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The Mad Archives #1
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This hardcover collects the first six issues of the legendary satirical comic Mad, originally published by EC Comics in 1952-1953. Featuring the early work of Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, and other EC greats, these issues showcase the magazine's formative blend of movie parodies, savage humor, and subversive commentary that would define its iconic run. Part of DC's Archive Editions line, this volume preserves the original color and content of the seminal pre-Mad Magazine era.
Contains 24 stories
Hoohah!
GalushaDaphneMelvin The Caretakertwo unnamed Silver Avengers kids
Blobs!
MelvinAlfred
Ganefs!
BumbleBumble's boss
Varmint!
Textron QuickdrawSaddlesoreKickiminabelly KellySlippery SamThe Pig-Faced Kid
Hex!
CaseyYeggi BoraLeothe Old DameStan MusicalPreacher RowboatEddy StunkyMelvin Demoogio
Melvin!
Melvin of the ApesBoyJaneOokaballakonga tribe
Gookum!
Glarf NerfnickGlarf's grandfatherMelvin
Mole!
Melvin Mole
Dragged Net!
Joe FridayEd SaturdayMr. GlotzThe Chief
Sheik of Araby!
RoquefortCamembertChantillySergeant GuillotineGoscinnyFrothingbashPastafazooHossenpfefferRasputinMelvinMelvin's wife Rosie
V-Vampires!
GodivaGodiva's kid brothersRenfrew
Lone Stranger!
Lone StrangerGoldenPronto
Superduperman!
Superduperman [Clark Bent]Lois PainCopy BoyW. TwitchellCaptain Marbles [Billy Spafon]
Flob Was a Slob!
Ramona SnarfleSheldon FlobRackstraw Him
Robin Hood!
Robin HoodBig JohnSparkieAlan AdaileFriar TuckLittle JohnHappySneezySleepyDocDopeyBashfulGrumpyMaid Marion
Shadow!
Margo PainLamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom
Outer Sanctum!
RamonThe ProfessorHeap
Black and Blue Hawks!
SaddlesoreSaurbrattenRobespierreBoss HawkYonny YohnsonChop Chop Chopwoman in red
Miltie of the Mounties!
Scott YardlandJackieHerbieJerkieScogginsMiltieNanuk The Canuk
Kane Keen! Private Eye
Kane KeenLassie RoverRollover RoverSchlepMrs. Roverlaywerpolice officer
Teddy and the Pirates!
TeddyHalf-ShotPat O'BryanBurma ShaveMr. SandthirstConnieBig-PoopThe Dragging LadyThe Pirates
Melvin of the Apes!
Melvin of The Apes [Lord Melvin Greystroke]JaneOokaballakonga tribeWhitegreen GreystrokeBrown GreystrokeVeridian GreystrokeMagenta GreystrokeDuke GreystrokeDuchess Fushia Greystroke
Casey at the Bat!
CooneyBurrowsFlynnBlakeCaseyumpire
Ping Pong!
Cecil B. V. D. Millship's captainship's crewMr. Mill's cameramanLana LynnPongOokabolaponga tribe
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Mad Archives, The: Volume 1 - Issues 1-6 (Dc Archive Editions)
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Full credits
writer Harvey Kurtzman
artist, inker John Severin
colorist Marie Severin
cover pencils, inks Harvey Kurtzman
Reprints
↩ Reprints Mad #1 (1952), Mad #2 (1952), Mad #3 (1953), Mad #4 (1953), Mad #5 (1953), Mad #6 (1953)
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