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  • Item #52580303
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    Published Mar 1954 by EC.

    Mad (1952 Comic 1-23) 9 GD 2.0

    Trimmed

    TRIMMED. Staples added (not manufacturing), tape along spine, pieces on interior cover and a few interior pages.

    Ended Feb 2 2021
    Winning Bid $42

    Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. E.C. Fan-Addict Club ad. "Little Orphan Melvin!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Daddy is continually too late to save Melvin from danger, and also cannot save himself from Mommy; Little Orphan Annie comic strip parody. "The Raven," script by Edgar Allan Poe, art by Bill Elder; An adaptation of Poe's poem "The Raven." Ad for Panic magazine. "Bop Jokes!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Five gags using Bop terms. "Operation Under-the-Ground" (Chapter 3) text story. "Hah! Noon!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Marshall Kane dithers about leaving town, beats up another marshall, and kills some accomplices of Miller before subduing Miller without violence; Parody of the Gary Cooper film "High Noon." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD 2.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)