Mad
#498
(February 2009)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 4.99 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070992332304 02
- Editing
- John Ficarra (credited) (editor)
Departments
table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; Monroe; Monroe's mother; Anderson Cooper
Indexer Notes
Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Little Blouse On The Prairie 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 / 2.67 pages
- Script
- John Ficarra; Tad Becker; Cindy Hodgson; Barry Halkin; Travis Mathe; Zach Segal; Curtis Cook; Irene Brodsky; James Klausmeyer; Nick Papajcik; Jon Scieszka; Kenneth Mok
- Pencils
- Bob Thaves; Tristan Wright; Curtis Cook (photo); ? (photo)
- Inks
- Bob Thaves; Tristan Wright; Curtis Cook (photo); ? (photo)
- Colors
- Tristan Wright; Curtis Cook (photo); ?; ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Cindy Hodgson; Barry Halkin; Jed E. Neuman; Jon Scieszka; John Hodgman; James Klausmeyer; Frank; Ernest; David Wain; Kenneth Mok
- Synopsis
- Letters, photos and fan art.
- Reprints
- From Frank & Ernest daily (NEA, 2008.09.26) [strip only]
When There's A Fight With A Dragon, It's More Fun To Be On His Side
Dungeons & Dragons / advertisement / 1 page
The Fundalini Pages
Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Punchlines In Search of A Joke!; Lelievre and Let Die; Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds; Melvin & Jenkins; The Godfrey Report; Covers We Didn't Use; Rejected Comic Strips; Positive Aspects of The Economic Meltdown; Ways / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Tyra Banks; Melvin; Jenkins; Barack Obama; Michelle Obama; Alfred E. Neuman; Dilbert; Grimmy; Beetle Bailey; Garfield
- Synopsis
- Various short satires of pop culture.
Indexer Notes
Contributors (roles unknown) include: Ray Alma; John Caldwell; Dave Crosland; Dick DeBartolo; Desmond Devlin; Gary Hallgren; Tim Hamilton; Darren Johnson; Jeff Kruse; Glen LeLievre; Barry Liebmann; Kevin Pope; Leonardo Rodriguez; Rick Tulla.
Lame Attempts By TV to Explain the 2008 Presidential Vote
Smart Bored Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Anderson Cooper; Pat Buchanan; Wolf Blitzer; Sean Hannity; James Carvell; Chris Matthews; Tom Brokaw; Chris Matthews
- Synopsis
- Phony statistics to explain how people voted in the presidential election.
Indexer Notes
Several other news personalities are depicted that the indexer did not recognize.
A MAD Look at Snow
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Things that can go wrong when it snows a lot.
MAD's 12 Surefire Tips for Stand-Up Comics
First Aid for the Joking Victim Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Chad Gorpley
- Synopsis
- Bad ideas for stand-up comics, so they can avoid them.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (Don Lawrence Collection, 2011 series) #1 (oktober 2011) -
in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #37 (June 2024)
-
MAD's Sucky Twilight Outtakes
Humor In A Jugular Vein Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Stills from the movie "Twilight" with fake dialog.
The 2009 Al Jaffee Calendar!
Annu-Al Jaffee Dept. / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Al Jaffee
- Synopsis
- Calendar illustrated with various Al Jaffee drawings from previous issues.
An Important Message from MAD's Director of Business & Development
MAD Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
MAD Exposes Who's Thinking What at the Obama Inauguration
Thought In the Act Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Desmond Devlin; Jacob Lambert; F. Santopadre (credited as Frank Santopadre); Jeff Kruse; Dennis Snee
- Pencils
- Tom Richmond
- Inks
- Tom Richmond
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton; Joe Biden; Barack Obama; John Roberts; Michelle Obama; George Bush; Dick Cheney; Jesse Jackson; Oprah Winfrey; John Kerry; Spider-Man; Paris Hilton; Tiger Woods; John McCain; Cindy McCain; Rush Limbaugh; Sarah Palin; Franklin Delano Roosevelt (ghost); Tina Fey; Dan Rather; Monica Lewinsky; Joe The Plumber; Michael Steele; Alfred E. Neuman (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Thoughts that might be happening at the inauguration.
Indexer Notes
Many other celebrities pictured who have no speaking roles.
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
- Using a dummy tied to the rails, the White Spy traps the Black Spy into being sliced by a train's wheels.
When Adults Say... Remind Them...
Generation Crap Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Comparisons between what adults tell teens today and the lives the adults lived as teens.
The MAD World of... Pets
It's Reigning Cats and Dogs Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Things that go wrong with pet-owning.
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #24 (April 2022)
-
Monroe and... the Plane Trip
Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Monroe; Monroe's father; Monroe's mother; Mr. Bines; Walter; Jolinda; Chetly; federal Air Marshall
- Synopsis
- Monroe attempts to go on a school trip but his parents tag along as chaperones, so he makes sure they're all kicked off the plane.
What the Heck Is the Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mark Fredrickson (painting)
- Inks
- Mark Fredrickson (painting)
- Colors
- Mark Fredrickson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Cover of MAD #450 with a variation to find the differences on.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #450 (February 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Answer included.
MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Celebrity Scandal Blog Posting
Put It on My Tab-Loid Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank Jacobs; B. Fibbers (credited as Bill Fibbers)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Amy Winehouse; GEICO caveman; O. J. Simpson; Larry King; John Edwards; Ed McMahon; Joe Biden
- Synopsis
- Cut-and-paste blog, containing a variety of material to create ridiculous scandals about numerous celebrities.
Indexer Notes
Other celebrities are depicted that indexer did not recognize.
Tell-Tale Signs That You've Got a Really Bad Psychic
Seer Suckers Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Teresa Burns Parkhurst
- Pencils
- Teresa Burns Parkhurst
- Inks
- Teresa Burns Parkhurst
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Teresa Burns Parkhurst; typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Things bogus psychics might say.
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #27 (October 2022)
-
The First 100 Minutes of the Obama Presidency
Barack Around the Clock Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- F. Santopadre (credited as Frank Santopadre); B. Fibbers (credited as Bill Fibbers)
- Pencils
- Drew Friedman
- Inks
- Drew Friedman
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Barack Obama; George Bush; Dick Cheney; Michelle Obama; Ruth Bader-Ginsberg; Oprah Winfrey; Rahm Emanuel; Joe The Plumber; Hillary Clinton; John McCain
- Synopsis
- Problems and opportunities for the new president.
What Transition of Power Are Many Americans Still Feeling Uneasy About?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jay Leno; Conan O'Brien
- Synopsis
- Answer is: Leno to Conan.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Gags appear on 11 different pages.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
* Obama * The First 100 Minutes
-
1.
Naruto Shippuden
Shonen Jump -
2.
Departments
-
3.
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Department [Letters and Tomatoes Dept.] -
4.
[no title indexed]
-
5.
When There's A Fight With A Dragon, It's More Fun To Be On His Side
Dungeons & Dragons -
6.
The Fundalini Pages
Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Punchlines In Search of A Joke!; Lelievre and Let Die; Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds; Melvin & Jenkins; The Godfrey Report; Covers We Didn't Use; Rejected Comic Strips; Positive Aspects of The Economic Meltdown; Ways -
7.
Special Giveaway And Contest!
Mad Magazine Poster Book -
8.
Lame Attempts By TV to Explain the 2008 Presidential Vote
Smart Bored Dept. -
9.
A MAD Look at Snow
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
10.
There's No Looking Back
Mirror's Edge -
11.
MAD's 12 Surefire Tips for Stand-Up Comics
First Aid for the Joking Victim Dept. -
12.
Buy This Stuff Today!
MAD books -
13.
MAD's Sucky Twilight Outtakes
Humor In A Jugular Vein Dept. -
14.
The 2009 Al Jaffee Calendar!
Annu-Al Jaffee Dept. -
15.
An Important Message from MAD's Director of Business & Development
MAD Magazine -
16.
MAD Exposes Who's Thinking What at the Obama Inauguration
Thought In the Act Dept. -
17.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
18.
When Adults Say... Remind Them...
Generation Crap Dept. -
19.
The MAD World of... Pets
It's Reigning Cats and Dogs Dept. -
20.
Monroe and... the Plane Trip
Angster's Paradise Dept. -
21.
What the Heck Is the Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. -
22.
MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Celebrity Scandal Blog Posting
Put It on My Tab-Loid Dept. -
23.
Tell-Tale Signs That You've Got a Really Bad Psychic
Seer Suckers Dept. -
24.
The First 100 Minutes of the Obama Presidency
Barack Around the Clock Dept. -
25.
Tattoo Regret?
Wrecking Balm -
26.
What Transition of Power Are Many Americans Still Feeling Uneasy About?
Mad Fold-In -
27.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
28.
Everywhere Just Got Better
PSP-3000
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