Mad (1952) #172

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jan 1975

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 #172 (1952) is issue #172 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of January 1975. 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, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Lou Silverstone
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Angelo Torres
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Angelo Torres
Cover artist: Norman Mingo

The stories

“The Great Gasbag”

In a parody of the film "The Great Gatsby," a boring socialite gets involved with a man with a dubious past and they proceed to be boring together.

“If the World of Yesterday Faced the Conditions of Today”

Historical events are altered, in newspaper clipping form, by applying modern environmental conditions to them.

“More Powerful Than a Locomotive...”

Superman stops a train from running over a man, but fails to consider the physics.

“Picture Road Signs We'd Like to See”

Picture road signs are expanded to encompass other traffic hazards.

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