Mad (1952) #98

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Oct 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 #98 (1952) is issue #98 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of October 1965. Written by Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Stan Hart and others and drawn by Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker and others.

Creators

Writers: Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Larry Siegel
Pencillers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge
Letterer: Bob Clarke
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

The stories

“Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts”

Parody of the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" cartoon panel; examples of ordinary people with unique talents or circumstances.

“Surfing”

Satirical look at the sport of surfing.

“A Dreadful Day”

A woman tries to rescue her husband from a well.

“Flapper”

In a parody of the TV series "Flipper," the story of a boring game warden, his two sons and the dolphin (or porpoise) who is smarter than all of them put together.

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