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MAD FOR KEEPS (1958) contains selected reprints from the first 35 issues of MAD. It's a book like you'd expect from the publisher and editors of MAD. No title on cover (I added that to the scan). No table of contents. No clue when each piece originally appeared. All the title page says is, "A Collection of the Best From MAD Magazine." Which is itself misleading because most of these pieces came from MAD COMICS, Nov 1952 to May 1955 and fewer from the magazine, which started in September 1955. Turns out there are 48 stories (4 in color) in this 128-page hardcover book. Page size 8" x 10½", excellent condition, no creases or wrinkles, some minor wear on outside binding, no dust jacket. SOLD |
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THE COMPLETELY MAD DON MARTIN (1974) contains a selection of Don Martin's best cartoons from MAD Magazine. Memorable mishaps, outlandish adventures, and kookie carryings-on of all the wild, zany, absurd characters Don has created over the years. Edited by Al Feldstein with Jerry DeFuccio, this big paperback book with no page numbers or table of contents will keep you laughing for hours. Page size 8.4" x 10.8", excellent condition, no creases or wrinkles. Printed on heavy newsprint, which has yellowed slightly as one might expect over nearly 50 years. SOLD |
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COMPLETELY MAD (1991) by Maria Reidelbach is a comprehensive history of the MAD comic book and magazine. This giant 208-page all-color book with 10" x 10" pages, unlike most of the other books here does, in fact, have both a table of contents, a giant index, and 4 helpful appendices. The text is well-illustrated with selections from MAD and the art and layout by Alexander Isley Design and excellent production by Little Brown make this a book you might even leave out on your coffee table for unsuspecting friends to look at. Contents cover Issue #1 (1952) through #76 (1991). Like New condition. SOLD |
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MAD: THE COMPLETE FIRST SIX ISSUES (2002) This oversize book (9" x 12") is an unbelievable job by Russ Cochran out in West Plains, Missouri. Bill Gaines, the original publisher of MAD methodically stored away all the original art, a rare practice in the 1950s. Russ arranged with Bill Gaines to use the original art, not a bad copy of a 50-year-old comic book as others had done, to make the enlarged(!), absolutely perfect printing plates for each of the six 32-page comics that make up this book. The back covers of each comic are given over to a fascinating interview with Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Gaines. The heavy wrap-around cover is loose from the book itself, but I deliberately left it that way so the cover wouldn't get bent as the book is opened for reading. Like New condition. SOLD |
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THE MAD ARCHIVES VOLUME 1 (2002) Featuring an introduction from longtime MAD Magazine co-editor Nick Meglin, this volume collects the first six issues of MAD, introducing these unforgetable classics of comics parody:
• Superduperman!
• Melvin of the Apes!
• Ping Pong!
• Dragged Net! | • The Lone Stranger!
• Sheik of Araby!
• Teddy and the Pirates!
• And many, many more! |
Six original issues illustrated by the finest artists in the industry are brought together in all their detailed, colorful glory. Oversize hardcover book is Brand New, 8.8" x 11.3", 220 pages, full color throughout, two repaired tears in top back of dust jacket. SOLD |
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THE MAD ARCHIVES VOLUME 2 (2002) Featuring an introduction by renowned MAD historian Frank Jacobes, this volume collects issues 7-12 of MAD, introducing these unforgetable classics of comics parody:
• Shermlock Shomes!
• Frank N. Stein!
• Bat Boy and Rubin!
• Little Orohan Melvin! | • Flesh Garden!
• Woman Wonder!
• Starchie!
• And many, many more! |
Six original issues illustrated by the finest artists in the industry are brought together in all their detailed, colorful glory. Oversize hardcover book is Brand New, 8.8" x 11.3", 220 pages, full color throughout. SOLD |
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MAD GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY ISSUE #423 (Nov 2002) All-new 50th Anniversary Issue (Issue #1 was Nov 1952) features the MAD Timeline (looking back at 50 Years of Stupidity), a mind-bending 50th anniversary crossword, collectable pull-out poster, Dave Berg's Final Lighter Side, Dissecting David Letterman, plus Monroe and PlayStation 2, Spy vs Spy, Sergio Aragones, "Road to Sedition" movie satire, Chat 'N Stat, People Who Should Have Won the Nobel Prize, MAD Picks at Celebrity Scabs, AOL 9.0 ad satire, the "Sex, Beer, and Babes" Formula for Success, and much, much more. Brand New, 9.2 grade, 8" x 10½", 72 pages, full color throughout. SOLD |
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MAD ART by Mark Evanier. (2002) In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, the genius of MAD Magazine's artists—the "Usual Gang of Idiots"—has been collected in this big essential volume. The book contains fascinating discussions with veteran contributors about their favorite pieces, stylistic inifluences, and the references they used to create their art. The book also includes a treasury of MAD's infamous advertising parodies, classic front and back covers, and interior art, including dozens of rare and never-before-seen p reliminary sketches, photos, and much more. Brand New, published by Watson-Guptill, 8.4" x 10½", 304 pages, mostly black & white with two big color sections. SOLD |
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CERTIFIABLY MAD (2012) Here are 192 pages of full-color craziness including Sergio Aragones' hilarious "A MAD Look At...", send-ups of "Twilight," "Harry Potter," "The Chronicles of Narnia," and others, Al Jaffee's outrageous "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions," satires on subjects from zits to zombies. the comic capers of Spy vs Spy, zany spoofs of Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and Kayne West, John Caldwell's disturbing "Gross and Beyond Gross," and idocy on Facebook, the Internet, iPads, cell phones, and computer games. Brand New, published by Fall River Press, 8.1" x 10½", 192 pages, full color every page. SOLD |
AND THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR BUT THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER SEE:
35 ACTUAL ISSUES OF MAD, #25 TO #66, IN ONE HUGE VOLUME!
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35 MAD ISSUES #25 to #66 Okay, you're saying to yourself, "this guy can't count. From #25 to #66 is 42 issues. How come he says 35?" Well because 7 issues are missing (#26, 27, 29, 35, 41, 45, and 58). And while we're on problems, the professional library bindery got all confused because of the cover of Issue #46 (April 1959) was printed upside down on the back of the magazine. So Issue 46 and the cover of 47 are all screwed up; all the pages are in there, right side up, but in the wrong order. If it really bothers you, you can cut out the pages of Issue 46 and glue them back in correctly. As mentioned, this is a heavy, hardback professional library binding. The book is a giant 4" thick. Most of the magazine issues are absolutely pristine, grade 9.0 (VF/NM), and are like new. Of course, as you'd expect, the cheap paper has yellowed slightly from sitting on a shelf for 60 years. Total up the prices from sellers for all the issues in this condition and you'll come up with a mind-blowing $7,250+. Even in just 6.0 Fine condition, you're looking at $3,500+. But I'm an 81-year-old geezer, donating all the proceeds to Beyond the Walls (charity), so I'm selling this at the unbelievable Bargain Price of $2500. SOLD
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...and here are 5 MAD Pocket Books for your consideration
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A MAD Look at the 50's. Zany observations of the 50s on politics, music, unions, Madison Avenue, the economy, television, medicine, publishing, sports, art, education, and lifestyles. Grade 9.0 (VF/NM), Like New, paperback, 4¼" x 7", 192 pages, Warner Books, 1985.SOLD. |
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MAD'S Don Martin Cooks Up More Tales. MAD's maddest artist goes to pot and reaches a new high with this feast for sore eyes, sick minds, and strong stomachs. Grade 9.2 NM, Like New, paperback, 4¼" x 7", 192 pages, Warner Books, first printing, 1976. SOLD. |
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Clods' Letters to MAD. One writer says he like the letters page best because it's not written by "you guys." Illustrated by Al Jaffee these letters tell us a lot about the typical MAD poison pen pal. Grade 9.0 (VF/NM), Like New, paperback, 4¼" x 7", 192 pages, Warner Books, First Printing, 1981. SOLD. |
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MAD'S Don Matin Bounces Back. Fester Bestertester and his friend Karbunkle are featured in this new, original, wackier-than-ever book of cartoons by MAD's maddest artist. Grade 8.5 VF+, Like New, paperback, 4¼" x 7", 224 pages, Warner Books, 1976. SOLD. |
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MAD's Al Jaffee Spews Out Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions. This is the FIRST (1975) one of these books and boy, did it start a popular series! Just try to find a Number 1 in Grade 9.0 (VF/NM) condition! Like New, paperback, 4¼" x 7", 192 pages, Warner Books, 1975. SOLD. |
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PLOP! #17. Comic "Magazine of Weird Humor" may be of interest. Contents: "World's Greatest Gumshoe" (script by Steve Skeates, art by David Manak), "Old Butterfly Story" (script by Skeates, art by Frank Robbins), "The Ploosh Maker" (script by Skeates, art by Lee Marrs), framing sequence by Sergio Aragones, and more. Basil Wolverton cover. 32 pages. Cover price $0.25. Grade 8.0 VF, Oct 1975. SOLD. |
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