Mad (1952) #16

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Oct 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 #16 (1952) is issue #16 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of October 1954. Written by Harvey Kurtzman and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and drawn by Jack Davis, Bill Elder and Wally Wood.

Creators

Writers: Harvey Kurtzman, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Pencillers: Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Wally Wood
Inkers: Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Wally Wood
Colorists: Monte Michael Moore, Marie Severin
Letterer: Ben Oda
Cover artist: Harvey Kurtzman

The stories

“Shermlock Shomes in the Hound of The Basketballs!”

Shermlock captures the hound that has cursed the Basketball family.

“Newspapers!”

Various fake newspaper stories and ads.

“Restaurant!”

The deprivations the Sturdleys suffer at a "typical" Sunday restaurant outing.

“Wreck of The Hesperus”

Relates the wreck of the ship Hesperus on the reef at Norman's Woe.

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