Mad (1952) #117

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Mar 1968

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 #117 (1952) is issue #117 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of March 1968. Written by Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Phil Hahn and others and drawn by Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker and others.

Creators

Writers: Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Phil Hahn, Jack Hanrahan, Stan Hart, Tom Koch, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Sy Reit, Larry Siegel
Pencillers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge
Letterer: Bob Clarke
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

The stories

“Will Success Spoil Charlie Brown?”

In a parody of “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?”, a former friend of Charlie Brown of the Peanuts comic strip visits the old neighborhood and finds that the characters of the strip have let success change them.

“Out West”

A man driving in the desert is menaced by a flock of vultures.

“A Mad Look at Sky Diving”

A cynical examination of the equipment and training that comes with sky diving.

“Mad Graffiti”

Examples of humorous graffiti allegedly found on the walls of public restroom stalls.

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