Publishers / EC / Mad (1952) / #257
257September 1985
$1.25

Mad #257

EC · September 1985

How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Mad (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#257
Publication date
September 1985
Key date
1985-09-00
Indicia publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Price
$1.25
Pages
52
Barcode
0709893323009

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Nude Beachcover1script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams; colors: Richard WilliamsAlfred E. Neuman
1Witlesscomic story5script: Stan Hart; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres
2One Bright Morning at the Boston Cemeterycomic story1script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
3Relevant Fortune Cookies for Other Dining Spotscomic story3script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge
4Woodstock 1969 Woodstock Revisitedcomic story3script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
5The Lighter Side of...comic story5script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
6One Dark Afternoon in Edmontoncomic story1script: Mat Jacobs; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
7The Mad Sports Pagetext story2script: Joe Raiola, Charlie Kadau; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
8A Frequent Flyer Bonus Program We'd Like to Seecomic story2script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis
9A Mad Look at the... Disney Worldscomic story4script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
10Celebrity Silhouettes or... Which Famous Person Is Which...?comic story2script: Rurik Tyler; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke
11First Annual Reunion Guests of the Phil Donahue Showcomic story2script: Elizabeth White; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano
12Practicing Sports in and Around the Homecomic story2script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges
13The Mad Stress Chartcomic story3script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker
14Truly Logical Transformerscomic story3script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee
15One Glorious Evening in Death Valleycomic story1script: Alan Zweibel; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin
16Mate & Ali-Monycomic story6script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
17What Is Fast Becoming America's Most Expensive Leisure Time Activity?cartoon1script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee
18Flashers Against Nudityillustration1pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams; colors: Richard WilliamsAlfred E. Neuman
19Drawn-Out Dramascomic story0script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #741991On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #751991On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #831992On eBay ›
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #861993On eBay ›
Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7624-3687-3
2010On eBay ›
Mad for Decades #[nn]
ISBN 978-1435101289; 1435101286
2007On eBay ›
Mad #192021On eBay ›
Mad #412025On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Before you buy

  • Confirm the UPC box: a publisher mark instead of a barcode means direct edition, a barcode means newsstand.
  • Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
  • Check the staples and centerfold; heavily read anniversary and key issues loosen there first.

Series context

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com