Hopping MAD, Howling MAD and The Recycled MAD 1967 to 1972 Paperback Lot
$19.99
This three book MAD paperback lot holds Hopping MAD and Howling MAD in Signet editions and The Recycled MAD in a 1972 Paperback Library edition.
All three are Good reading copies with complete, easy to read pages. Hopping MAD has a small tear along the front cover edge, Howling MAD has cover rubbing and creasing plus water staining along the page ends, and all three show age toning.
The books are filled with MAD comic art and satire in the Alfred E. Neuman style.
Details
- Item: Three book paperback lot
- Title: Hopping MAD, Howling MAD and The Recycled MAD
- Author: William M. Gaines is named on Howling MAD; Hopping MAD and The Recycled MAD, Not confirmed from photos
- Illustrator: Multiple MAD artists; individual credits Not confirmed from photos
- Publisher: Hopping MAD and Howling MAD, Signet; The Recycled MAD, Paperback Library
- Publication Year: Hopping MAD, Signet first printing October 1969; Howling MAD, Signet first printing October 1967; The Recycled MAD, April 1972
- Edition and Printing: Hopping MAD, Fourth Printing; Howling MAD, Seventh Printing; The Recycled MAD, Paperback Library Edition, First Printing, April 1972
- Format and Binding: Illustrated mass market paperbacks
- Dust Jacket: None, paperbacks
- Pages: Hopping MAD, 192 pages; Howling MAD, 192 pages; The Recycled MAD, Not confirmed from photos
- Genre: Humor, comics, satire
- Language: English
- ISBN: The Recycled MAD, 0-446-64836-1 (on the spine); Hopping MAD and Howling MAD, Not confirmed from photos
- Dimensions: The Recycled MAD, approximately 7 1/2 x 4 inches; Hopping MAD and Howling MAD, Not confirmed from photos
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- All three books are usable reading copies with complete, easy to read interior pages.
- The Recycled MAD has a clean, colorful front and back cover.
- Howling MAD and Hopping MAD pages are clean and easy to read, with no writing noted in Hopping MAD.
- The comic art and black and white interior illustrations are clear on the photographed pages.
Issues / Wear
- Hopping MAD has a small tear along the front cover edge, plus cover and edge wear.
- Numbers are stamped near the top of Hopping MAD.
- Howling MAD shows cover rubbing, creasing, edge wear, and wear at the upper front cover.
- Howling MAD has water staining along the page ends; the pages are still clean and easy to read.
- The paper in all three books is age toned.
Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. These are the actual books you will be receiving.
This lot includes the April 1972 first printing of the Paperback Library Recycled MAD next to two Signet MAD paperbacks, and it suits a MAD reader or a humor paperback shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
Every item is honestly described and carefully packed. These are vintage pieces, so light age-related wear comes with them. I show and describe what I see so you know what to expect.
If your order arrives damaged or materially different from the listing, contact me within 7 days of delivery and I will make it right.
Returns must be sent back within 30 days of purchase, in the same condition received. I inspect each return against the original photos and description.
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Questions buyers ask
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Every listing spells it out and shows it in photos. Chips, hairlines, crazing, worn plating, old repairs. If I did not mention it, it is not there.
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