3-RING CIRGUS OF FUN ath HUMOR Sy MED EBEAHRCES mehYARD BIRDS |. by Ethel, Cooperatel THE Furious Falcon You'll hear this bird blow his top when his THE his tires give best yw. He makes sure By George, yeu can't ‘ee Tels m z power... top mileage... top Its smart for us : Pa when you use gasoline Saf las, wh mM. Goines PRODUCTION: John Puinom continuity: Jerry Be Puccio CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS VITAL FEATURES FREE FALL FERRIS .............. 6 AAs the U, 5. defense per: lmetor extends further and further into space, heroes are left behind. map goes ut and brings ane buck CEN GRINGO 10 Fey Es Korma teinaing Qecm a “Witte, waaads wasdle Ula miner Of Beal Wteseren SMTP nave game hrcten ov MilnefoniCl _ ied feranilie l netvecmiiiinent as heck rhe. set Bridge, Conatta, Gin i a Se ree Rummy, end Spinstho-Bot ADVERTIEMG: Fate Bove UREGRIFTIONE: Glove OnlandorosTMaNe rosk Serio ae ere HEVATOR MAM. Cotser Anas LHAMING LANDY: Grose Kaley TMSETB ess eta i gt ra ao aoe + fe ee te tht DEPARTMENTS ADVICE DEPARTMENT Alfred E. Neumon answers questions. 24, 45, COLLECTORS DEPARTMENT Hans Hukerbein, der Hard Luck Raven. . .1° DO-IT-YOURSELF DEPARTMENT Make your own Comic Book. 28 EPIC CASE HISTORY DEPARTMENT The Underworld Around Us a5 ‘GAME DEPARTMENT Ernie Kovacs explains “Gringo™.......10 HOBBY DEPARTMENT A Callection of Mad Bubble Gum Cards. .32 HOLLYWOOD DEPARTMENT Scenes We'd like To See. . 9,34, 40 HOME-SWEET-HOMES DEPARTMENT ‘Mad looks at Real Estate Ads... .......43 HOW TO GIVE A PARTY DEPARTMENT 17-Year-Olds are Happy Happy Happy. . 46 LETTERS DEPARTMENT Random samplings of Reader Mail...... 4 MOVIE DEPARTMENT The Man in the Soot-Gray Flannel... ...16 NEWSPAPERS DEPARTMENT Typical Hot-Weathor Photos. . -.30 POISON IVY DEPARTMENT ‘(Comp offers Opportunities for Youngsters . 24 POLITICAL CRYSTAL BALL DEPARTMENT 5 startling Convention Forecasts... RAISED PINKY DEPARTMENT ‘A Mad Dining Efiquette Quiz..........1d SCIENCE DEPARTMENT New Designs in Television Sets. ........12 UNSUNG HERGES DEPARTMENT FF. Ferris, Aerobee Rocket Vet........ 6 sn te et te t Ingeniou: new gadgets make old-style TV. sets obsolete by eliminating sloaping, squatting, dial ing...and viewing entirely Repeat 14 A questionnaire designed tainform the uninformed of proper table menners, pre- pared for MAD by vain- formed Basil Wolverton, SOOT-GRAY FLANNEL ...........16 A sensitive movie treats 0 sensitive protelem os Holly woed makes @ long story af men whe make lang commutation trips to city At height of season, millions of American youngsters still there, mao takes a quick look at Sum- mer Camps, wonders why. 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Sa when rocket, we figure he's pretty much a hero. We figure he s thanks. Buc when we looked into it, by George, we our country’s thanks ta... « pes up in « ad € deven hem UNSUNG HERO Ferris upon discharge hy,active speci- from Air Force... complete physic ; an Rodenthaod, wreck, Sec A.F medical repor: (below) ‘AirEorce. A he sen of young Amer (u-096-897-B76) ALE Research and. Devolopront, Coamind, U-S.A.F. Project Sa56TeS~3 Recosmendation: IMMEDIATE DISCHARGE Findings of Medical Board: Subject, involved in recent fight 200,000 feet in- to upper Stratoashers, ive and in apparent good health. of rigors of slignt, syaptems soon daveleped, ineluding marked he- natona of semi-circular canal of widdls-ear apparatus, disturbing subsect’ + frequent eigraine: hoadaches! recurring ingrown. toenail PROGNDSIS' peor. AdSsenvig euvject Ge given imnediate medical discharge, minty because this rodent 4: Appropr's (aBove) Copy results of f cop secres offical Air Force medical sepoet lists Terris) thankless fight in experimental Aerobee rockee. (BELOW) Chart clearly shows how rocker takeoff acceleration exerts treme XPECTED NORMAL REACTION UNEXPECTED FERRIS REACTIONinking ship, Ferris’ great grandfather, board the ironclad Monitor. Since randpa stays pus Monisor sink in. 1953, H tis, speedily ing, without benefit of Li withour benekie of a vi monkeys would acco Bight. Bue ar che lase and had ro be an FERRIS’ RELATIVES ALL ATTEND MISTORIC ABRONSE LAUNCHING = Poa QUEING INITIAL ACCELERATION AT TAML-OFF OF AEFOLEE sacKEr, ‘WEIGHT. PICTURES BELOW SHOW CONTOBTED EXPRESSIONS ON FER rs