Mad (1952) #208

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jul 1979

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 #208 (1952) is issue #208 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of July 1979. 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, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Barry Liebmann, Don Martin, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Larry Siegel, John Wick
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Don Martin, Harry North, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Don Martin, Harry North, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres, George Woodbridge
Letterers: Sergio Aragonés, Don Martin, Antonio Prohías
Cover artist: Jack Rickard

Characters

The stories

“Superduperman”

A satire of the movie Superman.

“Re-Writing Classical Poetry to Give Women Equal Time”

Poems include "Cathy at the Bat", "Mother, Dear Mother, Come Home With Me Now", "Maude Revere's Fright", Little Girl's Blue", "The Shooting of Ann McGrew" and "Zelda Din."

“A Mad Look at Superman”

“This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Lawyers”

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