Issue Details

Issue	#484
Published	December 2007
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	56
Editing	John Ficarra
Notes	Parody of Norman Rockwell painting.

Cover Details - "Spend The Holidays With...Lindsay! Nicole! Britney! Paris!"

Characters	Lindsay Lohan; Nicole Richie; Britney Spears; Paris Hilton; Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	satire
Pencils	Richard Williams (signed)
Inks	Richard Williams (signed)
Colors	Richard Williams (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Parody of Norman Rockwell painting.

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
Notes	Inside front cover.

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Donald Rumsfeld
Synopsis	Includes "An Important Message From the Editors" about safety precautions for reading MAD, to reduce the hazards of lead poisoning.
Script	?; Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Wettysburg Address 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; Bill English; Sam Huntington; Nick Kroll; Jeff Daniel Phillips; Black Spy; White Spy; Bill Gaines; Mark Holsman; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; Hillary Clinton
Synopsis	Letters, photos and fan art.
Script	John Ficarra; Natalie Beach; Augie Kahsar; Ester O'Neile; Graham Kaletsky; John Hadden; Scott Gosar
Pencils	Jordan Pope-Roush (photo); Scott Gosar (photo); Steve Greenberg; Bill Bramhall; Steve Macklen; ? (Clinton figure)
Inks	Jordan Pope-Roush (photo); Scott Gosar (photo); Steve Greenberg; Bill Bramhall; Steve Macklen; ? (Clinton figure)
Colors	Jordan Pope-Roush (photo); Scott Gosar (photo); ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes cartoons reprinted from The New York Daily News; Tampa Bay Times; Ventura County Star, and a letter reprinted from Model Airplane.

Half page Statement of Ownership text article "Statement of Ownership"

Synopsis	For October 4, 2007. Total paid distribution = 205,890. Owner = E. C. Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Time Warner.
Genre	fact
Script	Paul Levitz
Letters	typeset

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	Appears between pages 2-3 and between pages 3-4 of letters pages.

1 page The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art, Inc. advertisement "The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art, Inc."

Pencils	Joe Kubert ?
Inks	Joe Kubert ?
Letters	typeset

3 page Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Fundalini Goes To The MTV Video Music Awards; The Godfrey Report; Vey To Go!; Meet The '08 Presidential Candidates; The Sopranos Wins The Emmy; Bitterman; Political Bumper Stickers We're Sure To See; Fundalini Goes To The Em story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters	Britney Spears; Fred Thompson; Leona Helmsley; Larry Craig; David Chase; Joe Bitterman
Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture.
Genre	satire
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Contributors (roles unknown) include: John Caldwell; Matthew A. Cohen; Paul Coker; Garth Gerhart; Barry Liebmann; Hermann Mejia; Frank Santopadre; Jack Syracuse; P. C. Vey.

1 page Alfred E. Neuman; A MAD Protest Poster illustration "Bring Our Troops Home From Iran!"

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

3 page The Chat 'N The Stat Dept. story "MAD Deconstructs TV Talk Shows"

Characters	Stephen Colbert; Jon Stewart; Jimmy Neutron (cameo); Marco Crandall
Synopsis	A look at the Colbert Report tv show.
Genre	satire
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Sam Viviano
Inks	Sam Viviano
Letters	typeset

Half page Mill Case advertisement "The Ultimate in Archival Storage for Comic Books!"

Synopsis	Ad for plastic cases for comic book storage.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

Half page DrawerBoxes advertisement "The New Magic of DrawerBoxes"

Synopsis	Ad for storage system from The Collection Drawer Co.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page Humor In A Juggler Vein Dept. story "Juggles"

Synopsis	A juggler keeps adding increasingly dangerous items to his act until he chokes on an apple and the whole mess comes down on him.
Genre	humor
Script	Mo Willems
Pencils	Tom Bunk
Inks	Tom Bunk
Notes	Department title is wordplay on original MAD cover blurb: "Humor In A Jugular Vein."

1 page Gametap advertisement "Play Games For FREE"

Synopsis	Ad for online gaming from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)

2 page Totally Scrooged Dept. story "You're Not Exactly Full of The True Spirit of Christmas If..."

Synopsis	Things you might do during the Christmas season that show you're a jerk.
Genre	humor
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell
Inks	John Caldwell
Letters	John Caldwell; typeset

2 page Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn advertisement "The Lines Are Drawn..."

Synopsis	Ad for game from Nintendo.
Letters	typeset

2 page Homeland Insecurity Dept. story "Are We Winning The War On Terrorism?"

Characters	Geraldo Rivera; Rudy Giulani; Donald Rumsfeld; Dick Cheney; Condolezza Rice; Osama bin Laden; George Bush
Synopsis	Questions about the progress of the war.
Genre	humor
Script	Barry Liebmann
Pencils	Ward Sutton
Inks	Ward Sutton
Letters	typeset

2 page Week-Al Matter Dept. illustration "The Don Martin 2008 Calendar"

Synopsis	A calendar with some art from previous issues by Don Martin.
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes a small promo for the book "Mad's Greatest Artists Volume One."

1 page Noise Will Be Noise Dept.; A MAD Ad Parody story "NEW Blose QuiteDiscomforting 3 Acoustic Noise-Cancelling Headphones"

Synopsis	Phony ad for NEW Blose QuiteDiscomforting 3 Acoustic Noise-Cancelling Headphones.
Genre	satire
Script	John Ficarra
Pencils	Irving Schild (photo)
Inks	Irving Schild (photo)
Colors	Irving Schild (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Parody of ad for Bose QuietComfort 3 Headphones. Appears between pages of the Don Martin Calendar.

2 page Ratchet Clank Future advertisement "The Secret Of His Past Is The Key To The Galaxy's Future"

Characters	Ratchet
Synopsis	Ad for game "Tools of Destruction" from Insomniac Games.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Appears between pages of the Don Martin Calendar.

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
Notes	Appears between pages of the Don Martin Calendar.

2 page A Case of Ballot Fatigue Dept. story "Ways To Keep Voters Interested Until Election Day"

Characters	Hillary Clinton; Kirsti Alley; Rudy Giulani; Barack Obama; Chris Dodd; Katie Couric
Synopsis	Goofy ways to pump up interest in the election by using television show gimmicks.
Genre	humor
Script	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Pencils	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Inks	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Letters	Teresa Burns Parkhurst; typeset

3 page Mortal Kin Dept. story "The MAD World of Family Life"

Synopsis	Mostly parents acting badly.
Genre	humor
Script	Stan Sinberg
Pencils	Marc Hempel
Inks	Marc Hempel
Letters	typeset

4 page Angster's Paradise Dept. story "Monroe and...The Tutor"

Characters	Monroe; Mr. Bines; Inga; Dylan; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father; Monroe's grandfather; Charles Stingler; childlover4000; No English; Walter
Synopsis	Monroe needs a tutor and the family finds a good one. Monroe actually passes a test but the tutor leaves due to nonpayment.
Genre	humor
Script	Anthony Barbieri
Pencils	Tom Fowler
Inks	Tom Fowler
Colors	Carl Peterson

Half page MADKids promo (ad from the publisher) "You'll Go Head Over Heels For This Issue!"

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

Half page Full Sail advertisement "Empower Your Imagination"

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

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

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	The White Spy consistently escapes bombardment by the Black Spy and eventually drops a bomb himself.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Cover of MAD #36 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) #36

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

Synopsis	Monetary, drug and criminal sports scandals.
Genre	humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

5 page The Goods, The Fads And The Ugly Dept. story "Not So Hot Topic Catalog"

Synopsis	Catalog of ugly clothes and stupid gifts.
Genre	satire
Script	Scott Maiko; Albert Crudo (clothes stylist)
Pencils	Irving Schild (photo)
Inks	Irving Schild (photo)
Colors	Irving Schild (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Parody of items at Hot Topic stores.

1 page Justice League Padlocks advertisement "Unlock Your Inner Hero"

Characters	Batman
Synopsis	Ad for combination locks.
Letters	typeset

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Primitive Form of Sub-Human Life Has Recently Been Discovered?"

Characters	Michael Vick
Synopsis	Answer is: Michael Vick.
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 12 different pages.

1 page Beowulf advertisement "I Am Ripper, Tearer, Slasher, Teeth In The Darkness"

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