes to investigate her uncle’s mysterious illness—only for the "detective" to descend into comedic chaos over a case with no crime. With Kurtzman’s sharp script and Elder’s wild, expressive art, this 1953 EC classic is a hilarious, fast-paced satire that’s as much a love letter to the genre as it is a send-up, all rendered in Marie Severin’s vibrant colors and Ben Oda’s crisp lettering. The cover, by Kurtzman himself, captures the manic energy perfectly.
In this hilarious 1953 parody from Mad #7, a woman pleads with the bumbling Shermlock Shomes to break into her uncle’s room—only to reveal there’s no real crime at all. With exaggerated deductions and over-the-top theatrics, Shermlock dives headfirst into a case of pure nonsense, proving that even the world’s greatest detective can’t solve what isn’t broken.
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