Mad (1952) #83

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Dec 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 #83 (1952) is issue #83 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of December 1963. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Stan Hart and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke and others.

Creators

Characters

The stories

“Stupidity on Television”

Various examples of how current television shows can be "dumbed down" to match the incoming crop of silly situation comedies. Shows parodies are "Ben Casey", "The Garry Moore Show", "The Huntley/Brinkley Report", "CBS Sports Spectacular", "The Defenders", "DuPont Show of the Week", and "Classical Civilization".

“The Army on Mars”

How military life adapts to being based on Mars, as told through a series of interoffice memos and letters home.

“The Grand National 50 lb. Cannon Ball-Throwing Contest”

A man throws a cannon ball further than he thinks.

“A Mad Guide to Art Films”

Examples of how to differentiate an Art House film from a commercial release.

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