Mad #492

(August 2008)

What's Within Your Soul? (Table of Contents)

Soulcalibur IV / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Characters:

Yoda; Darth Vader

Indexer Notes

Ad for game from Namco Bandai and Lucasfilms.

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Ironic Man; Calvin; Jobs

Indexer Notes

Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "The Good Tumor Man 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:

David Folkman (photo)

Inks:

David Folkman (photo)

Colors:

David Folkman (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Hulk Hogan; Al Jaffee; Joyce Jaffee; Sam Viviano; Sergio Aragones; Jack Davis

Synopsis:

Photos of persons noted as Characters.

Indexer Notes

Letters, photos and fan art from: Adam Gallucci; Jeff Robertson; Jeremy Boutin; Justin Allen; Jake Rice; George Brewster; Jens Holdam; Richard Rasheed; Michael McClintock. Includes promo for special edition of MAD at San Diego Comic-Con.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 0.33 page (report information)

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fact

From Comic Book Pages to Television... (Table of Contents)

Witchblade; Birds of Prey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for 2 DVD collections from Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Appears between pages 1-2 of letters pages.

Born To Be Heroes (Table of Contents)

Quantum Prophecy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for books from Penguin Young Readers Group. Appears between pages 2-3 of letters pages.

AST Dew Tour (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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Bo Bridges (photo)

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Bo Bridges (photo)

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Bo Bridges (photo)

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typeset

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Content Information

Characters:

Anthony Napolitan

Synopsis:

Ad for AST Dew Tour tv show series.

The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Are You a Celebrity Or Are You a Celebutard?; Movie Screw-Ups; The Fast 5; Plugged Nickel; Least E-Mailed Articles; The Godfrey Report; Melvin & Jenkins; Bitterman; Letters To The Editor Around America; Fundalini Goes To The / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

various

Pencils:

Scott Nickel; Rick Tulka

Inks:

Scott Nickel; Rick Tulka

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Melvin; Jenkins; John McCain; Hillary Clinton; Howard Stern; Joe Bitterman

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture including a fumetti page "Fundalini Goes To The MTV Movie Awards."

Indexer Notes

Contributors (roles unknown) include: Desmond Devlin; Garth Gerhart; Dave Hanson; Darren Johnson; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Barry Liebmann; Hermann Mejia; Scott Nickel; Kevin Pope; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka.

Mad's International Preview of the Beijing Olympics (Table of Contents)

Let The Games Be Grim Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Desmond Devlin

Pencils:

Tom Bunk

Inks:

Tom Bunk

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

News coverage of foreign countries' Olympic events.

The Knockout (Table of Contents)

A Mad Political Poster / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Mark Fredrickson

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Mark Fredrickson

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton

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

Indexer Notes

House ad for Mad subscriptions; #28 in a series.

Ironic, Man (Table of Contents)

Downey Syndrome Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Desmond Devlin

Pencils:

Tom Richmond

Inks:

Tom Richmond

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Phony Snark [Ironic Man]; Shlepper; Osama Bin Laden (cameo); George W. Bush (cameo); Mr. Peabody (cameo); Boy Sherman (cameo); Batman; Stan Lee; Wall-e (cameo); C3PO (cameo)

Synopsis:

Phony is injured but creates an armored suit than allows him to defeat terrorists and a traitor within his own company.

10 Easy Ways To Beat High Gas Prices And Increase Your Mileage (Table of Contents)

A Fuel's Errand Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Dick DeBartolo

Pencils:

Tim Hamilton

Inks:

Tim Hamilton

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typeset

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Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

10 foolish ways to increase your gas mileage.

This Time The Secret Agent IS The Gadget (Table of Contents)

Secret Agent Clank / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for game from Sony.

Spy Vs. Spy (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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 Black Spy uses the camouflage of the costumed characters at a comic book convention to his advantage.

Movie Posters For The Rest of The Movie Experience (Table of Contents)

Coming Distractions Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Russ Cooper

Pencils:

Scott Bricher

Inks:

Scott Bricher

Colors:

Scott Bricher

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

A group of fake movie-type posters for other things you experience in a movie theater.

Indexer Notes

Includes photos as base for artwork likely constructed in a Photoshop-type program.

Mad's Cocky, But Handy Hancock Outtakes (Table of Contents)

Lack of Will's Power Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

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Genre:

satire

Characters:

Hancock

Indexer Notes

Movie stills with fake dialog.

Calvin And Jobs (Table of Contents)

Apple of Our Ire Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jacob Lambert

Pencils:

Gary Hallgren

Inks:

Gary Hallgren

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Calvin; Jobs; Moe; Calvin's mother; Calvin's father

Synopsis:

Parody strips replacing Hobbs with Steve Jobs.

John Caldwell's Field Guide to Spotting America's Most Incompetent Summer Camp Counselors (Table of Contents)

S'Morons 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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typeset

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Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A MAD look at bad camp counselors.

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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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.

A MAD Look At This Summer's Super Heroes (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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Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Tony Stark; Bender; Pepper; Hancock; Batman; The Joker; Bruce Banner; Hulk; Hellboy; Tinkerbell

Synopsis:

Goofy interpretations of superhero movies.

Sucker City Newspaper Circular (Table of Contents)

Flyer Beware Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Scott Maiko

Pencils:

Scott Bricher; ? (photo)

Inks:

Scott Bricher; ? (photo)

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?; ? (photo)

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Horton (cameo); Roger Clemens (cameo)

Synopsis:

Fake ad to look like Circuit City newspaper circular.

The Strip Club (Table of Contents)

Pen And Stink Dept.; Me, Myself and My Puppet; Father O'Flannity's Hot Tub Confessions!!; Rob The Evil Backstabbing, Robot Temp; Scooby-Don't!; Fantabulaman / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Kovaleski; Keith Knight; Corey Pandolph; Jason Youngbluth; Ted Rall

Pencils:

John Kovaleski; Keith Knight; Corey Pandolph; Jason Youngbluth; Ted Rall

Inks:

John Kovaleski; Keith Knight; Corey Pandolph; Jason Youngbluth; Ted Rall

Colors:

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Letters:

John Kovaleski; Keith Knight; Corey Pandolph; Jason Youngbluth; Ted Rall

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

The Hulk [Ed Norton]; Father O'Flannity; Choirboy Timmy; Rob; Freddy; Velma; Scooby-Don't; Fantabulaman (and as Robo-Rogue); Radiationman; Snakeman

Indexer Notes

Various cartoon strips.

When a Dream of Utopia Becomes a Nightmare,... (Table of Contents)

Naruto The Movie 2 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for DVD from Shonen Jump Home Video.

What Is The One Hero Fans Never Seem To Tire Of? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Superman; Batman; Yoda; Iron Man; The hulk; Indiana Jones; Spider-Man

Synopsis:

Answer is: Guitar Hero.

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.

Witness Batman's Journey to The Dark Knight (Table of Contents)

Batman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Characters:

Batman

Indexer Notes

Ad for "Batman Gotham Knight" DVDs from Warner Bros. Entertainment. On back cover.