Issue Details

Issue	#483
Published	November 2007
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	56
Editing	John Ficarra

Cover Details - "Our Brain-Dead Zombie Issue!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	humor
Pencils	Mark Fredrickson
Inks	Mark Fredrickson
Letters	typeset

1 page Flight of The Living Dead advertisement "Undead And Unrated"

Synopsis	Ad for DVD of movie from New Line Home Entertainment.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Toucan Sam
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "The Booth Fairy Department" is phony and does not actually appear in the issue.

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

Characters	Alfred E.Neuman; Chuck D.
Synopsis	Letters, photos and fan art.
Script	John Ficarra; Caleb Oldham; Joyce Carol Oates; Sam Barron; David Norris; Cooper Maestas; William Helton
Pencils	William Helton; ? (photo)
Inks	William Helton; ? (photo)
Colors	William Helton; ? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Piece by Joyce Carol Oates is an excerpt from a TIME Magazine interview.

Half page credits

Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

2 page Resistance Fall of Man advertisement "Human History Just Got A Little Less Human"

Synopsis	Ad for game from Insomniac games.
Letters	typeset
Notes	First page appears between pages 1-2 of letters pages.

3 page Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; The Fast 5; The Zombie Food Pyramid; Little-Known Provisions In The 2007 Immigration Bill; Duck Droppings; Movie Screw-Ups; Meet The '08 Presidential Candidates; Fundalini Asks "What If...?"; The Godfrey Report; The Yungblut story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters	Michael Vick; George Bush; Mitt Romney; Ralph "The Stickler" Backne; Joe Bitterman
Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture.
Genre	humor
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Contributors (roles unknown) include: Sergio Aragones; John Caldwell; Duck Edwing; Todd Eisner; Garth Gerhart; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambers; Scott Maiko; Ben Schultz; Michael Slack; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka; Jason Yungbluth

1 page Transformers advertisement "Get Transformers First On DVD 10.16.07"

Synopsis	Ad for movie DVD from Dreamworks.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

3 page Sit-Commercials Dept. story "When Other Advertising Characters Get TV Shows"

Characters	Geico cavemen; Verizon guy; Marlee Matlin; Tarvelocity gnome; Heather Locklear; Doris Roberts; Mrs. Butterworth; Toucan Sam; Steve Shirripa; Tony The Tiger; Lisa Kudrow; Andy Richter; PC guy; Mac guy
Synopsis	Plot outlines for tv shows based on advertising characters.
Genre	satire
Script	Scott Maiko
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Letters	typeset

1 page Jericho advertisement "Clive Barker's Jericho"

Synopsis	Ad for game from Imajica Productions / Alchemic Productions.
Letters	typeset

2 page The Phrase That Slays Dept. story "Rejected Hillary Clinton Campaign Slogans"

Characters	Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton
Synopsis	Bad campaign slogans for Hillary's presidential campaign.
Genre	satire
Script	Nathaniel Stein
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker
Letters	typeset

Half page Full Sail advertisement "Empower Your Imagination"

Synopsis	Ad for Full Sail School of Computer Animation.
Letters	typeset

Half page MAD Classics promo (ad from the publisher) "Another Fruitless Issue!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	House ad for Latest issue of MAD Classics.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

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

Synopsis	Things that could go wrong for zombies, or because of them.
Genre	humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

1 page The Orc King advertisement "Drizzt Is Willing To Let The Orcs Begin A New Chapter"

Characters	Drizzt
Synopsis	Ad for book by R. A. Salvatore from Wizards of The Coast.
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Tad; Tad's mom; April Dawson; Kevin; Chuck; Julie Kahn; Samantha Scanlon; Violet Liu; Nina Patterson; Sara Jacobsen; Kate McLean; Susan Regan; Stu Lawrence
Synopsis	Story of notes left on Tad's locker from a secret admirer.
Genre	satire
Script	Tim Carvell
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page Age of Empires III advertisement "Unfurl Stories Of The Great Asian Powers"

Synopsis	Ad for game from Microsoft/Ensemble Studios/Big Huge Games.
Letters	typeset

4 page Pen And Stink Dept.; Pondering The Really Meaningful Stuff...; The Long And Short Of It; Elf Droppings; Jump Cut; Father Flannity's Hot Tub Confessions; Product Placement In Horror Movies; Just Below The Surface story "The Strip Club"

Characters	King Ticklebunny; Father Flannity; Nichole Richie; The Boogieman
Synopsis	A collection of comic strips.
Genre	humor
Script	Rob Harrell; Dan Long; Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Keith Knight; Scott Nickel; Douglas Paszkeiwicz
Pencils	Rob Harrell; Dan Long; Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Keith Knight; Scott Nickel; Douglas Paszkeiwicz
Inks	Rob Harrell; Dan Long; Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Keith Knight; Scott Nickel; Douglas Paszkeiwicz
Letters	Rob Harrell; Dan Long; Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Keith Knight; Scott Nickel; Douglas Paszkeiwicz

1 page Zombie Ninja Pro-Am advertisement "Aqua Teen Hunger Force"

Synopsis	Ad for game from Midway Home Entertainment.
Letters	typeset

2 page The Beast And The Brightest Dept.; MAD's Inspirational Animal Stories text story "The Magical Bear That Made People's Dreams Come True"

Characters	Eliot Pressman; Malvolio
Synopsis	Story about a boy who grows up to buy a bear and his fantasies of the magic the bear performs.
Genre	humor
Script	Brian McConnachie
Pencils	Leonardo Rodriguez
Inks	Leonardo Rodriguez
Letters	typeset
Notes	Fourth in a series.

1 page Love Is In The Err Dept. story "One Day At Lincoln High"

Synopsis	A boy discovers his teacher is not into teacher-student relationships.
Genre	humor
Script	Eric Scott
Pencils	Eric Scott
Inks	Eric Scott
Letters	Eric Scott

1 page Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles advertisement "To End His Thirst For Blood, You Must Develop One Of Your Own."

Synopsis	Ad for game from Konami.
Letters	typeset

2 page Shoot Happens Dept. story "Idiotic Anti-Gun Control Arguments The NRA Hasn't Used - Yet!"

Characters	Thomas Jefferson; Michael Moore
Synopsis	Improbable arguments for not controlling guns.
Genre	humor
Script	Jacob Lambert
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Bucky Lasek
Synopsis	Ad for AST Dew Tour on the NBC and USA networks.
Pencils	Bo Bridges (photo)
Inks	Bo Bridges (photo)
Colors	Bo Bridges (photo)
Letters	typeset

2 page Monsters' Gall Dept. story "Things That Really Get Under A Zombie's Skin"

Synopsis	Problems that zombies would run into if they tried to live normal lives.
Genre	satire
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell
Inks	John Caldwell
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 tries to get into a White facility using a lifted fingerprint from the White Spy, but is clobbered anyway. In the second strip, the White Spy is done in by a fake guillotine.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper
Notes	There are two strips.

2 page The Wheel World Dept. story "What School Bus Drivers Are Doing While You're In Class!"

Synopsis	Goofy ideas of what school bus drivers do in their downtime.
Genre	humor
Script	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Pencils	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Inks	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Letters	Teresa Burns Parkhurst; typeset

1 page Is That Rall There Is? Dept. story "7 Periods Closer To Death"

Synopsis	What can happen when the schools remove restroom stall doors.
Genre	humor
Script	Ted Rall
Pencils	Ted Rall
Inks	Ted Rall
Letters	Ted Rall

1 page Aquaman; The Super Powers Team advertisement "Battling Evil From The Sea To Outer Space"

Characters	Aquaman; Superman; Batman; Robin; Wonder Woman; Cyborg; Firestorm
Synopsis	Ad for cartoon DVDs from Warner Home Video.
Letters	typeset

1 page MAD books promo (ad from the publisher) "Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books"

Synopsis	Ad for the following MAD books: Spy Vs. Spy 2; MAD About Star Wars; The MAD War on Bush; The Completely MAD Don Martin.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

4 page Take This Mob And Shove It Dept. story "1 Is Worse Than 100"

Characters	Boob Braggit; Henry Laporte; George Wendt; Paris Hilton; Vicki Newton; Bob Barker
Synopsis	The show bumbles along at its usual slow pace until Bob Barker shows up and closes it down.
Genre	satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Tom Bunk
Inks	Tom Bunk
Letters	typeset
Notes	Parody of tv show 1 Versus 100.

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Cover of MAD #165 with a variation to find the differences on.
Pencils	Don Martin (original, signed); ? (changes)
Inks	Don Martin (original, signed); ? (changes)
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #165

1 page Justice League Padlocks advertisement "Strength In Numbers"

Synopsis	Ad for combination locks.
Letters	typeset

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Little Rat-Faced Chef Raked In Millions This Year?"

Characters	"Ratatouille" kitchen staff; Rachael Ray
Synopsis	Answer is: Rachael Ray.
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 9 different pages.

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

Synopsis	Ad for game from Microsoft.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover.