Mad #494

(October 2008)

Heroes Or Villains? (Table of Contents)

Batman; Lego / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Letters:

typeset

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Content Information

Characters:

Batman; Robin; Mr. Freeze; Catwoman; The Joker; Two-Face; The Penguin; Bane

Indexer Notes

Ad for game from TT Games Publishing and Microsoft. Characters are in Lego style.

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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various

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various

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typeset

Content Information

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.

Dragon Ball Z Remastered (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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typeset

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for September 16th 2008 DVD releases from Bird Studio and Shueisha.

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

Letters And Tomatoes Department / letters page / 2.17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Ficarra

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? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Monroe; Pamela Anderson

Indexer Notes

Letters, photos and fan art from: Glen Biglaiser; Joshua Quezada; Spence Jay; Noah sorah; Cameron Evans; Ingrid Newkirk; Mark Guthrie; Natasha Kanji

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 0.33 page (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

Indexer Notes

On 3rd page of letters column.

Shin Chan Season One (Table of Contents)

Shin Chan / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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typeset

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Indexer Notes

Ad for DVDs from TV Asahi / Filmation.

The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; 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; / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

various

Pencils:

Paul Coker

Inks:

Paul Coker

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tila Tequila; Alfred E. Neuman; 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

Wrestling So Real You Feel Pain (Table of Contents)

TNA Impact! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

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Indexer Notes

Ad for game from Midway Studios.

MAD's 50 Worst Things About The Internet (Table of Contents)

Web Slights Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:

satire; humor

Characters:

Tila Tequila; Tay Zonday; Conan O'Brien; Steve Jobs; Steve Ballmer; Perez Hilton

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture on the internet.

The Eerie Similarities Between Family Guy and The Bush White House (Table of Contents)

Griffin Accomplished Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Shayne

Pencils:

Jack Syracuse

Inks:

Jack Syracuse

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

The Griffins; George W. Bush; Laura Bush; the Bush twins; Rupert Murdoch; Bill O'Reilly; Rush Limbaugh; Dick Cheney; Karl Rove; Donald Rumsfeldt; Barack Obama

Synopsis:

A comparison of the cartoon Griffin family and the characters in the Bush administration.

Indexer Notes

Drawn in the style of the cartoon show.

A MAD Look at Cooking Shows (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:

A look at some possible goofy outcomes on tv cooking shows.

AST Dew Tour (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

?

Pencils:

Bo Bridges (photo)

Inks:

Bo Bridges (photo)

Colors:

Bo Bridges (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Ryan Sheckler

Synopsis:

Ad for AST Dew Tour tv show series.

Up-And-Coming Mixed Martial Arts Fighters (Table of Contents)

Monsters Brawl Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeff Kruse

Pencils:

Hermann Mejia

Inks:

Hermann Mejia

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

A look at the possible future of mixed martial arts fighters.

Overheard At The Barack Obama Rally In Germany (Table of Contents)

Heil To The Chief Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

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Genre:

satire

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 (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Dave Berg (original); ? (revised)

Pencils:

Dave Berg

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Dave Berg

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?

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

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 (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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typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Jeffrey Lozenge

Synopsis:

A message on vikings.

Indexer Notes

House ad for Mad subscriptions; #2 in a series.

A Fast Food Customer Satisfaction Survey (That Tells It Like It Is) (Table of Contents)

Give Grease A Chance Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Scott Maiko

Pencils:

Peter Bagge

Inks:

Peter Bagge

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Synopsis:

A fake customer survey for a fast food restaurant.

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 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 (Table of Contents)

The Problem Is A Parent Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Caldwell

Pencils:

John Caldwell

Inks:

John Caldwell

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?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A MAD look at problems of having multiple mothers.

Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions (Table of Contents)

All Jaffee Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee

Pencils:

Al Jaffee

Inks:

Al Jaffee

Colors:

Ryan Flanders

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

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 (Table of Contents)

And A Child Shall Read Tem Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Teresa Burns Parkhurst

Pencils:

Kevin Pope

Inks:

Kevin Pope

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Fake photos and mementos for baby's first year with bad parents.

Unacknowledged Benefits of THe War On Terror (Table of Contents)

The Blast Is Half Full Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jacob Lambert

Pencils:

Peter Kuper

Inks:

Peter Kuper

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Keith Olbermann

Synopsis:

Ways to see the good side of the War On Terror.

Find Joy In The Little Things In Life! (Table of Contents)

MAD Classics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

?

Pencils:

Don Martin (signed)

Inks:

Don Martin (signed)

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?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for MAD Classics #23.

Stuples Newspaper Circular (Table of Contents)

Supplies Attack Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeff Kruse

Pencils:

Scott Bricher; ? (photo)

Inks:

Scott Bricher; ? (photo)

Colors:

Scott Bricher; ? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire

Characters:

Barney; Ted Nugent; Barry Mailow; Celine Dion; Ted Kaczynski; Anderson Cooper

Synopsis:

Fake ad to look like Staples newspaper circular.

It's Wall-to-Wall Stupidity! (Table of Contents)

MAD books / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Bill Clinton

Indexer Notes

House ad for MAD Magazine Poster Book and MAD About Politics pop-up book.

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

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Basil Wolverton

Inks:

Basil Wolverton

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

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: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #11 (May 1954)

Indexer Notes

Answer included.

What Types of Increases Provoke The Most Obsessive Media Scrutiny? (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

Characters:

Barack Obama; John McCain

Synopsis:

Answer is: Celebrity Baby Bumps

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 13 different pages.

Bizarro...And Beyond! (Table of Contents)

Smallville / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Letters:

typeset

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Content Information

Characters:

Bizarro Superboy

Indexer Notes

Ad for DVD of Smallville tv show from Warner Bros. Entertainment. On back cover.