Mad (1952) #97

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Sep 1965

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 #97 (1952) is issue #97 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of September 1965. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Ronald Axe, Dave Berg and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Ronald Axe, Dave Berg, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Larry Siegel, Sol Weinstein
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge
Letterer: Bob Clarke
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

The stories

“Being Rich Is Better Than a Warm Puppy”

Examples of the advantages rich kids have over other kids.

“A Frightful Incident”

A woman tries to rescue her husband from a precarious situation.

“Mad Goes to a Screening of Cheyenne Awful”

In a parody of the film "Cheyenne Autumn," director John Ford screens his film "Cheyenne Awful", about a tribe of Native Americans and U.S. Cavalry soldiers generally acting silly.

“A Mad Look at Garbagemen”

Satirical look at the duties and habits of sanitation workers.

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