Mad
#438
[Michael Jackson Cover]
(February 2004)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 3.50 USD; 5.25 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Charlie Kadau (credited) (senior editor); Joe Raiola (credited) (senior editor); Nick Meglin (credited) (contributing editor); Amy Vozeolas (credited) (associate editor); Greg Leitman (credited) (associate editor); Dave Croatto (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[Michael Jackson Cover]
Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Michael Jackson; Alfred E. Neuman
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Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Characters
- K.C. Mangen (photo); Harold Lloyd Clay (photo of him reading a 1958 issue of Mad); Matt Kramer (photo); Ice Cube (photo); Jeremy Tramer (photo); Ori (Alfred E. Neuman look-a-like contest photo)
Indexer Notes
Letters, photos and fan art from readers - Lou Gary, William Gilpin, Andrew Isaac-Zrobek, Betty Lee Skelly, Kendra Ehrgood, Max Kratze, Kristina Larson, Gen Goodwin, Barry Fries, Melissa Fogel, Becky Farina, Eric Finkelstein, K.C. Mangen, N. Kolbasowski, Will Barron, Aaron Burzak, Wesley Dyson, W.T. Deskin, SSG John Reeder, Jake Savage, Jeremy Tramer and Paul Frank Bauer.
The Fundalini Pages
The Fundalini Pages / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- George Bush; Michael Jackson
Indexer Notes
Fundalini contributors - Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk, John Caldwell, Butch D'Ambrosio, Desmond Devlin, Evan Dorkin, Drew Friedman, Garth Gerhart, Charlie Kadau, Arie Kaplan, Scott Maiko, Josh Malinow, Kevin Pope, Joe Raiola, Johnny Styne and Mike Snider.
Fools of Rock
Chronic Black Pain Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Screwey; Petty; Principal Middling; Summary; Allowance; Too-Meeka; Narco; Silly; Charlie Brown (cameo); Calvin (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A satire of the movie School of Rock.
Mad's Handy Glossary to the War on Terror
Lexicon-Job Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- advocacy; satire-parody
- Characters
- President George Bush; Vice-President Dick Cheney; Attorney General John Ashcroft; Condoleezza Rice
- Keywords
- political
Indexer Notes
Art is in black and white.
Monroe and... Survivor Jr., Part 1
Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Monroe; Barton; Carol Ann; Pablo; Gordon
- Synopsis
- Monroe participates in the Survivor television show.
Indexer Notes
Art is in black and white.
2003: The Year in Film
Title Waves Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Desmond Devlin
- Pencils
- AP/Wide World (photos)
- Inks
- AP/Wide World (photos)
- Colors
- AP/Wide World (photos)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Lebron James; Simon Cowell; Liza Minnelli; Ruben Studdard; Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; Saddam Hussein
- Synopsis
- 2003 movie titles matched up with celebrity photos.
Sergio Aragonès Presents A Mad Look at the Superbowl
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; sports; humor
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Art is in black and white.
Spy vs. Spy
Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; spy; humor
- Characters
- Black Spy; White Spy
The Mourn Identity
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Pencils
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Inks
- Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
- Letters
- Don Edwing ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Indexer Notes
Art is in black and white.
The League of Rejected Superheroes
Power to the Feeble Dept. / character profile / 6 pages
- Script
- Jeff Kruse
- Pencils
- J. Scott Campbell (Scantily Clad Woman); Dave Gibbons (The Entomologist); John Byrne (Mediocre Man); Mike Allred (Vocabullon); Arthur Adams (Apathenia); Jim Lee (The Incredible Infringement Man); Frank Miller (Inebrion); John Romita Jr. (Sloggtor of Globbzorr)
- Inks
- J. Scott Campbell (Scantily Clad Woman); Dave Gibbons (The Entomologist); John Byrne (Mediocre Man); Mike Allred (Vocabullon); Arthur Adams (Apathenia); Jim Lee (The Incredible Infringement Man); Frank Miller (Inebrion); John Romita Jr. (Sloggtor of Globbzorr)
- Colors
- Wildstorm FX (credited as Wildstorm) (Inebrion; The Entomologist; Mediocre Man; Sloggtor of Globbzorr; Apathenia); Matt Milla (Scantily Clad Woman); Laura Allred (Vocabullon); Alex Sinclair (The Incredible Infringement Man)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Inebrion; Scantily Clad Woman; The Entomologist; Mediocre Man; Sloggtor of Globbzorr; Vocabullon; Apathenia; The Incredible Infringement Man
- Reprints
An Open Letter From Michael Jackson
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Desmond Devlin
- Pencils
- Chas D'Eau
- Inks
- Chas D'Eau
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Michael Jackson
Indexer Notes
Art is in black and white.
The Do's and Dont's of a Super Bowl Party
A Word to the Guys Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; sports
Indexer Notes
Art is in black and white.
Absurd, Their Enthusiasm
There’s Something About Larry Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Jason Alexander; Larry Davy; Cheryl Hines; Jeff Garlin; Richard Lewis; Rob Reiner; Ted Danson (cameo); Tony Danza (cameo); Sir Anthony Hopkins (cameo); Jimmy; Jerry Seinfeld; James Gandolfini
- Synopsis
- A satire of the television show Curb Your Enthusiasm.
If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 21st Century: The Marriage License
illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Richard Williams (painted)
- Inks
- Richard Williams (painted)
- Colors
- Richard Williams (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
Indexer Notes
Painting depicts two men getting a marriage license.
Now Playing at the California State House: Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor
A Term for the Worse Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike Snider
- Pencils
- Mike Snider (video captures)
- Inks
- Mike Snider (video captures)
- Colors
- Mike Snider (video captures)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- advocacy; satire-parody
- Characters
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (photos from his various movies)
- Keywords
- political
What Stomach-Turning Reality Show Has Many Across the Land Completely Disgusted?
Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Indexer Notes
Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: The democratic primaries.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Drawn-Out Dramas [Drawn Out Dramas] / comic story / 0 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Indexer Notes
No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Michael Jackson Cover]
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
[Table of Contents]
-
2.
Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. -
3.
The Fundalini Pages
The Fundalini Pages -
4.
Fools of Rock
Chronic Black Pain Dept. -
5.
Mad's Handy Glossary to the War on Terror
Lexicon-Job Dept. -
6.
Monroe and... Survivor Jr., Part 1
Angster's Paradise Dept. -
7.
2003: The Year in Film
Title Waves Dept. -
8.
Sergio Aragonès Presents A Mad Look at the Superbowl
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
9.
Spy vs. Spy
Spy vs. Spy -
10.
The Mourn Identity
Tales from the Duck Side Dept. -
11.
The League of Rejected Superheroes
Power to the Feeble Dept. -
12.
An Open Letter From Michael Jackson
-
13.
The Do's and Dont's of a Super Bowl Party
A Word to the Guys Dept. -
14.
Absurd, Their Enthusiasm
There’s Something About Larry Dept. -
15.
If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 21st Century: The Marriage License
-
16.
Now Playing at the California State House: Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor
A Term for the Worse Dept. -
17.
What Stomach-Turning Reality Show Has Many Across the Land Completely Disgusted?
Mad Fold-In -
18.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Drawn-Out Dramas [Drawn Out Dramas]
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