Mad (1952) #453

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date May 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 #453 (1952) is issue #453 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of May 2005. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Anthony Barbieri, John Caldwell and others and drawn by Charles Akins, Sergio Aragonés, Peter Bagge and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Anthony Barbieri, John Caldwell, Russ Cooper, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Don Edwing, Garth Gerhart, Jeff Kruse, Peter Kuper, Jacob Lambert, Ted Rall, Andrew J. Schwartzberg, D. Shayne
Pencillers: Charles Akins, Sergio Aragonés, Peter Bagge, John Caldwell, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Don Edwing, Nathan Fox, Garth Gerhart, Peter Kuper, Jerry Ordway, Kevin Pope, Ted Rall, Tom Richmond, Sam Sisco, Rick Tulka, Bill Wray
Inkers: Charles Akins, Sergio Aragonés, Peter Bagge, John Caldwell, Paul Coker, Mort Drucker, Don Edwing, Nathan Fox, Garth Gerhart, Peter Kuper, Jerry Ordway, Kevin Pope, Ted Rall, Tom Richmond, Sam Sisco, Rick Tulka, Bill Wray
Colorists: Peter Bagge, Garth Gerhart, Peter Kuper, Tom Luth
Letterers: Sergio Aragonés, John Caldwell, Nathan Fox, Ted Rall
Cover artist: Hermann Mejía

Characters

The stories

“Lots”

“Spy vs Spy”

The Black Spy steals the White Spy's plane but the wings are booby-trapped to crush him.

“9 Surefire Ways to Improve the NBA's Lousy Image”

“When Tattoo Artists Go Bad”

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