Mad Magazine #40 (2024)
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20+ PAGES OF NEW MAD CONTENT! In case you didn't know by now...2024 is an election year! MAD #40 vetoes that news and says POLITICS SCHMOLITCS! This issue contains a one-third consensus of pages filled with BRAND SPANKIN' NEW MAD CONTENT! Includes a new A MAD Look at... by Sergio Aragones, Tom Bunk's political trading cards, pontification-filled parodies, Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Political Edition, and much more. Features a fabulous new front-runner Fold-In by Johnny Sampson too. Plus, classic favorites like Spy Vs. Spy, and numerous silly satirical slams on the past and present heads of state. Go out and pass some bills over the counter, pick up a (ballot) issue, and make Alfred E. Neuman president today!
Release Date: 2024
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 – 10.0 MINT: Near perfect. No discernible defects.
- 9.8 NM/MT: High-end; negligible stress or bindery tears.
- 9.6 NM+: Nearly perfect; very minor surface wear.
- 9.4 NM: Standard high-grade; minor corner blunting.
- 9.2 NM-: Excellent; small stress lines (no color break).
- 9.0 VF/NM: Great eye appeal; minor spine stress.
THE MID GRADES (Collector Quality)
- 8.5 VF+: Clean copy; small amount of wear/creasing.
- 8.0 VF: Very attractive; minor surface wear or foxing.
- 7.5 VF-: Slight accumulation of defects; minor blunting.
- 7.0 FN/VF: Solid copy; minor creases or color breaks.
- 6.0 FN: Average mid-grade; small spine splits or tears.
- 5.0 VG/FN: Significant wear; small pieces may be missing.
THE LOW GRADES (Reader Quality)
- 4.0 VG: Average used copy; heavy creasing or scuffing.
- 3.0 GD/VG: Heavily read; major creases or staple rust.
- 2.0 GD: Well-worn; covers may be detached but present.
- 1.0 FR: Heavily damaged; large chunks missing.
- 0.5 PR: Fragile; missing pages or severe degradation.
Our raw grading is an opinion based on 30+ years of experience. We do not guarantee a specific numeric grade from 3rd party services (CGC/CBCS) but strive for maximum accuracy.
