MAD #55 — June 1960

"In the old days on radio, you used to wonder what the studio audience was laughing at. Nowadays on TV, you wonder why!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Safe Form Insurance

  Written by Al Jaffee / Photo by Lester Krauss

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • MADvertising — 2005
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Alfred E. Neuman bust, Alfred E. Neuman portrait, MAD Forever, MAD For Keeps, Son of MAD, Subscriptions
  2–3
• More "Mad Y'OX"

  Marginal Marvin Dept.

  Written by Paul Laikin
  (various places around the magazine)
• Pictures the Editors Left Out

  Accentuate the Positive Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Three Ring MAD — 1964 (Paperback #16)
  4–7
• The Concert

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • Three Ring MAD — 1964 (Paperback #16)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD Kids #10 — March 2008
  • Extremely Moronic MAD — 2012
  8–9
• MAD Beats the TV Plug Crackdown

  Honorably Mentioned Dept.

  Written by Paul Krassner / Art by Bob Clarke
  10–11
• The MAD Madison Avenue Primer

  Hard Spell Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • Three Ring MAD — 1964 (Paperback #16)
  • MAD Special #40 — Fall 1982
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • MADvertising — 2005
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  12–14
• The Arthur Money Party (TV satire)

  R.S.V.I.P. Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker
  15–18
• Cigarette Geography

  Durham Bull Dept.

  Written by Sy Reit / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The Worst From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  19–21 sample sample
• Literal Translations of Figurative Speech

  Idiom's Delight Dept.

  Written by Dave Berg / Photos by Lester Krauss

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Three Ring MAD — 1964 (Paperback #16)
  22–23
• I.B.M. Cards

  Punch and Booty Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • More Trash From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  24–27
• In a "Greasy Spoon" Diner

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 10 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • MAD Special #1 — Fall 1970
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • The MAD Gross Book — 2001
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • MAD #29 — February 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 4 — Nov/Dec 2022
  28 sample
• Popular Politician (magazine parody)

  Vote's My Line Dept.

  Written by Gary Belkin / Art by George Woodbridge
  29–34
• The Jackie Talented Story

  Sid Caesar Dept.

  Written by Sid Caesar / Art by Wally Wood

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  35–38
• Barber Shop

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • More Trash From MAD #4 — 1961 Annual
  • Three Ring MAD — 1964 (Paperback #16)
  • Dave Berg's MAD Trash — 1977 Big Book
  39–41
• Mother's Day Cards from Some Children Who Didn't Turn Out Very Well

  Panned Parenthood Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Three Ring MAD — 1964 (Paperback #16)
  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  42–43
• The "Hip" Raven

  Poe-etic Injustice Dept.

  Written by Paul Laikin / Art by Mort Drucker
  44–48
• Have Yourself a Political Party with an "Alfred E. Neuman for President" Kit

  Campaign Button, Campaign Cap, Door Sign, Campaign Poster, Bumper Sticker — all for only $1.00

  Art by George Woodbridge
  C3
• Back Cover — Goldbrick & Goldbrick

  Art by Kelly Freas

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MADvertising — 2005
  C4