Mad #502

(January 2010)

What Mattered The Most Was Remembered The Least (Table of Contents)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Mickey Mouse; Tinker Bell; Aladdin

Synopsis:

Ad for game from Square Enix.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

Departments (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman; Sarah Palin; Michael Jackson; Black Spy; Monroe; Walter; Seth Rogen; James Franco; Paul Rudd

Random Samplings of Reader Mail (Table of Contents)

Letters And Tomatoes Department / letters page / 3.1 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Ficarra; Sam Clark; Calvin Sharp; Johnny Mauger; Ryan Taber; Alex Smith; Daniel Fetigan

Pencils:

? (photo); Olga S.

Inks:

? (photo); Olga S.

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Johnny Mauger; Hans Brickface; Alfred E. Neuman; Sarah Chalek; Matt Lassen; Tom Richmond; Mr. McFeely; Daniel Fetigan; Seth Rogen; Sergio Aragones

Synopsis:

Letters, photos and fan art. Includes a page of photos of the Sergio Aragones retrospective at the Ojai Valley Museum, CA.

Remember The True Meaning of Christmas...Subscribe To MAD (Table of Contents)

Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Kelly Freas

Inks:

Kelly Freas

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Synopsis:

Alfred is with a group of carolers and he's charging to sing.

Reprints:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #?

Indexer Notes

between pages 1-2 of letters pages

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.15 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

For October, 2009.

Indexer Notes

Total paid distribution average for previous 12 months = 148,104.
On page 3 of letters pages.

Spy Vs. Spy Bobble Head (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:

White Spy

Synopsis:

Ad for Spy vs. Spy merchandise.

Indexer Notes

On page 3 of letters pages.

Remember The True Meaning of Christmas...Buying MAD Books! (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

Synopsis:

Ad for MAD books and calendar by various publishers, including "Bo Confidential", excerpts of which appeared in MAD #501.

Indexer Notes

between pages 3-4 of letters pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

on bottom of page 4 of letters pages

The Fundalini Pages (Table of Contents)

The Fundalini Pages; Celebrity Cause of Death Betting Odds; Melvin & Jenkins; The Cougar; LeLievre And Let LeLievre; The Godfrey Report; Worst-Selling 2010 Calendars; The Cover We Didn't Use; The Ryan's Den; Medical Myths You Just Shouldn't Believe / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Glen Lelievre; Desmond Devlin; Darren Johnson; Scott Nickel; Jeff Kruse; Ryan Pagelow; Dick DeBartolo; Farley Katz

Pencils:

Glen LeLievre; Kevin Pope; Scott Nickel; Bob Staake; istockphoto.com (photos, see note); Mark Fredrickson; Ryan Pagelow; Tom Bunk; John Caldwell; Farley Katz

Inks:

Glen LeLievre; Kevin Pope; Scott Nickel; Bob Staake; istockphoto.com (photos, see note); Mark Fredrickson; Ryan Pagelow; Tom Bunk; John Caldwell; Farley Katz

Colors:

Glen LeLievre; Kevin Pope; Scott Nickel; Bob Staake; istockphoto.com (photos, see note); Mark Fredrickson; Ryan Pagelow; Tom Bunk; John Caldwell; Farley Katz

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Kate Gosselin; Melvin; Jenkins; The Cougar; Mickey Mouse

Synopsis:

Various short satires of pop culture.

Indexer Notes

Additional features are: Answer To Last Month's Problem; An Incomplete Timeline; Make Your Own Best-Selling Book Title; Katz All, Folks. Photos from istockphoto.com credited to the following people: gvictoria; collateralcreators; anouchka; stevingibson; evemilla; caraazul.

Ice Cream Truckers (Table of Contents)

A Mad Ad Parody / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Croatto

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Synopsis:

Parody of "Ice Road Truckers" tv show from the History Channel.

The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2009 (Table of Contents)

The MAD 20; MAD Fold-In / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?; Jeff Kruse; Al Jaffee; Gary Hallgren; Jacob Lambert

Pencils:

?; Mark Stutzman; Hermann Mejia; Jack Syracuse; Tom Richmond; ? (photo); Richard Williams; Al Jaffee (signed); Scott Bricher; Carl Peterson; AP/Wide World Photos (photo); Roberto Parada (signed); Mort Drucker; Drew Friedman; Sam Viviano; J. Scott Campbell (signed); istockphoto.com/dsgpro (photo); istockphoto.com/tokenphoto (photo)

Inks:

?; Mark Stutzman; Hermann Mejia; Jack Syracuse; Tom Richmond; ? (photo); Richard Williams; Al Jaffee (signed); Scott Bricher; Carl Peterson; AP/Wide World Photos (photo); Roberto Parada (signed); Mort Drucker; Drew Friedman; Sam Viviano; J. Scott Campbell (signed); istockphoto.com/dsgpro (photo); istockphoto.com/tokenphoto (photo)

Colors:

?; ? (photo); AP/Wide World Photos (photo); istockphoto.com/dsgpro (photo); istockphoto.com/tokenphoto (photo); Mei Ruffino

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Michael Jackson; bubbles; Barack Obama; Tim Geitner; Ben Bernake; Jon Gosselin; Kate Gosselin; James Crowley; Henry Gates; Dick Cheney; Jim Cramer; David Letterman; Manny Ramirez; Alex Rodriguez; Nadya Suleman; Bernie Madoff; Al Franken; Norm Coleman; Glenn Beck; Chris Brown; Lucy Van Pelt; Linus Van Pelt; Snoopy; Rod Blagojevich; Roland Burris; Jesse Jackson, Jr.; Kanye West; Taylor Swift; Mark Sanford; Rick Pitino; John Ensign; Sarah Palin [Blunder Woman]; Michael Phelps; Conrad Murray; Carrie Prejean; Joe Wilson; Serena Williams; Conan O'Brien; Linda McMahon; Susan Boyle; Stephenie Meyer; Paula Abdul; Roman Polanski

Synopsis:

Just what the title implies: a satirical look at the past year.

The Sergio Aragones 2010 Calendar (Table of Contents)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Illustrated calendar.

Indexer Notes

between pages 15-16 of "20 Dumbest" story

Monroe And...The Job (Table of Contents)

Angster's Paradise / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Anthony Barbieri

Pencils:

Tom Fowler

Inks:

Tom Fowler

Colors:

Carl Peterson

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Monroe; Walter; Monroe's father; unnamed hairdresser

Synopsis:

Monroe's father has a job moving squatters out of abandoned buildings and Monroe works with him for awhile.

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

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

Credits

Script:

Tim Carvell

Pencils:

? (photo); istockphoto.com/toos (photo)

Inks:

? (photo); istockphoto.com/toos (photo)

Colors:

? (photo); istockphoto.com/toos (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tad; Mrs. Coleman; Martika Bergman; Brian Harris; Chuck; Gandalf; Lauren Conrad; Jimmy DeMarco

Synopsis:

Tad discusses Groundhog Day and conflicting parties he's invited to.

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; Black Rapunzel; White Humpty Dumpty; Black Prince; White Cinderella; wolf

Synopsis:

The Black Spy reads spy fairy tales and when the White Spy tries to take over he's attacked by a wolf.

Board Game-Based Movies We'll Soon Be Seeing (Table of Contents)

Dice, Cameras, Action! Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jacob Lambert

Pencils:

Tom Richmond

Inks:

Tom Richmond

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire; parody

Characters:

Kevin James; Abigail Breslin; Angus T. Jones; Jimmy Bennet; Dakota Fanning; Kevin Bacon; Luis Ramirez; Benicio Del Toro; Seth Rogen; James Franco; Paul Rudd

Synopsis:

Ideas for movies based on board games.

Indexer Notes

Satirizing the idea that Universal Pictures announced it would be producing movies based on Hasbro board games.

A MAD Look At The Great Recession (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Colors:

Tom Luth

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A look at things people may need to do to survive the current recession.

The MAD Stimulus Package Has Arrived! (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

Synopsis:

House ad for various MAD books.

The MAD Vault 1988 (Table of Contents)

The Articles Formerly Known As Reprints Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Jaffee; Frank Jacobs; Tom Koch; Mike Snider; Stan Hart; Charlie Kadau; Stan Hart; Duck Edwing; Lou Silverstone; J. Prete; Chirstopher Allen

Pencils:

Al Jaffee; Mort Drucker; Gerry Gersten; Norman Mingo; Bob Clarke; Angelo Torres; Paul Coker; Duck Edwing; Sam Viviano

Inks:

Al Jaffee; Mort Drucker; Gerry Gersten; Norman Mingo; Bob Clarke; Angelo Torres; Paul Coker; Duck Edwing; Sam Viviano

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Alfred E. Neuman

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #276 (January 1988)
• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #277 (March 1988)
• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #278 (April 1988)
• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #279 (June 1988)
• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #280 (July 1988)
• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #281 (September 1988)
• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #282 (October 1988)
• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #283 (December 1988)

Indexer Notes

Single panels and covers from previous issues.

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

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?; ? (photo)

Inks:

?; ? (photo)

Colors:

?; ? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Robert Pattinson; Kristen Stewart; Taylor Lautner; The Count (from Sesame Street)

Synopsis:

Twilight New Moon movie poster with a Photoshopped variation to find the differences on.

Prepare For An All-Out Brawl (Table of Contents)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Shredder

Synopsis:

Ad for game from Ubisoft.

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 11 different pages.

Final Fantasy Crystal Cronicles (Table of Contents)

The Crystal Bearers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for game from Square Enix.

Indexer Notes

back cover