Mad #487

(March 2008)

Lost Odyssey (Table of Contents)

Lost Odyssey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for game from Mistwalker, Inc.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; George Bush; Hillary Clinton; Monroe

Indexer Notes

Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ham 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)

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Script:

John Ficarra; Andrew Barsky; Eric Ruskoff; Donald Goodlin; Stephen Curtis; Erik Schefler; Bo Lotti; Laura Gilbert; Tommy Thelen

Pencils:

Erik Schefler (photo); Tommy Thelen

Inks:

Erik Schefler (photo); Tommy Thelen

Colors:

Erik Schefler (photo); Tommy Thelen

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Letters, photos and fan art.

Dragon Ball Z Remastered (Table of Contents)

Dragon Ball Z / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for DVDs from Tobi Animation and Funimation.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 0.33 page (report information)

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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)

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Kelly Freas (signed)

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Kelly Freas (signed)

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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)

The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Photo Exclusive; Paint Like The Masters; Bitterman; Meet The '08 Presidential Candidates; Rejected Catchphrases From Rambo; Castro Comments; The Fast 5; The Ryan's Den; Monkeys Are Always Funny; Lesser-Known Strikes In The E / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

George Mitchell; Joe Bitterman; Mike Huckabee; Rambo; Fidel Castro; David Wells; Roger Clemens; Pete Rose; Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture.

Indexer Notes

Contributors (roles unknown) include: Charles Akins; John Caldwell; Evan Dorkin; Sarah Dyer; Garth Gerhart; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Greg Leitman; Ryan Pagelow; Adam Rust; Sam Sisco; Jack Syracuse.

Frontlines Fuel of War (Table of Contents)

Frontlines / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for game from THQ, Inc.

Zeroes (Table of Contents)

The Yecch-Men Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Desmond Devlin

Pencils:

Tom Richmond

Inks:

Tom Richmond

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Longwindy Smersh; Neato Geekarama; Nabob Porkbelly; Putter Porkbelly; Sicki; B.S.; Fatt Porkman; Stare Bennet; Stare's father; Moppet; the Haitian; Mr. Mutto; Mocha; Mrs. Porkbelly

Synopsis:

Parody of tv show Heroes, with a surprise Evil Mastermind.

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:

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

The Darker Side of The Lighter Side (Table of Contents)

Berg's-Eye Askew Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dave Berg (original); ? (revised)

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Dave Berg

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Dave Berg

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Dave Berg

Synopsis:

New gags written for Dave Berg's drawings.

Reprints:

• From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #?

Indexer Notes

The new gag writer is not credited.

Monroe and...High School Musical (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:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Monroe; principal; Dylan; Walter; Mr. McClammy; Monroe's father; Monroe's mother

Synopsis:

Monroe is cast in a school production of High School Musical and even though the show is shut down before the performance, he still manages to screw it up.

Zygote 101 (Table of Contents)

A MAD Ad Parody; Jamie-Lynn Speared Dept. / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Scott Bricher

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Scott Bricher

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Scott Bricher

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typeset

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Jamie Lynn Spears

Synopsis:

Parody of ad for a Nickelodeon movie.

Advance Wars Days of Ruin (Table of Contents)

Advance Wars / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for online game from Nintendo.

If Classic Old Movie Scenes Were Filmed Today (Table of Contents)

Go Ahead, Remake My Day Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils:

Hermann Mejia

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Hermann Mejia

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typeset

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Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Ways that technology has made some old movie plot devices unusable.

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

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

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Script:

Tim Carvell

Pencils:

Brian Durniak; ? (photo)

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Brian Durniak; ? (photo)

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typeset

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tad; Mrs. Lewis; Laurie Watson; Chuck; Sam Turner; Jabba The Hut; Lady; Tramp; Tony (unnamed)

Synopsis:

Tad discusses the movies Lady And The Tramp and Star Wars, and his class assignment to watch over an egg as if it's a baby.

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

Joke And Dagger Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Peter Kuper

Pencils:

Peter Kuper

Inks:

Peter Kuper

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

The Black Spy sends a robotic peace dove to the White Spy that turns out to be a bomb.

Why George W. Bush Is In Favor of Global Warming (Table of Contents)

An Inconvenient Doof Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Jacob Lambert

Pencils:

Joel Pett; Mike Peters; Jack Higgins; Dick Locher; Matt Davies; Clay Bennett; Michael Ramirez; Ben Sargent; Steve Breen; Jim Morin

Inks:

Joel Pett; Mike Peters; Jack Higgins; Dick Locher; Matt Davies; Clay Bennett; Michael Ramirez; Ben Sargent; Steve Breen; Jim Morin

Letters:

typeset; Joel Pett; Mike Peters; Jack Higgins; Dick Locher; Matt Davies; Clay Bennett; Michael Ramirez; Ben Sargent; Steve Breen; Jim Morin

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

George Bush; Carl rove; Michael Moore; Laura Bush; the Devil; Osama Bin Laden

Synopsis:

Political cartoons on a single theme by a variety of newspaper cartoonists.

Extremist Makeover Politician Edition (Table of Contents)

About A Quote Low Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Jeff Kruse

Pencils:

Drew Friedman

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Drew Friedman

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Drew Friedman

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; John Edwards; Mitt Romney; Mike Huckabee; Rudolph Giuliani; Ty Pennington

Synopsis:

Comparisons of politicians' statements that change their positions over time.

Indexer Notes

Concept based on tv show Extreme Makeover.

MAD's Bat-tastic The Dark Knight Outtakes (Table of Contents)

Wayne, Wayne Go Away Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

The Joker; Batman; Commissioner Jim Gordon

Indexer Notes

Stills from the movie "The Dark Knight" with fake dialog.

A MAD Look At Halo (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Sergio Aragones

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Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Things that can go wrong for serious players of the game Halo.

A Gigantic Collection (Table of Contents)

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

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Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for hardcover book available exclusively at Barnes & Noble.

American Gagster (Table of Contents)

Leader of The Smack Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Arnie Kogen

Pencils:

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks:

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Crank Locust; Itchy Conners; Ellswood "Burpy" Jackson; Cuba Gooding, Jr.; Mama Locust; Mis Puerto Rico; Detective Lupo; Tempo

Synopsis:

Parody of the movie American Gangster, showing how it lifted key scenes from other gangster movies.

On Sale Now! (Table of Contents)

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

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Characters:

Mario

Synopsis:

House ad for newest issue of MADKids.

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

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

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Script:

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Pencils:

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

Inks:

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

Colors:

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

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Fidel Castro

Synopsis:

Cover of MAD #82 with a variation to find the differences on.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #82 (October 1963)

What Major Star Has Recently Admitted Receiving Illegal Career-Damaging Human Growth Injections? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Pencils:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Inks:

Al Jaffee (signed)

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jamie Lynn Spears

Synopsis:

Answer is: Jamie Lynn Spears.

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 15 different pages.

Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants (Table of Contents)

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

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Indexer Notes

Back cover.