Issue Details

Issue	#487
Published	March 2008
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	4.99 USD
Pages	52
Editing	John Ficarra
Notes	ISSN: 024 9319

Cover Details - "Viva La Stupidity!"

Characters	Alfred Che Neuman
Synopsis	Popular poster of Che Guevara, replaced by Alfred.
Genre	satire
Letters	typeset
Notes	ISSN 024 9319

1 page Lost Odyssey advertisement "Lost Odyssey"

Synopsis	Ad for game from Mistwalker, Inc.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; George Bush; Hillary Clinton; Monroe
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ham 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
Synopsis	Letters, photos and fan art.
Script	John Ficarra; Andrew Barsky; Eric Ruskoff; Donald Goodlin; Stephen Curtis; Erik Schefler; Bo Lotti; Laura Gilbert; Tommy Thelen
Pencils	Erik Schefler (photo); Tommy Thelen
Inks	Erik Schefler (photo); Tommy Thelen
Colors	Erik Schefler (photo); Tommy Thelen
Letters	typeset

1 page Dragon Ball Z advertisement "Dragon Ball Z Remastered"

Synopsis	Ad for DVDs from Tobi Animation and Funimation.
Letters	typeset

Half page credits

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
Reprinted	from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #43

3 page Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Photo Exclusive; Paint Like The Masters; Bitterman; Meet The '08 Presidential Candidates; Rejected Catchphrases From Rambo; Castro Comments; The Fast 5; The Ryan's Den; Monkeys Are Always Funny; Lesser-Known Strikes In The E story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters	George Mitchell; Joe Bitterman; Mike Huckabee; Rambo; Fidel Castro; David Wells; Roger Clemens; Pete Rose; Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton
Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture.
Genre	humor
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Contributors (roles unknown) include: Charles Akins; John Caldwell; Evan Dorkin; Sarah Dyer; Garth Gerhart; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Greg Leitman; Ryan Pagelow; Adam Rust; Sam Sisco; Jack Syracuse.

1 page Frontlines advertisement "Frontlines Fuel of War"

Synopsis	Ad for game from THQ, Inc.
Letters	typeset

5 page The Yecch-Men Dept. story "Zeroes"

Characters	Longwindy Smersh; Neato Geekarama; Nabob Porkbelly; Putter Porkbelly; Sicki; B.S.; Fatt Porkman; Stare Bennet; Stare's father; Moppet; the Haitian; Mr. Mutto; Mocha; Mrs. Porkbelly
Synopsis	Parody of tv show Heroes, with a surprise Evil Mastermind.
Genre	satire
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Letters	typeset

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

Synopsis	House 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

3 page Berg's-Eye Askew Dept. story "The Darker Side of The Lighter Side"

Characters	Dave Berg
Synopsis	New gags written for Dave Berg's drawings.
Genre	humor
Script	Dave Berg (original); ? (revised)
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	typeset
Notes	The new gag writer is not credited.
Reprinted	From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #?

4 page Angster's Paradise Dept. story "Monroe and...High School Musical"

Characters	Monroe; principal; Dylan; Walter; Mr. McClammy; Monroe's father; Monroe's mother
Synopsis	Monroe is cast in a school production of High School Musical and even though the show is shut down before the performance, he still manages to screw it up.
Genre	humor
Script	Anthony Barbieri
Pencils	Tom Fowler
Inks	Tom Fowler
Colors	Ryan Flanders

1 page A MAD Ad Parody; Jamie-Lynn Speared Dept. illustration "Zygote 101"

Characters	Jamie Lynn Spears
Synopsis	Parody of ad for a Nickelodeon movie.
Genre	satire
Pencils	Scott Bricher
Inks	Scott Bricher
Colors	Scott Bricher
Letters	typeset

2 page Advance Wars advertisement "Advance Wars Days of Ruin"

Synopsis	Ad for online game from Nintendo.
Letters	typeset

2 page Go Ahead, Remake My Day Dept. story "If Classic Old Movie Scenes Were Filmed Today"

Synopsis	Ways that technology has made some old movie plot devices unusable.
Genre	satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Hermann Mejia
Inks	Hermann Mejia
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Tad; Mrs. Lewis; Laurie Watson; Chuck; Sam Turner; Jabba The Hut; Lady; Tramp; Tony (unamed)
Synopsis	Tad discusses the movies Lady And The Tramp and Star Wars, and his class assignment to watch over an egg as if it's a baby.
Genre	humor
Script	Tim Carvell
Pencils	Brian Durniak; ? (photo)
Inks	Brian Durniak; ? (photo)
Colors	?(photo)
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	The Black Spy sends a robotic peace dove to the White Spy that turns out to be a bomb.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper

3 page An Inconvenient Doof Dept. story "Why George W. Bush Is In Favor of Global Warming"

Characters	George Bush; Carl rove; Michael Moore; Laura Bush; the Devil; Osama Bin Laden
Synopsis	Political cartoons on a single theme by a variety of newspaper cartoonists.
Genre	humor
Script	Jacob Lambert
Pencils	Joel Pett; Mike Peters; Jack Higgins; Dick Locher; Matt Davies; Clay Bennett; Michael Ramirez; Ben Sargent; Steve Breen; Jim Morin
Inks	Joel Pett; Mike Peters; Jack Higgins; Dick Locher; Matt Davies; Clay Bennett; Michael Ramirez; Ben Sargent; Steve Breen; Jim Morin
Letters	typeset; Joel Pett; Mike Peters; Jack Higgins; Dick Locher; Matt Davies; Clay Bennett; Michael Ramirez; Ben Sargent; Steve Breen; Jim Morin

2 page About A Quote Low Dept. story "Extremist Makeover Politician Edition"

Characters	Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; John Edwards; Mitt Romney; Mike Huckabee; Rudolph Giuliani; Ty Pennington
Synopsis	Comparisons of politicians' statements that change their positions over time.
Genre	satire
Script	Jeff Kruse
Pencils	Drew Friedman
Inks	Drew Friedman
Colors	Drew Friedman
Letters	typeset
Notes	Concept based on tv show Extreme Makeover.

2 page Wayne, Wayne Go Away Dept. story "MAD's Bat-tastic The Dark Knight Outtakes"

Characters	The Joker; Batman; Commissioner Jim Gordon
Genre	satire
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Stills from the movie "The Dark Knight" with fake dialog.

3 page Serge-In General Dept. story "A MAD Look At Halo"

Synopsis	Things that can go wrong for serious players of the game Halo.
Genre	humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

1 page MAD For Decades promo (ad from the publisher) "A Gigantic Collection"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	House ad for hardcover book available exclusively at Barnes & Noble.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

5 page Leader of The Smack Dept. story "American Gagster"

Characters	Crank Locust; Itchy Conners; Ellswood "Burpy" Jackson; Cuba Gooding, Jr.; Mama Locust; Mis Puerto Rico; Detective Lupo; Tempo
Synopsis	Parody of the movie American Gangster, showing how it lifted key scenes from other gangster movies.
Genre	satire
Script	Arnie Kogen
Pencils	Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks	Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters	typeset

1 page MADKids promo (ad from the publisher) "On Sale Now!"

Characters	Mario
Synopsis	House ad for newest issue of MADKids.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Fidel Castro
Synopsis	Cover of MAD #82 with a variation to find the differences on.
Genre	humor
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) #82

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Major Star Has Recently Admitted Receiving Illegal Career-Damaging Human Growth Injections?"

Characters	Jamie Lynn Spears
Synopsis	Answer is: Jamie Lynn Spears.
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	humor
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"

Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover.