Mad (1952) #503

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date May 2010

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 #503 (1952) is issue #503 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of May 2010. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Dave Berg and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Dave Berg and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Dave Berg, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, J. C. Duffy, Don Edwing, Nate Fakes, Felipe Galindo, Dustin Glick, Chris Hart, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Darren Johnson, Jeff Kruse, Peter Kuper, Scott Maiko, Don Martin, Scott Nickel, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Ted Rall, Frank Ridgeway, Joey Alison Sayers, Larry Siegel
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Dave Berg, Tom Bunk, John Caldwell, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Evan Dorkin, Mort Drucker, J. C. Duffy, Sarah Dyer, Nate Fakes, Felipe Galindo, Dustin Glick, Gary Hallgren, Al Jaffee, Peter Kuper, Don Martin, Hermann Mejía, Norman Mingo, Scott Nickel, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Kevin Pope, Ted Rall, Tom Richmond, Jack Rickard, Joey Alison Sayers, Sam Sisco, Ward Sutton, Ty Templeton, Rick Tulka, Sam Viviano, Richard Williams, George Woodbridge
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Dave Berg, Tom Bunk, John Caldwell, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Evan Dorkin, Mort Drucker, J. C. Duffy, Sarah Dyer, Nate Fakes, Felipe Galindo, Dustin Glick, Gary Hallgren, Al Jaffee, Peter Kuper, Don Martin, Hermann Mejía, Norman Mingo, Scott Nickel, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Kevin Pope, Ted Rall, Tom Richmond, Jack Rickard, Joey Alison Sayers, Sam Sisco, Ward Sutton, Ty Templeton, Rick Tulka, Sam Viviano, Richard Williams, George Woodbridge
Colorist: Tom Luth
Letterers: Christopher Baldwin, Nate Fakes, Felipe Galindo, Dustin Glick, Scott Nickel, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Ted Rall, Joey Alison Sayers
Cover artist: Mark Fredrickson

The stories

“The Fundalini Pages”

Various short satires of pop culture.

“Tiger Cheat”

Parody of cover of magazine "Tiger Beat" featuring women Tiger Woods has supposedly had affairs with.

“The Big Bomb Theory”

Parody of tv show "The Big Bang Theory", where we are introduced to the cast and Shellshock takes over the show with a diabolical experiment.

“The Tiger Woods Mistress Mini-Golf Fun Center”

Ideas for a new golf business for Tiger Woods, to cash in on his marital troubles.

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