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Cover: Harvey Kurtzman

Mad #9

Feb 1954 · EC · 0.10 USD
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In "Little Orphan Melvin!", Harvey Kurtzman’s sharp wit and Jack Davis’s masterful, exaggerated art bring to life a darkly comic tale of chaos and consequence, all rendered in the signature EC style of the 1954 era. With Marie Severin’s bold coloring and Ben Oda’s crisp lettering, the story unfolds with a mix of absurdity and tension, anchored by a cover by Kurtzman that captures the issue’s irreverent spirit.

Contains 4 stories
Little Orphan Melvin!
8 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Little Orphan MelvinDaddy PeacebucksPunjokeGravelAx L. MaxlThe Gasp!Mommy Peacebucks
The Raven
7 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
a raventhe narratorLenore
Bop Jokes!
6 pp · Humor
Hah! Noon!
7 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody, Western-Frontier
Marshall KaneMrs. KaneMarshall FloodnickKiller Diller MillerRamona

In "Hah! Noon!", Marshall Kane rides into a dusty frontier town where time seems to stand still, dithering about his departure while dispatching a rival marshal and taking down Miller’s henchmen—only to finally bring the outlaw to heel with calm, quiet resolve.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $66
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,566*
CGC 9.2 · 5 in census $1,005*
CGC 9.0 · 6 in census $697*
CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $669*
CGC 8.0 · 11 in census $669
CGC 7.5 · 7 in census $307*
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CGC 7.0 · 7 in census $255*
CGC 6.5 · 14 in census $209
CGC 6.0 · 16 in census $188*
CGC 5.5 · 21 in census $188
CGC 5.0 · 18 in census $157
CGC 4.5 · 15 in census $119
CGC 4.0 · 19 in census $110
CGC 3.5 · 12 in census $98*
CGC 3.0 · 11 in census $97
CGC 2.5 · 4 in census $70*
CGC 2.0 · 6 in census $60*
CGC 1.5 · 3 in census $46*
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 3 in census $30*
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Full credits

artist, inker Jack Davis
colorist Marie Severin
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils, inks Harvey Kurtzman

Reprints

Reprinted in Utterly Mad #4 (1956), The Bedside Mad #S1647 (1959), Utterly Mad #4 (1963), The Bedside Mad #D2316 (1964), The Bedside Mad #P3520 (1968), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #12 (1973), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #15 (1975), Utterly Mad #[4] (1976), The Bedside Mad #6 (88-893) (1979), The Complete Color Mad #2 (1986), USA magazine #26 (1987), Mad about the Fifties #[nn] (1997), Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad #3 (1998), Mad about Comic Strips #[nn] (2003), The Mad Archives #2 (2008), Mad's Original Idiots Jack Davis #[nn] (2015), Mad's Original Idiots Wally Wood #[nn] (2015), Mad's Original Idiots Will Elder #[nn] (2015), Mad #33 (2023), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024)

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