Mad #54 April 1960

• Cover Artist: Kelly Freas
• Mad Logo: Harvey Kurtzman

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• Phonyex Mutual Life Insurance
  (written by Larry Siegel / Kelly Freas art)
• Contents Page
• Letters
• Ads for Alfred E. Neuman portrait, Mad Forever,
  Mad For Keeps, Son of Mad, Subscriptions
• Marvin Introduces A New Game: "Mad Y'OX"
  **consecutive places around the magazine
  (written by Paul Laikin)
• Ad Testimonials from Politicians
  (written by Tom Koch / Bob Clarke art)
• The Magician (Don Martin)
• How I Turned $6.85 into a Zillion (written by Al Jaffee)
• Around the World With U.S. Television
  (written by Larry Siegel / Wally Wood art)
• The Interpreter (written by Arnie Kogen / Joe Orlando art)
• Educational Billboards (written by Tom Koch / Bob Clarke art)
• America is Getting Soft (Dave Berg)
• You Can Learn A Lot When You Go Through People's Garbage (written by Frank Jacobs / Bob Clarke art)
• Distinctive Picket Lines
  (written by Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge art)
• My Fair Ad-Man (Broadway musical satire)
  (written by Nick (Megliola) Meglin / Mort Drucker art)
• Mail by Missile (written by Sy Reit / Bob Clarke art)
• The Hero (Don Martin)
• Doctors' Progress
  (written by Al Jaffee / George Woodbridge art)
• Movie Land (magazine parody)
  (written by Larry Siegel / Joe Orlando art)
• Uncle Herman and the Coke Machine (Don Martin)
• Ad for life-like, 3-D, bisque china Alfred E. Neuman Bust -
  3.75" tall = $1 / 5.5" tall = $2 (Lester Krauss photo)
• Back Cover -- Aspire Boot-Lick Polish (Kelly Freas art)