Mad (1952) #449

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jan 2005

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 #449 (1952) is issue #449 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of January 2005. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Anthony Barbieri, Craig Boldman and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Anthony Barbieri, Craig Boldman, Russ Cooper, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Garth Gerhart, Al Jaffee, Charlie Kadau, Jeff Kruse, Peter Kuper, Jacob Lambert, Scott Maiko, Patrick Merrell, Joe Raiola, Andrew J. Schwartzberg, Mike Snider, Johnny Styne
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Tom Cheney, Tom Nick Cocotos, Tom Fowler, Justin Gerard, Garth Gerhart, Gary Hallgren, Al Jaffee, Peter Kuper, Liz Lomax, Hermann Mejía, Patrick Merrell, Tim Okamura, Kevin Pope, Tom Richmond, Irving Schild, Sam Sisco, Mark Stutzman, Jack Syracuse, Rick Tulka, James Warhola, Richard Williams, Bill Wray
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Tom Cheney, Tom Nick Cocotos, Tom Fowler, Justin Gerard, Garth Gerhart, Gary Hallgren, Al Jaffee, Peter Kuper, Liz Lomax, Hermann Mejía, Patrick Merrell, Tim Okamura, Kevin Pope, Tom Richmond, Irving Schild, Sam Sisco, Mark Stutzman, Jack Syracuse, Rick Tulka, James Warhola, Richard Williams, Bill Wray
Colorists: Scott Bricher, Tom Nick Cocotos, Justin Gerard, Garth Gerhart, Al Jaffee, Peter Kuper, Liz Lomax, Tim Okamura, Irving Schild, Carrie Strachan, Mark Stutzman, James Warhola, Richard Williams
Letterer: John Caldwell
Cover artist: Drew Friedman

Characters

The stories

“Lewd & Disorder: Criminal Malcontent”

“Spy vs Spy”

The White Spy clogs the Black Spy's chimney, unaware it doubles as a cannon.

“Monroe and... Christmas (It's a Wonderful Strife)”

“The Mad 20 [The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2004”

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