Mad (1952) #145

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Sep 1971

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 #145 (1952) is issue #145 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of September 1971. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Mort Drucker and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Don Epstein, Stan Hart, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Lou Silverstone
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

Characters

The stories

“Five Easy Pages (and Two Hard Ones)!”

Everyone drops out of their lives to find something more meaningful, including the artist and writer.

“Very Early One Morning”

A man exercises with an unusual form of pushups.

“The Lighter Side of Boating”

A look at the strange things people do when boating.

The White Spy builds a contraption that intrigues and ultimately defeats the Black Spy.

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