Golden & Silver Age Comic & Collectibles Auction
Lot 172:
Description
A group of vintage American satirical and humor magazines, primarily featuring multiple issues of *MAD Magazine*, dating from the mid-20th century, circa 1950s-1960s. The lot includes eight magazines with titles such as “CAR TOONS,” “FRENZY,” “Cracked,” and “LOCO,” alongside several issues of “MAD” magazine. Visible cover details include a “25c” price point on some issues, and specific themes such as “SPECIAL JACKPOT ISSUE” and “SPECIAL APRIL SHOWERS ISSUE” for *MAD*. Other notable cover text includes “SPECIAL ISSUE, WRITTEN BY 10 CHIMPANZEES” on “CAR TOONS” and “FIGHT SANITY, THREE WAYS” on “FRENZY.” Accompanying the magazines are five assorted vintage paper items, comprising a black-and-white speckled composition notebook and four miscellaneous magazine pages or advertisements. These additional paper items feature period illustrations and text, advertising products like “OLD CROAK” and “Podker Dot Toothpaste,” or showcasing humorous content such as “Sadder… But wiser where there’s girls… there’s liquor” and “LOCO LABELS” alongside an image of the Brooklyn Bridge and the text “He bought the Brooklyn Bridge with his Sucker Pen.” All items are made of paper.
Condition report:
Fair to Good condition, commensurate with age and use. Items exhibit varying degrees of surface wear, creasing, minor tears, and discoloration to the paper. Some covers may show more pronounced wear and minor losses.
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