MAD Magazine Prices 1952 - 2003

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Issue # Date/Description Low High Average
1 Oct./Nov. 1952 - First Issue - Comic Format - Mad Mumblings, Hoohah! - Terror Dept., Blobs! - Science Fiction Dept., Ganefs! - Crime Dept., Varmint! - Western Dept., Enter Cosmo McMoon!, Crow Vadis? $393.00 $3,675.00 $1,325.40
2 Dec. 1952 / Jan. 1953 - Hex! - Terror Dept., Melvin! - Jungle Dept., Lady-In-Mascara, Calling Cosmo McMoon!, Gookum! - Science Fiction Dept., Mole! - Crime Dept. $220.00 $700.00 $467.50
3 Jan./Feb. 1953 - Stories: Dragged Net!, Sheik of Araby!, Rookie Gladiator, The Dandelion Caper, V-Vampires!, Lone Stranger!, Mad Mumblings $175.00 $595.00 $406.80
4 April/May 1953 - Superduperman!, Flob was a Slob!, The Parole, Let's Deplore Your Mind, Robin Hood!, Shadow! $164.00 $575.00 $348.75
5 June/July 1953 - Outer Sanctum!, Black and Blue Hawks!, Exam, Miltie of the Mounties!, Kane Keen! - Private Eye, A Message from the Publisher - William Gaines (Alias Melvin) $136.00 $551.00 $343.50
6 Aug./Sept. 1953 - eddy and the Pirates!, Melvin of the Apes!, Hevo the Great, Casey at the Bat!, Ping Pong! $180.00 $325.00 $253.33
7 Oct.-Nov. 1953 $99.00 $206.00 $161.25
8 Dec. 1953 / Jan. 1954 $88.00 $137.00 $114.88
9 March 1954 $28.00 $135.00 $86.67
10 April 1954 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
11 May 1954 - Beautiful Girl cover; Features: Flesh Garden!; Mad Reader! (Basil Wolverton art); Operation Under The Ground (Part 5); Murder the Husband! / Murder the Story!; Beware of Imitations!; Dragged Net! $65.00 $135.00 $104.17
12 June 1954 - News Headline cover; Features: Starchie; Mark Trade; 3-Dimensions; From Eternity Back to Here; Operation Under the Ground (Chapter 6) $66.00 $71.00 $68.50
13 July 1954 - Orange Miniature Cover; Features: Prince Violent!; Book! Movie!; Essay in Greek; E.C. Fan-Addict Club; Baby Quips!; Robinson Crusoe! $35.00 $89.00 $62.00
14 Aug. 1954 - Mona Lisa Cover; Features: Manduck The Magician; Movie... Ads!; Essay in Hungarian; The Countynental!; Plastic Sam! $40.00 $90.50 $65.25
15 Sept. 1954 - MAD Tea Party Cover $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
16 Oct. 1954 - Tales Calcu Newspaper Cover; Features: Shermlock Shomes in the Hound of the Basketballs!; Newspapers!; Restaurant; Wreck of the Hesperus; Essay in Ancient Egyptian $16.00 $58.00 $35.00
17 Nov. 1954 - Point of View Cover $12.50 $44.00 $24.17
18 Dec. 1954 - You Draw The Cover Cover $14.75 $29.00 $19.92
19 Jan. 1955 - Racing Form Cover $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
20 Feb. 1955 - Composition Notebook Issue $14.00 $37.00 $25.50
21 March 1955 - Classified Ad Cover $12.00 $35.00 $24.67
22 April 1955 - Special Art Issue (Picasso-like cover); Features: Bill (Chicken Fat) Elder - The Child; Bill Elder - The Boy; Bill Elder - The Young Artist; Bill Elder - The Commercial Artist; Bill Elder - The Old Pro; Bill Elder - Senility; Mad Reader ad $12.00 $67.00 $36.50
23 May 1955 - THINK Cover; Last Comic Issue $17.00 $55.00 $36.67
24 July 1955 - First Magazine Format $113.75 $400.00 $217.92
25 Sept. 1955 $22.00 $58.00 $40.00
26 Nov. 1955 - Satellite Cover $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
27 April 1956 $40.00 $85.00 $58.33
28 July 1956 $46.00 $178.50 $104.83
29 Sept. 1956 $16.50 $50.00 $33.63
30 Dec. 1956 _ Alfred E. Neuman for President Cover (Mingo Art) $48.00 $156.00 $94.67
31 Feb. 1957 - Mt. Rushmore cover $27.00 $51.00 $38.67
32 April 1957 Pyramid Cover; Features by Orson Bean, Tom Lehrer, Jean Shepherd, Steve Allan $9.50 $28.00 $18.75
33 June 1957 Jack-In-The-Box Cover; Features by Ernie Kovaks, Henry Morgan; Hollywood Is Ruining Marlon Brando; Eddie Lawrence - Old Philosopher $8.50 $20.50 $14.50
34 Aug. 1957 - Fireworks Cover; Orson Bean; Boy and Ray $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
35 Oct. 1957 - Fifth Anniversary Issue $15.00 $28.00 $22.75
36 Dec. 1957 $12.00 $42.00 $27.00
37 Jan. 1958 $12.00 $36.00 $24.00
38 March 1958 $7.25 $15.00 $10.75
39 May 1958 $8.00 $20.50 $14.75
40 July 1958 $3.50 $20.50 $11.17
41 Sept. 1958 $2.50 $17.00 $8.88
42 Nov. 1958 $8.00 $21.00 $14.50
43 Dec. 1958 $4.00 $41.00 $17.92
44 Jan. 1959 $9.75 $9.75 $9.75
45 March 1959 $10.00 $15.50 $13.50
46 April 1959 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00
47 June 1959 $7.50 $19.00 $12.33
48 July 1959 $8.50 $19.25 $12.75
49 Sept. 1959 $6.50 $14.00 $10.33
50 Oct. 1959 $10.00 $25.30 $17.65
51 Dec. 1959 $6.50 $18.00 $11.50
52 Jan. 1960 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00
53 March 1960 - Don Martin $6.50 $7.50 $7.00
54 April 1960 $3.25 $6.50 $4.88
55 June 1960 - Sid Caesar $5.50 $7.50 $6.50
56 July 1960 $2.00 $11.25 $7.42
57 Sept. 1960 $3.00 $9.75 $6.06
58 Oct. 1960 $4.00 $10.00 $7.00
59 Dec. 1960 $3.50 $11.00 $6.42
60 Jan 1961 $6.00 $10.50 $7.67
61 March 1961 $6.50 $12.00 $9.50
62 April 1961 $6.00 $21.00 $11.17
63 June 1961 $6.00 $7.50 $6.75
64 July 1961 $2.00 $6.00 $4.33
65 Sept. 1961 $2.00 $10.00 $5.75
66 Oct. 1961 - JFK Cover $3.75 $14.50 $7.01
67 Dec. 1961 $3.00 $8.00 $5.13
68 Jan 1962 $2.00 $9.50 $6.38
69 March 1962 $3.50 $17.00 $7.94
70 April 1962 $3.00 $4.50 $3.50
71 June 1962 $3.00 $7.75 $5.25
72 July 1962 $2.00 $12.00 $5.56
73 Sept. 1962 $2.00 $7.00 $4.20
74 Oct. 1962 $2.00 $9.00 $4.44
75 Dec. 1962 $5.00 $10.00 $8.00
76 Jan. 1963 $1.00 $4.00 $2.33
77 March 1963 $1.50 $4.00 $2.83
78 April 1963 $3.00 $8.00 $5.33
79 June 1963 $2.00 $10.00 $4.88
80 July 1963 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00
81 Sept. 1963 - 8-Ball Cover $3.25 $10.50 $6.69
82 Oct. 1963 - Castro Cover $10.50 $10.50 $10.50
83 Dec. 1963 $4.00 $6.00 $4.83
84 Jan. 1964 $3.00 $5.00 $4.00
85 March 1964 $4.00 $12.00 $7.50
86 April 1964 $3.00 $7.00 $4.67
87 June 1964 $3.00 $7.00 $5.00
88 July 1964 $5.00 $12.50 $8.38
89 Sept. 1964 $4.00 $12.00 $7.00
90 Oct. 1964 $2.00 $20.00 $9.25
91 Dec. 1964 $2.50 $7.50 $5.17
92 Jan. 1965 $2.75 $6.00 $4.25
93 March 1965 - Beatles Parody $4.00 $17.00 $11.06
94 April 1965 $5.25 $20.00 $11.25
95 June 1965 $3.00 $5.00 $4.25
96 July 1965 $1.00 $6.00 $3.13
97 Sept. 1965 $1.50 $5.00 $3.50
98 Oct. 1965 - Flipper Cover $1.50 $10.00 $4.83
99 Dec. 1965 $5.00 $12.50 $8.75
100 Jan. 1966 $3.25 $7.75 $5.75
101 March 1966 $3.00 $6.00 $4.75
102 April 1966 $3.25 $12.00 $6.75
103 June 1966 $2.00 $9.00 $4.67
104 July 1966 $2.25 $7.00 $4.63
105 Sept. 1966 $2.25 $6.00 $4.13
106 Oct. 1966 $5.00 $10.00 $7.50
107 Dec. 1966 - Wanted Cover $4.00 $10.00 $8.00
108 Jan. 1967 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
109 March 1967 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
110 April 1967 $4.00 $11.50 $7.38
111 June 1967 $3.00 $12.00 $7.63
112 July 1967 $4.00 $15.00 $8.50
113 Sept. 1967 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
114 Oct. 1967 $1.50 $10.00 $5.75
115 Dec. 1967 $4.00 $18.50 $9.50
116 Jan. 1968 $2.00 $8.00 $4.80
117 March 1968 $4.00 $10.00 $7.00
118 April 1968 $3.00 $10.50 $7.00
119 June 1968 - Balmy and Clyde (Bonnie and Clyde parody) Cover $5.00 $27.50 $11.63
120 July 1968 $2.00 $10.00 $5.60
121 Sept. 1968 $4.00 $20.00 $10.00
122 Oct. 1968 $7.00 $18.50 $13.25
123 Dec. 1968 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00
124 Jan. 1969 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50
125 March 1969 $1.00 $10.00 $5.50
126 April 1969 $1.25 $15.00 $8.13
127 June 1969 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00
128 July 1969 $13.50 $21.50 $17.50
129 Sept. 1969 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
130 Oct. 1969 $1.00 $10.50 $5.75
131 Dec. 1969 $3.00 $10.00 $5.67
132 Jan. 1970 $1.25 $2.00 $1.63
133 March 1970 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
134 April 1970 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
135 June 1970 - Sleazy Rider $13.00 $13.00 $13.00
136 July 1970 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
137 Sept. 1970 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
138 Oct. 1970 - Snoopy $4.25 $7.00 $5.92
139 Dec. 1970 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
140 Jan. 1971 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
141 March 1971 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
142 April 1971 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
143 June 1971 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
144 July 1971 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00
145 Sept. 1971 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
146 Oct. 1971 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
147 Dec. 1971 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
148 Jan 1972 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
149 March 1972 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
150 April 1972 - Partridge Family $10.00 $10.00 $10.00
151 June 1972 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
152 July 1972 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
153 Sept. 1972 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
154 Oct. 1972 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
155 Dec. 1972 - The Godfather $2.00 $3.00 $2.50
156 Jan. 1973 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
157 March 1973 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
158 April 1973 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
159 June 1973 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
160 July 1973 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00
161 Sept. 1973 $1.00 $2.50 $1.75
162 Oct. 1973 $1.00 $2.50 $1.75
163 Dec. 1973 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
164 Jan. 1974 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
165 March 1974 $3.00 $6.00 $4.50
166 April 1974 - Nixon $6.50 $6.50 $6.50
167 June 1974 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
168 July 1974 $3.25 $6.00 $4.63
169 Sept. 1974 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
170 Oct. 1974 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
171 Dec. 1974 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
172 Jan. 1975 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
173 March 1975 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
174 April 1975 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
175 June 1975 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
176 July 1975 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
177 Sept. 1975 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
178 Oct. 1975 $4.25 $4.25 $4.25
179 Dec. 1975 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
180 Jan. 1976 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
181 March 1976 $1.25 $1.25 $1.25
182 April 1976 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
183 June 1976 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
184 July 1976 $2.50 $6.50 $4.50
185 Sept. 1976 $2.50 $3.00 $2.75
186 Oct.. 1976 Star Trek $1.00 $3.00 $2.00
187 Dec. 1976 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
188 Jan. 1977 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
189 March 1977 - Welcome Back Kotter $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
190 April 1977 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
191 June 1977 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
192 July 1977 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
193 Sept. 1977 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
194 Oct. 1977 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
195 Dec. 1977 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
196 Jan. 1977 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
197 March 1978 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
198 April 1978 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
199 June 1978 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
200 July 1978 - Close Encounters $2.00 $2.00 $2.00
201 Sept. 1978 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
202 Oct. 1978 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
203 Dec. 1978 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
204 Jan. 1979 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
205 March 1979 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
206 April 1979 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
207 June 1979 - John Belushi $4.00 $4.00 $4.00
208 July 1979 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
209 Sept. 1979 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
210 Oct. 1979 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
211 Dec. 1979 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
212 Jan. 1980 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00
213 March 1980 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
214 April 1980 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
215 June 1980 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
216 July 1980 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
217 Sept. 1980 - Vote MAD cover $1.00 $3.00 $2.00
218 Oct. 1980 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
219 Dec. 1980 $1.50 $2.00 $1.75
220 Jan. 1981 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25
221 March 1981 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
222 April 1981 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
223 June 1981 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
224 July 1981 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
225 Sept. 1981 - Robin Williams $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
226 Oct. 1981 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
227 Dec. 1981 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
228 Jan. 1982 - Indiana Jones $3.25 $3.25 $3.25
229 March 1982 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
230 April 1982 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
231 June 1982 - The Oscars $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
232 July 1982 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
233 Sept. 1982 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
234 Oct. 1982 - MASH $2.00 $7.50 $4.63
235 Dec. 1982 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
236 Jan. 1983 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
237 March 1983 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
238 April 1983 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
239 June 1983 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
240 July 1983 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
241 Sept. 1983 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
242 Oct. 1983 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
243 Dec. 1983 - Superman cover $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
244 Jan. 1984 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
245 March 1984 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
246 April 1984 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
247 June 1984 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
248 July 1984 - Norman Rockwell $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
249 Sept. 1984 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
250 Oct. 1984 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
251 Dec. 1984 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
252 Jan. 1985 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
253 March 1985 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
254 April 1985 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
255 June 1985 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
256 July 1985 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
257 Sept. 1985 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
258 Oct. 1985 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
259 Dec. 1985 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
260 Jan. 1986 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
261 March 1986 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
262 April 1986 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
263 June 1986 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
264 July 1986 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
265 Sept. 1986 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
266 Oct. 1986 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
267 Dec. 1986 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
268 Jan. 1987 - Aliens $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
269 March 1987 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
270 April 1987 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
271 June 1987 - Star Trek IV $2.50 $2.50 $2.50
272 July 1987 $1.25 $5.50 $3.38
273 Sept. 1987 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
274 Oct. 1987 $1.25 $1.25 $1.25
275 Dec. 1987 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
276 Jan. 1988 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
277 March 1988 - Mchael Jackson $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
278 April 1988 $6.50 $6.50 $6.50
279 June 1988 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
280 July 1988 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
281 Sept. 1988 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
282 Oct. 1988 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
283 Dec. 1988 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
284 Jan. 1989 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
285 March 1989 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
286 April 1989 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
287 June 1989 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
288 July 1989 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
289 Sept. 1989 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
290 Oct. 1989 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
291 Dec. 1989 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
292 Jan. 1990 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00
293 March 1990 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
294 April 1990 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
295 June 1990 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
296 July 1990 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
297 Sept. 1990 - Mike Tyson $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
298 Oct. 1990 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
299 Dec. 1990 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00
300 Jan. 1991 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
301 March 1991 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
302 April 1991 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
303 June 1991 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
304 July 1991 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
305 Sept. 1991 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
306 Oct. 1991 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
307 Dec. 1991 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
308 Jan. 1992 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
309 March 1992 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
310 April 1992 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
311 June 1992Addams Family $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
312 July 1992 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
313 Sept. 1992 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
314 Oct. 1992 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
315 Dec. 1992 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
316 Jan. 1993 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
317 March 1993 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
318 April 1993 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
319 June 1993 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
320 July 1993 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
321 Sept. 1993 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
323 Oct. 1993 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
323 Dec. 1993 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
324 Jan. 1994 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
325 Feb. 1994 - Beavis and Butthead $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
326 March/April 1994 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
327 May 1994 - Rush Limbaugh cover $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
328 June 1994 - Love Connection cover $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
329 July/Aug. 1994 - NYPD Blue cover $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
330 Sept. 1994 - Head banger cover $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
331 Oct./Nov. 1994 Bill Clinton MTV Songbook $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
332 Dec. 1994 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
333 Jan/Feb 1995 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
334 March/April 1995 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
335 May 1995 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
336 June 1995 - Beavis and Butt-Head Grow Old $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
337 July 1995 - Batman $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
338 Aug. 1995 - Judge Dreddful $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
339 Sept. 1995 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
340 Oct. 1995 $0.00 $0.00 #DIV/0!
341 Dec. 1995 $1.50 $2.00 $1.75
342-388 Jan. 1996 - Dec. 1999 $1.00 $4.00 $2.50
389-430 Jan. 2000 - June 2003 $1.00 $3.50 $2.25
423 50th Anniversary Issue $5.00 $12.00 $9.00