Mad
#486
(February 2008)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 4.99 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- John Ficarra (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
Issue page count includes an 8-page insert special advertising section "MAD Presents The Whitest Kids U' Know", printed on heavier paper.
Our Guarantee
Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Sarah Connor
- Synopsis
- Ad for tv show on Fox Network.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Departments
table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Bore Growls; Black Spy
Indexer Notes
Art is excerpts from this issue.
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / letters page / 2.67 pages
- Script
- John Ficarra; Paul Roberts; Richard Thompson; Robert Schuster; Angela Liewen; Jeffrey Pearson; Gorjan Veletic; Robert Clemons; Ashley Davie
- Pencils
- Jeffrey Pearson (photo); Mike Proia (photo); Joseph Mehr (photo); Barry Fries (photo); Ashley Davie (photo)
- Inks
- Jeffrey Pearson (photo); Mike Proia (photo); Joseph Mehr (photo); Barry Fries (photo); Ashley Davie (photo)
- Colors
- Jeffrey Pearson (photo); Mike Proia (photo); Joseph Mehr (photo); Barry Fries (photo); Ashley Davie (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Sophia (of Kid Nation); Angela-Jo Griffin [as White Spy]; Jennifer Mawhinney [as Black Spy]; Al Jaffee; Ashley Davie
- Synopsis
- Letters, photos and fan art.
15 Years. 15 Superstars.
WWE presents Raw / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for music CD.
Indexer Notes
Appears between pages 1-2 of Letters pages.
I Am Ripper, Tearer, Slasher, Teeth In The Darkness
Beowulf / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for game from Paramount Pictures and Shangri-la Entertainment.
Indexer Notes
Appears between pages 2-3 of Letters pages.
They've Made Our World Their Battleground
Dragon Wars / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for game from Younggu Art Co, Ltd. and Sony.
The Fundalini Pages
Random Acts of Mindless Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Dennis Kucinich; Al Gore; George Bush
- Synopsis
- Various short satires of pop culture.
Indexer Notes
Contributors (roles unknown) include: Charles Akins; Peter Bagge; Scott Bricher; Tom Bunk; John Caldwell; Paul Coker; Desmond Devlin; Darren Johnson; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Jack Syracuse; Sumukh Torgalkar; P. C. Vey.
Segments include: Things You Don't Want To Hear From a High School Guidance Counselor; Better Endings To Fairy Tales Than "Happily Ever After"; Least E-mailed Articles; The 3 Biggest Lies!!; Modern Heart Pendants; Meet The '08 Presidential Candidates; Vey to Go; Fundalini Goes to the White House; The Godfrey Report; Things Your Overprotective Parents Might Do If They See Your MySpace Page.
The War Of The Future Begins Today
Frontlines Fuel of War / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for game from THQ, Inc. and Kaos Studios.
George W. Bush "Spins" His Final State Of The Union Address
True Wrongs Don't Make A Right Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton; John Kerry; Barack Obama; Al Gore; Dick Cheney; George Bush; Nancy Pelosi; Condoleezza Rice; George H. W. Bush; Barbara Bush; Laura Bush; Karl Rove
- Synopsis
- Parody of President Bush's final State of the Union address, noting supposed highlights of his presidency.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- Black Spy; White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy fools the White Spy into thinking he can follow him into the air by filling helium ballons from a tank that is actually an H-bomb.
Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions
All Jaffee Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- More stupid answers to stupid questions.
Zeroes
A Mad Political Poster / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- John McCain; Hillary Clinton; Fred Thompson; Barack Obama; Dennis Kucinich; Mitt Romney; John Edwards; Rudy Giuliani; Bill Richardson; Mike Huckabee; Ron Paul; Joe Lieberman
- Synopsis
- A poster of the presidential candidates arranged in a still photo from the tv show Heroes, with the headline "Ignore the Candidates, Save The World."
Sergio Aragonès Presents A Mad Look at Death
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés
- Colors
- Tom Luth
- Letters
- Sergio Aragonés
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- Unusual causes of death and things that can go wrong when you try to cheat death.
- Reprints
Millions Of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books
MAD books / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- 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.
MAD Presents The Whitest Kids U'Know
The Whitest Kids U'Know / advertisement / 8 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Mark Fredrickson; Hermann Mejia; Jack Syracuse; Tom Bunk; Drew Friedman; Tom Richmond; ? (photo)
- Inks
- Mark Fredrickson; Hermann Mejia; Jack Syracuse; Tom Bunk; Drew Friedman; Tom Richmond; ? (photo)
- Colors
- ?; ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Trevor Moore; Zach Cregger; Timmy Williams; Sam Brown; Darren Trumeter, Jr.; Paul; Anne; Commander Livingston
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for tv series from Independent Film Channel (IFC), presented as a humor magazine styled after MAD.
Indexer Notes
Bound into center of issue.
Monroe And...The Recall
Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Monroe; Dylan; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father; Monroe's grandfather
- Synopsis
- Monroe's grandfather destroys everything in the house that was made in China, including Monroe's childhood toys, after hearing about a product recall.
Own A Piece Of MAD History!
Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Inks
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Colors
- Kelly Freas (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- House ad for subscriptions to MAD, with offer of a limited edition print of cover to MAD #43.
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #43 (December 1958)
-
When The Morbidly Obese Go Bad
Fats All, Folks! Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Things that might happen if the obese used their weight and size to make life miserable for others.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (Don Lawrence Collection, 2011 series) #1 (oktober 2011)
-
MAD's Juvenile Kid Nation Outtakes
No Child Left Behind The Scenes Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Stills from the tv show "Kid Nation" with fake dialogue.
The Black Pearl
Hawthorne Village / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Capt. Jack Sparrow
- Synopsis
- Ad for Ghost Ship Collection featuring characters from Disney's Pirates of The Caribbean.
Every Issue Of MAD Magazine on 1 DVD!
Absolutely MAD / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Ad for DVD of MAD Magazines.
The Strip Club
Pen and Stink Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Joey Alison Sayers (credited as Joey Sayers); Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin; Scott Nickell; Stan Arrowood
- Pencils
- John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Joey Alison Sayers (credited as Joey Sayers); Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin; Scott Nickell; Stan Arrowood
- Inks
- John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Joey Alison Sayers (credited as Joey Sayers); Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin; Scott Nickell; Stan Arrowood
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Joey Alison Sayers (credited as Joey Sayers); Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin; Scott Nickell; Stan Arrowood
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fantabulaman [Dan Hack aka. Buzzman]
- Synopsis
- The Fantabulaman strip tells his origin, revealing his given name.
Indexer Notes
A collection of comic strips including Eek!; The Legendary Deliveries of Pete Zahn; Fantabulaman; Whoops; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Just Below The Surface; It Only Hurts When I Laugh.
A Thousand Years of Memories Lost. It's Time To Discover Them.
Lost Odyssey / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for game from Mistwalker and Microsoft.
Happy Hour Candidate Rundown
Political Drink Tank Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Rudy Giuliani; Barack Obama; John Edwards; John McCain; Hillary Clinton; Dennis Kucinich
- Synopsis
- Thoughts on what the presidential candidates would say if they had a few too many beers with you.
Man Vs. Wild...At The Mall
Shop Goes The Weasel Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Bore Growls; mall cop
- Synopsis
- Parody of tv show, showing wilderness survival skills (mis)applied to a shopping mall.
What The Heck Is The Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Clintstones; Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Cover of MAD #331 with a variation to find the differences on.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #331 (October-November 1994)
-
The Epic Adventure Comes To Life In This First-Ever Feature-Length DVD!
Dragonlance / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for DVD from Filmproduktions GmbH & Co.
What Unqualified, Smug Goofball Was, Thankfully, Banned From Running For President In 2008?
Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- George W. Bush
- Synopsis
- Answer is: George W. Bush.
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Gags appear on 15 different pages.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Our Guarantee
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator -
2.
Departments
-
3.
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Dept. -
4.
15 Years. 15 Superstars.
WWE presents Raw -
5.
I Am Ripper, Tearer, Slasher, Teeth In The Darkness
Beowulf -
6.
[no title indexed]
-
7.
They've Made Our World Their Battleground
Dragon Wars -
8.
The Fundalini Pages
Random Acts of Mindless Dept. -
9.
The War Of The Future Begins Today
Frontlines Fuel of War -
10.
George W. Bush "Spins" His Final State Of The Union Address
True Wrongs Don't Make A Right Dept. -
11.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
12.
Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions
All Jaffee Dept. -
13.
Zeroes
A Mad Political Poster -
14.
Sergio Aragonès Presents A Mad Look at Death
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
15.
Millions Of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books
MAD books -
16.
MAD Presents The Whitest Kids U'Know
The Whitest Kids U'Know -
17.
Monroe And...The Recall
Angster's Paradise Dept. -
18.
Own A Piece Of MAD History!
Mad Magazine -
19.
When The Morbidly Obese Go Bad
Fats All, Folks! Dept. -
20.
MAD's Juvenile Kid Nation Outtakes
No Child Left Behind The Scenes Dept. -
21.
The Black Pearl
Hawthorne Village -
22.
Every Issue Of MAD Magazine on 1 DVD!
Absolutely MAD -
23.
The Strip Club
Pen and Stink Dept. -
24.
A Thousand Years of Memories Lost. It's Time To Discover Them.
Lost Odyssey -
25.
Happy Hour Candidate Rundown
Political Drink Tank Dept. -
26.
Man Vs. Wild...At The Mall
Shop Goes The Weasel Dept. -
27.
What The Heck Is The Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. -
28.
The Epic Adventure Comes To Life In This First-Ever Feature-Length DVD!
Dragonlance -
29.
What Unqualified, Smug Goofball Was, Thankfully, Banned From Running For President In 2008?
Mad Fold-In -
30.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
31.
Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants
Ball Park Franks [BallPark Franks]
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- mcomics
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- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
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