Mad (1952) #55

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jun 1960

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 #55 (1952) is issue #55 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of June 1960. Written by Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Sid Caesar and others and drawn by Dave Berg, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas and others.

Creators

Writers: Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Sid Caesar, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Larry Siegel
Pencillers: Dave Berg, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Dave Berg, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Colorist: Kelly Freas
Cover artist: Kelly Freas

Characters

The stories

“What? You Say I'm Not Covered?”

Parody of ad for State Farm Mutual Insurance.

“Pictures The Editor Left Out”

Compares the photos used in magazine articles with unused photos that might have been taken just afterwords.

“The concert”

Problems occur when a man who is both a musician and magician carries his equipment for both professions on stage.

“The Arthur Money Party”

Parody of the Arthur Murray Party TV show.

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