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Mad #26 November 1955
Cover Artist:
Wally Wood
Cover Writer:
Harvey Kurtzman
Cover Border Artists:
Harvey Kurtzman
and
Will Elder
Mad Logo:
Harvey Kurtzman
Armstronger Tire (Ad parody) (
Will Elder
art)
Contents Page (summary written by
Harvey Kurtzman
)
Sure Fire Dialogue (
Harry Purvis
)
Letters
Readers attempt to trace origin of "What, Me Worry?" kid
The Dave Garrowunway Show (TV satire)
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Jack Davis
art)
Ads exploiting the Davy Crockett trend
Confidentially - How different magazines treated Mario Labonza (written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
The Conquest of Tillie's Lookout
Wally Wood
art / written by
Ira Wallach
More Sure Fire Dialogue (
Harry Purvis
)
Let's Go for a Ride!
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Jack Davis
art)
The Strange Cruise of the Buttercup
written by
David W. Donaldson
The Prodigious (movie satire)
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Wally Wood
art)
At Home with Lorelei Latour -
Gustave Doré
and
Wally Wood
art / written by
Ernie Kovacs
The Seven Itchy Years (movie satire)
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
Roger Price
discusses the Criminal Investigating Game
More Sure Fire Dialogue (
Harry Purvis
)
A Guide to Better Understanding the Fine Old Art of Boxing
(written by
Al Jaffee
/
Jack Davis
art)
My Secret - Benn Ogen Reveals Mystery Gimmick that Made Him Rich and Famous (
Al Jaffee
)
More Sure Fire Dialogue (
Harry Purvis
)
Tense Tycoons and Lucky Bucks - Mad's Own Business Novel
"Crash McCool" Reaffirms Spiritual Values of Cool Cash
(written by
Bernard Shir-Cliff
/
Bernie Krigstein
art)
Sanofranized (Ad parody)
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
Back Cover -- Canadian Clubbed (Ad parody)
(written by
Harvey Kurtzman
/
Will Elder
art)
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