Issue Details

Issue	#480
Published	August 2007
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	52
Editing	John Ficarra

Cover Details - "Buy This Issue, Muggle!"

Characters	Alfred D. Neuman
Synopsis	Alfred, as Voldemort from the Harry Potter stories, exhorts us to buy the issue.
Genre	satire
Pencils	James Bennett
Inks	James Bennett
Letters	typeset

1 page Comic Collector Live.com advertisement "Experience Everything"

Characters	Agent Aries
Synopsis	Ad for comic collection organizing software from Midten Media, Inc.
Pencils	Brian Denham; Guru-Efx.com
Inks	Brian Denham; Guru-Efx.com
Colors	Brian Denham; Guru-Efx.com
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

1 page Table of Contents foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Departments"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Paris Hilton; Seriously Wacked; Roger Clemens
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	The feature "The Incontinental Congress Department" is phony and does not actually appear in the issue.

2 page Letters And Tomatoes Department letters page "Random Samplings of Reader Mail"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Donal Logue; Thomas Hayden Church; Emily Frances; John Ficarra; Pete Lepage; Ana Hurka-Robles
Synopsis	Letters, photos and fan art.
Script	John Ficarra; Poppie Fricklas; Oliver Klausen; Scotter Yurdin; Josh Brandmaier; Craven M.; Joshua Hu; Cherish Kingrea; Jim Hutchings
Pencils	? (photo); Scooter Yurdin (photo); Craven M. (photo); Jim Hutchings
Inks	? (photo); Scooter Yurdin (photo); Craven M. (photo); Jim Hutchings
Colors	? (photo); Scooter Yurdin (photo); Craven M. (photo); Jim Hutchings
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes small reprint of a page from MAD Super Special #100.

Half page credits

Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

1 page The Nightmare Before Christmas advertisement "Life's No Fun Without A Good Scare!"

Characters	Jack Skellington
Synopsis	Ad for collectable figures from Hawthorne Village, based on the movie.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

3 page Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; The Fast 5; Castro Comments; Thoughts Going Through Paris Hilton's Mind In Court; Don't Have A Crowther!; The Kitchen Sink; Meet THe '08 Presidential Candidates; Reasons Not To Impeach & Convict President Bush;Little Green A story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters	Paris Hilton; Fidel Castro; Angelina Jolie; Dick Cheney; Jimmy Neutron; Rudy Giuliani; Roger Clemens; George Bush; Bill Clinton; Richard Nixon; Andrew Johnson
Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture.
Genre	humor
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Contributors (roles unknown) include: Scott Bricher; John Caldwell; Paul Coker; John Crowther; Dick DeBartolo; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Leonardo Rodriguez; Steve Rosso; Irving Schild; Kiernan P. Schmitt; Eric Scott; Bob Staake; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka

1 page The MAD War On Bush promo (ad from the publisher) "On Sale Now!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; George Bush
Synopsis	House ad for book.
Letters	typeset

7 page Pop Goes The Evil Dept. story "Harry Plodder And The Torture of The Fanbase"

Characters	Harry Plodder; Ron; Hermoine; judge; Doubledork; Harry's mother; Harry's father; Druckermort; Seriously Wacked; Dolores Mmmbop; Fred Queasy; George Queasy; Bad-Eye Moonpie; Deatheaters
Synopsis	Harry basically hangs around while events unfold around him until the last minute, and then Druckermort gets away again.
Genre	satire
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Letters	typeset
Notes	Parody of the 5th Harry Potter movie.

1 page NBC; USA Network advertisement "Season Three...What's Next?"

Synopsis	Ad for AST Dew Tour tv series.
Pencils	Bo Bridges ? (photo)
Inks	Bo Bridges ? (photo)
Colors	Bo Bridges ? (photo)
Letters	typeset

2 page Hire Education Dept. story "Things To Consider Before Accepting A Summer Job"

Synopsis	Horrible summer jobs.
Genre	humor
Script	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Pencils	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Inks	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Letters	typeset

1 page Mad Magazine promo (ad from the publisher) "An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development"

Characters	Jeffrey Lozenge
Synopsis	Discussion of staples and fabric of the universe in house ad for MAD Magazine subscriptions.
Script	Jeffrey Lozenge ?
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	#10 in a series.

4 page Angster's Paradise Dept. story "Monroe and...Gone Internet Phishin'"

Characters	Monroe; Monroe's father; Monroe's mother; Monroe's grandfather; Sanja Rolando; Dr. Lance; Mr. Bines; Walter
Synopsis	Monroe's father has Monroe fake a terminal disease and with the help of an internet posting and bad tv news reporting, they rake in the cash donations.
Genre	humor
Script	Anthony Barbieri
Pencils	Tom Fowler
Inks	Tom Fowler

3 page Turning Back The Cluck Dept. story "If Chickens Could Time Travel"

Characters	Colonel Sanders; Abraham Lincoln
Synopsis	Mishaps and triumphs that chickens might face if they went back in time.
Genre	humor
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell
Inks	John Caldwell
Letters	John Caldwell

2 page Lame Sex Marriage Dept. story "MAD Has A Gay Old Time With Outtakes From I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"

Synopsis	Stills from the movie with humorous captions.
Genre	satire
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

2 page Joke And Dagger Dept. story "Spy Vs. Spy"

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	The White Spy sells a fake treasure map to the Black Spy, but falls for a trap in the Black Spy's dig.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper

1 page MADKids promo (ad from the publisher) "On Sale Now!"

Characters	Remy
Synopsis	House ad for latest issue of MADKids.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

4 page Serge-In General Dept. story "A MAD Look At Spider-Man 3"

Characters	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane; Venom; Sandman
Synopsis	Comic situations that never happened in the movie.
Genre	satire
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	Parody of movie Spider-Man 3.

1 page NBC; USA Network advertisement "Season Three...What's Next?"

Characters	Beau Bamburg
Synopsis	Ad for AST Dew Tour tv series.
Pencils	Bo Bridges (photo)
Inks	Bo Bridges (photo)
Colors	Bo Bridges (photo)
Letters	typeset

2 page The Folks On You Dept. story "Don't You Hate When Your Parents...The Sequel!"

Synopsis	Things kids find annoying about parents.
Genre	humor
Script	Jacob Lambert
Pencils	Dave Crosland
Inks	Dave Crosland
Letters	typeset

1 page You've Got Jail Dept. story "The Simple Prisonbreak Life"

Characters	Paris Hilton; Nicole Richie
Synopsis	Nicole gets arrested to help Paris with a prison break.
Genre	humor
Script	Dave Croatto
Pencils	Hermann Mejia
Inks	Hermann Mejia
Letters	typeset

1 page MAD Classics promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe to MAD Classics...and Own This MAD Classic!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	House ad for subscriptions to MAD Classics magazine.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

2 page Wheely Pissed Off Dept. story "Everyday Pet Peeves of Transformers"

Characters	Transformers
Synopsis	Things that might happen to transformers if the tried to live real life as vehicles.
Genre	satire
Script	Jacob Lambert
Pencils	Tom Bunk
Inks	Tom Bunk
Letters	typeset

1 page That's All, Hoax! Dept.; A MAD Ad Parody story The "Secret" Is Out!

Characters	Bill Gaines [as Gibralter Tubbings]; Garfield Happlendunf IV; Bobby McFerrin; Ulysses M. Goldstein; Helvetica Narrows; Michael Fred Dackgammon
Synopsis	Phony ad for real book "The Secret", but author changed to Blunda Byrne.
Genre	satire
Script	Dave Croatto
Pencils	Irving Schild ? (photo)
Inks	Irving Schild ? (photo)
Colors	Irving Schild ? (photo)
Letters	typeset

3 page America's Next Flop Remodel Dept. story "FAQs About McDonald's Trendy Makeover"

Synopsis	Reasons McDonald's restaurants are changing their decor, and insights into how customers will use the new "zones."
Genre	satire
Script	Jacob Lambert
Pencils	Evan Dorkin
Inks	Evan Dorkin
Colors	Sarah Dyer
Letters	typeset

1 page Observation Dreck Dept. activity "What The Heck Is The Difference?"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Cover of MAD #43 with a variation to find the differences on.
Pencils	Kelly Freas (signed, original); ? (changes)
Inks	Kelly Freas (signed, original); ? (changes)
Colors	Kelly Freas (signed, original); ? (changes)
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #43

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "Where Has The Recent Surge In Combatants Only Increased The Level of Violence?"

Synopsis	The answer is: The World of Warcraft.
Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee (signed)
Pencils	Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks	Al Jaffee (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover.

Marginal Thinking Dept. filler "Drawn-Out Dramas"

Genre	humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	Gags appear on 16 different pages.

1 page Milk advertisement "Grandpa Got Sent To Milkatraz!"

Synopsis	Ad for milk by California Milk Processor Board.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover.