Issue Details

Issue	#481
Published	September 2007
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	56
Editing	John Ficarra
Notes	There are 2 different covers for this issue, both featuring Alfred as Bart.

Cover Details - "I Will Not Use The Simpsons Movie To Sell MAD"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman [as Bart Simpson]
Synopsis	Alfred writing on a blackboard.
Genre	satire
Pencils	Jack Syracuse
Inks	Jack Syracuse
Letters	typeset
Notes	There are 2 different covers for this issue, both featuring Alfred as Bart.

Cover Details - "We Choke The Simpsons Movie"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman [as Bart Simpson]; Homer Simpson
Synopsis	Homer choking Alfred.
Genre	satire
Pencils	Jack Syracuse
Inks	Jack Syracuse
Letters	typeset

1 page Comic Collector Live.com advertisement "The Ultimate Experience"

Characters	Kell; Tora
Synopsis	Ad for comic collection organizing software from Midten Media, Inc.
Pencils	Brian Denham
Inks	Brian Denham
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Brian Durniak; Jonathan Bresman; Patty Dwyer; Ryan Flanders; Dick DeBartolo; Dave Croatto; Amy Vozeolas; John Ficarra; Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau; Nadia Simon; Doug Thomson; Tom Silvestro; Greg Leitman; Lenny Brenner; Sam Viviano
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Characters are the MAD staff as Simpsons cartoon avatars, produced by Simpsonsmovie.com. The feature "The Devil Wears Nada 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; Caleb Rodstrom; George Lucas; Chris Swisher; Paul Levitz; Marty Markowitz; Irving Burgie; Robert Catell; Scot Medbury; jon Bresman; Brian Durniak; Amy Vozeolas; Dave Croatto; Dick DeBartolo; Dennis Wunderlin; Greg Leitman; Charlie Kadau; Joe Raiola; Cathy Gaines Mifsud
Synopsis	Letters, photos and fan art. Includes photos and writeup on the occasion of William M. Gaines's posthumous receipt of a plaque on the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Celebrity Path.
Script	John Ficarra; Darren Rodstrom; Chris Swisher; Will Swisher
Pencils	Darren Rodstrom (photo); Will Swisher (photo); ? (photo)
Inks	Darren Rodstrom (photo); Will Swisher (photo); ? (photo)
Colors	Darren Rodstrom (photo); Will Swisher (photo); ? (photo)
Letters	typeset

2 page MeadWestvaco Corporation advertisement "How Do You Sound? / Buy Mead. Get Rewarded. / What've You Got Inside?"

Synopsis	Ad for school supplies from Mead, in their Five Star line.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Appears between pages pages 1-2, on page 2, and between pages 2-3 of Letters pages.

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

Synopsis	House ad for MAD book.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Appears on page 3 of Letters pages.

Half page credits

Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

1 page Blue Dragon advertisement "The Shadow You Cast Is The Shadow They Fear"

Synopsis	Ad for game from Microsoft.
Letters	typeset

3 page Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Where Your iPhone $$$$ Goes; Duck Droppings; Joke Set-ups In Search of A Punchline; Fundalini Asks "What If...?"; The Godfrey Report; The Fast 5; Melvin & Jenkins; Paint Like The Masters; Castro Comments; Tierra Del Feggo; M story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters	Al Roker; Melvin; Jenkins; Fidel Castro; Vincent Van Gogh; John Edwards
Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture.
Genre	humor
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset; John Caldwell
Notes	Contributors (roles unknown) include: John Caldwell; Dick DeBartolo; Desmond Devlin; Duck Edwing; Feggo; Laura Howell; Jeff Kruse; Kevin Pope; Adam Rust; Eric Scott; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka

1 page Flash Gordon; Serenity advertisement "Sci-Fi Never Looked So Good"

Synopsis	Ad for DVDs from Universal Studios.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

6 page Webber Without A Cause Dept. story "Spider-Sham 3"

Characters	Spider-Sham [Peeper Porker]; Green Gobblygook [Harried]; Blandman; Venema [Eddie Blecch]; MT; Lois Lane (cameo); Clark Kent (cameo); Peeper's aunt; Peeper's boss; Bleak
Synopsis	Spider-Sham battles Blandman and Venema with the Green Gobblygook's help.
Genre	satire
Script	Arnie Kogen
Pencils	Hermann Mejia
Inks	Hermann Mejia
Letters	typeset
Notes	Parody of movie "Spider-Man 3."

2 page Food Courting Dept. story "The Yound Man's Guide to Successful Mall Romance"

Synopsis	Things not to do if you're trying to impress a date at the mall.
Genre	humor
Script	Jacob Lambert
Pencils	Rich Powell
Inks	Rich Powell
Letters	typeset; Rich Powell

2 page In Blog We Trust Dept. story "Planet TAD!!!!!"

Characters	Shia LaBeouf; Tad; Frank
Synopsis	Story of Tad's experiences mowing lawns as a summer job.
Genre	humor
Script	Tim Carvell
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page A Campaign In The Ass Dept. story "Outtakes From Hillary's Sopranos Spoof"

Characters	Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton
Synopsis	Stills from a Hillary Clinton tv commercial with humorous captions.
Genre	satire
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

3 page Homer Wreckers Dept. story "Failed Pitches for The New Simpsons Movie"

Characters	Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Eddie Murphy; Ned Flanders; Mrs. Flanders; Comic Book Guy; Crusty The Clown; Barney; Moe; Smithers; Mr. Burns
Synopsis	Ideas for the Simpsons movie from various Hollywood personalities pitching their unique styles.
Pencils	Steve Smallwood
Inks	Steve Smallwood
Letters	typeset
Notes	Phony letters from: Daisuke Matsui; Macaulay Culkin; Eddie Murphy; Tom Cruise; Larry Flynt.

1 page Jailhouse Mock Dept. story "Things Shouted Out To Paris Hilton As She Left Prison"

Characters	Paris Hilton; Nicholas Kristof
Synopsis	Unlikely questions for Paris regarding prison life.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Letters	typeset

1 page 300 advertisement "Tonight We Dine In Hell!"

Synopsis	Ad for DVD of movie from Warner Brothers Entertainment.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	In the first strip, the White Spy fools the Black Spy with a fake half-buried look-alike of himself at the beach. In the second strip, the Black Spy retaliates for a nail on his chair, using a porcupine.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper
Notes	There are 2 strips.

1 page MADKids promo (ad from the publisher) "Did You Miss Any of These?"

Synopsis	House ad for subscriptions to MADKids magazine.
Letters	typeset

3 page Angster's Paradise Dept. story "Monroe and...The Summer Jobs Part 1"

Characters	Monroe; Monroe's father; Hector; Apache; Mr. Dameshek; Sally June; Sally June's father; Chompers; Mr. August
Synopsis	Monroe gets a summer job delivering newspapers until he shows he can calm down animals.
Genre	humor
Script	Anthony Barbieri
Pencils	Tom Fowler
Inks	Tom Fowler
Colors	Ryan Flanders

2 page Deceased And Desist Dept. story "The MAD Guide for Public Speakers, Volume One: Phrases To Absolutely Avoid When Delivering A Eulogy..."

Synopsis	Lines that would be offensive and in bad taste at funerals.
Genre	humor
Script	Jeff Kruse
Pencils	Tom Bunk
Inks	Tom Bunk
Letters	typeset

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

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

3 page Serge-In General Dept. story "A MAD Look At Mixed Martial Arts"

Synopsis	Things that can go wrong in mixed martial arts contests.
Genre	humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

1 page Alien Syndrome advertisement "There's Only One Way To Get Your Hands On A Nanobot-swarm-cannon...You Gotta Earn It."

Synopsis	Ad for game from Totally Games.
Letters	typeset

2 page Manga Mia! Dept. story "Celebrity Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards"

Characters	Yu-Gi-O'Reilly; Yu-Gi-Oprah; Yu-Gi-Obama; Yu-Gi-O.J.; Yu-Gi-Olsen Twins; Yu-Gi-Osama; Yu-Gi-O'Donnell; Yu-Gi-O'Neal; Yu-Gi-Opie & Anthony
Synopsis	Celebrities as Yu-Gi-Oh! character cards, with their power levels and stats.
Genre	satire
Script	Michael Arnold
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Letters	typeset

2 page Reel To Real Dept. story "The Believability / Unbelievability of Harry Potter"

Characters	Dobby; Dumbledore; Harry Potter
Synopsis	Things that are unbelievable about the Harry Potter stories.
Genre	satire
Script	Barry Liebmann
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker
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

5 page The Greek Squad Dept. story "Boo!"

Characters	Lord Beefjerxes; Cojones; Testes; Treachery; Mentos; Abraham Lincoln (cameo); William Shakespeare (cameo); the hunchback
Synopsis	Major scenes from the movie skewered with goofy dialogue.
Genre	satire
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks	Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Parody of movie "300."

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Cover of MAD #106 with a variation to find the differences on.
Pencils	Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Inks	Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Colors	Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #106

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Do Many Experts Say Is The Greatest Looming Threat To The American Public?"

Characters	Osama Bin Laden; Sanjaya
Synopsis	Answer is: Sanjaya's solo album.
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 14 different pages.

1 page Justice League advertisement "The Legion of Doom Never Looked So Good!"

Characters	Batman; Flash; Superman; Lex Luthor; Gorilla Grodd; The Joker
Synopsis	Ad for posable figures from Mattel.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover.