Mad (1952) #129

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Sep 1969

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 #129 (1952) is issue #129 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of September 1969. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Earle Doud, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, George Woodbridge
Colorists: Don Martin, Jack Rickard
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

The stories

“Don Martin Takes a Look at a Fairy Tale”

Gruesome retelling of the story of Rapunzel.

“The Brother Hoods”

In a parody of a movie "The Brotherhood", an American marries into a Sicilian family, travels to Sicily in order to join the Mafia, and finds that nobody there belongs to the Mafia.

“Don Martin Takes Another Look at the Same Fairy Tale”

Rapunzel deals with two suitors.

“The Mad Primer of Bigots, Extremists and Other Loose Ends”

An examination of various political and social extremist movements, done as a children's reading primer.

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