Mad (1952) #77

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Mar 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

Value history

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About this issue

Mad #77 (1952) is issue #77 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of March 1963. Written by Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo and others and drawn by Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker and others.

Creators

Writers: Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Earle Doud, George Gladir, Frank Jacobs, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Don Reilly, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone
Pencillers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Letterer: Bob Clarke
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

Characters

The stories

“Mad's 1963 All-Inclusive Magazine Calendar”

Calendar pages geared to the readers of various niche magazines.

“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

The doctor's latest formula does nothing - - to him.

“Hollywood Surplus Sale”

Sale ads for props left over from old Hollywood films.

“If Five Comic Strip Cartoonists Interpreted the Age-Old Riddle: "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?"”

If the riddle "Why did the chicken cross the road?" was the plot idea for a daily strip of Peanuts, Mark Trail, B.C., Miss Peach or Jules Feiffer’s panel.

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