Mad #488

(April 2008)

We Stand Today On The Edge Of A New Frontier... (Table of Contents)

Justice League The New Frontier / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Darwyn Cooke ?

Inks:

Darwyn Cooke ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Wonder Woman; Aquaman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash [Barry Allen]; J'onn J'onzz

Synopsis:

Ad for DVDs of movie from Warner Premiere Video.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[Departments] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Ficarra ? [as Mr. Jingles]

Pencils:

Tom Richmond

Inks:

Tom Richmond

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mr. Jingles

Synopsis:

Letter explaining the change in staff, with a dedication to J. Fred Muggs.

Indexer Notes

Includes a thumbnail reprint of cover of MAD #38, painted by chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs.

Meet The New Staff of MAD (Table of Contents)

Sub-Human Resources Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeff Kruse

Pencils:

Tom Richmond

Inks:

Tom Richmond

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Mr. Jingles; T. Worthington Snoots; Sir Wobbly; Little Miss Coconut; Baron von Whoopsie; Goopy III; Stompy Ding Dong; Bumbles McDaniels; Hoops; Captain Zippy; Thurston J. Howler; King Kong

Synopsis:

Editorial staff of MAD (listed in sequence 6) depicted as monkeys and apes.

Indexer Notes

Arthur, the MAD potted plant, is shown as a banana tree.

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Ficarra; Jamie Schaub; Jared Goldberg; D. K.; Drew Paradis; Drew Morgan; Zack Babins; Linus Closs; Helter Siqueira; Evan Burke

Pencils:

Jamie Schaub (photo); Linus Closs; ? (photo)

Inks:

Jamie Schaub (photo); Linus Closs; ? (photo)

Colors:

Jamie Schaub (photo); Linus Closs; ? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Derek; Drew Morgan; Black Spy; White Spy; Helter Siqueira; Marcelo Siqueira; Evan Burke; Gallagher (comedian)

Synopsis:

Letters, photos and fan art. Includes a letter from the magazine Acoustic Guitar.

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Professor Layton and The Curious Village / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for game from Level-5 Inc.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 1-2 of letters pages.

Womb To Tomb, I'll Be A Gamer 'Til I Die (Table of Contents)

DeVry University / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Freedom A. Evans

Synopsis:

Ad for classes at a university.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 2-3 of letters pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Contributing artists and writers credited as "the usual barrel of monkeys."

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

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

Credits

Script:

?

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)

The Monkey-Lini Pages (Table of Contents)

False Ape-Spectations; Chuckles & Jo-Jo; Other Magazines Already Taken Over By Monkeys; Pull My Cheney!; Bittermonkey; Graphic Novel Review / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

various

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Chuckles; Jo-Jo; Joe Bittermonkey; Baboonsbury; Mr. Dookie

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture, and of the Fundalini Pages.

Indexer Notes

Chuckles & Jo-Jo is parody of Melvin & Jenkins; Bittermonkey is parody of Bitterman; Baboonsbury is a parody of Doonesbury.

MONKey (Table of Contents)

Welcome To The OCD, Bitch! Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charlie Kadau

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Dishwater; Capt. Startlebuyer; Mr. Paris; Adrian Monkey; Nattily Teaser; janitor; Monkey's psychologist

Synopsis:

Monkey solves a crime using a combination of deductive reasoning and chimpanzee habits.

Indexer Notes

Satire of tv show Monk.

A MAD Look at Humans (Table of Contents)

Dissing Persons Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Monkeys and apes making people look foolish.

MOMA (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Hermann Mejia (sculpture); Roberto Parada; Richard Williams; James Warhola

Inks:

Hermann Mejia (sculpture); Roberto Parada; Richard Williams; James Warhola

Colors:

Hermann Mejia (sculpture); Roberto Parada; Richard Williams; James Warhola

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Parodies of these famous works of art using monkeys and apes instead of humans: David, by Monkeyangelo; Gorilla With A Pearl Earring, by Banannas Vermeer; Whistler's Monkey; The Screech, by Edvard Munkee. Presented as the Winter/Spring Catalogue of The Museum Of Monkey Art (MOMA).

A Vision For The Future (Table of Contents)

Appleseed Ex Machina / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for DVD movie from Ex Machina Film Partners and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

In The Beginning, There Was Darkness. (Table of Contents)

God Of War: Chains of Olympus / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for game from Sony.

Snappy Answers To Stupid Human Questions (Table of Contents)

All Jaffee Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Pencils:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Inks:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Colors:

Ryan Flanders

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Answers monkeys and apes might give to stupid questions asked of them.

Great Monkeys In American History (Table of Contents)

Tall Tails Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Pencils:

Tom Fowler

Inks:

Tom Fowler

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Goody Wendell; Miss Link; Corky McGoon; Chichi The Leader; Chokachikeel; Heavenly; Freeda yasgur

Synopsis:

Unknown monkeys who helped make American history, from the Mayflower to the Woodstock concert.

Monkeybay (Table of Contents)

Don't Let The Bid Bugs Bite Dept. / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Scott Maiko

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Junk that monkeys and apes might sell on eBay, along with some feedback, ordering rules, and a Monkeybay store.

9 Out of 10 Dentists Agree: MAD Won't Rot Your Teeth (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Norman Mingo (painted, signed); Tom Bunk

Inks:

Norman Mingo (painted, signed); Tom Bunk

Colors:

Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

House ad for latest issue of MAD Classics magazine.

Spyder Monkey vs. Spyder Monkey (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Peter Kuper

Pencils:

Peter Kuper

Inks:

Peter Kuper

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Black Monkey; White Monkey

Synopsis:

The Black Monkey tries to ruin a trap set by the White Monkey, but gets caught anyway.

eHarmonkey (Table of Contents)

A MAD Ad Parody / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Pencils:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Inks:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Parody of eHarmony ad...for monkeys.

The Strip Club (Table of Contents)

Pen And Stink Dept.; Me, Myself and My Prehensile Tail Puppet; Pondering The Really Meaningful Stuff; Grooming Gaffes; Spare The Rod...Spoil The Monkey; The Facts of Life; Fantabula Monkey; Just Beneath The Peel; Hairy Plotters; It Only Hurts When I Go "O / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin

Pencils:

John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin

Inks:

John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin

Colors:

?

Letters:

John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

A collection of comic strips.

10 Things You, As A Concerned Monkey, Can Do To Save The Environment (Table of Contents)

Planet Mirth Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Caldwell

Pencils:

John Caldwell

Inks:

John Caldwell

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

The foolishness of thinking monkeys can affect the planet's environment.

How To Draw A Monkey (Table of Contents)

That Was Easel Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Caldwell

Pencils:

John Caldwell; (photo)

Inks:

John Caldwell; (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Skittles O'Shea (orangutan)

Synopsis:

An orangutan shows how to draw.

Bananas Republic Summer 2008 (Table of Contents)

Where The Style Things Are Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Scott Maiko

Pencils:

Leonardo Rodriguez

Inks:

Leonardo Rodriguez

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Parody of a Banana Republic catalog, with fashions modeled by chimpanzees, doing things chimpanzees would do.

What's The Worst Thing That Can Happen To Any Monkey? (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: having to write an issue of MAD.

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 12 different pages.

Extend Your Lost Experience (Table of Contents)

Lost Via Domus / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for game based on Lost tv show, from Ubisoft Entertainment.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.