This collection originates from the Al Jaffee Studio archive, acquired through Doyle Auctioneers, accompanied by the original auction invoice and related correspondence, consistent with other Al Jaffee Studio material offered in this collection. Provenance documentation is retained by the seller.
Offered here is a complete run of MAD Magazine issues #536 through #550, published from December 2015 through April 2018. This collection includes the magazine's landmark final regularly numbered issue (#550) along with many memorable late-era covers featuring politics, blockbuster films, television, and pop culture.
Subjects include Stranger Things, Donald Trump, Gordon Ramsay, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Hoverboards, Wonder Woman, Vladimir Putin, Harvey Weinstein, North Korea, and MAD's annual "20 Dumbest People, Events and Things" issues.
A particularly desirable lot for collectors because it represents the complete concluding sequence of the classic numbered MAD Magazine series.
Most issues appear to be Near Mint, with a few showing light handling or minor corner wear. Overall this is a clean, attractive collection with bright colors and glossy covers.
I am not a professional comic or magazine grader, so please examine the photographs carefully and judge condition for yourself.
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