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MAD #2 Gaines File Pedigree (EC, 1952) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white pages. The last time we saw a copy at this high of a grade was over five years ago! This issue highlighted such MAD greats as John Severin, Bill Elder, Harvey Kurtzman, and Wally Wood, with a Jack Davis cover from his interior story. Contains a Tarzan of the Apes parody and a Dick Tracy cameo. Please note that while CGC designates this copy as having come from the Gaines Files, no certificate is included. Overstreet 2024 NM- 9.2 value = $2,100. CGC census 10/25: 4 in 9.8, 1 higher.

View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0010383006, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*

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Sold on Nov 6, 2025 for: $26,400.00
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