Where are the Mad Magazine collectors? 8 8

[BLUECHIPCOLLECTIBLES]

MAD isn't what it once was in the zeitgeist but I think it will continue in one form or another, and that collectors will always appreciate the key issues -- the first #1 and the first magazine issue #24, as well as the first Alfred E. Neuman (not sure what issue that is) and the first Spy vs. Spy #60, as well as the issue that lampoon people or projects that are relatively timeless: Nixon and JFK flip cover; parodies of Godfather, etc.   I also think they will (or at least should) like the covers that are not fixed to a particular parody and are just simply and sublimely surreal, like the ones where Alfred is doing something backwards or defying physics in some way. 

[andy49]

[jmg3637]

a couple more of the MAD Comics that I picked up from  a local con. last week

 

When I first got back into collecting as an adult ( almost 40 years ago) I was buying collections left and right, pulling what I wanted, and selling off the rest.

I had a copy of MAD 14 with the cover separated that along with a Hawkman 4  and a Gold Key Star Trek #1  that just never sold show after show.

I finally sold the MAD,  but ended up keeping and collecting the remainder of the runs for the Atom  and the GK Star Trek's

[jmg3637]

A couple more of the early MAD Comics

The last of the comics.  I had obtained the first 3 of the Magazine size from a major purchase from an LCS  that closed maybe 20 years ago

[Robot Man]

On 7/8/2024 at 10:59 PM, jmg3637 said:

a couple more of the MAD Comics that I picked up from  a local con. last week

 

When I first got back into collecting as an adult ( almost 40 years ago) I was buying collections left and right, pulling what I wanted, and selling off the rest.

I had a copy of MAD 14 with the cover separated that along with a Hawkman 4  and a Gold Key Star Trek #1  that just never sold show after show.

I finally sold the MAD,  but ended up keeping and collecting the remainder of the runs for the Atom  and the GK Star Trek's

Did you pick up that 14 from me at the Fullerton meet up? Always one of my favorites since I first saw it as a kid. 

[jmg3637]

New picture taking location for a small group. 

I heard that it is MAD Month

A nice group shot of the all the early 

 Comic sized books

[ThothAmon]

Apparently Mads are still worth stealing. A woman from my town. 
 

Edited July 17 by ThothAmon

[andy49]

in honor of mad month

 

[Robot Man]

My contribution to MAD month

[andy49]

the t-shirt looks well-loved

[Robot Man]

[Hap Hazard]

Sketch from SDCC by Tom Richmond

Also in the EC thread

[OtherEric]

Not in great shape, but the inserts were intact, so I figure it was well worth the $18 in the wild today:

[Robot Man]

On 8/26/2024 at 2:58 PM, OtherEric said:

Not in great shape, but the inserts were intact, so I figure it was well worth the $18 in the wild today:

Indeed! My first MAD was #72 which my grandpa bought for me. I was hooked and either bought or subscribed every issue until the new content ended at #500. 

I remember getting this issue in a used book store shortly after. Seeing this cover really sparked my collecting back issues. No easy task in the days pre internet or mail order.

Last magazine I needed was #28. Just couldn’t find one locally. I ended up buying it through the mail