MAD Archives HC (2002-2011 DC) comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Mad (1952- ) #1-6. Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, John Severin, Wallace Wood, and Will Elder. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. When it first appeared on newsstands in 1952, no one could have known the scope of its eventual success - least of all the men who brought it into existence. It was just another 10-cent comic book, one of hundreds of titles that crowded the country's shelves and vied for the attention of a fickle and mercurial audience. It was called MAD, and it promised "Humor in a Jugular Vein." Hardcover, Cover price $49.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Mad (1952- ) #1-6. Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, John Severin, Wallace Wood, and Will Elder. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Reoffered to coincide with THE MAD ARCHIVES VOL. 1, this volume collects the first six issues of the comic book that threw the rulebook out the window and redefined comedy and satire for generations to come. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 220 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Mad (1952- ) #7-12. Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Will Elder, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, Wallace Wood, Jack Davis, Basil Wolverton, and Bernard Krigstein. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman This second volume collecting the early issues of MAD COMICS includes such classic material as 'Shermlock Sholmes,' 'Dragged Net,' and 'Little Orphan Melvin'! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 220 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Mad (1952- ) #7-12. Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Will Elder, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, Wallace Wood, Jack Davis, Basil Wolverton, and Bernard Krigstein. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman This second volume collecting the early issues of MAD COMICS includes such classic material as 'Shermlock Sholmes,' 'Dragged Net,' and 'Little Orphan Melvin'! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 220 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Mad (1952- ) #13-18. Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots. This new hardcover collects cartoons from the 1950s, as originally published by E.C. Comics. In it, the Usual Gang of Idiots takes on: "Robinson Crusoe"; Sherlock Holmes; "Julius Caesar"; The movie "The Wild Ones"; TV's Howdy Doody; and Prince Valiant Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Mad (1952- ) #19-24. Written by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Will Elder, Wallace Wood, and Jack Davis. Includes "Mickey Rodent," "Sounds Effects," and a tribute to Will Elder, because why not? Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 248 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.