Mad #500

(June 2009)

Nothing Hits Harder Than Vengeance! (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for DVD of movie from Lionsgate and Oddlot Entertainment.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Ficarra

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

various

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Barack Obama; Sergio Aragones; Groucho Marx; Nadya Suleman

Synopsis:

Includes a "Note From The Editor." The feature "Unlimited Tights And Weekends 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; David Lubin; Neil Cuadra; Steven Ferrara; Joshua Hecht; Liam Fox; Dalton Vaughn; Dylan Day; Kurt Wiseman; Ken Hildebrant

Pencils:

Jim Hutchings; Neil Cuadra; ? (photos)

Inks:

Jim Hutchings; Neil Cuadra; ? (photos)

Colors:

Jim Hutchings; Neil Cuadra; ? (photos)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Kiss [Ace Frehley; Gene Simmons; Paul Stanley; ?]; Steven Ferrara; Neil Cuadra; Joshua Hecht; Dalton Vaughn; Dylan Day; Patrick James Folaron; Noam Chomsky; Ken Hildebrant

Synopsis:

Letters, photos and fan art.

Indexer Notes

Unknown who the 4th band member of Kiss is at this time.

Get More Of The Action With None Of The Wait! (Table of Contents)

Shonen Jump / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for DVDs of Naruto from Viz Media.

Indexer Notes

between pages 1-2 of letters pages

Beware of The Darkest Waters... (Table of Contents)

Vampirates / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for books from Little, Brown.

Indexer Notes

between pages 2-3 of letters pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Credits / credits / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

The 28th Century. The Darkest Age Has Yet To Come. (Table of Contents)

Mutant Chronicles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for movie from Isle of Man.

The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

The Fundalini Pages / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeff Kruse; Garth Gerhart; Duck Edwing; Tom Cheney; Michael Grinspan; Paul Peter Porges; Stan Sinberg; Scott Maiko; Anthony Barbieri; Desmond Devlin; Barry Liebmann; Arnie Kogen; Dick DeBartolo; John Caldwell; Teresa Burns Parkhurst; Jacob Lambert

Pencils:

Liz Lomax; Garth Gerhart; Duck Edwing; Tom Cheney; Sam Sisco; Scott Bricher; Bob Clarke (signed); Paul Peter Porges; Al Jaffee; Bob Staake; Leonardo Rodriguez; Kevin Pope; Peter Bagge (signed); Tom Fowler; Jose Garibaldi; Paul Coker; Ward Sutton; Rick Tulka (signed); Evan Dorkin; Teresa Burns Parkhurst; John Caldwell

Inks:

Liz Lomax; Garth Gerhart; Duck Edwing; Tom Cheney; Sam Sisco; Scott Bricher; Bob Clarke (signed); Paul Peter Porges; Al Jaffee; Bob Staake; Leonardo Rodriguez; Kevin Pope; Peter Bagge (signed); Tom Fowler; Jose Garibaldi; Paul Coker; Ward Sutton; Rick Tulka (signed); Evan Dorkin; Teresa Burns Parkhurst; John Caldwell

Colors:

?; Carl Peterson

Letters:

typeset; Rob Leigh

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Nadya Suleman; Joe Bitterman; Abraham Lincoln; Alex Rodriguez; The Jonas Brothers; Melvin; Jenkins; Barack Obama; Monroe; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father; Rob Blagoevich

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture.

Indexer Notes

Additional features: Bitterman; Duck Droppings; Pull My Cheney; Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds; Fast 5; Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions; Drop-Dead Porges; Comic Book Character or Child Of A Celebrity?; The 8 Bright Sides of Having Octuplets; Melvin & Jenkins; Monroe; 100% True Baseball Factoids!; Wakipedia; Superstitions from Around The World; Monkeys Are Always Funny; A Fundalini Unscientific Poll; Questions To Ask...; A Modern Nursery Rhyme...; Time-Tested Unsuccessful Pick Up Lines

Life After Debt (Table of Contents)

A Mad Ad Parody / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Scott Bricher

Inks:

Scott Bricher

Colors:

Scott Bricher

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Edward M. Liddy [Notorious A.I.G.]

Synopsis:

The news about the federal bailout of A.I.G. presented as a rap album cover. Between pages 3-4 of Fundalini Pages.

Indexer Notes

Parody of album "Life After Death" by rapper Notorious B.I.G.

Celebrate the 500th Issue of MAD Magazine With Great Gear & Gifts (Table of Contents)

International Spy Museum; Spy vs. Spy / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Black Spy

Synopsis:

Ad for Spy vs. Spy gear.

500 Issues of MAD: A Visual History (Table of Contents)

Failing Out of Collage Department / illustration / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones; Dave Berg; Al Jaffee; Harvey kurtzman; Don Martin; Nick Meglin; Don Reilly; Phil Hahn; Joe Orlando; Gilbert Barnhill; Neal Barbera; Earle Doud; Frank Jacobs; Harry North; May Sakami; Sidney Paulson; Larry Siegel; Russ Cooper; Desmond Devlin; John Ficarra; Stan Hart; Paul Peter Porges; Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau; Anthony Barbieri; Tom Cheney; Jonathan Bresman; Henry Clark; Sean Eisenporth; Frank Santopadre; Andrew J. Schwartzberg; Arie Kaplan; Tom Koch; Kenny Byerly; Russ Cooper; Dave Croatto; Drew Friedman; Josh Malinow; Stan Sinberg; Scott Sonneborn

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones; Dave Berg; Al Jaffee; Harvey Kurtzman; Don Martin; Bob Clarke; Jack Davis; Mort Drucker; Bill Elder; Frank Frazetta; Kelly Freas; Lester Krauss; Norman Mingo; Antonio Prohias; Jack Rickard; Irving Schild; Margaret Szep; Basil Wolverton; Wally Wood; George Woobridge; Max Brandel; Harry North; Semi; Angelo Torres; Gerry Gersten; Tom Hachtman; Harry North; Paul Peter Porges; John Pound; Greg Theakston; Rick Tulka; Sam Viviano; Richard Williams; James Bennett; Henry Clark; Tom Bunk; Brian Farrelly; Sean Farrelly; Arie Kaplan; Kevin Pope; Mike Snyder; Bob Staake; Mark Stutzman; Peter Sun; James Warhola; Bill Wray; 3/Design Studio; Peter Bagge; Scott Bricher; Ray Alma; Drew Friedman; Marc Hempel; Jeff Kruse; Scott Maiko; Roberto Parada; Tom Richmond; Tim Shamey; Sam Sisco; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka; Mark Fredrickson; Hermann Mejia

Inks:

Sergio Aragones; Dave Berg; Al Jaffee; Harvey Kurtzman; Don Martin; Bob Clarke; Jack Davis; Mort Drucker; Bill Elder; Frank Frazetta; Kelly Freas; Lester Krauss; Norman Mingo; Antonio Prohias; Jack Rickard; Irving Schild; Margaret Szep; Basil Wolverton; Wally Wood; George Woobridge; Max Brandel; Harry North; Semi; Angelo Torres; Gerry Gersten; Tom Hachtman; Harry North; Paul Peter Porges; John Pound; Greg Theakston; Rick Tulka; Sam Viviano; Richard Williams; James Bennett; Henry Clark; Tom Bunk; Brian Farrelly; Sean Farrelly; Arie Kaplan; Kevin Pope; Mike Snyder; Bob Staake; Mark Stutzman; Peter Sun; James Warhola; Bill Wray; 3/Design Studio; Peter Bagge; Scott Bricher; Ray Alma; Drew Friedman; Marc Hempel; Jeff Kruse; Scott Maiko; Roberto Parada; Tom Richmond; Tim Shamey; Sam Sisco; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka; Mark Fredrickson; Hermann Mejia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Collage of images from issues 1-100, subtitled "Murmurs And Mumblings",
Collage of images from issues 101-200, subtitled "Days of Triumph, Nights of Turpitude",
Collage of images from issues 201-300, subtitled "Snatched Glory and Bruised Knuckles",
Collage of images from issues 301-400, subtitled "The Rush To Antietam",
Collage of images from issues 401-500, subtitled "Beginnings".

Reprints:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) (various issues)

Indexer Notes

Appears as 2 pages after the Fundalini Pages, 2 pages before Planet Tadd, 2 pages before OBEY, 2 pages before Great Art Masterpieces, and 2 pages before Buy This Stuff Today ad.

The Dead Celebrity Apprentice (Table of Contents)

You're Expired! Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Desmond Devlin

Pencils:

Tom Bunk (signed)

Inks:

Tom Bunk (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Donald Trump; Ivanka Trump; Cleopatra; Babe Ruth; Adolph Hitler; Groucho Marx; Nero; Jesus Christ; Donald Trump Jr.; Elvis Presley; William Shakespeare; Richard Nixon; Frank Sinatra; Betsy Ross; Andre The Giant

Synopsis:

Parody of tv show "The Apprentice" with dead celebrities.

Spy Vs. 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:

White Spy; Black Spy; Gray Spy

Synopsis:

The Gray Spy lures the other two into a burning building with a hologram of herself.

Planet Tad!!!!! (Table of Contents)

In Blog We Trust Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tim Carvell

Pencils:

?; ? (photo)

Inks:

?; ? (photo)

Colors:

?; ? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tad; Cruella DeVille

Synopsis:

Tad discusses the Wii, Mr. Sniffles the mouse, 101 Dalmatians, How I Met Your Mother, the Great Lakes, Ocean's 11-13, and his sister Sophie.

Indexer Notes

Includes a map, photos of a Wii, and photos from How I Met Your Mother and 101 Dalmatians.

A MAD Look At Marginals (Table of Contents)

Serge-In General Dept. / cartoon / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Colors:

Tom Luth

Letters:

Sergio Aragones

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Sergio Aragones; Batman; Spider-Man; Dracula; Black Spy; King Kong; Gulliver

Synopsis:

Reprints of 500 of Sergio Aragones's favorite marginal gags from MAD Magazines.

Reprints:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #? (various)

Obey (Table of Contents)

A MAD Poster Parody; Flush Limbaugh Dept. / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Syracuse

Inks:

Jack Syracuse

Colors:

Jack Syracuse

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Rush Limbaugh

Synopsis:

A message to the Republican Party.

The Strip Club (Table of Contents)

Pen And Stink Dept.; That Sinking Feeling; Rex In The City; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Fantabulaman; It Only Hurts When I Laugh; Just Below The Surface / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Dustin Glick; Joey Sayers; Ted Rall; Scott Nickel; Christopher Baldwin; Douglas Paszkiewicz

Pencils:

Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Dustin Glick; Joey Sayers; Ted Rall; Scott Nickel; Christopher Baldwin; Douglas Paszkiewicz

Inks:

Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Dustin Glick; Joey Sayers; Ted Rall; Scott Nickel; Christopher Baldwin; Douglas Paszkiewicz

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Dustin Glick; Joey Sayers; Ted Rall; Scott Nickel; Christopher Baldwin; Douglas Paszkiewicz

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Batman; Rex; Fantabulaman; Feralman; starship captain; starship first mate

Synopsis:

A collection of comic strips.

Great Art Masterpieces And What They Would Be Saying Today (Table of Contents)

Paint Misbehavin' Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Adam Rust

Pencils:

Jacques-Louis David; Francisco Goya; Edward Hopper; Gustav Klimt; Michelangelo; Edvard Munch; Myron; Pablo Picasso; Norman Rockwell; Georges Seurat

Inks:

Jacques-Louis David; Francisco Goya; Edward Hopper; Gustav Klimt; Michelangelo; Edvard Munch; Myron; Pablo Picasso; Norman Rockwell; Georges Seurat

Colors:

Jacques-Louis David; Francisco Goya; Edward Hopper; Gustav Klimt; Michelangelo; Edvard Munch; Myron; Pablo Picasso; Norman Rockwell; Georges Seurat

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Captions applied to art masterpieces.

MAD Googles Google's Headquarters (Table of Contents)

Map Smear Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ryan Pagelow

Pencils:

? (satellite photo)

Inks:

? (satellite photo)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Thoughts on what's in Google's headquarters buildings.

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:

Why subscribing to MAD is better than being a Viking.

Indexer Notes

#500 in a series. Jeffrey is wearing a Viking costume.

Insanity Claws (Table of Contents)

Just Hugh And I Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Desmond Devlin

Pencils:

?; ? (photo)

Inks:

?; ? (photo)

Colors:

?; ? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Wolverine; Hugh Jackman

Synopsis:

A fake blog by someone with an unhealthy obsession with Wolverine.

Buy This Stuff Today! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; George Bush; Black Spy; White Spy

Synopsis:

House ad for various MAD books and DVDs.

The Bailout Hymn Of The Republic (Table of Contents)

Frank On A Roll Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jacobs

Pencils:

Mort Drucker (signed); James Warhola (signed); Gerry Gersten (signed); Tom Richmond (signed); Angelo Torres (signed); Harry North, Esq. (signed); Richard Williams (signed); Hermann Mejia (signed)

Inks:

Mort Drucker (signed); James Warhola (signed); Gerry Gersten (signed); Tom Richmond (signed); Angelo Torres (signed); Harry North, Esq. (signed); Richard Williams (signed); Hermann Mejia (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Barack Obama; Nancy Pelosi; Senator Shelby; Chris Dodd; Barney Frank; Alfred E. Neuman; Black Spy; White Spy; Monroe

Synopsis:

New words to the Battle Hymn of The Republic showcasing the 2009 financial crisis and the government's mishandling and bailouts.

The MAD Guide To Man Boobs (Table of Contents)

The Jiggle's Up Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ryan Pagelow

Pencils:

Drew Friedman

Inks:

Drew Friedman

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A catalog of the various types of overweight men's breasts.

What Horrible Blight Has Terrorized Americans Relentlessly? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Pencils:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Inks:

Al Jaffee (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Answer is 500 issues of MAD.

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:

humor

Indexer Notes

Gags appear on 12 different pages.

MAD Factoids (Table of Contents)

Info A Treat Dept. / filler / 0 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Information about the history of MAD Magazine.

Indexer Notes

Facts appear on 19 different pages.

War. Perfected. (Table of Contents)

Killzone 2 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for game from Sony Computer Entertainment.

Indexer Notes

back cover