Mad #482

(October 2007)

More Heroic Than Ever (Table of Contents)

Smallville / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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? (photo)

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typeset

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Content Information

Characters:

Clark Kent

Synopsis:

Ad for DVD of the 6th season of the tv show, from Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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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typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Mac guy; Anthony Soprano; Remy

Indexer Notes

Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Chocolate Rain of Terror 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 / 2.17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Ficarra; Douglas Clancey; Darcy Savit; Tyler Jasper; Isaac Corpe; Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Kinske; Kyle Hildreth; Ben Piccarreta; Joseph Hildula

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various

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various

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Matthew Lesko; Lucy Hildreth

Synopsis:

Letters, photos and fan art.

Indexer Notes

Includes credits for "MAD's 50 Worst Things About Advertising" article.

Dragon Ball Z Season Three (Table of Contents)

Dragon Ball Z / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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typeset

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for cartoon DVD from Toei Animation/Funimation Entertainment.

Indexer Notes

On bottom of second page of Letters.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 0.33 page (report information)

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Script:

?

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

There Comes A Time When Even Gods Must Die (Table of Contents)

Superman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

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Content Information

Characters:

Superman; Doomsday

Synopsis:

Ad for DVD of movie "Doomsday" from Warner Brothers Entertainment.

The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; The Fast 5; Fundalini Asks What If...?; Sock Puppet Theater; The Kitchen Sink; Vey To Go!; An Ad We'll Soon Be Seeing; Other Secrets Revealed By The D.C. Madam; Graphic Novel Review / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

various

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various

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various

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?

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture. Includes a Parody of an Absolut Vodka ad.

Indexer Notes

Contributors (roles unknown) include: Charles Akins; Paul Coker; Dick DeBartolo; Desmond Devlin; Paul Gilligan; Jeff Kruse; Hermann Mejia; Steve Smallwood; Rick Tulka; P. C. Vey

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

Blue Dragon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for game from Microsoft.

MAD's 50 Worst Things About Advertising (Table of Contents)

Sell-Shocked Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeff Kruse; Scott Maiko

Pencils:

Drew Friedman (1); Sam Sisco (2); Tom Bunk (5); Scott Bricher (6); Tim Hamilton (7); Timothy Shamey (8); Peter Bagge (10); Irving Schild (photo, 11); John Caldwell (12); Sergio Aragones (13); Mort Drucker (15); Kevin Pope (16); Tom Richmond (17); Mark Hempel (20); Al Jaffee (23); Jack Syracuse (24); Rich Powell (25); Tom Fowler (27); Bob Staake (30); Francis Mao (31); Teresa Burns Parkhurst (32); Charles Akins (33); Dave Crosland (35); Rick Tulka (36); Hermann Mejia (39); Evan Dorkin (41); Sarah Dyer (41); Paul Coker (42); Leonardo Rodriguez (43); Peter Kuper (44); Jose Garibaldi (46); Sam Viviano (48); Angelo Torres (49)

Inks:

Drew Friedman (1); Sam Sisco (2); Tom Bunk (5); Scott Bricher (6); Tim Hamilton (7); Timothy Shamey (8); Peter Bagge (10); Irving Schild (photo, 11); John Caldwell (12); Sergio Aragones (13); Mort Drucker (15); Kevin Pope (16); Tom Richmond (17); Mark Hempel (20); Al Jaffee (23); Jack Syracuse (24); Rich Powell (25); Tom Fowler (27); Bob Staake (30); Francis Mao (31); Teresa Burns Parkhurst (32); Charles Akins (33); Dave Crosland (35); Rick Tulka (36); Hermann Mejia (39); Evan Dorkin (41); Sarah Dyer (41); Paul Coker (42); Leonardo Rodriguez (43); Peter Kuper (44); Jose Garibaldi (46); Sam Viviano (48); Angelo Torres (49)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Mac guy; PC Guy; Matthew Lesko; Oscar Meyer Weinermobile; Chef Boyardee; Jack Bauer; Geico Gecko; Geico cavemen; George Zimmer; Mark McGuire; Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

53 annoying things about modern advertising.

A MAD Look At Ratatouille (Table of Contents)

Serge-In General Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Remy; Linguini; Skinner

Synopsis:

More realistic views of things that happened in the movie.

A Collection of Significantly Stupid Strategies for Battling Skyrocketing Gas Prices (Table of Contents)

A Fuel-Proof Plan Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Caldwell

Pencils:

John Caldwell

Inks:

John Caldwell

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Walter G. Phurg; Victor Parcheesi; Roy Pastine; Vertin Smidge; Harlan Pilkow; Art Mousseau; Herb Wickam; Hugh Schoonhover; Ted Pondillo; Roy Kaluta

Synopsis:

Improbable and dangerous ways to save (or steal) gas.

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

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

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Script:

?

Pencils:

Bo Bridges (photo)

Inks:

Bo Bridges (photo)

Colors:

Bo Bridges (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Greg Lutzka

Synopsis:

Ad for AST Dew Tour tv show series.

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 Black Spy nightly ruins a statue of the White Spy, so the White Spy booby-traps the statue. In the second strip, the White Spy falls for a fake magic trick perpetrated by the Black Spy.

Indexer Notes

There are 2 strips.

Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books (Table of Contents)

MAD books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

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Synopsis:

House ad for the following MAD books: MAD About Star Wars; The MAD War on Bush; The Completely MAD Don Martin.

The Strip Club (Table of Contents)

Pen And Stink Dept.; Smells Like Mean Spirit; It Only Hurts When I Laugh; The Bully Baby; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Fantabulaman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Black; Christopher Baldwin; Keith Knight; Joe Sayers; Ted Rall

Pencils:

Vic Black; Christopher Baldwin; Keith Knight; Joe Sayers; Ted Rall

Inks:

Vic Black; Christopher Baldwin; Keith Knight; Joe Sayers; Ted Rall

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vic Black; Christopher Baldwin; Keith Knight; Joe Sayers; Ted Rall

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Baby Bickford; George Washington; Fantabulaman

Synopsis:

A collection of cartoons.

Monroe and...The Summer Jobs Part 2 (Table of Contents)

Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Anthony Barbieri

Pencils:

Tom Fowler

Inks:

Tom Fowler

Colors:

Ryan Flanders

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Monroe; Chompers; Mr. August; rancher; Monroe's father; Mrs. Atkins; Bog Box supervisor; Bucky; Dylan

Synopsis:

Monroe get a series of summer jobs calming down animals and people in an unconventional way.

George W. Bush's Colonoscopy Results (Table of Contents)

Polyp Goes The Weasel Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Hermann Mejia

Inks:

Hermann Mejia

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Donald Rumsfeld; Karl Rove; Mr. Brown; Condolezza Rice; 'Scotter' Libby; Jack Abramoff; Dick Cheny; Ms. Miers; Alberto Gonzales

Synopsis:

Bush's advisors and other associates that have been removed from office.

Questions We'd Love To See The Media Ask Presidential Candidates (Table of Contents)

Third Degree Burned Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeff Kruse

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Rudy Giuliani; Fred Thompson; John McCain; Mitt Romney; Bill Richardson; John Edwards; Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton

Synopsis:

Goofy questions.

MAD's Better, Stronger, Faster Outtakes from Bionic Woman (Table of Contents)

How Can You Mend A Broken Part? Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

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Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Stills from the movie "Bionic Woman" with humorous captions.

A Truly Explosive Sequel! (Table of Contents)

Spy Vs. Spy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Content Information

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

House ad for book "Spy Vs Spy 2" from Watson-Guptill Publications.

America's Next Top Mobster (Table of Contents)

Wise Guise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Desmond Devlin

Pencils:

Tom Richmond

Inks:

Tom Richmond

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Anthony Soprano; Sil; Vinnie; Roger; Hohiro Todeki; Enzo; Paulie; Christopher; Bobby Bacala; Phil Keoghan; Jeff Probst; Flavor Flav; Janice; Uncle Junior

Synopsis:

The Sopranos move in on the reality show business with their own show that kills off the competition.

Indexer Notes

Satire of reality tv shows, including America's Next Top Model.

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

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

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Script:

?

Pencils:

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

Inks:

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

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Frankenstein monster; Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Cover of MAD #89 with a variation to find the differences on.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #89 (September 1964)

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)

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Script:

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typeset

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for game from Totally Games.

What Hotly Debated Issue Has Americans Split Right Down The Middle? (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

Synopsis:

Answer is: "Sopranos finale: Sucked or really sucked?"

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:

gags

Indexer Notes

Gags appear on 7 different pages.

The Ultimate Experience (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Brian Denham

Inks:

Brian Denham

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

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Content Information

Characters:

Kell; Tora

Synopsis:

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

Indexer Notes

Back cover.