| Issue | #38 |
| Published | March 1958 |
| Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | Albert B. Feldstein |
| Notes | Finger-painting. |
| Characters | Alfred E. Neuman; J. Fred Muggs |
| Pencils | J. Fred Muggs (painted); Norman Mingo (painted); ? (photo) |
| Inks | J. Fred Muggs (painted); Norman Mingo (painted); ? (photo) |
| Colors | J. Fred Muggs (painted); Norman Mingo (painted) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Finger-painting. |
| Characters | J. Fred Muggs |
| Synopsis | Photos of the artist at work and claims to be the first magazine cover ever painted by a chimpanzee. |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | various |
| Inks | various |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Art is excerpts from this issue. First masthead quote by Alfred E. Neuman. Lists Frank Jacobs, Tom Koch, Albert Meglin, E. Nelson Bridwell, Paul Krassner, and Paul Laikin as writers and Nick Megliola for ideas, but unknown for which articles. |
| Synopsis | Things sports cars can do that normal-size cars cannot. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Dave Berg |
| Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
| Synopsis | House ad for subscriptions to MAD. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
| Synopsis | House ad for pinups suitable for framing. |
| Pencils | Norman Mingo (painted) |
| Inks | Norman Mingo (painted) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Prince Charles of England |
| Synopsis | Letters of comment, mostly about issue #37. Identifies the MAD staff members who posed for Winsten ad in issue #37. |
| Script | Albert B. Feldstein; Lawrence Bruce Ashin; Dan Duryea; Clifton Bean; George French; Myron Bloom; Barbara S.; J. Vogdes; Daniel Tillmanns; J. Edgar Hoover; Richard Skolnik; Bill Sullivan; Richard Stratton; Thadeus Gontarski; Dick Manlin; Guy Berry; Robert Foster; Roy Russell; Charles Myers; John Cruz; Harry Wallace |
| Pencils | various; ? (photo) |
| Inks | various; ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Art is excerpts from issue #37, except for photo of Prince Charles. |
| Synopsis | For September, 1957. |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | William M. Gaines |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Publisher = William M. Gaines; Editor = Albert B. Feldstein; Owner = E.C. Publications, Inc. [William M. Gaines; V. E. McAdie; J. K. Gaines]. |
| Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
| Synopsis | House ad for Alfred E. Neuman jewelry designed by Astrahan of NY. |
| Pencils | Carl Klein (photo); Romeo Serry (photo touchup) |
| Inks | Carl Klein (photo); Romeo Serry (photo touchup) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | A rhyming alphabet using modern culture items, passtimes, and people. |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Mike Malice; Mother Goose |
| Synopsis | Mike interviews Mother Goose in his hard-hitting style, but gets no answers. |
| Genre | satire |
| Script | Dave Berg |
| Pencils | Mort Drucker |
| Inks | Mort Drucker |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Parody of Mike Wallace tv interviews. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
| Characters | Mike Chisel; Sexina; Diane Wilkinson |
| Synopsis | Mike is hired for a case but solves nothing, as the pictures show what really happened versus the typical detective novel text. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | ? [as Mickey Spitoon] |
| Pencils | George Woodbridge (signed) |
| Inks | George Woodbridge (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Arthur A. Freen |
| Synopsis | After a series of disastrous automotive inventions beginning in 1934, Arthur invents the Ford Edsel in 1957. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Don Martin (signed) |
| Pencils | Don Martin (signed); ? (photo) |
| Inks | Don Martin (signed); ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Labeled as The First In A Series. Last panel includes a photo. |
| Characters | Ernie Kovacs; Armand K. Frechette; Arthur K. Limbish |
| Synopsis | A parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not. |
| Genre | satire |
| Script | Ernie Kovacs |
| Pencils | Wally Wood |
| Inks | Wally Wood |
| Letters | Wally Wood |
| Notes | Armand looks like Ernie Kovacs. |
| Characters | Alfred E. Neuman |
| Synopsis | Matchbook covers whose front and back do not match, supposedly produced by Alfred when he worked for a matchbook company. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Frank Jacobs |
| Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
| Synopsis | Phony invitations to improbable celebrity social events. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Paul Laikin |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
| Characters | Harry; Sadie |
| Synopsis | A party that never gets going because the guests spend all night introducing themselves to each other. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Frank Jacobs |
| Pencils | Wally Wood |
| Inks | Wally Wood |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Nearly all guests are celebrities, though unnamed. Harry and Sadie resemble Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead. Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
| Synopsis | Details what could happen if crime syndicates take over baby sitting and advises parents to just stay home. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Dave Berg (signed) |
| Pencils | Dave Berg (signed) |
| Inks | Dave Berg (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Ernie Kovacs; Elizabeth Donahue Forsney; George Jones |
| Synopsis | Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not. |
| Genre | satire |
| Script | Ernie Kovacs |
| Pencils | Wally Wood |
| Inks | Wally Wood |
| Letters | Wally Wood |
| Synopsis | Ideas for wallpapers with purpose instead of decoration. |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | Quiz to see if you suffer from common pop culture neuroses. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Paul Laikin |
| Pencils | George Woodbridge |
| Inks | George Woodbridge |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
| Reprinted | in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] |
| Characters | Mickey Mantle; Jayne Mansfield; King Ibn Saud; Elvis Presley; Nikita Krushchev; Rin Tin Tin; Alfred E. Neuman |
| Synopsis | Phony ads showing how little connection there often is between a celebrity and the product they endorse. |
| Genre | satire |
| Script | Frank Jacobs |
| Pencils | Bob Clarke (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Clarke (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Wally Ballew; Speed Harley |
| Synopsis | An interview from the site of the contest, where we watch several contestants crash through the floor at the end of the bannister. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding |
| Pencils | Mort Drucker (signed) |
| Inks | Mort Drucker (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Joe Friday; Ed; Ed Sullivan; Alfred E. Neuman; Bennett Cerf; John Daly; The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Melvin Cowznofski; Ralph Edwards; Michael Anthony; Mike Todd; Elizabeth Taylor |
| Synopsis | Scenes from the following tv shows with unusual outcomes: Dragnet; $64,000 Question; Ed Sullivan Show; What's My Line; The Lone Ranger; This Is Your Life!; If You Had A Million. |
| Genre | satire |
| Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Pencils | Joe Orlando (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Orlando (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Writer credit from "Totally MAD" CD collection. |
| Characters | Durwood Burnstore; Boodie Burnstore; Emil Diefendorfer; Dr. Whitney Pfluger; Hiram Pitnik; Buford Sternwallow; Alfred E. Neuman |
| Synopsis | Satire of Better Homes and Gardens magazine, with articles on home remodeling and tips for the handyman. |
| Genre | satire |
| Script | Tom Koch |
| Pencils | Wally Wood |
| Inks | Wally Wood |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] |
| Synopsis | Two men walking through a field discover on oversized flower, which one of them has somehow connected to a gag spray bulb. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Don Martin (signed) |
| Pencils | Don Martin (signed) |
| Inks | Don Martin (signed) |
| Synopsis | Phony ad for Vilecream hair cream. |
| Genre | satire |
| Pencils | Kelly Freas (signed) |
| Inks | Kelly Freas (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Parody of Brylcreem ad. |
| Synopsis | Redefined word definitions. |
| Genre | humor |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | In margins of 23 pages of the issue. |
| Synopsis | Phony ad for cigar. |
| Genre | satire |
| Pencils | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
| Inks | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
| Colors | Kelly Freas (painted, signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Parody of ad for Parker self-filling pen. Character is clearly Ernie Kovacs but there is a disclaimer that it is a look-alike. Back cover. |
| Reprinted | in Mad About the Fifties (Little, Brown & Co., 1997 series) #[nn] |