MAD comic books issue 492

Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. "Mad's International Preview of the Beijing Olympics," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Tom Bunk; News coverage of foreign countries' Olympic events. "Ironic, Man," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Tom Richmond; Phony is injured but creates an armored suit than allows him to defeat terrorists and a traitor within his own company. "10 Easy Ways To Beat High Gas Prices And Increase Your Mileage," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Tim Hamilton; 10 foolish ways to increase your gas mileage. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper; The Black Spy uses the camouflage of the costumed characters at a comic book convention to his advantage. "Movie Posters For The Rest of The Movie Experience," script by Russ Cooper, art by Scott Bricher; A group of fake movie-type posters for other things you experience in a movie theater. "Mad's Cocky, But Handy Hancock Outtakes"; Movie stills with fake dialog. "Calvin And Jobs," script by Jacob Lambert, art by Gary Hallgren; Parody strips replacing Hobbs with Steve Jobs. "John Caldwell's Field Guide to Spotting America's Most Incompetent Summer Camp Counselors," script and art by John Caldwell. "A MAD Look At This Summer's Super Heroes," script and art by Sergio Aragones. "Sucker City Newspaper Circular," script by Scott Maiko, art by Scott Bricher; Fake ad to look like Circuit City newspaper circular. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $4.99.