Mad (1952) #491

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Jul 2008

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 #491 (1952) is issue #491 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of July 2008. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Anthony Barbieri and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Dave Berg and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Anthony Barbieri, Dave Berg, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Desmond Devlin, Paul Gilligan, Dustin Glick, Frank Jacobs, Darren Johnson, John Kovaleski, Peter Kuper, Jacob Lambert, Scott Maiko, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Ted Rall, John Samony, Joey Alison Sayers, Jason Yungbluth
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Dave Berg, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Paul Coker, Tom Fowler, Paul Gilligan, Dustin Glick, Gary Hallgren, John Kovaleski, Peter Kuper, Dan Long, Hermann Mejía, Scott Nickel, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Ted Rall, Tom Richmond, Joey Alison Sayers, Jack Syracuse, Rick Tulka, P. C. Vey, Jason Yungbluth
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Dave Berg, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Paul Coker, Tom Fowler, Paul Gilligan, Dustin Glick, Gary Hallgren, John Kovaleski, Peter Kuper, Dan Long, Hermann Mejía, Scott Nickel, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Ted Rall, Tom Richmond, Joey Alison Sayers, Jack Syracuse, Rick Tulka, P. C. Vey, Jason Yungbluth
Colorist: Carl Peterson
Letterers: Christopher Baldwin, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Paul Gilligan, Dustin Glick, John Kovaleski, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Ted Rall, Joey Alison Sayers, Jason Yungbluth
Cover artist: Mark Fredrickson

The stories

“The Fundalini Pages”

Various short satires of pop culture.

“G*d Damn America”

A rewrite of the song "God Bless America" to accomodate the views of Rev. Wright.

“A MAD Look At Going Green”

Goofy interpretations of the difficulties of being energy and ecology careful.

“Dr. Seuss for the Digital Age”

Book covers mimicking some famous Dr. Seuss books.

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