Author:
Title: MAD No. 3
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Publisher:EC [Indicia: Educational Comics Inc.]
Date Published: January-February, 1953
Description: CGC certified: VF (8.0). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: Light creasing to cover.

CGC Census: 188 graded copies (183 Universal, 2 Qualified, 3 Restored).

GPAnalysis: An 8.0 sold for $1030 in 1/24.

Credits: Cover: Harvey Kurtzman. Scripts: Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Gaines. Art: Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, John Severin, Wally Wood, Bill Elder.The Making of MAD: "There had never been anything quite like it, this furshlugginer MAD. Scripted by Kurtzman and illustrated by EC veterans Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and John Severin, the new magazine began by parodying those comics that Kurtzman liked least – Gaines horror and suspense stories. Later, MAD assaulted other venerated institutions of comicdom... [including] an onslaught on Walt Disney's most revered creation, titled 'Mickey Rodent.'" – Frank Jacobs, The MAD World of William M. Gaines. Lyle Stuart: 1972, p. 86.______________________________________________________________

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