Written by the Usual Gang of Idiots — Jack Davis, Wallace Wood, Will Elder, Harvey Kurtman, John Severin and Jerry DeFuccio; Art by the Usual Gang of Idiots — Jack Davis, Wallace Wood, Will Elder, Harvey Kurtzman, John Severin and Jerry DeFuccio

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.