Mad (1952) #12

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jun 1954

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Mad #12 (1952) is issue #12 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of June 1954. Written by Harvey Kurtzman and drawn by Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Bernie Krigstein and others.

Creators

Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
Pencillers: Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Bernie Krigstein, Wally Wood
Inkers: Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Bernie Krigstein, Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Ben Oda

The stories

“Starchie”

Bottleneck frames Starchie so that Starchie goes to prison and Bottleneck can take over the girls and rackets at the high school.

“From Eternity Back to Here!”

Prewitt will not fight, no matter what, and Sgt. Warden and Mrs. Homes drown on the beach.

“3-Dimensions!”

A phony description of how 3-D comics are made and a look at what can go wrong.

“Mark Trade!”

Parody of the comic strip Mark Trail, finding Mark sick and tired of nature.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.