Mad #481

(September 2007)

We Choke The Simpsons Movie (Table of Contents)

Alfred E. Neuman; The Simpsons / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Syracuse

Inks:

Jack Syracuse

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman [as Bart Simpson]; Homer Simpson

Synopsis:

Homer choking Alfred.

The Ultimate Experience (Table of Contents)

Comic Collector Live.com / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Brian Denham

Inks:

Brian Denham

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Kell; Tora

Synopsis:

Ad for comic collection organizing software from Midten Media, Inc.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Brian Durniak; Jonathan Bresman; Patty Dwyer; Ryan Flanders; Dick DeBartolo; Dave Croatto; Amy Vozeolas; John Ficarra; Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau; Nadia Simon; Doug Thomson; Tom Silvestro; Greg Leitman; Lenny Brenner; Sam Viviano

Indexer Notes

Characters are the MAD staff as Simpsons cartoon avatars, produced by Simpsonsmovie.com. The feature "The Devil Wears Nada 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 / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Ficarra; Darren Rodstrom; Chris Swisher; Will Swisher

Pencils:

Darren Rodstrom (photo); Will Swisher (photo); ? (photo)

Inks:

Darren Rodstrom (photo); Will Swisher (photo); ? (photo)

Colors:

Darren Rodstrom (photo); Will Swisher (photo); ? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Caleb Rodstrom; George Lucas; Chris Swisher; Paul Levitz; Marty Markowitz; Irving Burgie; Robert Catell; Scot Medbury; jon Bresman; Brian Durniak; Amy Vozeolas; Dave Croatto; Dick DeBartolo; Dennis Wunderlin; Greg Leitman; Charlie Kadau; Joe Raiola; Cathy Gaines Mifsud

Synopsis:

Letters, photos and fan art. Includes photos and writeup on the occasion of William M. Gaines's posthumous receipt of a plaque on the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Celebrity Path.

How Do You Sound? / Buy Mead. Get Rewarded. / What've You Got Inside? (Table of Contents)

MeadWestvaco Corporation / advertisement / 2.33 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for school supplies from Mead, in their Five Star line.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages pages 1-2, on page 2, and between pages 2-3 of Letters pages.

On Sale Now! (Table of Contents)

The MAD War On Bush / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for MAD book.

Indexer Notes

Appears on page 3 of Letters pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

The Shadow You Cast Is The Shadow They Fear (Table of Contents)

Blue Dragon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for game from Microsoft.

The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Where Your iPhone $$$$ Goes; Duck Droppings; Joke Set-ups In Search of A Punchline; Fundalini Asks "What If...?"; The Godfrey Report; The Fast 5; Melvin & Jenkins; Paint Like The Masters; Castro Comments; Tierra Del Feggo; M / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

various

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset; John Caldwell

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Al Roker; Melvin; Jenkins; Fidel Castro; Vincent Van Gogh; John Edwards

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture.

Indexer Notes

Contributors (roles unknown) include: John Caldwell; Dick DeBartolo; Desmond Devlin; Duck Edwing; Feggo; Laura Howell; Jeff Kruse; Kevin Pope; Adam Rust; Eric Scott; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka

Sci-Fi Never Looked So Good (Table of Contents)

Flash Gordon; Serenity / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for DVDs from Universal Studios.

Spider-Sham 3 (Table of Contents)

Webber Without A Cause Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnie Kogen

Pencils:

Hermann Mejia

Inks:

Hermann Mejia

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Spider-Sham [Peeper Porker]; Green Gobblygook [Harried]; Blandman; Venema [Eddie Blecch]; MT; Lois Lane (cameo); Clark Kent (cameo); Peeper's aunt; Peeper's boss; Bleak

Synopsis:

Spider-Sham battles Blandman and Venema with the Green Gobblygook's help.

Indexer Notes

Parody of movie "Spider-Man 3."

The Yound Man's Guide to Successful Mall Romance (Table of Contents)

Food Courting Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jacob Lambert

Pencils:

Rich Powell

Inks:

Rich Powell

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset; Rich Powell

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Things not to do if you're trying to impress a date at the mall.

Planet TAD!!!!! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Tim Carvell

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shia LaBeouf; Tad; Frank

Synopsis:

Story of Tad's experiences mowing lawns as a summer job.

Outtakes From Hillary's Sopranos Spoof (Table of Contents)

A Campaign In The Ass Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton

Synopsis:

Stills from a Hillary Clinton tv commercial with humorous captions.

Failed Pitches for The New Simpsons Movie (Table of Contents)

Homer Wreckers Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Smallwood

Inks:

Steve Smallwood

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Eddie Murphy; Ned Flanders; Mrs. Flanders; Comic Book Guy; Crusty The Clown; Barney; Moe; Smithers; Mr. Burns

Synopsis:

Ideas for the Simpsons movie from various Hollywood personalities pitching their unique styles.

Indexer Notes

Phony letters from: Daisuke Matsui; Macaulay Culkin; Eddie Murphy; Tom Cruise; Larry Flynt.

Things Shouted Out To Paris Hilton As She Left Prison (Table of Contents)

Jailhouse Mock Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tom Richmond

Inks:

Tom Richmond

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Paris Hilton; Nicholas Kristof

Synopsis:

Unlikely questions for Paris regarding prison life.

Tonight We Dine In Hell! (Table of Contents)

300 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for DVD of movie from Warner Brothers Entertainment.

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:

In the first strip, the White Spy fools the Black Spy with a fake half-buried look-alike of himself at the beach. In the second strip, the Black Spy retaliates for a nail on his chair, using a porcupine.

Indexer Notes

There are 2 strips.

Did You Miss Any of These? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for subscriptions to MADKids magazine.

Monroe and...The Summer Jobs Part 1 (Table of Contents)

Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Anthony Barbieri

Pencils:

Tom Fowler

Inks:

Tom Fowler

Colors:

Ryan Flanders

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Monroe; Monroe's father; Hector; Apache; Mr. Dameshek; Sally June; Sally June's father; Chompers; Mr. August

Synopsis:

Monroe gets a summer job delivering newspapers until he shows he can calm down animals.

The MAD Guide for Public Speakers, Volume One: Phrases To Absolutely Avoid When Delivering A Eulogy... (Table of Contents)

Deceased And Desist Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeff Kruse

Pencils:

Tom Bunk

Inks:

Tom Bunk

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Lines that would be offensive and in bad taste at funerals.

Season Three...What's Next? (Table of Contents)

NBC; USA Network / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bo Bridges (photo)

Inks:

Bo Bridges (photo)

Colors:

Bo Bridges (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Nate Adams

Synopsis:

Ad for AST Dew Tour tv show series.

A MAD Look At Mixed Martial Arts (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Things that can go wrong in mixed martial arts contests.

There's Only One Way To Get Your Hands On A Nanobot-swarm-cannon...You Gotta Earn It. (Table of Contents)

Alien Syndrome / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for game from Totally Games.

Celebrity Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards (Table of Contents)

Manga Mia! Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Michael Arnold

Pencils:

Tom Richmond

Inks:

Tom Richmond

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Yu-Gi-O'Reilly; Yu-Gi-Oprah; Yu-Gi-Obama; Yu-Gi-O.J.; Yu-Gi-Olsen Twins; Yu-Gi-Osama; Yu-Gi-O'Donnell; Yu-Gi-O'Neal; Yu-Gi-Opie & Anthony

Synopsis:

Celebrities as Yu-Gi-Oh! character cards, with their power levels and stats.

The Believability / Unbelievability of Harry Potter (Table of Contents)

Reel To Real Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Barry Liebmann

Pencils:

Paul Coker

Inks:

Paul Coker

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Dobby; Dumbledore; Harry Potter

Synopsis:

Things that are unbelievable about the Harry Potter stories.

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:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for subscriptions to MAD Classics magazine.

Boo! (Table of Contents)

The Greek Squad Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Desmond Devlin

Pencils:

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks:

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Lord Beefjerxes; Cojones; Testes; Treachery; Mentos; Abraham Lincoln (cameo); William Shakespeare (cameo); the hunchback

Synopsis:

Major scenes from the movie skewered with goofy dialogue.

Indexer Notes

Parody of movie "300."

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

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

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

Inks:

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

Colors:

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

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Cover of MAD #106 with a variation to find the differences on.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #106 (October 1966)

What Do Many Experts Say Is The Greatest Looming Threat To The American Public? (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:

Osama Bin Laden; Sanjaya

Synopsis:

Answer is: Sanjaya's solo album.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Gags appear on 14 different pages.

The Legion of Doom Never Looked So Good! (Table of Contents)

Justice League / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Batman; Flash; Superman; Lex Luthor; Gorilla Grodd; The Joker

Synopsis:

Ad for posable figures from Mattel.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.