Issue Details

Issue	#482
Published	October 2007
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	52
Editing	John Ficarra

Cover Details - "50 Worst Things About Advertising"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Geico caveman
Synopsis	Includes a fake cover to another MAD Magazine #482.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Mark Fredrickson
Inks	Mark Fredrickson
Letters	typeset

1 page Smallville advertisement "More Heroic Than Ever"

Characters	Clark Kent
Synopsis	Ad for DVD of the 6th season of the tv show, from Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Mac guy; Anthony Soprano; Remy
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Chocolate Rain of Terror 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; Matthew Lesko; Lucy Hildreth
Synopsis	Letters, photos and fan art.
Script	John Ficarra; Douglas Clancey; Darcy Savit; Tyler Jasper; Isaac Corpe; Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Kinske; Kyle Hildreth; Ben Piccarreta; Joseph Hildula
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes credits for "MAD's 50 Worst Things About Advertising" article.

Half page Dragon Ball Z advertisement "Dragon Ball Z Season Three"

Synopsis	Ad for cartoon DVD from Toei Animation/Funimation Entertainment.
Letters	typeset
Notes	On bottom of second page of Letters.

Half page credits

Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

1 page Superman advertisement "There Comes A Time When Even Gods Must Die"

Characters	Superman; Doomsday
Synopsis	Ad for DVD of movie "Doomsday" from Warner Brothers Entertainment.
Letters	typeset

3 page Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; The Fast 5; Fundalini Asks What If...?; Sock Puppet Theater; The Kitchen Sink; Vey To Go!; An Ad We'll Soon Be Seeing; Other Secrets Revealed By The D.C. Madam; Graphic Novel Review story "The Fundalini Pages"

Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture. Includes a Parody of an Absolut Vodka ad.
Genre	humor
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Contributors (roles unknown) include: Charles Akins; Paul Coker; Dick DeBartolo; Desmond Devlin; Paul Gilligan; Jeff Kruse; Hermann Mejia; Steve Smallwood; Rick Tulka; P. C. Vey

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

Synopsis	Ad for game from Microsoft.
Letters	typeset

8 page Sell-Shocked Dept. story "MAD's 50 Worst Things About Advertising"

Characters	Mac guy; PC Guy; Matthew Lesko; Oscar Meyer Weinermobile; Chef Boyardee; Jack Bauer; Geico Gecko; Geico cavemen; George Zimmer; Mark McGuire; Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	53 annoying things about modern advertising.
Genre	satire
Script	Jeff Kruse; Scott Maiko
Pencils	Drew Friedman (1); Sam Sisco (2); Tom Bunk (5); Scott Bricher (6); Tim Hamilton (7); Timothy Shamey (8); Peter Bagge (10); Irving Schild (photo, 11); John Caldwell (12); Sergio Aragones (13); Mort Drucker (15); Kevin Pope (16); Tom Richmond (17); Mark Hempel (20); Al Jaffee (23); Jack Syracuse (24); Rich Powell (25); Tom Fowler (27); Bob Staake (30); Francis Mao (31); Teresa Burns Parkhurst (32); Charles Akins (33); Dave Crosland (35); Rick Tulka (36); Hermann Mejia (39); Evan Dorkin (41); Sarah Dyer (41); Paul Coker (42); Leonardo Rodriguez (43); Peter Kuper (44); Jose Garibaldi (46); Sam Viviano (48); Angelo Torres (49)
Inks	Drew Friedman (1); Sam Sisco (2); Tom Bunk (5); Scott Bricher (6); Tim Hamilton (7); Timothy Shamey (8); Peter Bagge (10); Irving Schild (photo, 11); John Caldwell (12); Sergio Aragones (13); Mort Drucker (15); Kevin Pope (16); Tom Richmond (17); Mark Hempel (20); Al Jaffee (23); Jack Syracuse (24); Rich Powell (25); Tom Fowler (27); Bob Staake (30); Francis Mao (31); Teresa Burns Parkhurst (32); Charles Akins (33); Dave Crosland (35); Rick Tulka (36); Hermann Mejia (39); Evan Dorkin (41); Sarah Dyer (41); Paul Coker (42); Leonardo Rodriguez (43); Peter Kuper (44); Jose Garibaldi (46); Sam Viviano (48); Angelo Torres (49)
Letters	typeset

4 page Serge-In General Dept. story "A MAD Look At Ratatouille"

Characters	Remy; Linguini; Skinner
Synopsis	More realistic views of things that happened in the movie.
Genre	satire
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

2 page A Fuel-Proof Plan Dept. story "A Collection of Significantly Stupid Strategies for Battling Skyrocketing Gas Prices"

Characters	Walter G. Phurg; Victor Parcheesi; Roy Pastine; Vertin Smidge; Harlan Pilkow; Art Mousseau; Herb Wickam; Hugh Schoonhover; Ted Pondillo; Roy Kaluta
Synopsis	Improbable and dangerous ways to save (or steal) gas.
Genre	humor
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell
Inks	John Caldwell
Letters	typeset

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

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

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

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	In the first strip, the Black Spy nightly ruins a statue of the White Spy, so the White Spy booby-traps the statue. In the second strip, the White Spy falls for a fake magic trick perpetrated by the Black Spy.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper
Notes	There are 2 strips.

1 page MAD books advertisement "Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books"

Synopsis	House ad for the following MAD books: MAD About Star Wars; The MAD War on Bush; The Completely MAD Don Martin.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

4 page Pen And Stink Dept.; Smells Like Mean Spirit; It Only Hurts When I Laugh; The Bully Baby; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Fantabulaman story "The Strip Club"

Characters	Baby Bickford; George Washington; Fantabulaman
Synopsis	A collection of cartoons.
Genre	humor
Script	Vic Black; Christopher Baldwin; Keith Knight; Joe Sayers; Ted Rall
Pencils	Vic Black; Christopher Baldwin; Keith Knight; Joe Sayers; Ted Rall
Inks	Vic Black; Christopher Baldwin; Keith Knight; Joe Sayers; Ted Rall
Letters	Vic Black; Christopher Baldwin; Keith Knight; Joe Sayers; Ted Rall

4 page Angster's Paradise Dept. story "Monroe and...The Summer Jobs Part 2"

Characters	Monroe; Chompers; Mr. August; rancher; Monroe's father; Mrs. Atkins; Bog Box supervisor; Bucky; Dylan
Synopsis	Monroe get a series of summer jobs calming down animals and people in an unconventional way.
Genre	humor
Script	Anthony Barbieri
Pencils	Tom Fowler
Inks	Tom Fowler
Colors	Ryan Flanders

1 page Polyp Goes The Weasel Dept. story "George W. Bush's Colonoscopy Results"

Characters	Donald Rumsfeld; Karl Rove; Mr. Brown; Condolezza Rice; 'Scotter' Libby; Jack Abramoff; Dick Cheny; Ms. Miers; Alberto Gonzales
Synopsis	Bush's advisors and other associates that have been removed from office.
Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Hermann Mejia
Inks	Hermann Mejia
Letters	typeset

2 page Third Degree Burned Dept. story "Questions We'd Love To See The Media Ask Presidential Candidates"

Characters	Rudy Giuliani; Fred Thompson; John McCain; Mitt Romney; Bill Richardson; John Edwards; Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton
Synopsis	Goofy questions.
Genre	humor
Script	Jeff Kruse
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	typeset

2 page How Can You Mend A Broken Part? Dept. story "MAD's Better, Stronger, Faster Outtakes from Bionic Woman"

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

1 page Spy Vs. Spy promo (ad from the publisher) "A Truly Explosive Sequel!"

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	House ad for book "Spy Vs Spy 2" from Watson-Guptill Publications.
Letters	typeset

4 page Wise Guise Dept. story "America's Next Top Mobster"

Characters	Anthony Soprano; Sil; Vinnie; Roger; Hohiro Todeki; Enzo; Paulie; Christopher; Bobby Bacala; Phil Keoghan; Jeff Probst; Flavor Flav; Janice; Uncle Junior
Synopsis	The Sopranos move in on the reality show business with their own show that kills off the competition.
Genre	satire
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Letters	typeset
Notes	Satire of reality tv shows, including America's Next Top Model.

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

Characters	Frankenstein monster; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Cover of MAD #89 with a variation to find the differences on.
Pencils	Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Inks	Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #89

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

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Hotly Debated Issue Has Americans Split Right Down The Middle?"

Synopsis	Answer is: "Sopranos finale: Sucked or really sucked?"
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	gags
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	Gags appear on 7 different pages.

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	Back cover.