Mad #491

(July 2008)

AST Dew Tour (Table of Contents)

NBC; USA Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bo Bridges ? (photo)

Inks:

Bo Bridges ? (photo)

Colors:

Bo Bridges ? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for AST Dew Tour tv show series.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Monroe; Barack Obama; The Pevensie Children; Black Spy; White Spy

Indexer Notes

Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Unidentified Dying Objects 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)

Credits

Script:

John Ficarra

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Owen Wilson; Black Spy; White Spy; Scott Adsit; Saddam Heusein

Synopsis:

Photos of persons noted as Characters.

Indexer Notes

Letters, photos and fan art from: Anthony Beaulieu; Alex Carrillo; Matthew Zarr; Emma Polhemus; Lindsey Parker; Jermy Schwartz; Steven Grolle; Larry Manofsky; Anthony Tinsman; Neal Angell.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books (Table of Contents)

MAD books / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

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 Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; The Fast 5; Vey To Go!; The Disadvantages of Polygamy; Plugged Nickel; Robots In Disguise; The NFL's Ref Report; Fundalini Asks "What If...?"; The O'Reilly Spin Vs. The Olbermann Spin / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

various

Pencils:

Scott Nickel; Rick Tulka; P. C. Vey; Tom Bunk; Dan Long

Inks:

Scott Nickel; Rick Tulka; P. C. Vey; Tom Bunk; Dan Long

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; humor

Characters:

Billy Mays; Bill O'Reilly; Keith Olbermann

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture.

Indexer Notes

Contributors (roles unknown) include: Scott Bricher; Tom Bunk; John Caldwell; Matthew A. Cohen; Paul Coker; Dick DeBartolo; Darren Johnson; Jeff Kruse; Dan Long; Scott Nickel; Kevin Pope; Leonardo Rodriquez; Kiernan P. Schmitt; Bob Staake; Rick Tulka.; P. C. Vey.

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

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

Credits

Script:

Jeffrey Lozenge ?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Jeffrey Lozenge

Synopsis:

A message on commitment.

Indexer Notes

House ad for Mad subscriptions; #1 in a series.

G*d Damn America (Table of Contents)

Pulpit Friction Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Jack Syracuse

Inks:

Jack Syracuse

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Barack Obama; Michelle Obama; Reverand Jeremiah Wright

Synopsis:

A rewrite of the song "God Bless America" to accomodate the views of Rev. Wright.

A MAD Look At Going Green (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Goofy interpretations of the difficulties of being energy and ecology careful.

Dr. Seuss for The Digital Age (Table of Contents)

Clicks Are For Kids Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Darren Johnson

Pencils:

Gary Hallgren

Inks:

Gary Hallgren

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

The Grinch; The Cat In The Hat; Horton

Synopsis:

Book covers mimicking some famous Dr. Seuss books.

The Pros And Cons of Working at Home! (Table of Contents)

Domicile Maniacs Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Pencils:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Inks:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset; Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A MAD look at working at home, where even the Pros are Con.

Now That Anyone Can Become A Celebrity... (Table of Contents)

When You Dis Upon A Star Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jacob Lambert

Pencils:

Paul Coker

Inks:

Paul Coker

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

Shows how lame celebrity culture may become when even more people with no talent become famous.

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

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

Credits

Script:

Dave Berg (original); ? (revised)

Pencils:

Dave Berg

Inks:

Dave Berg

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Roger Kaputnik; 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.

Things We'd Like To See at This Year's Political Conventions (Table of Contents)

Behind The Nominate Ball Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ted Rall

Pencils:

Ted Rall

Inks:

Ted Rall

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ted Rall

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Katie Couric; Rudy Guiliani; Mike Huckabee; Donna Hanover

Synopsis:

New ideas for political conventions.

Forged In The Depth Of Hades (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for game from Sony.

What's Being Taught At Other Corporate Colleges (Table of Contents)

Hire Learning Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Samony; Scott Maiko

Pencils:

Tom Richmond

Inks:

Tom Richmond

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

A look at what may be taught at corporate training, to try to explain the bad customer service seen at stores.

Indexer Notes

Features: Foot Locker, 7-eleven, Home Depot, Starbucks, Best Buy.

John Caldwell's Guide to Proper Paparazzi Etiquette (Table of Contents)

Getting Their Shoot Together 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:

Training tips for paparazzi.

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Peter Kuper

Pencils:

Peter Kuper

Inks:

Peter Kuper

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

The Black Spy sets a trap for the White Spy on a public sidewalk.

Every Issue of MAD Magazine on 1 DVD! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Indexer Notes

House ad for DVD of issues from October 1952 to December 2005.

Monroe and...Teen Obesity (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Anthony Barbieri

Pencils:

Tom Fowler

Inks:

Tom Fowler

Colors:

Carl Peterson

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Monroe; Walter; Coach Mike; Karl

Synopsis:

Coach Mike tries to whip the boys into shape but Monroe gets so frustrated that he overeats instead.

The Strip Club (Table of Contents)

Pen And Stink Dept.; It Only Hurts When I Laugh; The Beavertons; The Legendary Deliveries of Pete Zahn; Calendar Girl!; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Rex In The City; Just Below The Surface / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Christopher Baldwin; Paul Gilligan; John Kovaleski; Jason Yungbluth; Joey Sayers; Dustin Glick; Douglas Paszkeiwicz

Pencils:

Christopher Baldwin; Paul Gilligan; John Kovaleski; Jason Yungbluth; Joey Sayers; Dustin Glick; Douglas Paszkeiwicz

Inks:

Christopher Baldwin; Paul Gilligan; John Kovaleski; Jason Yungbluth; Joey Sayers; Dustin Glick; Douglas Paszkeiwicz

Colors:

?

Letters:

Christopher Baldwin; Paul Gilligan; John Kovaleski; Jason Yungbluth; Joey Sayers; Dustin Glick; Douglas Paszkeiwicz

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Various cartoon strips.

MAD's Helpful Guide To The Chronicles Of Narnia Prince Caspian (Table of Contents)

B. S. Lewis Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Desmond Devlin; Jacob Lambert

Pencils:

Hermann Mejia

Inks:

Hermann Mejia

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Harry Potter; Harry's friends; Remy (the rat); Aslan; Prince Caspian; King Miraz; Peter Pevensie, Susan Pevensie; Edmund Pevensie; Lucy Pevensie; Reepicheep; Trumpkin

Synopsis:

Character bios and continuity information for the Chronicles.

Indexer Notes

Includes a MAD map of Narnia.

Mad's Bewitching Prince Caspian Outtakes (Table of Contents)

A Kick In The Aslan Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Aslan; Prince Caspian; King Miraz; Peter Pevensie, Susan Pevensie; Edmund Pevensie; Lucy Pevensie; Trumpkin

Indexer Notes

Movie stills with fake dialog.

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

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

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Al Jaffee; Black Spy; White Spy; Sergio Aragones

Synopsis:

Cover of MAD #320 with a variation to find the differences on.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #320 (July 1993)

Indexer Notes

Answer included.

Where Will The World Turn A Blind Eye To Torture And Human Rights Violations In The Months Ahead? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Answer is: Summer School.

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 11 different pages.

We All Have Our Demons... (Table of Contents)

Hellboy: The Science of Evil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Hellboy

Indexer Notes

Ad for game from Konami. On back cover.