Mad Magazine #439 FN 2004 Stock Image

Grade FN
Year 2004
Publisher EC

This is a mid grade item. It will have enough minor defects that it is in clearly worse condition than a brand new freshly published comic, magazine, or book. Allowed defects for this grade include: a spine split of less than half an inch, minor water spotting or other residue, impacted corners, and an accumulation or spine stresses that may break color. An item could be assigned this grade due to either an accumulation of minor defects or one or two moderate defects.

Description

Cover by Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Drew Friedman, Evan Dorkin, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Anthony Barbieri and Bill Wray, Arnie Kogen, Matthew A. Cohen, David Shayne, Barry Liebmann, John Caldwell, Greg Leitman, Arie Kaplan, Butch D'Ambrosio, Ray Alma, Desmond Devlin, Garth Gerhart, Arie Kaplan, Jeff Kruse, Scott Maiko, Kevin Pope, Mike Snider, Jack Syracuse, Angelo Torres, Liz Lomax, Scott Bricher, Rick Tulka, Hermann Mejia, Tom Nick Cocotos, Mark Stutzman, Peter Kuper, and Sergio Aragones. Mad's take on the Oscars includes an Oscar preview, featuring art by Drew Friedman and the Usual Gang of Idiots; Sergio Aragones' version of the Oscars; and a cover by Mort Drucker. A parody of tall-ships drama Master and Commander. D-List actors, featuring art by noted caricaturist Drew Friedman. Mad's takes on Apple ads, goth kids, and valet parking. Monroe, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. The Fundalini Pages; Masochist Commander: One the Farce Side of the World; The Valet Parking Attendants Secret Oath; A Mad Look at the Oscars; The Lords of the Bling; Monroe and… Survivor Jr., Part 2; Mad's Down-on-the-Farm: The Simple Life Outtakes!; If Other Companies Copied the iPod Ad Campaign; Rock Solid Indications You Are Too Old for the Goth Lifestyle; If Home Improvement Shows Turned to Arson; Are You a Member of Hollywoods D-List?; Spy vs. Spy; Mad's Oscar Preview: The Insiders Guide to the Longest, Most Boring Television Show of the Year!; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W.

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