MAD comic books issue 488

Cover art by Jack Syracuse. Justice League The New Frontier ad. "Meet The New Staff of MAD," script by Jeff Kruse, art by Tom Richmond; Editorial staff of MAD depicted as monkeys and apes. "The Monkey-Lini Pages"; Various short satires of pop culture, and of the Fundalini Pages. "MONKey," script by Charlie Kadau, art by Mort Drucker; Monkey solves a crime using a combination of deductive reasoning and chimpanzee habits. "A MAD Look at Humans," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Monkeys and apes making people look foolish. "MOMA," art by Hermann Mejia, Roberto Parada Richard Williams, and James Warhola; 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). "Snappy Answers To Stupid Human Questions," script and art by Al Jaffee; Answers monkeys and apes might give to stupid questions asked of them. "Great Monkeys In American History," script by Teresa Burns Parkhurst, art by Tom Fowler; Unknown monkeys who helped make American history, from the Mayflower to the Woodstock concert. "Monkeybay," script by Scott Maiko; Junk that monkeys and apes might sell on eBay, along with some feedback, ordering rules, and a Monkeybay store. "Spyder Monkey vs. Spyder Monkey," script and art by Peter Kuper. "10 Things You, As A Concerned Monkey, Can Do To Save The Environment," script and art by John Caldwell; The foolishness of thinking monkeys can affect the planet's environment. "Bananas Republic Summer 2008," script by Scott Maiko, art by Leonardo Rodriguez; Parody of a Banana Republic catalog, with fashions modeled by chimpanzees, doing things chimpanzees would do. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $4.99.