Mad (1952) #56

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jul 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 #56 (1952) is issue #56 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of July 1960. Written by Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Frank Jacobs and others and drawn by Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker and others.

Creators

Writers: Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Sy Reit
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
Colorist: Kelly Freas
Cover artist: Kelly Freas

Characters

Adlai Stevenson (historical figure, US politician)
Dagwood Bumstead
Daisy Mae Scragg (from Al Capp's Li'l Abner)
Dick Tracy (Newspaper Strip)
Hubert Humphrey
Jack Martin (Smilin' Jack)
John Clayton (Tarzan)
John F. Kennedy
Little Orphan Annie
Lyndon Johnson
Mickey Mouse (Disney)
Rex Morgan (comic strip)
Richard Nixon
Smilin' Jack (from Smilin' Jack)
Snuffy Smith
Tarzan (pulp character)
Alley Oop cameo
Andy Gump (from The Gumps) cameo
Archie Andrews (MLJ/Archie) cameo
Blondie Bumstead cameo
Cicero's Cat (from Harvey) cameo
Clark Kent (Superman / Superboy) cameo
Daddy Warbucks cameo
Denny Colt (The Spirit) cameo
Dondi cameo
Eugene the Jeep (from Popeye) cameo
Flash Gordon cameo
Fritz Katzenjammer (from Katzenjammer Kids) cameo
Hans Katzenjammer (from Katzenjammer Kids) cameo
Joe Palooka (from comic strip) cameo
Li'l Abner Yokum (from Al Capp's Li'l Abner) cameo
Linus Van Pelt (Peanuts) cameo
Mandrake (Lee Falk creation) cameo
Mark Trail cameo
Mary Worth (from comic strip) cameo
Moon Mullins cameo
Mr. Dithers (from Blondie) cameo
Olive Oyl (Popeye's girlfriend) cameo
Pluto (Disney) cameo
Pogo Possum (Walt Kelly character) cameo

And 10 more characters.

The stories

“Weak Coffee Sales Gives Us Growers Java Jitters!”

Parody of ad for a coffee growers organization.

“Madison Avenue's Political Ad Campaigns”

Parodies of consumer product ads used as political ads.

“The Chiropractor”

A chiropractor loosens up his patient a little too much.

“The Good Woman In Africa”

A woman who has been counseling cannibals gets unusual results.

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