Mad (1952) #14

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Aug 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

Value history

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About this issue

Mad #14 (1952) is issue #14 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of August 1954. Written by Harvey Kurtzman and drawn by Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Russ Heath and others.

Creators

Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
Pencillers: Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Russ Heath, Wally Wood
Inkers: Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Russ Heath, Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Ben Oda
Cover artist: Leonardo da Vinci

The stories

“Manduck the Magician”

Manduck is reduced to using his hypnotic spells to sell snake oil on the street, until he matches spells with Lamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom.

“Movie... Ads!”

The differences between scenes in a movie and the way the movies are advertised.

“The Countynental!”

A parody of the television program "The Continental".

“Plastic Sam!”

Plastic Sam meets an imitation who is a bank robber.

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