MAD #21 — March 1955

Contents

• MAD Mumblings

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Archives — Volume 4 — 2012
  C2
• Poopeye!

  Newspaper Cartoon Dept.

  Art by Will Elder

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Strikes Back! — 1955 (Paperback #2)
  • MAD Special #32 — Fall 1980 — The Nostalgic MAD #8
  • Tales Calculated To Drive You MAD #7 — Fall 1999
  • MAD About Comic Strips — 2003
  • The MAD Archives — Volume 4 — 2012
  • MAD's Original Idiots — Will Elder — 2015
  1–8
• Slow Motion!

  Science Dept.

  Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • Inside MAD — 1955 (Paperback #3)
  • The Bedside MAD — 1959 (Paperback #6)
  • MAD Special #32 — Fall 1980 — The Nostalgic MAD #8
  • Tales Calculated To Drive You MAD #7 — Fall 1999
  • The MAD Archives — Volume 4 — 2012
  • MAD's Original Idiots — Jack Davis — 2015
  9–14 sample
• Comic Book Ads!

  Cut-Your-Own-Throat Dept.

  Art by Will Elder

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • Inside MAD — 1955 (Paperback #3)
  • MAD Special #18 — Summer 1976 — The Nostalgic MAD #4 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #21 — Summer 1977 — The Nostalgic MAD #5 (excerpt)
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • Tales Calculated To Drive You MAD #7 — Fall 1999
  • The MAD Archives — Volume 4 — 2012
  • MAD's Original Idiots — Will Elder — 2015
  • MAD #35 — February 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 7 — December 2023
  15–19
• Ad for New E.C. Titles — Impact, Valor, Extra! Aces High, Psychoanalysis

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Archives — Volume 4 — 2012
  20–22
• Under the Waterfront!

  Movie Dept.

  Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • Tales Calculated To Drive You MAD #7 — Fall 1999
  • The MAD Archives — Volume 4 — 2012
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD's Original Idiots — Wally Wood — 2015
  23–28 sample
• Christmas Message from the Editors and Staff

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Archives — Volume 4 — 2012
  29 sample
• Real ads
  30–32, C3, C4

Credits

• Entire issue written by Harvey Kurtzman
• Color by Marie Severin
• Article lettering by Ben Oda