Mad (1952) #231

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jun 1982

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 #231 (1952) is issue #231 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of June 1982. Written by Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Don Edwing and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Paul Coker and others.

Creators

Writers: Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Don Edwing, Chris Hart, Stan Hart, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Larry Siegel
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Rick Meyerowitz, Harry North, Angelo Torres
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Rick Meyerowitz, Harry North, Angelo Torres
Colorist: Don Martin
Cover artist: Harry North

Characters

Ronald Reagan

The stories

“Mad's Academy Awards Show”

“One Fine Day Downtown”

“The Lighter Side of....”

A cynical look at parents, school, traveling, crowd control, sleep, fast food,TV news, Sunday mornings, reunions, time off, birthdays, family life, kid sisters, and romance.

“If Photograph Albums Told the Whole Truth”

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