Mad
#489
(May 2008)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 4.99 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- John Ficarra (credited) (editor)
Departments
table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- 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
Letters and Tomatoes Department [Letters and Tomatoes Dept.] / letters page / 2.67 pages
- Script
- John Ficarra; Ralph Marston; Chris Behen; Mor Weinberger; Paz Weinberger; Mike Parker; Cyndi Parker; Andi Person; Derek Parks; Peter Carter; Nick Acquadro
- Pencils
- ? (photo); Peter Carter (photo); Nick Acquadro (photo)
- Inks
- ? (photo); Peter Carter (photo); Nick Acquadro (photo)
- Colors
- ? (photo); Peter Carter (photo); Nick Acquadro (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- 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
Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books
MAD books / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Subscribe to MAD Classics...and Own This MAD Classic!
MAD Classics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
The Fundalini Pages
Random Acts of Mindless Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- 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.
Segments include: 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
What The Heck Is The Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Cover of MAD #326 with a variation to find the differences on.
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #326 (March-April 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
Answer included.
Slomantha? Who Cares!
Milking Amnesia Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- 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
Cell Phonies Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- 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 Secrets Revealed Now That Dumbledore Has Been Outed
Crass of Characters Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Clifford the Big Red Dog; Thomas the Tank Engine; The Hardy Boys [Frank Hardy; Joe Hardy]; Encyclopedia Brown; Waldo; Captain Underpants; Willy Wonka; Larry the Cucumber; Bob the Tomato; Junior Asparagus; The Velveteen Rabbit; The Baby-Sitters Club [Kristy Thomas; Claudia Kishi; Mary Anne Spier; Stacey McGill]; Margaret; The Little Prince; The Berenstain Bears [Mama; Papa; Sister; Brother]; Aslan
- Synopsis
- Unknown past secrets of favorite children's book characters.
Hello, I'm Barack. And I'm H. C.
The Apple of Their Ire Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- 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
Spiking The Punchline Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Harrison Greenbaum
- Pencils
- Jason Seiler
- Inks
- Jason Seiler
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- 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.
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #37 (June 2024)
-
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
A MAD Pull-out Poster; Needles And Sins Dept. / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- 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.
Planet TAD!!!!!
In Blog We Trust Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Tim Carvell
- Pencils
- Brian Durniak; ? (photo)
- Inks
- Brian Durniak; ? (photo)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- 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
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A look at problems doctors face.
MAD's Do-It-Yourself 24 Season 7 Plotline
Bauer Outtage Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Darren Johnson
- Pencils
- Rick Tulka
- Inks
- Rick Tulka
- Colors
- Wildstorm FX
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- 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
Mistake A Vacation Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Lame and horrible things that could go wrong on a spring break vacation.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; spy
- 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
Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- 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.
Apple of Our Ire Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- 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 Outtakes
Plane Nonsense Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Hurley
- Synopsis
- TV show "Lost" stills with fake dialogue.
Things We'll Probably Overhear At The Upcoming Barry Bonds Trial...
A Poke In The Lie Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Barry Bonds
- Synopsis
- One-liners that fit a circus trial atmosphere.
Where Does Everyone Agree The Level of Patient Care Is Deplorable?
Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dr. Phil McGraw
- Synopsis
- Answer is: Dr. Phil's show.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Gags appear on 13 different pages.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Meet Mr. Roids
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Professor Layton and The Curious Village -
2.
Departments
-
3.
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Department [Letters and Tomatoes Dept.] -
4.
An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development
Mad Magazine -
5.
Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books
MAD books -
6.
[no title indexed]
-
7.
Subscribe to MAD Classics...and Own This MAD Classic!
MAD Classics -
8.
The Fundalini Pages
Random Acts of Mindless Dept. -
9.
What The Heck Is The Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. -
10.
Slomantha? Who Cares!
Milking Amnesia Dept. -
11.
An AT&T Commercial We'd Like To See
Cell Phonies Dept. -
12.
Other Kids Book Secrets Revealed Now That Dumbledore Has Been Outed
Crass of Characters Dept. -
13.
Hello, I'm Barack. And I'm H. C.
The Apple of Their Ire Dept. -
14.
If Different Comedians Told The Same Joke
Spiking The Punchline Dept. -
15.
Bad News Bare-Asses
A MAD Pull-out Poster; Needles And Sins Dept. -
16.
MADKids On Sale Now!
MADKids -
17.
Planet TAD!!!!!
In Blog We Trust Dept. -
18.
A MAD Look At Doctors
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
19.
MAD's Do-It-Yourself 24 Season 7 Plotline
Bauer Outtage Dept. -
20.
Signs You've Chosen The Wrong Spring Break Destination
Mistake A Vacation Dept. -
21.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
22.
Monroe and...Extreme Makeover
Angster's Paradise Dept. -
23.
Hello, I'm Barack. And I'm H. C.
Apple of Our Ire Dept. -
24.
MAD's Washed-Up Lost Outtakes
Plane Nonsense Dept. -
25.
Things We'll Probably Overhear At The Upcoming Barry Bonds Trial...
A Poke In The Lie Dept. -
26.
The Potty Starts Here!
Shin Chan -
27.
Where Does Everyone Agree The Level of Patient Care Is Deplorable?
Mad Fold-In -
28.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
29.
Ninja Gaiden II
Ninja Gaiden II
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