Before the existence of pop-culture sharpshooter MAD MAGAZINE there was the original MAD—as in, Tales Calculated to Drive You MAD! Twenty-three comic book issues that threw the rule-book out the window and redefined comedy and satire for generations to come. It's visionary humor in a jugular vein, presented in a handsome hardcover format. Here is where it all began.

Vol. 2 originally published in single magazine form as MAD 7-12

This new MAD hardcover collects six classic issues from the 1950s, as originally published by E.C. Comics. In it, the Usual Gang of Idiots parodies:"Robinson Crusoe" Sherlock Holmes The movie "The Wild Ones" "Julius Caesar" The children's TV sensation Howdy Doody Comic strip stars Mandrake the Magician and Prince Valiant This volume also includes a hyperviolent parody of the comic strip "Bringing Up Father."

Book by The Usual Gang Of Idiots