LOT #5013 |
Sold on Jan 21, 2006 for: Not Sold
Mad #5 Gaines File pedigree 3/12 (EC, 1953) CGC NM 9.4 White pages. This comic got EC in hot water! And it wasn't the regula...
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Mad #5 Gaines File pedigree 3/12 (EC, 1953) CGC NM 9.4 White pages. This comic got EC in hot water! And it wasn't the regular humor features that did it, but rather a tongue-in-cheek text biography of publisher Bill Gaines, which "revealed" that he was a communist, thief, reform school grad, seller of Tijuana bibles, dope dealer, and brothel owner... among other things! Some utterly humorless distributors didn't get the joke, and this issue was yanked from many newsstands; it remains the most difficult Mad issue to find. The few who did get their hands on a copy got to enjoy a Blackhawk parody with Wally Wood art, plus the work of Bill Elder (who also drew the cover), Jack Davis, and John Severin. This grade-A copy is from the files of Bill Gaines, yes, the same scoundrel mentioned above! We love him, though. Overstreet 2005 NM- 9.2 value = $2,200. CGC census 12/05: 1 in 9.4, 3 Higher.CGC Grader Notes:
Bottom Spine Wear Breaks Color
Front Cover Finger Bends
Left Center Back Cover Tear
Spine Stress Lines Breaks Color
View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0010233005, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*
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2006 January Comic Auction #819 (go to Auction Home page)
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January, 2006
19th-21st
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