Mad (1952) #76

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jan 1963

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 #76 (1952) is issue #76 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of January 1963. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Gerald Gardner and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Gerald Gardner, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Don Reilly, Larry Siegel
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Jack Rickard, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Jack Rickard, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

The stories

“If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys”

Examples of plans for various toys and the actual to scale models of those same toys.

“Alfred's Poor Almanac”

Cynical anecdotes for every date in the month of December.

“In the Doctor's Office”

A doctor examines a man with a flower growing out of his head.

“If the U.S. Government Bought Like the U.S. Public Buys”

Pentagon purchasing based on advertising, coupons and volume discounts.

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