Mad (1952) #227

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Dec 1981

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 #227 (1952) is issue #227 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of December 1981. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke and others.

Creators

The stories

“Arbor Day”

"Mad's version of a typical horror movie."

“The Mad TV Coroner's Report”

Mad discloses why the following series were canceled... The White Shadow; The Tim Conway Show; Enos; Soap; Those Amazing Animals; The Waltons; Flo; Aloha Paradise; Lobo; Nero Wolf.

“The Lighter Side of...”

A cynical look at stress, grandparents, sibling rivalry, supermarkets, domestic chores, pets, shopping, match-making, school, inflation, invitations, business, plants, and weddings.

“Mad Careers for the Slow and Lazy”

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