Mad (1952) #210

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Oct 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 #210 (1952) is issue #210 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of October 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, John Ficarra, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Lou Silverstone
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Harry North, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Harry North, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Angelo Torres
Letterers: Sergio Aragonés, Antonio Prohías
Cover artist: Sergio Aragonés

The stories

“The Ring and I”

A musical satire of The Lord of the Rings. Songs used are "Those Were the Days", "Scarborough Fair", "I Write the Songs", "Both Sides Now", "You are the Sunshine of My Life", "At Seventeen", "Blowin' in the Wind", "The Sound of Silence", "Gentle on my Mind" and "The Age of Aquarius."

“The Mad Nasty Book [Volume One”

“Sixty Seconds”

A satire of the television show Sixty Minutes.

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

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