MAD #22 * CGC 3.5 * Special ART Issue * Elder

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Title: MAD No. 22
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Publisher:EC [Indicia: Educational Comics, Inc.]
Date Published: April, 1955
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CGC certified: VG- (3.5). Off-white to white pages. Cover by Kurtzman and Picasso. Kurtzman scripts with Elder assists. Reprints "Mole!" from MAD #2. Overstreet: "All by Elder." GPAnalysis: No reported sales in ths grade. A 4.0 sold for $100 in February 2021.

Special ART Issue. Kurtzman fêtes, roasts Elder in a mixed-media masterpiece that's a viable contender for best ten cent comic book ever published. Struggling to meet a deadline, Kurtzman and Elder created a crazy patchwork of mockery, personal history, and doctored photos unlike anything anybody had seen before.

"My first experience with EC comics was when I was fairly young. My dad gave me a dime to go into the drug store and buy a comic. Oh Boy! I went in and looked over various titles until I came to one that really grabbed my attention, MAD. It was the issue with the life story of Will Elder. There was something unusual about the format of this book. The strange use of 'doctored' photographs mixed with weird art struck me as rebellious and anti-establishment. It gave me a disorienting effect.... From that day on I said to myself, I too shall be a MAD artist." — Rick Griffin, Blab! #1.

A limited edition of 150 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues is available. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $30, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Ten of the 15 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.

Consignments welcome for PBA's December 2021 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.