In "The Furious Falcon," a man poised to leap from a high ledge hesitates when his baby is brought to the window—only to be struck by a falling rattle, sending him tumbling anyway. A stark, emotionally charged moment unfolds in just a few panels, rendered with sharp, expressive art by Joe Orlando, whose dynamic inking brings the scene’s tension to life. This early EC classic, from the groundbreaking MAD #1, showcases the publisher’s bold approach to storytelling in a single, unforgettable sequence.
Contains 35 stories
The Furious Falcon
1 pp · Satire-Parody
Walt Dizzy Presents Dizzyland
6 pp · Satire-Parody
Walt Dizzyunnamed fairyJimmy DoodOzgood ZeissSigismund SponkDavy CrawcuttMike FinqueWalt Dizzy's animated characters
Future TV Ad
2 pp · Satire-Parody
High-School Dance
4 pp · Humor
Aida Soto VoceHy OctaneOsgood Z'BeardGwendolyn Furd
Scenes We'd Like To See: The Man On The Ledge
1 pp · Satire-Parody
A man teeters on the edge of a skyscraper ledge, ready to jump—until his baby is brought to the window, prompting a sudden change of heart. But just as he hesitates, he slips and lands right on the baby’s rattle.
MAD Merit Badges
2 pp · Satire-Parody
Don Giovanni
4 pp · Satire-Parody
Don GiovanniLeporelloDonna AnnaDon PedroZerlinaDon OttavioEmily BravoElvis Presley (cameo)
MAD's Picture-Phone Backdrops
2 pp · Humor
MAD Builds A More Civilized Mouse Trap
2 pp · Humor
Baseball Is Ruining Our Children
3 pp · Satire-Parody
Script ? [as Frederick Werthless, M.D.]
Irving SmedleySidney FinsterMelvin Cowznofski
In a satirical take on mid-20th-century moral panic, three boys—Irving Smedley, Sidney Finster, and Melvin Cowznofski—find themselves under scrutiny for their love of baseball, which a concerned adult declares is corrupting the nation’s youth. The story skewers the idea that sports, like comics, are to blame for juvenile delinquency, turning the trope on its head with deadpan absurdity.
Alfred E. Neuman Answers Your Questions
1 pp · Humor
MAD Coats of Arms
2 pp · Satire-Parody
Products For TV Commercials, Inc.
3 pp · Satire-Parody
The Spitball Contest
2 pp · Humor
Real Estate Ads
2 pp · Humor
Furd family
Why I Left The Army And Became A Civilian
3 pp · Humor
Why the Precision Engineered, Highly Perfected 35mm Camera Replaced The Simple, Unpretentious, Primitive Box Camera
3 pp · Humor
Scenes We'd Like To See: The Faithful Dog
1 pp · Satire-Parody
Future TV Ad
2 pp · Satire-Parody
Camp
4 pp · Humor
Melvin Cowznofsky
The Ideal Woman
2 pp · Humor
Childhood Chums
2 pp · Humor
Johnathan GordonBarbara BridgewoodRobert Miltown
The MAD Dating Technique
4 pp · Humor
The Rolly Cigarette Ad
1 pp · Satire-Parody
Future TV Ad
2 pp · Satire-Parody
Vending Machines of The Future
3 pp · Humor
Baseball's Hall of Shame
2 pp · Satire-Parody
Quentin ScurvyEdgar SimianOmar StagmireJerome McNastyChester RippBoris DuckbillSoames GrulnikAlfred E. Neuman
The English Titles Don't Quite Match The Action In Foreign Movies
5 pp · Satire-Parody
Scenes We'd Like To See: The Overhanging Bough
1 pp · Satire-Parody
The Unfortunate Part of Feeding Pigeons Homemade Popcorn
3 pp · Humor
TV Guise
5 pp · Satire-Parody
Edward R. MurrowIrving FurdAlfred E. NeumanBob Clarke
Nansy
2 pp · Satire-Parody
NansyNansy DuckPinnochioDick NansyJuniorPat [Patton]Li'l NansyAbner MaeNansy Canyon
Bowling
4 pp · Satire-Parody
John L. LewisTommy ManvilleOsgood Z'Beard
Alfred E. Neuman Answers Your Questions
1 pp · Humor
B. F. Goodnrich Autoless - Because You Don't Need A Car, Just Tires
1 pp · Satire-Parody
