Mad (1952) #548

EC 1952–2018 series Cover date Dec 2017

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 #548 (1952) is issue #548 of EC's Mad (1952–2018), with a cover date of December 2017. Written by Christian Alsis, Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin and others and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Teresa Burns Parkhurst and others.

Creators

Writers: Christian Alsis, Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Jason Coates, Nathan Cooper, Desmond Devlin, Kenny Keil, Peter Kuper, Don Martin, Dakota McFadzean, Johnny Sampson
Pencillers: Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Jacob Chabot, Jason Coates, Paul Coker, Nathan Cooper, Peter Kuper, Don Martin, Dakota McFadzean, Justin Peterson, Tom Richmond, Johnny Sampson, Bob Staake, Rick Tulka
Inkers: Sergio Aragonés, Christopher Baldwin, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Jacob Chabot, Jason Coates, Paul Coker, Nathan Cooper, Peter Kuper, Don Martin, Dakota McFadzean, Justin Peterson, Tom Richmond, Johnny Sampson, Bob Staake, Rick Tulka
Colorists: Christopher Baldwin, Jason Coates, Nathan Cooper, Dakota McFadzean, Johnny Sampson, Carrie Strachan
Letterers: Christopher Baldwin, Nathan Cooper, Dakota McFadzean, Johnny Sampson
Cover artist: Tom Richmond

The stories

“Strangely Thin”

“Mad's Tips for Making Protest Signs”

How to make protest signs.

A tree grants a lumberjack a wish.

A child asks his great grandfather how he reached old age.

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