Mad (1952) #78

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Apr 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 #78 (1952) is issue #78 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of April 1963. Written by Dave Berg, Earle Doud, Phil Hahn and others and drawn by Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker and others.

Creators

Writers: Dave Berg, Earle Doud, Phil Hahn, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Don Reilly, Larry Siegel
Pencillers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Wally Wood, George Woodbridge
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

Characters

The stories

“East Side Story”

World politics and political debate centered at the United Nations complex, presented as a musical fashioned after the film "West Side Story".

“The Suicide”

A woman tries to drown herself.

“How Parents Guess Wrong About Their Kids' Future Careers”

Parents see their children exhibit certain behavior and predict, incorrectly, the child's future.

The White Spy uses a paddle ball to assault the Black Spy; the Black Spy rolls a diving board away from the pool just as the While Spy jumps.

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