Mad (1952) #41

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Sep 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 #41 (1952) is issue #41 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of September 1958. Written by Dave Berg, Dee Caruso, Bob Elliott and others and drawn by Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker and others.

Creators

Writers: Dave Berg, Dee Caruso, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, Frank Jacobs, Tom Koch, Ernie Kovacs, Mell Lazarus, Bill Levine, Don Martin, Albert Meglin
Pencillers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Mell Lazarus, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Mell Lazarus, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Colorist: Kelly Freas
Letterers: Mell Lazarus, Wally Wood
Cover artist: Kelly Freas

The stories

“MAD Answers Questions Most Asked By Camp Counselors”

Questions summer camp counselors might have...but no answers.

“It's Fun To Phone!”

Parody of Bell Telephone System ad, showing how it's fun to phone your bookie.

“The MAD Primer”

Parody of a reading primer, with a rather psychotic family.

“Don Martin at Large In a Haberdashery”

Don sniffs (or worse) the handkerchiefs and coats before buying.

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