Mad (1952) #523

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Oct 2013

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 #523 (1952) is issue #523 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of October 2013. Written by Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Teresa Burns Parkhurst and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Peter Bagge, Christopher Baldwin and others.

Creators

Writers: Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Nate Chastain, Tom Cheney, Nathan Cooper, Shira Rachel Danan, Desmond Devlin, Nate Fakes, Paul Gilligan, Darren Johnson, Jeff Kruse, Peter Kuper, Matt Lassen, Scott Maiko, Alex J. Mann, Scott Nickel, D. Shayne, Peet Tamburino, Noah Van Sciver, P. C. Vey, Kevin Werth, Jason Yungbluth
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Peter Bagge, Christopher Baldwin, Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Tom Cheney, Nathan Cooper, Evan Dorkin, Anton Emdin, Nate Fakes, Paul Gilligan, Tom Hart, Chris Houghton, John Kerschbaum, Peter Kuper, John Martz, Hermann Mejía, Scott Nickel, Kevin Pope, Rich Powell, Tom Richmond, Sam Sisco, Peet Tamburino, Rick Tulka, Noah Van Sciver, P. C. Vey, Kevin Werth, Jason Yungbluth
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Peter Bagge, Christopher Baldwin, Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, John Caldwell, Tom Cheney, Nathan Cooper, Evan Dorkin, Anton Emdin, Nate Fakes, Paul Gilligan, Tom Hart, Chris Houghton, John Kerschbaum, Peter Kuper, John Martz, Hermann Mejía, Scott Nickel, Kevin Pope, Rich Powell, Tom Richmond, Sam Sisco, Peet Tamburino, Rick Tulka, Noah Van Sciver, P. C. Vey, Kevin Werth, Jason Yungbluth
Colorists: Scott Bricher, Sarah Dyer, Tom Luth, Carl Peterson, Tom Richmond, Sam Sisco
Letterers: Christopher Baldwin, Nathan Cooper, Evan Dorkin, Paul Gilligan, Scott Nickel, Peet Tamburino, Noah Van Sciver, Kevin Werth, Jason Yungbluth
Cover artist: Mark Fredrickson

Characters

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