Mad (1952) #39

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date May 1958

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 #39 (1952) is issue #39 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of May 1958. Written by Dave Berg, E. Nelson Bridwell, Bob Elliott and others and drawn by Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker and others.

Creators

Writers: Dave Berg, E. Nelson Bridwell, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, Frank Jacobs, Tom Koch, Paul Krassner, Don Martin, George Pope Morris
Pencillers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Cover artist: C. C. Beall Jr.

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman (mascot of Mad Magazine)

The stories

“Typewriters To Fit Your Trade”

Several typewriters with specialized keys to make typing faster for various trades.

“How To Make America's Kids...Science Conscious”

Ideas to incorporate science lessons into various media.

“Scratchpad Doodles”

Supposed doodles from the desks of famous people, with pop psychoanalysis.

“The Suburbs Are On Their Way Out!”

Discussion of the theory that the suburbs will keep moving so far out and get so crowded that eventually people will move back into the cities.

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