Mad #479

(July 2007)

An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development (Table of Contents)

Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeffrey Lozenge ?

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jeffrey Lozenge

Synopsis:

Jeffrey discusses bees, rashes, and MAD.

Indexer Notes

#9 in a series.

Departments (Table of Contents)

Table of Contents / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

?

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various

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various

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?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Monroe's father; Capt. Jack Sparrow; Jabba The Hutt; Jeff Foxworthy

Indexer Notes

The feature "Turning Back The Cluck Department" is phony and does not actually appear in the issue.

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

Letters And Tomatoes Department / letters page / 1.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Ficarra; Eric Scura; Elliot Law; Kathy Patterson; Sandra Gonzalez; Gunnar Oliphant

Pencils:

Sandra Gonzalez; Gunnar Oliphant

Inks:

Sandra Gonzalez; Gunnar Oliphant

Colors:

Sandra Gonzalez; Gunnar Oliphant

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alrede E. Neuman; Rosie O'Donnell; Donald Trump; Monroe; Black Spy; White Spy; Fantabulaman; Joe Bitterman

Synopsis:

Letters and fan art. Includes feature "The Big Question."

Transcript of The Best Damn MAD Plug Period (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Chris Rose; John Salley; Bob Saget; Rodney Peete; Rob Dibble

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?; ? (photo)

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?; ? (photo)

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?; ? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Chris Rose; John Salley; Bob Saget; Rodney Peete; Rob Dibble

Synopsis:

Transcript of the guys from tv show The Best Damn Sports Show Period, discussing their parody in MAD #475.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #475 (March 2007)

Indexer Notes

between pages 1-2 of letters pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 0.33 page (report information)

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Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Your Adventure Starts At $14,985 (Table of Contents)

Jeep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

?

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

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?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for car from DaimlerChrysler Corporation.

The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

Random Acts of Mindless Dept; Bitterman; A Fundalina Quiz; The Fast 5; The NFL's Ref Report; Castro Comments; The Godfrey Report; Graphic Novel Review; Possible Ways J.K. Rowling...; Tip-offs You're On A Cruise Ship Headed For Disaster / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

various

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various

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various

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Joe Bitterman; Harry Potter; Neville Longbottom; Ron Weasley; Sorting Hat; Hedwig; Dobby; Peter Pettigrew; Hagrid; Mr. Snape; Hermoine Granger; Voldemort; Nearly Headless Nick; Jeff Foxworthy; Fidel Castro; Don Imus; Michael Richards; Batman; Robin; The Penguin

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture.

Indexer Notes

Contributors (roles unknown) include: Charles Akins; Matthew A. Cohen; Russ Cooper; Dick DeBartolo; Desmond Devlin; Garth Gerhart; Jeff Kruse; Scott Maiko; Noel Rappin; Kiernan P. Schmitt; Sam Sisco; Ty Templeton; Rick Tulka

A High-Energy Thrill Ride (Table of Contents)

Ghost Rider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

?

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

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typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Ghost Rider

Synopsis:

Ad for DVD of movie from Columbia Pictures.

Things Overheard At The Premiere of Pirates Of The Caribbean 3 (Table of Contents)

Sparrow-Minded Comments Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jacob Lambert

Pencils:

Hermann Mejia

Inks:

Hermann Mejia

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Ryan Seacrest; Orlando Bloom; Johnny Depp; Jerry Seinfeld; Captain Morgan; Spongebob Squarepants; Patrick Starfish; Joan Rivers; Kiera Knightley; Naomie Harris; Lee Arenberg; Mackenzie Crook; Geoffrey Rush; Captain Davey Jones

Synopsis:

Goofy comments about the movie, along the red carpet for the premiere where the stars are all in costume.

Startling Similarities Between Modern Celebrities & Ancient Artifacts! (Table of Contents)

Some Resembling Required Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chari Pere

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jennifer Lopez; The Three Stooges [Larry; Moe; Curly]; Jerry Seinfeld; Devo; Madonna; Michael Jackson; Star Jones

Synopsis:

Compares the appearance of modern celebrites to ancient statues.

Indexer Notes

Photos are from various, uncredited sources.

Planet Tad!!!!! (Table of Contents)

In Blog We Trust Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tim Carvell

Pencils:

Brian Durniak; ? (photo)

Inks:

Brian Durniak; ? (photo)

Colors:

Brian Durniak; ? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tad; Kevin; Sophie; Doug Spivak

Synopsis:

Tad believes he broke his friend's camera and details his problems coming up with the money to repair it.

MAD's Touchy-Feely Wrestlemania Outtakes (Table of Contents)

Hair Club For McMahon Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Donald Trump; Vince McMahon

Synopsis:

Captioned photos of events at Wrestlemania, including Donald Trump's shaving of Vince McMahon's head.

A MAD Look At Global Warming (Table of Contents)

Serge-In General Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones (signed)

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones (signed)

Inks:

Sergio Aragones (signed)

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Things that might, but likely won't, happen if significant global warming actually occurs.

iMus (Table of Contents)

A MAD Ad Parody; Ho's Laughing Now? Dept. / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Scott Bricher

Inks:

Scott Bricher

Colors:

Scott Bricher

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Don Imus

Synopsis:

Parody of iTunes ads, using Don Imus with his foot in his mouth.

MAD's Minute-By-Minute Breakdown Of A School Field Trip (Table of Contents)

See What All The Bus Is About Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Pencils:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Inks:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Lawrence Pitts; Mrs. Korstasian; Miss Faybner; 'Tiffatty' Jones; Sherman Lerpit; Mrs. Lieberernak; Derek Wemple; Mr. Lopez; Pokena Calderone; Elise Mahoney; Vincent Razzo

Synopsis:

The chaos that happens on a middle school field trip.

Rejected Star Wars Stamps (Table of Contents)

Philately Portman Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeff Kruse

Pencils:

Mark Stutzman

Inks:

Mark Stutzman

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Darth Vader [Anakin Skywalker]; Darth Maul; Princess Leia; Mace Windu; Jar Jar Binks; Luke Skywalker (hand only); Jabba The Hutt; Chewbacca; Obi-Wan Kenobi; Tauntauns; Emperor Palpatine; Ewok

Synopsis:

Captioned images of postage stamps that the USPS did not issue in the Star Wars set.

More Facts That Sound For A Second Like They Might Be True...But Aren't (Table of Contents)

That's False, Folks Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Justin Heimberg

Pencils:

Kevin Pope

Inks:

Kevin Pope

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Robert Fulton; Isaac Newton; George Washington Carver; Schlitz beer

Synopsis:

Fake historical facts.

He Is Not Alone (Table of Contents)

Kyle Xy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

?

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

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?

Content Information

Characters:

Kyle

Synopsis:

Ad for tv show on ABC Family network.

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

Joke And Dagger Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Peter Kuper

Pencils:

Peter Kuper

Inks:

Peter Kuper

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

The Black Spy, as a pirate, holds up the White Spy for treasure, but the White Spy has the last laugh.

Subscribe To MAD Classics...And Own This MAD Classic! (Table of Contents)

MAD Classics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

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? (photo)

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for subscriptions to MAD Classics magazine.

Indexer Notes

Includes discussion of the "Finger" cover of MAD #168, reproduced in the ad, and offered as a premium for subscribers.

Monroe And...Harry Potter (Table of Contents)

Angster's Paradise / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Anthony Barbieri

Pencils:

Tom Fowler

Inks:

Tom Fowler

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Monroe; Monroe's father; Walter; Dylan; Jolinda; Monroe's grandpa

Synopsis:

Monroe dreams he's Harry Potter and other people he knows are also in the story.

They're Rich. They're Famous. They're Dead! (Table of Contents)

Topps Trading Cards; Batman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

?

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?

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?

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?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Michael Jackson; Paris Hilton

Synopsis:

Ad for Hollywood Zombies trading cards.

MAD's Arrr!-Rated Outtakes From Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End (Table of Contents)

Sparrow-Minded Comments Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Captain Jack Sparrow; Captain Barbossa; Will Turner; Elizabeth Swann; Pintel; Ragetti; Tia Dalma

Synopsis:

Movie stills with absurd captions.

Coming Soon To Bookstores Everywhere! (Table of Contents)

The MAD War on Bush / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

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?

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?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; George W. Bush

Synopsis:

House ad for book of articles on George W. Bush.

The Strip Club (Table of Contents)

Pen And Stink Dept.; Father O'Flannity's Hot Tub; Me, Myself And My Puppet; Rex In The City; The Hero Santon; The Long And Short Of It; Mulligan's Island; Just Below The Surface / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Keith Knight; John Kovaleski; Dustin Glick; Don Asmussen; Dan Long; Feggo; Douglas Paszkiewicz

Pencils:

Keith Knight; John Kovaleski; Dustin Glick; Don Asmussen; Dan Long; Feggo; Douglas Paszkiewicz

Inks:

Keith Knight; John Kovaleski; Dustin Glick; Don Asmussen; Dan Long; Feggo; Douglas Paszkiewicz

Colors:

?

Letters:

Keith Knight; John Kovaleski; Dustin Glick; Dan Long; Douglas Paszkiewicz; typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Father O'Flannity; Choirboy Timmy; Keith Richards; Rex; The Hero Santon; Jimmy; Mr. Carlson

Synopsis:

A collection of cartoons.

Final Installment of The Gross And Beyond Gross Trilogy (Table of Contents)

Revoltage Meter Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Caldwell

Pencils:

John Caldwell

Inks:

John Caldwell

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Comparisons of gross happenings with extra-gross happenings.

Fox News Comedy Shows That Never Got Off The Ground (Table of Contents)

Neo-Con Jobs Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Santopadre

Pencils:

Drew Friedman

Inks:

Drew Friedman

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Bill Clinton; Barney Frank; Lance Bass; Jesse Jackson; Barack Obama; Al Gore; Hillary Clinton (cameo); John Edwards (cameo); Dennis Miller; Saddam Hussein; Nancy Pelosi

Synopsis:

Ideas for tv shows that would go well with right-wing news programs, showing the foibles of left-wing politicians.

What The Heck Is The Difference? (Table of Contents)

Observation Dreck Dept. / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Norman Mingo (painted, original); ? (changes)

Inks:

Norman Mingo (painted, original); ? (changes)

Colors:

Norman Mingo (painted, original); ? (changes)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Cover of MAD #96 with a variation to find the differences on.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #96 (July 1965)

What Asian Menace Is Causing Anxiety And Sleepless Nights For Many Americans? (Table of Contents)

Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Pencils:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Inks:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Kim Jong Il; Godzilla

Synopsis:

The answer is: Sudoku.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents)

Marginal Thinking Dept. / filler / 0 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Gags appear on 15 different pages.

Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants (Table of Contents)

Ball Park Franks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

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? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for hotdogs.

Indexer Notes

back cover