Mad (1952) #156

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jan 1973

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 #156 (1952) is issue #156 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of January 1973. 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, Don Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Lou Silverstone
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge
Colorist: Bob Clarke
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

The stories

“Christmas Greedings”

How commercialism is perverting the Christmas season.

“Antenna on the Roof”

The musical "Fiddler on the Roof" is updated to contemporary times and transplanted into American suburbia.

“A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes in a Department Store at Christmastime”

Examples of the chaos and mass commercialism rampant in a modern department store.

“You Know You Really Have a Problem When ...”

Examples of signs that things might not be about to go your way.

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