Price and Condition Chart
Courtesy of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide
38th Edition

(Featuring regular issues, Specials, More Trash, The Worst, etc.)
The most current prices for 2008/2009. Update expected in mid 2009.
Changes from last year: Pre #36 increases in the higher grades.
General decreases below Near Mint for issues between #75 to #125.
Significant decreases for specials except Near Mint grade.
Please Note: No price list for paperbacks has been developed.
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Before a Mad's true value can be assessed, its condition or state of preservation must be determined. In all Mads, the better the condition the more desirable and valuable the Mad. Mads in MINT condition will bring several times the price of the same Mad in POOR condition. Therefore it is very important to be able to properly grade your Mads. Mads should be graded from the inside out, so the following areas should be examined before assigning a final grade.

Check inside pages, inside spine and covers and outside spine and covers for any tears, markings, brittleness, tape, soiling, chunks out or other defects that would affect the grade. After all the above steps have been taken, then the reader can begin to consider an overall grade for his or her Mad. The grading of a Mad is done by simply looking at the Mad and describing its condition, which may range from absolutely perfect newsstand condition MINT to extremely worn, dirty, and torn POOR.

Numerous variables influence the evaluation of a Mad's condition and all must be considered in the final evaluation. Although the grade of a Mad is based upon an accumulation of defects, some defects may be more extreme for a particular grade as long as other acceptable listed defects are almost non-existent. As grading is the most subjective aspect of determining a Mad's value, it is very important that the grader be careful not to allow wishful thinking to influence what the eyes see. It is also very important to realize that older Mads in MINT condition are extremely scarce and are rarely advertised for sale; most of the higher grade Mads advertised range from VERY FINE to NEAR MINT.

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REGULAR
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NUMBERS		 VALUE BY CONDITION REGULAR
ISSUE
NUMBERS		 VALUE BY CONDITION
GD VG FN VF VF/NM NM GD VG FN VF VF/NM NM
1 $412 $824 $1236 $3296 $5148 $7000 158-165 $3 $6 $9 $14 $19 $24
2 $109 $218 $327 $872 $1361 $1850 166 $3 $6 $9 $16 $23 $30
3,4 $75 $150 $225 $600 $938 $1275 167-170 $3 $6 $9 $14 $19 $24
5 $153 $306 $459 $1224 $1912 $2600 171-185 $2 $4 $6 $10 $14 $18
6-11 $59 $118 $177 $472 $736 $1000 186 $2 $4 $6 $13 $18 $22
12-15 $47 $94 $141 $376 $588 $800 187 $2 $4 $6 $10 $14 $18
16-23 $40 $80 $120 $320 $503 $685 188 $2 $4 $6 $13 $18 $22
24 $94 $188 $282 $752 $1176 $1600 189-192 $2 $4 $6 $10 $14 $18
25 $44 $88 $132 $352 $551 $750 193 $3 $6 $9 $14 $19 $24
26,27 $39 $78 $117 $312 $489 $665 194,195 $2 $4 $6 $10 $14 $18
28,29 $37 $74 $111 $231 $353 $475 196 $3 $6 $9 $14 $19 $24
30 $56 $112 $168 $350 $538 $725 197 $2 $4 $6 $13 $18 $22
31 $33 $66 $99 $206 $316 $425 198,199 $2 $4 $6 $10 $14 $18
32,33 $28 $56 $84 $175 $268 $360 200 $2 $4 $6 $13 $18 $22
34,35 $22 $44 $66 $138 $214 $290 201 $2 $4 $6 $9 $13 $16
36-40 $17 $34 $51 $106 $161 $215 202 $1 $3 $4 $6 $8 $10
41-50 $14 $28 $42 $88 $137 $185 203 $2 $4 $6 $9 $13 $16
51-59 $12 $24 $36 $75 $113 $150 204 $1 $3 $4 $6 $8 $10
60 $14 $28 $42 $88 $132 $175 205 $2 $4 $6 $9 $13 $16
61-70 $9 $18 $27 $56 $83 $110 206,207 $1 $3 $4 $6 $8 $10
71-75 $5 $10 $15 $35 $55 $75 208 $2 $4 $6 $9 $12 $15
76 $6 $12 $18 $39 $62 $85 209 $1 $3 $4 $6 $8 $10
77-80 $5 $10 $15 $35 $55 $75 210 $2 $4 $6 $9 $13 $16
81-85 $5 $10 $15 $30 $48 $65 211-219 $1 $3 $4 $6 $8 $10
86 $6 $12 $18 $37 $59 $80 220 $2 $4 $6 $9 $13 $16
87,88 $5 $10 $15 $35 $55 $75 221-227 $1 $3 $4 $6 $8 $10
89,90 $6 $12 $18 $37 $59 $80 228 $2 $4 $6 $9 $12 $15
91 $5 $10 $15 $30 $48 $65 229,230 $1 $3 $4 $6 $8 $10
92,93 $4 $8 $12 $28 $44 $60 231-235 $1 $2 $3 $5 $6 $8
94 $5 $10 $15 $30 $48 $65 236 $1 $2 $3 $5 $7 $9
95 $4 $8 $12 $28 $44 $60 237-241 $1 $2 $3 $5 $6 $8
96 $5 $10 $15 $30 $48 $65 242 $1 $2 $3 $5 $7 $9
97-99 $4 $8 $12 $28 $44 $60 243-249 $1 $2 $3 $5 $6 $8
100 $5 $10 $15 $30 $48 $65 250 $1 $2 $3 $5 $7 $9
101 $3 $6 $9 $21 $32 $42 251-260 $1 $2 $3 $5 $6 $8
102,103 $3 $6 $9 $19 $29 $38 261-267 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $7
104 $3 $6 $9 $21 $32 $42 268 $1 $2 $3 $5 $6 $8
105 $4 $8 $12 $24 $37 $50 269-276 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $7
106 $3 $6 $9 $21 $32 $42 277 $1 $2 $3 $5 $6 $8
107 $3 $6 $9 $19 $29 $38 278-288 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $7
108 $3 $6 $9 $21 $32 $42 289 $1 $2 $3 $5 $6 $8
109-113 $3 $6 $9 $19 $29 $38 290-297 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $7
114,115 $3 $6 $9 $21 $32 $42 298-300 $1 $2 $3 $5 $6 $8
116-118 $3 $6 $9 $19 $29 $38 301-310