MAD #172 ~ Jun 1975 ~ 5.0 VG/FN ~ Very Nice Copy
Mad Magazine #172 ~ Jun 1975 ~ 5.0 VG/FN ~ E. C. Publications. My grading is very conservative and most sellers would grade this higher. Bright colors; binding intact; b&w interior fine; slight soling on white background areas; slight wrinkles top edge; two vertical creases on back cover; otherwise a Fine copy. Issue in 2-mil archival poly bag with stiffener. Image shows the actual comic you will get (it is NOT a stock photo).

Issue highlights: First 50-cent cover price. Cover art by Norman Mingo. "The Great Gasbag," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the film "The Great Gatsby," a boring socialite gets involved with a man with a dubious past and they proceed to be boring together. "Don Martin's Natural History Movies, Short Subject #14: Insect Masters of Camouflage and Illusion," script and art by Don Martin. "More Powerful Than a Locomotive," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Superman stops a train from running over a man, but fails to consider the physics. "Picture Road Signs We'd Like to See," script by Al Jaffee and Frank Jacobs, art by Bob Clarke; Picture road signs are expanded to encompass other traffic hazards. "The Lighter Side of Staying Young," script and art by Dave Berg; Dealing with, or hiding from, getting older. "Mad Solutions to Big City Doggie-Do Problems," script and art by Al Jaffee; Creative ways to clean up after your dog. "The Six Million Dollars, Man," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Angelo Torres; In a parody of the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man," an astronaut injured in an accident is given bionic implants and must rescue the surgeon who implanted them from his Soviet abductors. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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