MAD comic books issue 495

"The Dork Knight," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Tom Richmond; Loosely follows the plot of the movie "The Dark Knight." "Mad's Updated Glossary to The War On Terror," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Paul Coker; Fake definitions for words used to describe aspects of the War on Terror. "A MAD Look at Fortune Tellers," script and art by Sergio Aragones. "Hopeless"; A parody of the Barack Obama poster "Hope." "MAD Deconstructs TV Talk Shows," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Peter Kuper; Minute-by-minute looks at features on "Countdown" taken to their extremes. "A Look Back At The Historical Career of John McCain," art by Scott Bricher; John McCain appears in historic paintings and photos of the past 400 years of American history. "Monroe and...Domestic Terror," script by Anthony Barbieri, art by Tom Fowler; Monroe's chemistry experiment blows up in class and the FBI takes him in for interrogation as a terrorist suspect. "Not Vetting Sarah Palin"; A parody of movie poster for "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." "When Monkeys Go Bad," script and art by John Caldwell; A look at the things apes would do wrong if they thought more like people. "Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper; The Grey Spy lures the others into a trap, with her feminine wiles. "When High School Elections Are Run Like Presidential Elections," script by Nathaniel Stein, art by Jose Garibaldi. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $4.99.