Issue Details

Issue	#485
Published	January 2008
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	4.99 USD
Pages	52
Editing	John Ficarra; Amy Vozeolas (associate editor); Dave Croatto (associate editor); Greg Leitman (associate editor)

Cover Details - "Our Tribute To The Year's Biggest Idiots!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Alfred is trapped in a bathroom stall as a hand and foot enter from the adjacent stall...and he looks worried.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Mark Fredrickson
Inks	Mark Fredrickson
Colors	Mark Fredrickson
Letters	typeset

1 page The Whitest Kids U'Know advertisement "Season 1 Uncensored"

Characters	Trevor Moore; Zach Cregger; Timmy Willimas; Sam Brown; Darren Trumeter
Synopsis	Ad for tv series on Independent Film Channel (IFC). Mentions an upcoming special section in MAD #486.
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside front cover

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Departments"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Keith Richards
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art is excerpts from this issue.

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Nick Contino; Matt Handfield; Jim Hutchings; Darth Vader; Chewbacca; Princess Leia; Black Spy; C3PO; Lando Calrissian; Monroe; Angela Lansbury; Reese Woolf; Alec Donovan; Danielle Shusterman; Jiaying Wei; Nathaniel Stein; Mekko Harjo; Max Brunstein; Nick Danzi; Erin Dameron; Grawp
Synopsis	Letters, photos and fan art. Includes photos of this season's MAD office interns.
Script	John Ficarra; Ross Klongerbo; Conor Burke-Smith; Nick Contino; Jordan Hull; Marco Kuipers; Zach Witt; Paul LoBue; Steve Matthews; Ben Sluggett; Reesa Woolf
Pencils	Matt Handfield; Marco Kuipers (photo)
Inks	Matt Handfield; Marco Kuipers (photo)
Colors	Matt Handfield; Marco Kuipers (photo)
Letters	typeset

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

Synopsis	Ad for game from Paramount Pictures and Shangri-la Entertainment.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Appears between pages 1-2 of Letters pages.

2 page GameTap.com advertisement "Free Lethal Injections...Free Black Market Brains"

Synopsis	Ad for gaming website of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Occupies on page on each side of page 3 of Letters.

Half page credits

Letters

typeset

4 page The Fundalini Pages; Fundalini Asks; Diary of A Wii Owner; The Fast 5; Tips To Avoid Identity Theft; Le Lievre and Let Die!; The Godfrey Report; MAD's Sketchy Comedy Outtakes From 30 Rock; Graphic Novel Review story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters	Prince Charles; Jenna Bush; Laura Bush; Barbara Bush; Henry Hager; Dick DeBartolo; Jerry Seinfeld; Tracy Morgan; Al Gore; Tina Fey; Alec Baldwin; Spider-Man; Aunt May
Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture.
Genre	satire
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	?; typeset
Notes	Contributors (roles unknown) include: Dick DeBartolo; Desmond Devlin; Harrison Greenbaum; Glen LeLievre; Merman Mejia; Todd Nauck; Bob Staake; Don Vaughan.

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	between pages 3-4 of Fundalini Pages

23 page The MAD 20; MAD Fold-In story "The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2007!"

Characters	Michael Vick; George W. Bush; Don Imus; Britney Spears; G.I. Woe; Howard K. Stern; Larry Birkhead; Judge Larry Seidlin; Paris Hilton; Lisa Marie Nowak; Isiah Washington; Tim Hardaway; Rev. Ted Haggard; Ann Coulter; Keith Richards; Scotter Libby; Tony Soprano; Dr. Jennifer Melfi; Doomsday; Gallagher; Livia Soprano; Anthony Soprano, Jr.; Mark Burnett; Charles Darwin; O. J. Simpson; Lindsay Lohan; Alberto Gonzales; Senator Larry Craig; Sanjaya Malakar
Synopsis	Just what the title implies: a satirical look at the past year.
Genre	satire; parody
Script	Jeff Kruse; Desmond Devlin; Dave Croatto; ?; Jacob Lambert; Scott Maiko; Matthew A. Cohen; Jason Schneider; Josh Eiserike; Nick Danzi; Al Jaffee
Pencils	Mark Fredrickson; Mark Stutzman; ?; Gary Hallgren; Dave Croatto; Irving Schild (photos); Mort Drucker; AP/Wide World (photos); Charles Akins; Richard Williams; Tom Richmond; Herman Mejia; Drew Friedman; Scott Bricher; Steve Smallwood; Mick Coulas; Al Jaffee
Inks	Mark Fredrickson; Mark Stutzman; ?; Gary Hallgren; Dave Croatto; Irving Schild (photos); Mort Drucker; AP/Wide World (photos); Charles Akins; Richard Williams; Tom Richmond; Herman Mejia; Drew Friedman; Scott Bricher; Steve Smallwood; Mick Coulas; Al Jaffee
Colors	?; Irving Schild (photos); AP/Wide World (photos)
Letters	?; typeset

1 page Mad Magazine promo (ad from the publisher) "Own A Piece Of MAD History!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	House ad for subscriptions to MAD, with offer of a limited edition print of cover to MAD #43.
Pencils	Kelly Freas (signed)
Inks	Kelly Freas (signed)
Colors	Kelly Freas (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Between pages 3-4 of The MAD 20.
Reprinted	from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #43

1 page Demonata advertisement "In A Universe Full of Evil, Your Nightmares Come Alive"

Synopsis	Ad for series of books from Little, Brown and Company.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Between pages 6-7 of The MAD 20.

1 page Joe Kubert School advertisement "The Good News Is: I Just Got Accepted To The Kubert School!"

Synopsis	Ad for Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art, Inc.
Pencils	Joe Kubert
Inks	Joe Kubert
Letters	typeset
Notes	Between pages 9-10 of The MAD 20.

Half page MAD Classics promo (ad from the publisher) "Shtoink!"

Synopsis	House ad for latest issue of MAD Classics magazine.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

Half page Full Sail advertisement "Empower Your Imagination"

Synopsis	Ad for school of computer animation.
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Tad; Mr. Campbell; Doug Spivak; Chet; Julie Underhill; Aaron Reynolds
Synopsis	Tad relates the problems of his school's Secret Santa Christmas gift giving.
Genre	humor
Script	Tim Carvell
Pencils	Brian Durniak; ? (photo)
Inks	Brian Durniak; ? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	There are 2 stories. In the first, The White Spy is killed by guillotine-like falling blades. In the second, the epaulets on a coat kill the Black Spy.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper
Colors	Peter Kuper

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Cover of MAD #276 with a variation to find the differences on.
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #276

4 page Serge-In General Dept. story "A MAD Look At Dancing With The Stars"

Synopsis	Things that could go wrong on the tv show.
Genre	humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

1 page Harry Potter advertisement "In The Battle of Good Vs. Evil Not All Will Survive"

Characters	Harry Potter; Lord Voldemort; Ron Weasley; Hermione; Lucius Malfoy; Draco Malfoy
Synopsis	Ad for movie on DVD from Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside back cover

Marginal Thinking Dept. filler " Drawn-Out Dramas"

Genre	gag
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	Gags appear on 5 different pages.

1 page Ball Park Franks advertisement "Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants"

Synopsis	Ad for hot dogs.
Letters	typeset
Notes	back cover