MAD comic books issue 498

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Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. Mad Magazine Poster Book ad. "Lame Attempts By TV To Explain The 2008 Presidential Vote," script by Barry Liebmann, art by Ward Sutton; Phony statistics to explain how people voted in the presidential election. "A MAD Look at Snow," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Things that can go wrong when it snows a lot. "MAD's 12 Surefire Tips For Stand-Up Comics," script by Jeff Kruse, art by Rick Tulka; Bad ideas for stand-up comics, so they can avoid them. "MAD's Sucky Twilight Outtakes"; Stills from the movie "Twilight" with fake dialog. "The 2009 Al Jaffee Calendar!"; Calendar illustrated with various Al Jaffee drawings from previous issues. "MAD Exposes Who's Thinking What At The Obama Inauguration," script by Desmond Devlin, Jacob Lambert, Frank Santopadre, Jeff Kruse, and Dennis Snee, art by Tom Richmond. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper; Using a dummy tied to the rails, the White Spy traps the Black Spy into being sliced by a train's wheels. "When Adults Say...Remind Them...," script by Jacob Lambert, art by Peter Bagge; Comparisons between what adults tell teens today and the lives the adults lived as teens. "The MAD World of...Pets," script by Stan Sinberg, art by Marc Hempel; Things that go wrong with pet-owning. "Monroe and...The Plane Trip," script by Anthony Barbieri, art by Tom Fowler; Monroe attempts to go on a school trip but his parents tag along as chaperones, so he makes sure they're all kicked off the plane. "MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Celebrity Scandal Blog Posting," script by Frank Jacobs and Bill Fibbers, art by Mort Drucker; Cut-and-paste blog, containing a variety of material to create ridiculous scandals about numerous celebrities. "The First 100 Minutes of The Obama Presidency," script by Frank Santopadre and Bill Fibbers, art by Drew Friedman; problems and opportunities for the new president. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $4.99.