Mad
#494
(October 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)
Issue Notes
ISSN 024 9319
Departments
table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Dick Cheney
Indexer Notes
Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "The Blizzard of Oz 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 / 2.17 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pamela Anderson; Monroe
Indexer Notes
Letters, photos and fan art from: Glen Biglaiser; Joshua Quezada; Spence Jay; Noah Sorah; Cameron Evans; Ingrid Newkirk; Mark Guthrie; Natasha Kanji
The Fundalini Pages
Random Acts of Mindless Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- various
- Pencils
- Paul Coker
- Inks
- Paul Coker
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Tila Tequila; Joe Bitterman
- Synopsis
- Various short satires of pop culture.
Indexer Notes
Contributors (roles unknown) include: Paul Coker; Dick DeBartolo; Emily Flake; Garth Gerhart; Paul Gilligan; Darren Johnson; Bob Staake
Segments include America's Least Visited Parks; The Godfrey Report; Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds; Show Me The Monkey; The Cover We Didn't Use; Fliers Recently Found Under Windshield Wipers; When Cover Artists Haven't Read The Book.
MAD's 50 Worst Things About the Internet
Web Slights Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Charlie Kadau; Jeff Kruse
- Pencils
- Leonardo Rodriguez; Drew Friedman; Evan Dorkin; Sarah Dyer; Jose Garibaldi; Rick Tulka
- Inks
- Leonardo Rodriguez; Drew Friedman; Evan Dorkin; Sarah Dyer; Jose Garibaldi; Rick Tulka
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Tila Tequila; Tay Zonday; Conan O'Brien; Steve Jobs; Steve Ballmer; Perez Hilton
- Synopsis
- Various short satires of pop culture on the internet.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #30 (April 2023)
-
The Eerie Similarities Between Family Guy and the Bush White House
Griffin Accomplished Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- D. Shayne (credited as David Shayne)
- Pencils
- Jack Syracuse
- Inks
- Jack Syracuse
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- George W. Bush; Barack Obama; Peter Griffin; Lois Griffin; Chris Griffin; Meg Griffin; Laura Bush; Barbara Bush; Jenna Bush; Rupert Murdoch; Bill O'Reilly; Rush Limbaugh; Dick Cheney; Karl Rove; Stewie Griffin; Brian Griffin; Donald Rumsfeld; Cleveland Brown
- Synopsis
- A comparison of the cartoon Griffin family and the characters in the Bush administration.
Indexer Notes
Drawn in the style of Family Guy.
A MAD Look at Cooking Shows
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A look at some possible goofy outcomes on tv cooking shows.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (Don Lawrence Collection, 2011 series) #1 (oktober 2011)
-
Up-and-Coming Mixed Martial Arts Fighters
Monsters Brawl Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A look at the possible future of mixed martial arts fighters.
Overheard at the Barack Obama Rally in Germany
Heil to the Chief Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Barack Obama
Indexer Notes
A photo of one of Barack Obama's German speeches with fake crowd dialog.
The Darker Side of the Lighter Side
Berg's-Eye Askew Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- 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.
An Important Message from MAD's Director of Business & Development
Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
A Fast Food Customer Satisfaction Survey (That Tells It Like It Is)
Give Grease A Chance Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A fake customer survey for a fast food restaurant.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- Black Spy; White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy uses a chemical that lets him stretch but the White Spy takes advantage of it to destroy the Black Spy's headquarters.
The Pros and Cons of Being a Polygamy Cult Kid
The Problem Is a Parent Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A MAD look at problems of having multiple mothers.
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
All Jaffee Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Multiple choice answers to stupid questions, with blanks for readers to create their own.
- Reprints
- From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #?
Indexer Notes
Not certain of any reprints, but the gags for the parade, escalator, and doctor's office look familiar.
MAD Looks at a Crappy Parent's Baby Book
And a Child Shall Read Them Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Fake photos and mementos for baby's first year with bad parents.
Unacknowledged Benefits of the War on Terror
The Blast Is Half Full Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Keith Olbermann
- Synopsis
- Ways to see the good side of the War on Terror.
Stuples Newspaper Circular
Supplies Attack Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Jeff Kruse
- Pencils
- Scott Bricher; ? (photo)
- Inks
- Scott Bricher; ? (photo)
- Colors
- Scott Bricher; ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Barney; Ted Nugent; Barry Mailow; Celine Dion; Ted Kaczynski; Anderson Cooper
- Synopsis
- Fake ad to look like Staples newspaper circular.
What the Heck Is the Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Cover of MAD #11 with a variation to find the differences on. Original cover is a parody of LIFE Magazine cover.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #11 (May 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
Answer included.
What Types of Increases Provoke the Most Obsessive Media Scrutiny?
Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Barack Obama; John McCain
- Synopsis
- Answer is: Celebrity Baby Bumps
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.
MAD Goes Green!
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
Heroes or Villains?
Batman; Lego -
2.
Departments
-
3.
Dragon Ball Z Remastered
Dragon Ball Z -
4.
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Department [Letters and Tomatoes Dept.] -
5.
[no title indexed]
-
6.
Shin Chan Season One
Shin Chan -
7.
The Fundalini Pages
Random Acts of Mindless Dept. -
8.
Wrestling So Real You Feel Pain
TNA Impact! -
9.
MAD's 50 Worst Things About the Internet
Web Slights Dept. -
10.
The Eerie Similarities Between Family Guy and the Bush White House
Griffin Accomplished Dept. -
11.
A MAD Look at Cooking Shows
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
12.
AST Dew Tour
NBC; USA Network -
13.
Up-and-Coming Mixed Martial Arts Fighters
Monsters Brawl Dept. -
14.
Overheard at the Barack Obama Rally in Germany
Heil to the Chief Dept. -
15.
The Darker Side of the Lighter Side
Berg's-Eye Askew Dept. -
16.
An Important Message from MAD's Director of Business & Development
Mad Magazine -
17.
A Fast Food Customer Satisfaction Survey (That Tells It Like It Is)
Give Grease A Chance Dept. -
18.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
19.
The Pros and Cons of Being a Polygamy Cult Kid
The Problem Is a Parent Dept. -
20.
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
All Jaffee Dept. -
21.
MAD Looks at a Crappy Parent's Baby Book
And a Child Shall Read Them Dept. -
22.
Unacknowledged Benefits of the War on Terror
The Blast Is Half Full Dept. -
23.
Find Joy in the Little Things in Life!
MAD Classics -
24.
Stuples Newspaper Circular
Supplies Attack Dept. -
25.
It's Wall-to-Wall Stupidity!
MAD books -
26.
What the Heck Is the Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. -
27.
What Types of Increases Provoke the Most Obsessive Media Scrutiny?
Mad Fold-In -
28.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
29.
Bizarro...And Beyond!
Smallville
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