2002 March Comic Auction - Session 1

M.D. #5 Gaines File pedigree 9/12 (EC, 1955). The subject for Johnny Craig's cover art here is an operation about to take place by flashlight in...

Mad #1 (EC, 1952). The first satire comic ever published! From the fevered brains of Harvey Kurtzman and Company comes this beautiful example of a cla

Mad #1 (EC, 1952). The book that started it all (including the Mad TV show)! Considered to be the first satire comic, this issue has artwork by some o

Mad #2 Gaines File pedigree 5/12 (EC, 1952). Outstanding issue of America's favorite humor comic with artwork by EC stalwarts John Severin, Will...

Mad #2 (EC, 1952). The second issue of Bill Gaines' landmark series, Mad would go on to introduce a new brand of humor, heavily based on sarcasm...

Mad #3 Gaines File pedigree 5/12 (EC, 1953). One of the most trend-setting comics ever published, Mad has become a cultural icon. An appropriately biz

Mad #3 (EC, 1953). The quintessential EC comic, which ironically found its success in magazine format, was only two months old when this issue hit the

Mad #4 (EC, 1953). This classic Harvey Kurtzman cover was a humorous homage to the Shadow and his lovely companion, Margo Lane. Featuring art and stor

Mad #5 (EC, 1953). Featuring a Bill Elder cover and John Severin, Jack Davis and Wally Wood art, this copy suffered from low distribution, and infrequ

Mad #10 (EC, 1954). An outstanding comic with a classic Harvey Kurtzman cover and stories by such EC regulars as Jack Davis, Wally Wood, John Severin,

Mad #12 Gaines File pedigree 5/12 (EC, 1954). Another batch of merriment calculated to drive you Mad. Square corners and outstanding crispness make th

Mad #13 Gaines File pedigree 5/12 (EC, 1954). Harvey Kurtzman's "smallest title in the world" cover is striking in such high-grade. O...

Mad #20 Gaines File pedigree 5/12 (EC, 1955). The great "composition book" cover with interior art by Jack Davis, Will Elder, and Wally Wo...

Mad #21 (EC, 1955). Significant among Mad collectors, this book features the first appearance of Alfred E. Newman in a fake ad. A beautiful book with

Mad #22 (EC, 1955). With a faux-Picasso cover by the great Harvey Kurtzman, this is a very special issue of Mad! Billed as a "Special Art Issue...

Mad #23 (EC, 1955). The last comic issue of this legendary title, the next issue would find Mad transformed into a magazine to escape the restrictions

Mad #24 Gaines File pedigree (EC, 1955). The first magazine-format Mad issue, and a simply unimprovable copy. Art by Wally Wood, Jack Davis and Will E

Mad #25 Gaines File pedigree (EC, 1955). Al Jaffe starts as a regular writer. Art by Wood, Davis and Elder. A photo-certificate attesting to the Gaine

Mad #26 Gaines File pedigree (EC, 1955). Gorgeous copy. Art by Wood, Davis and Elder. A photo-certificate attesting to the Gaines File pedigree will b

Mad #27 Gaines File pedigree (EC, 1956). Art by Wood, Davis and Elder. A photo-certificate attesting to the Gaines File pedigree will be issued to th