MAD comic books issue 521

Cover by Mark Fredrickson. Stories and art by Drew Friedman, Dave Berg, John Kerschbaum, Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, John Caldwell, Mike Snider, Jeff Kruse, Kit Lively, Frank Santopadre, George Woodbridge, Ryan Pagelow, Desmond Devlin, Scott Bricher, Hermann Mejia, Paul Coker, Jr., John Kovaleski, Peet Tamburino, Scott Nickel, Brian Gordon, Jason Yungbluth, David DeGrand, Jason Katzenstein, Tim Carvell, Christopher Baldwin, Tom Bunk, Alex Cline, Tom Richmond, Peter Kuper, and Sergio Aragones, plus Fundalini Pages by Matt Lassen, Rick Tulka, Anton Emdin, Bob Staake, Darren Johnson, Paul Gilligan, Phil McAndrew, and Jeff Kruse. A parody of Game of Thrones. Classic Mad Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, updated. Mad's look at the historic resignation of Pope Benedict XVI includes the Pope's To-Do List. Articles featuring art by indie cartoonists Drew Friedman, John Kerschbaum, Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer. Mad's takes on gun shows, Americana, and James Bond. Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. The Fundalini Pages; Game of Groans; A Mad Look at Baseball; Planet TAD!!!!!; Overheard in Doggie Heaven; Second Amendment Sammy's All-American Fun N' Gun Show; The Darker Side of The Lighter Side; Introducing the Stuff-E-Vest Puff Jacket; Spy vs. Spy; The Strip Club; The Mad Vault: Scenes of Americana Yesterday & Today; The Mad Guide to Man Boobs - Volume 3; 8 Suggestions to Soften the Blow for Those on Death Row; Casebook "Spyfail" - The Battle of the Bonds; The Best of The Idiotical; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $5.99.