Mad (1952) #200

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jul 1978

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 #200 (1952) is issue #200 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of July 1978. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Paul Coker and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Lou Silverstone
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Harry North, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Harry North, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge
Colorist: Don Martin
Cover artist: Jack Rickard

The stories

“Clod Encounters of the Absurd Kind”

In a parody of the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," a possible contact with an alien race has ordinary people acting sillier than usual.

“The Rime of the Modern Skateboarder”

In a parody of the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, three over-aged skateboarders try to attract girls.

“You Can Never Escape From Stress”

Examples of how no matter what you do, stress is going to get you.

“The Lighter Side of Fads”

Examination of how people flock to, or from, fads.

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