Mad (1952) #202

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Oct 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

Value history

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About this issue

Mad #202 (1952) is issue #202 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of October 1978. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, John Caldwell and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, John Caldwell, Ed Danko, Dick DeBartolo, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Paul Peter Porges, Larry Siegel
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Paul Peter Porges, Jack Rickard, Angelo Torres
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Paul Peter Porges, Jack Rickard, Angelo Torres
Letterers: Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin
Cover artist: Jack Rickard

The stories

“Coma-Toast”

A satire of the movie Coma.

“Some Imaginative Mad Suggestions for... Recycling Your Throw-Aways”

“Uncle, The Magazine for Camp Counselors”

Satire about what happens in summer camp.

“A Mad Look at Some Unfinished Sentences”

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