Mad #489

(May 2008)

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

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Indexer Notes

Ad for game from Level-5 Inc. Inside front cover.

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

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Alfred E. Neuman; Monroe; Ty Pennington; Slomantha; The Little Prince

Indexer Notes

Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Frodo-Shop 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 / 2.67 pages (report information)

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Script:

John Ficarra; Ralph Marston; Chris Behen; Mor Weinberger; Paz Weinberger; Mike Parker; Cyndi Parker; Andi Person; Derek Parks; Peter Carter; Nick Acquadro

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? (photo); Peter Carter (photo); Nick Acquadro (photo)

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? (photo); Peter Carter (photo); Nick Acquadro (photo)

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? (photo); Peter Carter (photo); Nick Acquadro (photo)

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typeset

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Characters:

Ozzy Osbourne

Synopsis:

Letters, photos and fan art.

Indexer Notes

Includes information about the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, because it features Spy vs. Spy items in the gift shop. Also includes a correction to the list of "Friends of Minkey-Lini" in issue #488, noting that Dick DeBartolo's credit had been omitted.

An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Jeffrey Lozenge ?

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Characters:

Jeffrey Lozenge

Synopsis:

A message on skin ointments.

Indexer Notes

House ad for Mad subscriptions; #9 in a series. Appears between pages 1-2 of letters column.

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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Ad for the following MAD books: Spy Vs. Spy 2; MAD About Star Wars; The MAD War on Bush; The Completely MAD Don Martin. Appears between pages 2-3 of letters column.

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credits / 0.33 page (report information)

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fact

Subscribe to MAD Classics...and Own This MAD Classic! (Table of Contents)

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

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Shows covers to several issues of MAD Classics and also MAD #166.

The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; The Fast 5; Melvin & Jenkins; Bitterman; Less Popular Conspiracy Theories; What If...?; Lelievre and Let Leilevre; How To Tell A Terrorist From A Regular Schmoe / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre:

satire; humor

Characters:

Fidel Castro; Barack Obama; Oprah Winfrey; Melvin; Jenkins; Loch Ness Monster; Idi Amin; Dick Cheney; Ulysses S. Grant; Joe Bitterman; Rachel; Nick

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture.

Indexer Notes

Contributors (roles unknown) include: Peter Bagge; Tom Bunk; Desmond Devlin; Garth Gerhart; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Glen LeLievre; Hermann Mejia; Kevin Popo

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 #326 with a variation to find the differences on.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #326 (March-April 1994)

Indexer Notes

Answer included.

Slomantha? Who Cares! (Table of Contents)

Milking Amnesia Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dick DeBartolo

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Tom Richmond

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Tom Richmond

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Slomantha; Derek Shepherd; Slomantha's mother; Slomantha's father; Slomantha's ex-best friend; Flank; Demeana; Odd; Earl

Synopsis:

The setup and a typical day in Slomantha's life with amnesia.

Indexer Notes

Parody of the tv show "Samantha Who?"

An AT&T Commercial We'd Like To See (Table of Contents)

Cell Phonies Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Desmond Devlin

Pencils:

Drew Friedman

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Drew Friedman

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typeset

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Roger Clemens; Andy Pettitte

Synopsis:

Roger's call drops Andy's replies, causing Roger to think he's in the clear with Congress.

Indexer Notes

Parody of AT&T commercials where important details of calls over competitors' networks are lost.

Other Kids Book Scerets Revealed Now That Dumbledore Has Been Outed (Table of Contents)

Crass of Characters Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Jeff Kruse

Pencils:

Gary Hallgren

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Gary Hallgren

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Clifford The Big Red Dog; Thomas The Tank Engine; The Hardy Boys; Encyclopedia Brown; Waldo; Captain Underpants; Willy Wonka; VeggieTales characters; The Velveteen Rabbit; The Baby-Sitters Club; Margaret; The Little Prince; The Berenstain Bears; Aslan

Synopsis:

Unknown past secrets of favorite children's book characters.

Hello, I'm Barack. And I'm H. C. (Table of Contents)

The Apple of Their Ire Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Hermann Mejia

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Hermann Mejia

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton

Synopsis:

Hillary is losing the election but refuses to withdraw.

Indexer Notes

Parody of Apple Computer ads where the PC makes a fool of itself.

If Different Comedians Told The Same Joke (Table of Contents)

Spiking The Punchline Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Harrison Greenbaum

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Jason Seiler

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Jason Seiler

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Dane Cook; Jay Leno; Larry The Cable Guy; Bill Maher; Carlos Mencia; Ellen DeGeneres; Lewis Black

Synopsis:

The old joke, "Why did the chicken cross the road?", as it might be told by various comedians.

Indexer Notes

Similar bit in MAD #77 (March 1963), "If Five Comic Strip Cartoonists Interpreted The Age-Old Riddle, "Why did the chicken cross the road?""

Bad News Bare-Asses (Table of Contents)

A MAD Pull-out Poster; Needles And Sins Dept. / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Sam Sisco

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Sam Sisco

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Roger Clemens; Andy Pettitte; Brian McNamee; Eric Gagne; Sammy Sosa; Miguel Tejada; Barry Bonds

Synopsis:

Phony movie ad for movie about Major League Baseball's drug-using rule-breakers.

MADKids On Sale Now! (Table of Contents)

MADKids / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

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Miley Cyrus; Black Spy; White Spy; Mario; Willy Nilly

Synopsis:

Various pages from recent MADKids issues.

Indexer Notes

House ad for MADKids current issue and subscriptions.

Planet TAD!!!!! (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Tim Carvell

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? (photo); Brian Durniak

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? (photo); Brian Durniak

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tad; Miss Engel; Ben Irvin; Mike Fine; Noah Simon; Jay Shepard; Abigail Wallace; Fred Carter; Eddie Lee; Chuck

Synopsis:

Tad ends up as the only boy in a school play.

A MAD Look At Doctors (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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Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A look at problems doctors face.

MAD's Do-It-Yourself 24 Season 7 Plotline (Table of Contents)

Bauer Outtage Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Darren Johnson

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Rick Tulka

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Rick Tulka

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Wildstorm FX

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Jack Bauer; Hillary Clinton; Norbit; Don Imus; Indiana Jones; Chloe; Oprah Winfrey

Synopsis:

Pieces of 24 plots and other junk, categorized so the reader can assemble several possible plotlines.

Indexer Notes

Parody of tv show "24."

Signs You've Chosen The Wrong Spring Break Destination (Table of Contents)

Mistake A Vacation Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

John Caldwell

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John Caldwell

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John Caldwell

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Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Lame and horrible things that could go wrong on a spring break vacation.

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

Joke And Dagger Dept. / comic story / 1 page (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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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

The Black spy feigns superstitious behavior and the White Spy sets a trap to take advantage of that, but the Black Spy springs one on him instead.

Monroe and...Extreme Makeover (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Anthony Barbieri

Pencils:

Tom Fowler

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Tom Fowler

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Ryan Flanders

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?

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Monroe; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father; Monroe's grandfather; Ty Pennington; Javier

Synopsis:

Monroe's mother gets the house on the tv show Extreme Home Makeover. Monroe stays to work with the construction crew, ruptures a gas line that is not repaired properly, and the house explodes just after the makeover is completed.

Hello, I'm Barack. And I'm H. C. (Table of Contents)

Apple of Our Ire Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Hermann Mejia

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Hermann Mejia

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton

Synopsis:

Hillary has received fewer votes but insists she's ahead anyway.

Indexer Notes

Parody of Apple Computer ads where the PC makes a fool of itself.

MAD's Washed-Up Lost Outakes (Table of Contents)

Plane Nonsense Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Hurley

Synopsis:

TV show "Lost" stills with fake dialog.

Things We'll Probably Overhear At The Upcoming Barry Bonds Trial... (Table of Contents)

A Poke In The Lie Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Jeff Kruse

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Paul Coker

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Paul Coker

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Barry Bonds

Synopsis:

One-liners that fit a circus trial atmosphere.

The Potty Starts Here! (Table of Contents)

Shin Chan / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for DVD of Season One, from Usui Yoshito and Funimation Entertainment.

Where Does Everyone Agree The Level of Patient Care Is Deplorable? (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Al Jaffee (signed)

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Al Jaffee (signed)

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Al Jaffee (signed)

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typeset

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Dr. Phil McGraw

Synopsis:

Answer is: Dr. Phil's show.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Drawn-Out Dramas (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Sergio Aragones

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Sergio Aragones

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Sergio Aragones

Content Information

Genre:

gags

Indexer Notes

Gags appear on 13 different pages.

Ninja Gaiden II (Table of Contents)

Ninja Gaiden II / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for game from Temco Ltd.

Indexer Notes

On back cover.