Mad #24 July 1955

• Cover Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
• Cover Border Artists: Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Bofforin (Ad parody) (Will Elder art)
• Extremely important message from the editors
  (Harvey Kurtzman)
• Gluggle! (movie poster parody) (Wally Wood art)
• Contents (summary written by Harvey Kurtzman) and Letters
• Ironmaidenfit (ad parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art)
• Mmboy Cream Deoderant (Ad parody) (Will Elder art)
• Is a Trip to the Moon Possible?
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Wally Wood art)
• Report from Russia (in Russian)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman)
• Out of the Frying Pan and into the Soup
  Bernie Krigstein art / written by Ira Wallach
• Wrestling (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art)
• Newspaper Comics
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)
• Classy Crimes #138:
  Who put the Strichnine in Mrs. Murphy's Husband?
  Will Elder art / written by Bernard Shir-Cliff
• Anyone Can Build This Coffee Table
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art)
• Is This Your Life? (TV satire)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)
• Tom Swiffft and His Electric Ping Pong Ball
  Will Elder art / written by Ernie Kovacs
• A Guide for Future Job Hunters
• How to get the job you want by thinking positively and also get ahead by learning my five rules that will give you a new and unbelievable positive personality and help you achieve success
  -- written by Roger Price
• Vera's Cruz (movie satire)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art)
• Ad parodies for Anasprin and Rubbaban (Will Elder art)
• Real Ad for The Mad Reader (35 cents takes one home)
• Pictoquiz (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis art)
• Pund's Cold Cream (ad parody) (Jack Davis art)
• Bind-Aig Plastic Strips (ad parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)
• Back Cover -- Jell-y (ad parody)
  (written by Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder art)