Mad #485

(January 2008)

Season 1 Uncensored (Table of Contents)

The Whitest Kids U'Know / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Characters:

Trevor Moore; Zach Cregger; Timmy Willimas; Sam Brown; Darren Trumeter

Synopsis:

Ad for tv series on Independent Film Channel (IFC). Mentions an upcoming special section in MAD #486.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

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Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Keith Richards

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from this issue.

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

Letters And Tomatoes Department / letters page / 2.67 pages (report information)

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Script:

John Ficarra; Ross Klongerbo; Conor Burke-Smith; Nick Contino; Jordan Hull; Marco Kuipers; Zach Witt; Paul LoBue; Steve Matthews; Ben Sluggett; Reesa Woolf

Pencils:

Matt Handfield; Marco Kuipers (photo)

Inks:

Matt Handfield; Marco Kuipers (photo)

Colors:

Matt Handfield; Marco Kuipers (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Nick Contino; Matt Handfield; Jim Hutchings; Darth Vader; Chewbacca; Princess Leia; Black Spy; C3PO; Lando Calrissian; Monroe; Angela Lansbury; Reese Woolf; Alec Donovan; Danielle Shusterman; Jiaying Wei; Nathaniel Stein; Mekko Harjo; Max Brunstein; Nick Danzi; Erin Dameron; Grawp

Synopsis:

Letters, photos and fan art. Includes photos of this season's MAD office interns.

I Am Ripper, Tearer, Slasher, Teeth In The Darkness (Table of Contents)

Beowulf / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for game from Paramount Pictures and Shangri-la Entertainment.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 1-2 of Letters pages.

Free Lethal Injections...Free Black Market Brains (Table of Contents)

GameTap.com / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for gaming website of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Indexer Notes

Occupies on page on each side of page 3 of Letters.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 0.33 page (report information)

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The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

The Fundalini Pages; Fundalini Asks; Diary of A Wii Owner; The Fast 5; Tips To Avoid Identity Theft; Le Lievre and Let Die!; The Godfrey Report; MAD's Sketchy Comedy Outtakes From 30 Rock; Graphic Novel Review / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Prince Charles; Jenna Bush; Laura Bush; Barbara Bush; Henry Hager; Dick DeBartolo; Jerry Seinfeld; Tracy Morgan; Al Gore; Tina Fey; Alec Baldwin; Spider-Man; Aunt May

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture.

Indexer Notes

Contributors (roles unknown) include: Dick DeBartolo; Desmond Devlin; Harrison Greenbaum; Glen LeLievre; Merman Mejia; Todd Nauck; Bob Staake; Don Vaughan.

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

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

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Synopsis:

Ad for the following MAD books: Spy Vs. Spy 2; MAD About Star Wars; The MAD War on Bush; The Completely MAD Don Martin.

Indexer Notes

between pages 3-4 of Fundalini Pages

The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2007! (Table of Contents)

The MAD 20; MAD Fold-In / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

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Script:

Jeff Kruse; Desmond Devlin; Dave Croatto; ?; Jacob Lambert; Scott Maiko; Matthew A. Cohen; Jason Schneider; Josh Eiserike; Nick Danzi; Al Jaffee

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Mark Fredrickson; Mark Stutzman; ?; Gary Hallgren; Dave Croatto; Irving Schild (photos); Mort Drucker; AP/Wide World (photos); Charles Akins; Richard Williams; Tom Richmond; Herman Mejia; Drew Friedman; Scott Bricher; Steve Smallwood; Mick Coulas; Al Jaffee

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Mark Fredrickson; Mark Stutzman; ?; Gary Hallgren; Dave Croatto; Irving Schild (photos); Mort Drucker; AP/Wide World (photos); Charles Akins; Richard Williams; Tom Richmond; Herman Mejia; Drew Friedman; Scott Bricher; Steve Smallwood; Mick Coulas; Al Jaffee

Colors:

?; Irving Schild (photos); AP/Wide World (photos)

Letters:

?; typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Michael Vick; George W. Bush; Don Imus; Britney Spears; G.I. Woe; Howard K. Stern; Larry Birkhead; Judge Larry Seidlin; Paris Hilton; Lisa Marie Nowak; Isiah Washington; Tim Hardaway; Rev. Ted Haggard; Ann Coulter; Keith Richards; Scotter Libby; Tony Soprano; Dr. Jennifer Melfi; Doomsday; Gallagher; Livia Soprano; Anthony Soprano, Jr.; Mark Burnett; Charles Darwin; O. J. Simpson; Lindsay Lohan; Alberto Gonzales; Senator Larry Craig; Sanjaya Malakar

Synopsis:

Just what the title implies: a satirical look at the past year.

Own A Piece Of MAD History! (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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Pencils:

Kelly Freas (signed)

Inks:

Kelly Freas (signed)

Colors:

Kelly Freas (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for subscriptions to MAD, with offer of a limited edition print of cover to MAD #43.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #43 (December 1958)

Indexer Notes

Between pages 3-4 of The MAD 20.

In A Universe Full of Evil, Your Nightmares Come Alive (Table of Contents)

Demonata / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for series of books from Little, Brown and Company.

Indexer Notes

Between pages 6-7 of The MAD 20.

The Good News Is: I Just Got Accepted To The Kubert School! (Table of Contents)

Joe Kubert School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Joe Kubert

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Joe Kubert

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Synopsis:

Ad for Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art, Inc.

Indexer Notes

Between pages 9-10 of The MAD 20.

Shtoink! (Table of Contents)

MAD Classics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

House ad for latest issue of MAD Classics magazine.

Empower Your Imagination (Table of Contents)

Full Sail / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for school of computer animation.

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

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

Credits

Script:

Tim Carvell

Pencils:

Brian Durniak; ? (photo)

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Brian Durniak; ? (photo)

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tad; Mr. Campbell; Doug Spivak; Chet; Julie Underhill; Aaron Reynolds

Synopsis:

Tad relates the problems of his school's Secret Santa Christmas gift giving.

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Peter Kuper

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Peter Kuper

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Peter Kuper

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Peter Kuper

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

There are 2 stories. In the first, The White Spy is killed by guillotine-like falling blades. In the second, the epaulets on a coat kill the Black Spy.

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

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

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Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Cover of MAD #276 with a variation to find the differences on.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #276 (January 1988)

A MAD Look At Dancing With The Stars (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Sergio Aragones

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Sergio Aragones

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Sergio Aragones

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Things that could go wrong on the tv show.

In The Battle of Good Vs. Evil Not All Will Survive (Table of Contents)

Harry Potter / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Characters:

Harry Potter; Lord Voldemort; Ron Weasley; Hermione; Lucius Malfoy; Draco Malfoy

Synopsis:

Ad for movie on DVD from Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

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Sergio Aragones

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Sergio Aragones

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Gags appear on 5 different pages.

Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants (Table of Contents)

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

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Synopsis:

Ad for hot dogs.

Indexer Notes

back cover