SUNDAY FUNNIES!! MAD's MELVIN OF THE APES

Before Alfred E. Newman stumbled along, MAD's mascot was Melvin.  Many of the early MAD's protagonists were named MELVIN.... like,  for instance, take this story, MELVIN OF THE APES. in MAD #2.

Art by John Severin and story by Harvey Kurtzman

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