Mad (1952) #79

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jun 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 #79 (1952) is issue #79 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of June 1963. Written by Pearl Dee Belkin, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo and others and drawn by Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker and others.

Creators

Writers: Pearl Dee Belkin, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Stan Hart, Tom Koch, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Larry Siegel
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
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

Characters

The stories

“If They Held a Summit Meeting at the White House”

President Kennedy's attempt to hold an international summit at the White House is sabotaged by his family and his family's hangers-on.

“TV's Effect on Children”

Examples of how television is negatively influencing children's behavior.

“The High Dive”

A man realizes in mid-dive that he's still wearing his wristwatch.

“Movie Dialogue We'd Like to Hear”

Movie cliches redone to make them less cliche.

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