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MAD #4 Gaines File Pedigree 8/12 (EC, 1953) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages....
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MAD #4 Gaines File Pedigree 8/12 (EC, 1953) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages. This copy shares the second highest grade on the CGC census! Many credit this issue as the turning point for the raucous success that MAD saw for over seventy years. Inside are parodies of Superman, Robin Hood, and The Shadow, by such inimitable greats as Wally Wood, John Severin, Bill Elder, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman provided stories and the cover. Overstreet 2024 NM- 9.2 value = $1,700. CGC census 10/25: 10 in 9.8, 1 higher.CGC Grader Notes:
Whole Book Rippling/Warping
View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0766259001, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*
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2025 November 6 EC Comics Showcase Auction #40333 (go to Auction Home page)
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