Mad #490

(June 2008)

Ninja Gaiden II (Table of Contents)

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

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Ad for game from Temco Ltd. On inside front cover.

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

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Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Super Delegate; Indiana Jones; Deathster; Lizz LemonPledge

Indexer Notes

Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Optimus Prime Rib Department" is phony and does not actually appear in the issue.

Dragon Ball Z Remastered (Table of Contents)

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

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Synopsis:

Ad for May 27th 2008 DVD releases from Bird Studio/Shueisha and Toei Animation.

Indexer Notes

Occupies bottom halves of first 2 pages of letters pages.

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

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Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Matisyahu; Jonathan Bresman

Synopsis:

Includes the editor's Nifty Fifty of celebrities to photograph with a copy of MAD for the coming year.

Indexer Notes

Letters, photos and fan art from: Craig Kleinpeter; Kevin Killermann; Victor Gratt; Steve Haller; Jeanette Handling; Tony Comunale; Rachel Nussbaum; Ed Meisinger; Royan Iranpour; April Harris; Jason Reeves; Ryan Castillo; Peter & Janelle Hernandez; Colton Walker

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The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Lines Cut From The Candidates' Convention Speeches; Randy's Dandy Toon Time; Teen Car Laws; The Swift 6; Wartime Birds Closely Related To The Chickenhawk; Diet Tips From Fat Steve; Least E-mailed Articles; Sports Injuries Fr / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; John McCain; Jenna Jameson; Fat Steve; Joe Bitterman; Nick

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture.

Indexer Notes

Contributors (roles unknown) include: Paul Coker; Dick DeBartolo; Evan Dorkin; Sarah Dyer; Garth Gerhart; Darren Johnson; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Randy McIlwane; Bob Staake; Ward Sutton; Rick Tulka

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.

30 Crock (Table of Contents)

Oy Fey! Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Arnie Kogen

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Tom Richmond

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Tom Richmond

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Crazee Jumpin; Lizz LemonPledge; Jock Dungaheap; Henna Baloney; Jane Krackheadski; Lorne Michaels (cameo); Kennel; Hannah Montana (cameo); Crank

Synopsis:

A typical day at the studios at 30 Crock.

Indexer Notes

Parody of tv show 30 Rock.

It's Ugly Out There! (Table of Contents)

Uglydoll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Ad for books in the Uglydoll series from Random House, by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim.

SuperDelegate (Table of Contents)

Washington DC Comics Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Joe Raiola

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Genre:

satire; superhero

Characters:

Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton; Barack Obama; Michelle Obama

Synopsis:

Bill, in his secret identity as SuperDelegate, stops the Obama campaign dead.

Indexer Notes

A parody of the Silver Age Superman comic plots, drawn in a similar style.

The Top-Secret "Indiana Jones Memo" from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg (Table of Contents)

Hit and Missive Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

David Shayne

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Jack Syracuse

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Steven Spielberg; George Lucas (printed word)

Synopsis:

A fake letter of ideas for the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie.

A MAD Look At Science Fairs (Table of Contents)

Serge-In General Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

Sergio Aragones

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Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Various things that might go wrong with typical science fair projects.

Embryonic Jones and The Temple of Womb (Table of Contents)

Fetal Attraction Dept.; A Mad Pull-Out Poster / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Desmond Devlin

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Richard Williams

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Richard Williams

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Embryonic Jones

Indexer Notes

Parody of an Indiana Jones movie poster.

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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Jeffrey Lozenge

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A message on ?

Indexer Notes

House ad for Mad subscriptions; #3 in a series.

Monroe and...Evolution (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Anthony Barbieri

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Tom Fowler

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Tom Fowler

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Monroe; Mr. Bines; Johab; Johab's father; Johab's mother; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father

Synopsis:

Monroe is paired with a new, home-schooled, Christian boy for a homework assignment.

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.

MAD's Rusty Iron Man Outtakes (Table of Contents)

Monkey in The Metal Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Pepper

Indexer Notes

Movie stills with fake dialog.

A-Hole Foods Market (Table of Contents)

Taking The Wind Out Of THier Sales Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Kiernan P. Schmitt

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Genre:

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Synopsis:

Fake ad to look like Whole Foods Market circular.

7 Periods Closer To Death (Table of Contents)

Rall of Duty Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Ted Rall

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Ted Rall

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Ted Rall

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Ted Rall

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Brian; Angela

Synopsis:

Brian refuses a prom invitation from Angela.

MADKids On Sale Now! (Table of Contents)

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

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Vanessa Anne Hudgens; Zac Efron; Roger; Black Spy; White Spy; Dwayne; Wall-E

Synopsis:

Various pages from recent MADKids issues.

Indexer Notes

House ad for MADKids current issue and subscriptions.

10 Things Indiana Jones Hates More Than Snakes (Table of Contents)

Reptile Dysfunction Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

John Caldwell

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Indiana Jones; Robert Langdon

Synopsis:

A look at other things that might bug Indiana Jones.

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

Joke And Dagger Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (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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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

The White Spy is camouflaged so well that the Black Spy destroys several things thinking they are the White Spy.

Deathster (Table of Contents)

Good Kill Hunting Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Charlie Kadau

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Hermann Mejia

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Hermann Mejia

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Deathster Morgue'in; Angel Badteaser; Tom Asstore; Maria Lagrabba; Debrat; Scary Morgue'in; Sgt. Croakes; Vince Masukka; Reepa; Liar

Synopsis:

A typical week in the life of Deathster, with a flashback to his youth.

Indexer Notes

Parody of the tv show Dexter.

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

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

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Indiana Jones; Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Cover of MAD #228 with a variation to find the differences on.

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• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #228 (January 1982)

Indexer Notes

Answer included.

All-Out Ninja War - Uncut (Table of Contents)

Naruto / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Ad for a Shonen Jump DVD set.

What Frightening Ancient Relic Will Be The Focus of Much Attention and Fanfare This Summer? (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Al Jaffee

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Al Jaffee

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

John McCain

Synopsis:

Answer is: John McCain.

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

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Genre:

gags

Indexer Notes

Gags appear on 12 different pages.

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water (Table of Contents)

Vampirates / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Ad for book "Blood Captain" in the Vampirates series from Little, Brown and Company.