Issue Details

Issue	#490
Published	June 2008
Cover Price	4.99 USD
Pages	52
Editing	John Ficarra

Cover Details - "Indiana Jones"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Alfred in Indiana Jones's familiar garb.
Genre	satire
Pencils	Mark Fredrickson
Inks	Mark Fredrickson
Letters	typeset

1 page Ninja Gaiden II advertisement "Ninja Gaiden II"

Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for game from Temco Ltd. On inside front cover.

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Super Delegate; Indiana Jones; Deathster; Lizz LemonPledge
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Optimus Prime Rib Department" is phony and does not actually appear in the issue.

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

Synopsis	Ad for May 27th 2008 DVD releases from Bird Studio/Shueisha and Toei Animation.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Occupies bottom halves of first 2 pages of letters pages.

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

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Matisyahu; Jonathan Bresman
Synopsis	Includes the editor's Nifty Fifty of celebrities to photograph with a copy of MAD for the coming year.
Script	John Ficarra
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters, photos and fan art from: Craig Kleinpeter; Kevin Killermann; Victor Gratt; Steve Haller; Jeanette Handling; Tony Comunale; Rachel Nussbaum; Ed Meisinger; Royan Iranpour; April Harris; Jason Reeves; Ryan Castillo; Peter & Janelle Hernandez; Colton Walker

Half page credits

Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

3 page Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Lines Cut From The Candidates' Convention Speeches; Randy's Dandy Toon Time; Teen Car Laws; The Swift 6; Wartime Birds Closely Related To The Chickenhawk; Diet Tips From Fat Steve; Least E-mailed Articles; Sports Injuries Fr story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters	Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; John McCain; Jenna Jameson; Fat Steve; Joe Bitterman; Nick
Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture.
Genre	humor
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Contributors (roles unknown) include: Paul Coker; Dick DeBartolo; Evan Dorkin; Sarah Dyer; Garth Gerhart; Darren Johnson; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Randy McIlwane; Bob Staake; Ward Sutton; Rick Tulka

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

Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for the following MAD books: Spy Vs. Spy 2; MAD About Star Wars; The MAD War on Bush; The Completely MAD Don Martin.

5 page Oy Fey! Dept. story "30 Crock"

Characters	Crazee Jumpin; Lizz LemonPledge; Jock Dungaheap; Henna Baloney; Jane Krackheadski; Lorne Michaels (cameo); Kennel; Hannah Montana (cameo); Crank
Synopsis	A typical day at the studios at 30 Crock.
Genre	satire
Script	Arnie Kogen
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Letters	typeset
Notes	Parody of tv show 30 Rock.

1 page Uglydoll advertisement "It's Ugly Out There!"

Notes

Ad for books in the Uglydoll series from Random House, by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim.

2 page Washington DC Comics Dept. story "SuperDelegate"

Characters	Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton; Barack Obama; Michelle Obama
Synopsis	Bill, in his secret identity as SuperDelegate, stops the Obama campaign dead.
Genre	satire; superhero
Script	Joe Raiola
Pencils	R. Sikoryak
Inks	R. Sikoryak
Notes	A parody of the Silver Age Superman comic plots, drawn in a similar style.

2 page Hit and Missive Dept. story The Top-Secret "Indiana Jones Memo" from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg

Characters	Steven Spielberg; George Lucas (printed word)
Synopsis	A fake letter of ideas for the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie.
Genre	humor
Script	David Shayne
Pencils	Jack Syracuse
Inks	Jack Syracuse
Letters	typeset

4 page Serge-In General Dept. story "A MAD Look At Science Fairs"

Synopsis	Various things that might go wrong with typical science fair projects.
Genre	humor
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

2 page Fetal Attraction Dept.; A Mad Pull-Out Poster illustration "Embryonic Jones and The Temple of Womb"

Characters	Embryonic Jones
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Richard Williams
Inks	Richard Williams
Letters	typeset
Notes	Parody of an Indiana Jones movie poster.

1 page Mad Magazine promo (ad from the publisher) "An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development "

Characters	Jeffrey Lozenge
Synopsis	A message on ?
Script	Jeffrey Lozenge ?
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	House ad for Mad subscriptions; #3 in a series.

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

Characters	Monroe; Mr. Bines; Johab; Johab's father; Johab's mother; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father
Synopsis	Monroe is paired with a new, home-schooled, Christian boy for a homework assignment.
Genre	humor
Script	Anthony Barbieri
Pencils	Tom Fowler
Inks	Tom Fowler
Colors	Ryan Flanders

1 page MAD Classics promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe to MAD Classics...and Own This MAD Classic!"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Shows covers to several issues of MAD Classics and also MAD #166.

2 page Monkey in The Metal Dept. story "MAD's Rusty Iron Man Outtakes"

Characters	Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Pepper
Genre	satire
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Movie stills with fake dialog.

1 page Taking The Wind Out Of THier Sales Dept. story "A-Hole Foods Market"

Synopsis	Fake ad to look like Whole Foods Market circular.
Genre	satire
Script	Kiernan P. Schmitt
Letters	typeset

1 page Rall of Duty Dept. story "7 Periods Closer To Death"

Characters	Brian; Angela
Synopsis	Brian refuses a prom invitation from Angela.
Genre	humor
Script	Ted Rall
Pencils	Ted Rall
Inks	Ted Rall
Letters	Ted Rall

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

Characters	Vanessa Anne Hudgens; Zac Efron; Roger; Black Spy; White Spy; Dwayne; Wall-E
Synopsis	Various pages from recent MADKids issues.
Script	various
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	House ad for MADKids current issue and subscriptions.

2 page Reptile Dysfunction Dept. story "10 Things Indiana Jones Hates More Than Snakes"

Characters	Indiana Jones; Robert Langdon
Synopsis	A look at other things that might bug Indiana Jones.
Genre	satire
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell
Inks	John Caldwell
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	The White Spy is camouflaged so well that the Black Spy destroys several things thinking they are the White Spy.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper

5 page Good Kill Hunting Dept. story "Deathster"

Characters	Deathster Morgue'in; Angel Badteaser; Tom Asstore; Maria Lagrabba; Debrat; Scary Morgue'in; Sgt. Croakes; Vince Masukka; Reepa; Liar
Synopsis	A typical week in the life of Deathster, with a flashback to his youth.
Genre	satire
Script	Charlie Kadau
Pencils	Hermann Mejia
Inks	Hermann Mejia
Letters	typeset
Notes	Parody of the tv show Dexter.

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

Characters	Indiana Jones; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis	Cover of MAD #228 with a variation to find the differences on.
Pencils	Jack Rickard
Inks	Jack Rickard
Letters	typeset
Notes	Answer included.
Reprinted	From Mad #228 (EC, 1952 series)

1 page Naruto advertisement "All-Out Ninja War - Uncut"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for a Shonen Jump DVD set.

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Frightening Ancient Relic Will Be The Focus of Much Attention and Fanfare This Summer?"

Characters	John McCain
Synopsis	Answer is: John McCain.
Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
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 Vampirates advertisement "Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for book "Blood Captain" in the Vampirates series from Little, Brown and Company.