Mad (1952) #283

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Dec 1988

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 #283 (1952) is issue #283 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of December 1988. Written by Christopher Allen, Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke and others.

Creators

Writers: Christopher Allen, Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Dick DeBartolo, Don Edwing, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Charlie Kadau, Tom Koch, Paul Peter Porges, John Prete, Lou Silverstone, Mike Snider
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Don Edwing, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Paul Peter Porges, Angelo Torres, Sam Viviano, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Don Edwing, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Paul Peter Porges, Angelo Torres, Sam Viviano, George Woodbridge
Letterer: Sergio Aragonés
Cover artist: James Warhola

The stories

““Crock O’Dull” Dummee, Too”

“The Free-Style Firing-Squad Fiasco”

“Same Words... Different Circumstances!”

“More Famous Stories as Told by Famous People”

Books with added photos on the covers, of celebrities who are relating the plots.

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