Mad (1952) #285

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Mar 1989

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 #285 (1952) is issue #285 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of March 1989. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, John Caldwell and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, John Caldwell and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, John Caldwell, Bob Clarke, Dick DeBartolo, Don Edwing, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Charlie Kadau, Tom Koch, Debbee Ovitz, Paul Peter Porges, John Prete, Joe Raiola
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, John Caldwell, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Don Edwing, Gerry Gersten, Bob Jones, Paul Peter Porges, Irving Schild, Angelo Torres, Sam Viviano, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, John Caldwell, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Don Edwing, Gerry Gersten, Bob Jones, Paul Peter Porges, Irving Schild, Angelo Torres, Sam Viviano, George Woodbridge
Colorist: Irving Schild
Letterers: Sergio Aragonés, Don Edwing
Cover artist: Mort Drucker

Characters

The stories

“Beers”

“Drama on Page 9”

A plumber uses the Heimlich maneuver to fix a woman’s dryer.

“Mad Re-examines More Wise Old Sayings”

“A Mad Look at Small Wheels”

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