Mad (1952) #480

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Aug 2007

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 #480 (1952) is issue #480 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of August 2007. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Anthony Barbieri, Teresa Burns Parkhurst and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Anthony Barbieri, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Dave Croatto, Desmond Devlin, Peter Kuper, Jacob Lambert
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Dave Crosland, Evan Dorkin, Tom Fowler, Peter Kuper, Hermann Mejía, Tom Richmond
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Dave Crosland, Evan Dorkin, Tom Fowler, Peter Kuper, Hermann Mejía, Tom Richmond
Colorist: Sarah Dyer
Letterer: John Caldwell
Cover artist: James Bennett

The stories

“The Fundalini Pages”

Various short satires of pop culture.

“Harry Plodder and the Torture of the Fanbase”

Harry basically hangs around while events unfold around him until the last minute, and then Druckermort gets away again.

“Things to Consider Before Accepting a Summer Job”

Horrible summer jobs.

“Monroe and...Gone Internet Phishin'”

Monroe's father has Monroe fake a terminal disease and with the help of an internet posting and bad tv news reporting, they rake in the cash donations.

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