Mad Magazine #451 VG+ 4.5 2005 Stock Image Low Grade

Grade VG+ 4.5
Year 2005
Publisher EC

This is a low grade item. It will be complete and readable, but will show significant wear. Allowed defects for this grade include: spine roll, a moderate amount of staining or water damage, writing or other marks on the cover, up to one inch spine splits or other tears, a cover or centerfold that is detached at one staple, discoloration due to oxidation, and a minor piece or pieces missing. An item could be assigned this grade due to either an accumulation of minor/moderate defects or one or two major defects.

Description

Cover by Mark Fredrickson. Stories and art by Peter Bagge, Eric Powell, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Anthony Barbieri and Bill Wray, Desmond Devlin, Dave Croatto, Johnny Styne, Stan Sinberg, John Caldwell, Jacob Lambert, Arie Kaplan, Butch D'Ambrosio, Joe Raiola, L.P. Ferrante, Frank Jacobs, Scott Bricher, Irving Schild, Marc Hempel, P. C. Vey, Mort Drucker, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Tom Bunk, Francis Mao, Hermann Mejia, Paul Coker, Jr., Peter Kuper, and Sergio Aragones, plus Fundalini Pages by Ray Alma, John Caldwell, Tom Cheney, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Don (Duck) Edwing, Garth Gerhart, Gary Hallgren, Jeff Kruse, Barry Liebmann, Scott Maiko, Patrick Merrell, Kevin Pope, Mike Snider, and Jack Syracuse. A parody of Keanu Reeves' Constantine movie. A blast from the Mad past, as veteran Idiots Frank Jacobs and Mort Drucker look at Shakespeare the sports commentator. An ad parody featuring art by Eric Powell of The Goon. ESPN's next channel, featuring art by indy comics legend Peter Bagge. Mad's takes on cheating, CDs, and eBay religious icons. Monroe, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. The Fundalini Pages; Constant-theme; Other Images of Religious Figures in Food; Glaring Symptoms of Video Game Addiction; The Concussion-ator 3000; The MAD World of Kids Vs. Parents; Duke Bissells Tales of Undisputed Interest; A MAD Look at Cheating; William Shakespeare, Sports Commentator; Dating Tips for the Mentally Unstable; Monroe and… The Inheritance; What If Christian Bale Took Up Wood Carving?; Things we Definitely Won't Miss About Buying CDs; A Sneak Peek at the ESPN 3 Programming Lineup; Madison Avenue Smackdown!; One Fine Morning in Fallujah; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, PC/PB&W.

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