Mad (1952) #123

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Dec 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 #123 (1952) is issue #123 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of December 1968. Written by Dave Berg, Don Edwing, Stan Hart and others and drawn by Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker and others.

Creators

Writers: Dave Berg, Don Edwing, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Don Martin, Bob Muccio, Dean Norman, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Lou Silverstone
Pencillers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard
Inkers: Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard
Colorists: Don Martin, Jack Rickard
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

Characters

The stories

“One Day in the Park 2”

A hippie carrying a "flower power" protest sign is seized and devoured by a carnivorous flower.

“Adventures of The Red Baron or Happiness ist ein Kleine Kaput Beagle”

Series of comic strips, drawn in the style of Charles Schulz, depicting the battles between Snoopy and The Red Baron from the German perspective.

“Can a Lot”

In a parody of the musical "Camelot" (film adaptation, 1967), the president of a canned wax fruit corporation deals with the plots and drama of his board and his cheating wife.

“Mad's Home Movies”

Scenes from home movies of a family's less than memorable vacation.

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