Issue Details

Issue	#486
Published	February 2008
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	4.99 USD
Pages	60
Editing	John Ficarra
Notes	Issue page count includes an 8-page insert special advertising section "MAD Presents The Whitest Kids U' Know", printed on heavier paper.

Cover Details - "Our Guarantee"

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

1 page Terminator advertisement "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"

Characters	Sarah Connor
Synopsis	Ad for tv show on Fox Network.
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; Bore Growls; Black Spy
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art is excerpts from this issue.

2 page Letters and Tomatoes Dept. letters page "Random Samplings of Reader Mail"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Sophia (of Kid Nation); Angela-Jo Griffin [as White Spy]; Jennifer Mawhinney [as Black Spy]; Al Jaffee; Ashley Davie
Synopsis	Letters, photos and fan art.
Script	John Ficarra; Paul Roberts; Robert Schuster; Angela Liewen; Jeffrey Pearson; Richard Thompson; Gorjan Veletic; Robert Clemons; Ashley Davie
Pencils	Jeffrey Pearson (photo); Mike Proia (photo); Joseph Mehr (photo); Barry Fries (photo); Ashley Davie (photo)
Inks	Jeffrey Pearson (photo); Mike Proia (photo); Joseph Mehr (photo); Barry Fries (photo); Ashley Davie (photo)
Colors	Jeffrey Pearson (photo); Mike Proia (photo); Joseph Mehr (photo); Barry Fries (photo); Ashley Davie (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page WWE presents Raw advertisement "15 Years. 15 Superstars."

Synopsis	Ad for music CD.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Appears between pages 1-2 of Letters pages.

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 2-3 of Letters pages.

Half page credits

Letters

typeset

1 page Dragon Wars advertisement "They've Made Our World Their Battleground"

Synopsis	Ad for game from Younggu Art Co, Ltd. and Sony.
Letters	typeset

3 page The Fundalini Pages; Things You Don't Want To Hear From a High School Guidance Counselor; Better Endings To Fairy Tales Than "Happily Ever After"; Least E-mailed Articles; The 3 Biggest Lies!!; Modern Heart Pendants; Meet The '08 Presidential Candidates; story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters	Dennis Kucinich; Al Gore; George Bush
Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture.
Genre	satire
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Contributors (roles unknown) include: Charles Akins; Peter Bagge; Scott Bricher; Tom Bunk; John Caldwell; Paul Coker; Desmond Devlin; Darren Johnson; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Jack Syracuse; Sumukh Torgalkar; P. C. Vey.

1 page Frontlines Fuel of War advertisement "The War Of The Future Begins Today"

Synopsis	Ad for game from THQ, Inc. and Kaos Studios.
Letters	typeset

2 page True Wrongs Don't Make A Right Dept. story George W. Bush "Spins" His Final State Of The Union Address

Characters	Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton; John Kerry; Barack Obama; Al Gore; Dick Cheney; George Bush; Nancy Pelosi; Condolezza Rice; George H. W. Bush; Barbara Bush; Laura Bush; Karl Rove
Synopsis	Parody of President Bush's final State of The Union address, noting supposed highlights of his presidency.
Genre	satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Ward Sutton
Inks	Ward Sutton
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	The Black Spy fools the White Spy into thinking he can follow him into the air by filling helium ballons from a tank that is actually an H-bomb.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper

2 page All Jaffee Dept. story "Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions"

Synopsis	More stupid answers to stupid questions.
Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Colors	Ryan Flanders
Letters	typeset

2 page A Mad Political Poster illustration "Zeroes"

Characters	John McCain; Hillary Clinton; Fred Thompson; Barack Obama; Dennis Kucinich; Mitt Romney; John Edwards; Rudy Giuliani; Bill Richardson; Mike Huckabee; Ron Paul; Joe Lieberman
Synopsis	A poster of the presidential candidates arranged in a still photo from the tv show Heroes, with the headline "Ignore the Candidates, Save The World."
Genre	satire
Pencils	?; ? (photo)
Inks	?; ? (photo)
Colors	?; ? (photo)
Letters	typeset

4 page Serge-In General Dept. story "A MAD Look at Death"

Synopsis	Unusual causes of death and things that can go wrong when you try to cheat death.
Genre	humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

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

8 page The Whitest Kids U'Know advertisement "MAD Presents The Whitest Kids U'Know"

Characters	Trevor Moore; Zach Cregger; Timmy Willimas; Sam Brown; Darren Trumeter, Jr.; Anne; Commander Livingston
Synopsis	Advertisement for tv series from Independent Film Channel (IFC), presented as a humor magazine sytled after MAD
Genre	humor
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Mark Fredrickson; Hermann Mejia; Jack Syracuse; Tom Bunk; Drew Friedman; Tom Richmond; ? (photo)
Inks	Mark Fredrickson; Hermann Mejia; Jack Syracuse; Tom Bunk; Drew Friedman; Tom Richmond; ? (photo)
Colors	?; ? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Bound into center of issue.

4 page Angster's Paradise Dept. story "Monroe And...The Recall"

Characters	Monroe; Dylan; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father; Monroe's grandfather
Synopsis	Monroe's grandfather destroys everything in the house that was made in China, including Monroe's childhood toys, after hearing about a product recall.
Genre	humor
Script	Anthony Barbieri
Pencils	Tom Fowler
Inks	Tom Fowler
Colors	Ryan Flanders

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
Reprinted	from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #43

2 page Fats All, Folks! Dept. story "When The Morbidly Obese Go Bad"

Synopsis	Things that might happen if the obese used their weight and size to make life miserable for others.
Genre	humor
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell
Inks	John Caldwell
Letters	John Caldwell

3 page No Child Left Behind The Scenes Dept. story "MAD's Juvenile Kid Nation Outtakes"

Synopsis	Stills from the tv show "Kid Nation" with fake dialog.
Genre	satire
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page Hawthorne Village advertisement "The Black Pearl"

Characters	Capt. Jack Sparrow
Synopsis	Ad for Ghost Ship Collection featuring characters from Disney's Pirates of The Caribbean.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page Absolutely MAD promo (ad from the publisher) "Every Issue Of MAD Magazine on 1 DVD!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Ad for DVD of MAD Magazines.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

4 page Pen And Stink Dept.; Eek!; The Legendary Deliveries of Pete Zahn; Fantabula Man; Whoops; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Just Below The Surface; It Only Hurts When I Laugh story " The Strip Club"

Characters	Fantabulaman [Dan Hack aka. Buzzman]
Synopsis	The Fantabulaman strip tells his origin, revealing his given name.
Genre	humor
Script	Scott Nickell; John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Stan Arrowood; Joey Sayers; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin
Pencils	Scott Nickell; John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Stan Arrowood; Joey Sayers; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin
Inks	Scott Nickell; John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Stan Arrowood; Joey Sayers; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin
Letters	Scott Nickell; John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Stan Arrowood; Joey Sayers; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin
Notes	A collection of comic strips.

1 page Lost Odyssey advertisement "A Thousand Years of Memories Lost. It's Time To Discover Them."

Synopsis	Ad for game from Mistwalker and Microsoft.
Letters	typeset

1 page Political Drink Tank Dept. story "Happy Hour Candidate Rundown"

Characters	Rudy Giuliani; Barack Obama; John Edwards; John McCain; Hillary Clinton; Dennis Kucinich
Synopsis	Thoughts on what the presidential candidates would say if they had a few too many beers with you.
Genre	satire
Script	Ted Rall
Pencils	Ted Rall
Inks	Ted Rall
Letters	Ted Rall

4 page Shop Goes The Weasel Dept. story "Man Vs. Wild...At The Mall"

Characters	Bore Growls; mall cop
Synopsis	Parody of tv show, showing wilderness survival skills (mis)applied to a shopping mall.
Genre	satire; parody
Script	David Shayne
Pencils	Herman Mejia
Inks	Herman Mejia
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	The Clintstones; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Cover of MAD #331 with a variation to find the differences on.
Pencils	Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks	Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #331

1 page Dragonlance advertisement "The Epic Adventure Comes To Life In This First-Ever Feature-Length DVD!"

Synopsis	Ad for DVD from Filmproduktions GmbH & Co.
Letters	typeset

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Unqualified, Smug Goofball Was, Thankfully, Banned From Running For President In 2008?"

Characters	George W. Bush
Synopsis	Answer is: George W. Bush.
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	gag
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	Gags appear on 15 different pages.

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

Synopsis	Ad for hot dogs.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	back cover