Issue Details

Issue	#488
Published	April 2008
Cover Price	4.99 USD
Pages	52
Editing	John Ficarra
Notes	Except for the cover, all pictures of Alfred E. Neuman in this issue are replaced with a chimpanzee version. ISSN 0024 9319.

Cover Details - "Meet Our NEW Staff!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	humor
Pencils	Irving Schild (photo); Jack Syracuse
Inks	Irving Schild (photo); Jack Syracuse
Colors	Irving Schild (photo); Jack Syracuse
Letters	typeset
Notes	Except for the cover, all pictures of Alfred E. Neuman in this issue are replaced with a chimpanzee version. ISSN 0024 9319.

1 page Justice League The New Frontier advertisement "We Stand Today On The Edge Of A New Frontier..."

Characters	Wonder Woman; Aquaman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash [Barry Allen]; J'onn J'onzz
Synopsis	Ad for DVDs of movie from Warner Premiere Video.
Pencils	Darwyn Cooke ?
Inks	Darwyn Cooke ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

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

Characters	Mr. Jingles
Synopsis	Letter explaining the change in staff, with a dedication to J. Fred Muggs.
Genre	humor
Script	John Ficarra ? [as Mr. Jingles]
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes a thumbnail reprint of cover of MAD #38, painted by chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs.

2 page Sub-Human Resources Dept. story "Meet The New Staff of MAD"

Characters	Mr. Jingles; T. Worthington Snoots; Sir Wobbly; Little Miss Coconut; Baron von Whoopsie; Goopy III; Stompy Ding Dong; Bumbles McDaniels; Hoops; Captain Zippy; Thurston J. Howler; King Kong
Synopsis	Editorial staff of MAD (listed in sequence 6) depicted as monkeys and apes.
Genre	satire
Script	Jeff Kruse
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Letters	typeset
Notes	Arthur, the MAD potted plant, is shown as a banana tree.

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

Characters	Derek; Drew Morgan; Black Spy; White Spy; Helter Siqueira; Marcelo Siqueira; Evan Burke; Gallagher (comedian)
Synopsis	Letters, photos and fan art. Includes a letter from the magazine Acoustic Guitar.
Script	John Ficarra; Jamie Schaub; Jared Goldberg; D. K.; Drew Paradis; Drew Morgan; Zack Babins; Linus Closs; Helter Siqueira; Evan Burke
Pencils	Jamie Schaub (photo); Linus Closs; ? (photo)
Inks	Jamie Schaub (photo); Linus Closs; ? (photo)
Colors	Jamie Schaub (photo); Linus Closs; ? (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page Professor Layton and The Curious Village advertisement "untitled"

Synopsis	Ad for game from Level-5 Inc.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Appears between pages 1-2 of letters pages.

1 page DeVry University advertisement "Womb To Tomb, I'll Be A Gamer 'Til I Die"

Characters	Freedom A. Evans
Synopsis	Ad for classes at a university.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Appears between pages 2-3 of letters pages.

Half page credits

Letters	typeset
Notes	Contributing artists and writers credited as "the usual barrel of monkeys."

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 False Ape-Spectations; Chuckles & Jo-Jo; Other Magazines Already Taken Over By Monkeys; Pull My Cheney!; Bittermonkey; Graphic Novel Review story "The Monkey-Lini Pages"

Characters	Chuckles; Jo-Jo; Joe Bittermonkey; Baboonsbury; Mr. Dookie
Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture, and of the Fundalini Pages.
Genre	humor
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Chuckles & Jo-Jo is parody of Melvin & Jenkins; Bittermonkey is parody of Bitterman; Baboonsbury is a parody of Doonesbury.

3 page Welcome To The OCD, Bitch! Dept. story "MONKey"

Characters	Dishwater; Capt. Startlebuyer; Mr. Paris; Adrian Monkey; Nattily Teaser; janitor; Monkey's psychologist
Synopsis	Monkey solves a crime using a combination of deductive reasoning and chimpanzee habits.
Genre	satire
Script	Charlie Kadau
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker
Letters	typeset
Notes	Satire of tv show Monk.

3 page Dissing Persons Dept. story "A MAD Look at Humans"

Synopsis	Monkeys and apes making people look foolish.
Genre	humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

4 page story "MOMA"

Synopsis	Parodies of these famous works of art using monkeys and apes instead of humans: David, by Monkeyangelo; Gorilla With A Pearl Earring, by Banannas Vermeer; Whistler's Monkey; The Screech, by Edvard Munkee. Presented as the Winter/Spring Catalogue of The Museum Of Monkey Art (MOMA).
Genre	satire
Pencils	Hermann Mejia (sculpture); Roberto Parada; Richard Williams; James Warhola
Inks	Hermann Mejia (sculpture); Roberto Parada; Richard Williams; James Warhola
Colors	Hermann Mejia (sculpture); Roberto Parada; Richard Williams; James Warhola
Letters	typeset

1 page Appleseed Ex Machina advertisement "A Vision For The Future"

Synopsis	Ad for DVD movie from Ex Machina Film Partners and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Letters	typeset

2 page God Of War: Chains of Olympus advertisement "In The Beginning, There Was Darkness."

Synopsis	Ad for game from Sony.
Letters	typeset

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

Synopsis	Answers monkeys and apes might give to stupid questions asked of them.
Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee (signed)
Pencils	Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks	Al Jaffee (signed)
Colors	Ryan Flanders
Letters	typeset

2 page Tall Tails Dept. story "Great Monkeys In American History"

Characters	Goody Wendell; Miss Link; Corky McGoon; Chichi The Leader; Chokachikeel; Heavenly; Freeda yasgur
Synopsis	Unknown monkeys who helped make American history, from the Mayflower to the Woodstock concert.
Genre	humor
Script	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Pencils	Tom Fowler
Inks	Tom Fowler
Letters	typeset

3 page Don't Let The Bid Bugs Bite Dept. text article "Monkeybay"

Synopsis	Junk that monkeys and apes might sell on eBay, along with some feedback, ordering rules, and a Monkeybay store.
Genre	satire
Script	Scott Maiko
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page MAD Classics promo (ad from the publisher) "9 Out of 10 Dentists Agree: MAD Won't Rot Your Teeth"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	House ad for latest issue of MAD Classics magazine.
Pencils	Norman Mingo (painted, signed); Tom Bunk
Inks	Norman Mingo (painted, signed); Tom Bunk
Colors	Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ?
Letters	typeset

2 page Joke And Banana Dept. story "Spyder Monkey vs. Spyder Monkey"

Characters	Black Monkey; White Monkey
Synopsis	The Black Monkey tries to ruin a trap set by the White Monkey, but gets caught anyway.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper

1 page A MAD Ad Parody story "eHarmonkey"

Synopsis	Parody of eHarmony ad...for monkeys.
Genre	satire
Script	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Pencils	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Inks	Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Letters	typeset

5 page Pen And Stink Dept.; Me, Myself and My Prehensile Tail Puppet; Pondering The Really Meaningful Stuff; Grooming Gaffes; Spare The Rod...Spoil The Monkey; The Facts of Life; Fantabula Monkey; Just Beneath The Peel; Hairy Plotters; It Only Hurts When I Go "O story "The Strip Club"

Genre	humor
Script	John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin
Pencils	John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin
Inks	John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin
Letters	John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin
Notes	A collection of comic strips.

2 page Planet Mirth Dept. story "10 Things You, As A Concerned Monkey, Can Do To Save The Environment"

Synopsis	The foolishness of thinking monkeys can affect the planet's environment.
Genre	humor
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell
Inks	John Caldwell
Letters	typeset

1 page That Was Easel Dept. story "How To Draw A Monkey"

Characters	Skittles O'Shea (orangutan)
Synopsis	An orangutan shows how to draw.
Genre	satire
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell; (photo)
Inks	John Caldwell; (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

4 page Where The Style Things Are Dept. story "Bananas Republic Summer 2008"

Synopsis	Parody of a Banana Republic catalog, with fashions modeled by chimpanzees, doing things chimpanzees would do.
Genre	satire
Script	Scott Maiko
Pencils	Leonardo Rodriguez
Inks	Leonardo Rodriguez
Letters	typeset

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What's The Worst Thing That Can Happen To Any Monkey?"

Synopsis	Answer is: having to write an issue of MAD.
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 Lost Via Domus advertisement "Extend Your Lost Experience"

Synopsis	Ad for game based on Lost tv show, from Ubisoft Entertainment.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover.