Mad
#502
(January 2010)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 5.99 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- John Ficarra (credited) (editor)
20 Dumbest People, Events and Things 2009
Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
Indexer Notes
Alfred appears as the rhinestones on the glove.
What Mattered The Most Was Remembered The Least
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Mickey Mouse; Tinker Bell; Aladdin
- Synopsis
- Ad for game from Square Enix.
Indexer Notes
inside front cover
Departments
table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Sarah Palin; Michael Jackson; Black Spy; Monroe; Walter; Seth Rogen; James Franco; Paul Rudd
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Department [Letters and Tomatoes Dept.] / letters page / 3.1 pages
- Script
- John Ficarra; Alex Smith; Sam Clark; Calvin Sharp; Johnny Mauger; Ryan Taber; Daniel Fetigan
- Pencils
- ? (photo); Olga S.
- Inks
- ? (photo); Olga S.
- Colors
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- 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
Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Kelly Freas
- Inks
- Kelly Freas
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- 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
statement of ownership / 0.15 page
- Script
- Paul Levitz
- Letters
- typeset
- 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
International Spy Museum; Spy vs. Spy / advertisement / 0.5 page
- 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!
MAD Books / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- 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]
credits, title page / 0.25 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
on bottom of page 4 of letters pages
The Fundalini Pages
The Fundalini Pages; Celebrity Cause of Death Betting Odds; Melvin & Jenkins; 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; The Cougar; / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Glen Le Lievre; Desmond Devlin; Darren Johnson; Scott Nickel; Jeff Kruse; Ryan Pagelow; Dick DeBartolo; Farley Katz
- Pencils
- Glen Le Lievre (credited as Glen LeLievre); Kevin Pope; Scott Nickel; Bob Staake; Mark Fredrickson; Ryan Pagelow; Tom Bunk; John Caldwell; Farley Katz; istockphoto.com (photos, see note)
- Inks
- Glen Le Lievre (credited as Glen LeLievre); Kevin Pope; Scott Nickel; Bob Staake; Mark Fredrickson; Ryan Pagelow; Tom Bunk; John Caldwell; Farley Katz; istockphoto.com (photos, see note)
- Colors
- Glen Le Lievre (credited as Glen LeLievre); Kevin Pope; Scott Nickel; Bob Staake; Mark Fredrickson; Ryan Pagelow; Tom Bunk; John Caldwell; Farley Katz; istockphoto.com (photos, see note)
- Letters
- typeset
- 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
A Mad Ad Parody / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of "Ice Road Truckers" tv show from the History Channel.
The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2009
Mad Fold-In / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Jeff Kruse; Al Jaffee; Gary Hallgren; Jacob Lambert; ?
- Pencils
- Mark Stutzman; Hermann Mejia; Jack Syracuse; Tom Richmond; Al Jaffee (signed); Scott Bricher; Carl Peterson; Roberto Parada (signed); Mort Drucker; Drew Friedman; Sam Viviano; J. Scott Campbell (signed); Richard Williams; AP/Wide World (photo); ?; ? (photo); istockphoto.com/dsgpro (photo); istockphoto.com/tokenphoto (photo)
- Inks
- Mark Stutzman; Hermann Mejia; Jack Syracuse; Tom Richmond; Al Jaffee (signed); Scott Bricher; Carl Peterson; Roberto Parada (signed); Mort Drucker; Drew Friedman; Sam Viviano; J. Scott Campbell (signed); Richard Williams; AP/Wide World (photo); ?; ? (photo); istockphoto.com/dsgpro (photo); istockphoto.com/tokenphoto (photo)
- Colors
- AP/Wide World (photo); ?; ? (photo); istockphoto.com/dsgpro (photo); istockphoto.com/tokenphoto (photo); Mei Ruffino
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- 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
- The Mad 20: Just what the title implies: a satirical look at the past year.
The Sergio Aragones 2010 Calendar
illustration / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- Illustrated calendar.
Indexer Notes
between pages 15-16 of "20 Dumbest" story
Monroe And...The Job
Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- 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!!!!!
In Blog We Trust Dept. / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Tim Carvell
- Pencils
- ? (photo); istockphoto.com/toos (photo)
- Inks
- ? (photo); istockphoto.com/toos (photo)
- Colors
- ? (photo); istockphoto.com/toos (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- 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
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; spy
- 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
Dice, Cameras, Action! Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- 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
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A look at things people may need to do to survive the current recession.
The MAD Stimulus Package Has Arrived!
MAD Books / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- House ad for various MAD books.
The MAD Vault 1988
The Articles Formerly Known As Reprints Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Al Jaffee; Frank Jacobs; Tom Koch; Mike Snider; Stan Hart; Charlie Kadau; Stan Hart; Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing); Lou Silverstone; John Prete (credited as J. Prete); Christopher Allen
- Pencils
- Al Jaffee; Mort Drucker; Gerry Gersten; Norman Mingo; Bob Clarke; Angelo Torres; Paul Coker; Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing); Sam Viviano
- Inks
- Al Jaffee; Mort Drucker; Gerry Gersten; Norman Mingo; Bob Clarke; Angelo Torres; Paul Coker; Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing); Sam Viviano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Reprints
from Indexer Notes
Single panels and covers from previous issues.
What The Heck Is The Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. / activity / 1 page
- 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
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Shredder
- Synopsis
- Ad for game from Ubisoft.
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / filler / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Gags appear on 11 different pages.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
20 Dumbest People, Events and Things 2009
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
What Mattered The Most Was Remembered The Least
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days -
2.
Departments
-
3.
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Department [Letters and Tomatoes Dept.] -
4.
Remember The True Meaning of Christmas...Subscribe To MAD
Mad Magazine -
5.
Statement of Ownership
-
6.
Spy Vs. Spy Bobble Head
International Spy Museum; Spy vs. Spy -
7.
Remember The True Meaning of Christmas...Buying MAD Books!
MAD Books -
8.
[no title indexed]
-
9.
The Fundalini Pages
The Fundalini Pages; Celebrity Cause of Death Betting Odds; Melvin & Jenkins; 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; The Cougar; -
10.
Ice Cream Truckers
A Mad Ad Parody -
11.
The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2009
Mad Fold-In -
12.
The Sergio Aragones 2010 Calendar
-
13.
Monroe And...The Job
Angster's Paradise Dept. -
14.
Planet Tad!!!!!
In Blog We Trust Dept. -
15.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
16.
Board Game-Based Movies We'll Soon Be Seeing
Dice, Cameras, Action! Dept. -
17.
A MAD Look At The Great Recession
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
18.
The MAD Stimulus Package Has Arrived!
MAD Books -
19.
The MAD Vault 1988
The Articles Formerly Known As Reprints Dept. -
20.
What The Heck Is The Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. -
21.
Prepare For An All-Out Brawl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up -
22.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
23.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
The Crystal Bearers
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