Mad (1952) #482

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Oct 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 #482 (1952) is issue #482 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of October 2007. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Anthony Barbieri and others and drawn by Charles Akins, Sergio Aragonés, Peter Bagge and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Anthony Barbieri, John Caldwell, Desmond Devlin, Al Jaffee, Keith Knight, Jeff Kruse, Peter Kuper, Scott Maiko, Ted Rall, Joey Alison Sayers
Pencillers: Charles Akins, Sergio Aragonés, Peter Bagge, Christopher Baldwin, Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Paul Coker, Dave Crosland, Evan Dorkin, Mort Drucker, Sarah Dyer, Tom Fowler, Drew Friedman, Jose Garibaldi, Tim Hamilton, Marc Hempel, Al Jaffee, Keith Knight, Peter Kuper, Francis Mao, Hermann Mejía, Kevin Pope, Rich Powell, Ted Rall, Tom Richmond, Leonardo Rodriguez, Joey Alison Sayers, Irving Schild, Timothy Shamey, Sam Sisco, Bob Staake, Jack Syracuse, Angelo Torres, Rick Tulka, Sam Viviano
Inkers: Charles Akins, Sergio Aragonés, Peter Bagge, Christopher Baldwin, Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Paul Coker, Dave Crosland, Evan Dorkin, Mort Drucker, Sarah Dyer, Tom Fowler, Drew Friedman, Jose Garibaldi, Tim Hamilton, Marc Hempel, Al Jaffee, Keith Knight, Peter Kuper, Francis Mao, Hermann Mejía, Kevin Pope, Rich Powell, Ted Rall, Tom Richmond, Leonardo Rodriguez, Joey Alison Sayers, Irving Schild, Timothy Shamey, Sam Sisco, Bob Staake, Jack Syracuse, Angelo Torres, Rick Tulka, Sam Viviano
Colorist: Ryan Flanders
Letterers: Christopher Baldwin, Keith Knight, Ted Rall, Joey Alison Sayers
Cover artist: Mark Fredrickson

Characters

The stories

“The Fundalini Pages”

Various short satires of pop culture. Includes a Parody of an Absolut Vodka ad.

“MAD's 50 Worst Things About Advertising”

53 annoying things about modern advertising.

“A MAD Look At Ratatouille”

More realistic views of things that happened in the movie.

“A Collection of Significantly Stupid Strategies for Battling Skyrocketing Gas Prices”

Improbable and dangerous ways to save (or steal) gas.

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