MAD comic books issue 499

Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. "Botchmen," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Tom Richmond; The Botchmen wander through all the loose plot ends of the Watchmen story. "A MAD Look at Trade Schools," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Comic situations that are unlikely to happen during training classes. "The Decided Disadvantages of An Online Education," script and art by John Caldwell; Things that could go wrong with an online education. "The Darker Side of The Lighter Side," art by Dave Berg; New gags written for Dave Berg's drawings. "MAD's Unheroic Watchmen Outtakes"; Stills from the movie "Watchmen" with fake dialog. "The Story of Deathbed Donkey...And The Rage of Sorrow," script by Brian McConnachie, art by Rick Geary; Story of a donkey that shows up whever someone is dying. "Unabridged Sports Cliches," script by Jacob Lambert, art by Paul Coker. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper. "President Obama The Promise Vs. The Reality," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Leonardo Rodriguez and Kevin Pope; Compares Barack Obama's campaign promises to what he'll likely do in office. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $4.99.